Today, 2/2/12, BTC 1 C Feb12 $32 Covered Call and sold 1 C Apr12 $34 Covered Call for a net deposit of $34.49 in an IRA account.  My basis for these C shares is now $32.93, excluding dividends received.  This transaction represents a simple return of about 1.03% and an annualized return of about 4.78%, [...]

At the beginning of the year I posted some 2012 investment goals.  To summarize:  Increase my total cash flow from dividends and option premiums by a compound 8% from my base year of 2010 Increase my dividend yield to 2.15% on my basis Increase my total cash flow to be 7.7% on my basis  Here [...]

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends.  Dividends occur on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.  Year to date I have received a total of $1,096.51 in dividends in my various accounts for 2012.  My year to date average monthly dividends received [...]