Understanding Options Contracts

A recent study confirms that one of the riskiest behaviors small investors dabbled in during the pandemic was options contracts. Today, Paul gives a simple illustration of an options contract for people who are unfamiliar with how they work. Paul and Anne talk about how options contracts work during a more volatile market and what happened to investors who tried to take matters into their own hands to magnify their gains. Later in the show, Paul discusses a statistic that 79% of investors think they will be able to retire. Are they right?

 

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