portfolio management

Today, we’re recommending a series of trades designed to reduce portfolio risk and raise cash. We plan to execute all five of these trades at the prevailing market prices on Friday, October 31.

We are recommending two new covered-call trades on shares of Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) and Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM).

Weight-loss drugs are not this company’s only game. It also had positive trial results on other medications, but GLP-1s continue to be the biggest focus area for investors. And its revenue growth from expanding future pipelines should only expand from here.

A global version of Berkshire Hathaway, this Japanese firm doesn’t merely own a collection of great businesses, it controls entire industries, but never directly.

On Friday, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) jumped 30% from 16 to 21, as the S&P 500 fell 2.7% for its largest single-day decline since the Liberation Day tariff turmoil in April. The surge in the VIX has pushed up options prices across the board, creating an opportunity to capitalize on juicy premiums available from selling covered calls.