Rolf Strasse | "Financial Freedom Books" Series

Excited to share that all 3 books in the Financial Freedom Books series are officially published If you get a chance to read them, I’d truly appreciate your review on Amazon - it helps guide future content and brings the books to more readers All 3: 👉amzn.to/4cpsIWy

@jesse_whit_audi There are levels of effort you can put though

@RolfOptions passive income is a myth

You can earn consistent income without having to predict which direction the market will move. You can literally get paid simply because time passes and nothing dramatic happens, which is often the most likely outcome. How the Stock Market and Options Trading Can Transform You From Poor to Rich | Chapter 5

@PLHstock Glad to hear. Get well soon

Had back surgery last Tuesday and just went for my follow up and everything looks perfect and I’m feeling great. This calls for a fancy coffee and breakfast out.

Most people that have never sold options cannot comprehend the compounding effect over time At just 1.5% per month your money doubles roughly every 4 years (Rule of 72) At 3% per month it doubles in just 2 years Here is what 1.5% monthly looks like on your capital: $3,000 = $45/month $5,000 = $75/month $10,000 = $150/month $20,000 = $300/month $100,000 = $1,500/month Now let compounding do its work for 5 years at 1.5%/month: $3,000 becomes $7,300 $5,000 becomes $12,200 $10,000 becomes $24,400 $20,000 becomes $48,800 $100,000 becomes $244,000 Some months will be higher Some months will be lower But your bank account pays you 0.5% per year while inflation eats the rest The Rule of 72 is simple math Divide 72 by your return rate and that is how long until your money doubles Your bank needs 144 years to double your money at 0.5% The Wheel Strategy needs 4 years at 1.5%/month Your capital is either working for you or it is not

We spend the majority of our lives (our most productive years, our healthiest years, our most energetic years) working. Many of us work jobs that drain us rather than fill us, jobs that feel meaningless but that we took because we needed the paycheck. How the Stock Market and Options Trading Can Transform You From Poor to Rich | Introduction

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There are companies that grow fast. There are companies that grow profitably. And there are rare companies that grow fast, profitably, and with accelerating margins simultaneously while sitting 37% below their all-time high after delivering the most extraordinary financial performance in their history. $APP is that third category right now, and the market still has not made up its mind about it. Follow the link in the thread to access FREE full article

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The Four Pillars: A Blueprint for Financial Sovereignty In an era of economic noise and "get-rich-quick" distractions, the path to true wealth isn't found in a lucky trade or a viral trend. It is built, brick by brick, on a foundation of discipline and systemic consistency. If you want to move from financial fragility to total sovereignty, you need a framework that removes emotion from the equation. Here are the four pillars of a resilient financial architecture.

@FreedomChasing_ That is what I am talking about

@RolfOptions well how much money do you want in emergency? i have $1,000,000 between $SPY & $QQQ so even if it drops 50% that is half a million dollars. I always have a few thousand in my checking account just for spending

I see some controversial discussions about emergency fund: Do you keep it "safe" in the bank? OR Do you invest it in the Index Fund? We all know cash in the bank is not the best idea with the dollar devaluation vs gold vs inflation But is investing your emergency fund into $SPY or $QQQ a better idea?

@PLHstock Great practical explanation

Three moves on $NOK today. The wheel is rolling beautifully. 🎯 This is exactly what the options income strategy looks like when it's firing on all cylinders. Here's what happened: Move 1 Closed the $13 CSP at ~70% profit. The 50/50 rule triggered. Sold the put yesterday, premium decayed fast, hit 70% profit today and closed it. Done. Capital freed immediately and redeployed into the next two moves below. Move 2 Sold $14.50 covered calls against the shares I picked up yesterday. If NOK pushes up through $14.50 my shares get called away at a profit on top of the premium collected. If it stays below, I keep the premium and the shares. Either outcome works. Move 3 Sold new $13.50 CSPs. With the capital freed from closing the $13 CSP I immediately sold new puts at the $13.50 strike. More premium collected. If I get assigned at $13.50 I'm adding to my position at a level I'm comfortable with and immediately layering on more covered calls. That's three income streams running simultaneously on one name - covered calls on the upside, CSPs on the downside, and the shares themselves participating in any continued move higher. Plus the 1.28% dividend while I hold. This is the wheel in action. Not theory. Not a textbook example. A real position being actively managed in real time with a clear plan at every price level. Every outcome has a playbook attached. That's what discipline looks like. 💪 #NOK #Nokia #options #thewheel #cashsecuredputs #coveredcalls #tradeupdate #optionsincome #tradingdiscipline Not financial advice.

@VJNCapital might be, need to do some DD

@RolfOptions Seems like a company you can do CSPs on ;)

$NOW revenue chart looks AI generated Why? Once a customer starts using their platform, they don't stop using it

Small consistent steps that seem insignificant in the moment compound into something genuinely meaningful when repeated over years and decades. It worked for me, not dramatically or overnight, but steadily and reliably. How the Stock Market and Options Trading Can Transform You From Poor to Rich | Chapter 10

@FreedomChasing_ and no actual $$$ in emergency?

@RolfOptions I like putting it split in $QQQ & $SPY

@Grantsrants317 yes, makes sense

@RolfOptions I mean as long as it’s liquid enough to access it quickly just in case of an actually emergency like your car breaking down ect.

@Bfrom916 yes, some investors I talked to also have minimal amounts in their HYSA and the rest invested

@RolfOptions Emergency fund I like to keep 10k in a HYSA and the rest is invested. HYSA I can instantly transfer to my checking, invested funds take 1 day to transfer.

@pjduncan1019 isn't $WEEK leveraged ETF?

@RolfOptions I would think a set amount in $sgov or even $week would suffice

Micron $MU rose alongside semiconductor names in Wednesday premarket trading as risk appetite returned to the Nasdaq amid fresh U.S.-China AI chip headlines. Markets are closely watching AI-chip tensions and their impact on data center demand and the semiconductor supply chain, including memory. Key developments: • President Trump invited NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to join the China trip • Huang reportedly boarded Air Force One in Alaska • NVIDIA confirmed Huang joined at the administration’s invitation • Trump said he would push Xi Jinping to further open China to U.S. businesses Meanwhile: • NVIDIA previously said its China-approved chips still lacked sales clearance • Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said the U.S. remains far from an AI chip export-control agreement $NVDA $SMH

@F1nanceTalk good one. money market funds are better because you can use them within your brokerage account and have that sum as collateral too

@RolfOptions For emergency fund no! What if you invest, it drops 20%, now you gotta scramble for funds. Put it into short term bonds, bonds or money market funds so that the money does not get eaten away by inflation.