The Chaikin Investing Blog

My sister hosts an Easter brunch every year at her house. Every year there is an Easter Egg Hunt in her yard. There are roughly ten

Covered Calls offer investors a relatively low-risk way to add significant income to a portfolio without taking on additional risk. Taking advantage of this investing option

How do Fed rate hikes work and why do rumours of rate changes send the stock market into a frenzy? While the Federal Reserve’s decision to

ETFs burst onto the U.S. investing scene in 1993. State Street introduced the S&P SPDR 500 Index (SPY), and suddenly investors had a new asset class

On Wednesday afternoon, following the meeting of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his stance on remaining patient when it comes to

Originally published on Forbes.com  Interest rates remain near historically low levels. This is great for the economy and the financial markets. But it remains terrible for

Employment is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. When employment is humming, people have more income, employers are hiring more qualified employees and increasing  production. Ultimately,

Many investors know the SPY ETF as the index fund that tracks the S&P 500 stock market index. Because it’s made up of some of the