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Allocating Clients’ Assets with Confidence
By Rudy Aguilera -Principal, Helios LLC
Many advisors view options as speculative securities that are only good for capturing short-term market movements. Truth be told, they are partially correct, as options can be wonderful trading vehicles. However, there is another side to options -- using them to complement your strategic asset allocation. I like to tell clients that there are smart uses of leverage and dumb uses of leverage. We of course, focus on the former. It helps to think of options as fire -- they can warm your house or they can burn it down. Read More