TL;DR Options income in retirement accounts is legal and powerful when you stick to allowed strategies: covered calls, cash secured puts, protective puts, and certain spreads. Roth IRA covered calls are the most tax-efficient option in U.S. tax code today. All premium income grows and withdraws completely tax free. Traditional IRA and 401k options income… Continue reading How to Generate Options Income Inside Your 401k, IRA, and Roth IRA
The Retirement Formula Wall Street Has Been Selling You for 30 Years — And Why It May Not Be Enough Picture this: you’ve spent 35 years building a $750,000 retirement portfolio. You’ve done everything right. You listened to the conventional wisdom. And now your financial planner hands you a simple guideline — withdraw 4% per… Continue reading Covered Calls vs. the 4% Rule: Why Income Investors Are Abandoning the Old Retirement Formula
Why I Stopped Chasing Dividends — and Started Selling Covered Calls Instead I spent decades in the markets — started at 12, founded a Wall Street software company, retired at 39. I’ve tried every income strategy out there. And for years, I thought dividend investing was the gold standard for building passive income. Then I… Continue reading Covered Calls vs Dividend Investing: Why I Switched to Selling Premium for Income
Learn how to sell covered calls inside your Traditional or Roth IRA for tax-advantaged income. Covers broker approval, the tax math behind IRA vs. taxable accounts, common pitfalls that trigger restrictions, and Mark Yegge’s recommended IRA covered call setup.
The average retiree collects $2,071/month from Social Security — but a covered call strategy could generate $4,500-$9,000/month from a $300K portfolio. Here’s the complete playbook for turning your retirement portfolio into a Cash Flow Machine.
