John Bogle Says Modest Returns Over Next Decade – Dividends & Covered Calls

In an article in the Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com), John Bogle predicts moderate returns over the next decade, on the order of 7% annually.

At this point an investor may be saying “so what, who’s John Bogle, and why should I care?” Mr. Bogle was the founder of the Vanguard Group, the company with the famous family of no-load/low-cost mutual funds. Additionally, Mr. Bogle accurately predicted the stock market’s demise in 2000 and the stock market’s recovery in 2002.

So, if John Bogle says investors will probably experience mediocre returns over the next decade, based on past history, that’s probably what will happen.

At this point an investor may be groveling “7% a year, I can make better than that with bonds”. And maybe investors should consider investing in bonds, but an investor might also consider the covered calls stock options investment strategy.

The covered calls stock options strategy gives investors access to potential income — even if the stock market remains stagnant or drops slightly. And for investors who like the income generated from dividend paying companies, they can target the covered calls stock options strategy for dividend paying companies and generate income from dividend payments and also potentially experience income from the premiums from the covered call strategy as well.

Potential Trades:
Using PowerOptions powerful search tools, we executed a covered calls stock options search for high dividend yield positions for options expiration in April of 2007, the positions found are shown below.

All of the positions found have dividend yields greater than Mr. Bogle’s predicted 7% annual return for the stock market over the next decade, some are almost double Mr. Bogle’s 7% expected annual return over the next decade. Additionally, these positions have potential returns ranging from 2.4% to 5.6%, even if the price of the stock remains stagnant over the next 45 days.

And, the out-of-the-money positions have greater potential returns if the stock price of the underlying stock increases in price over the next 45 days. For example, the second position (ACH) has a potential return of 7.6% if the stock price of ACH increases to $25 (strike price of option) or greater.

Even better, because of the conservative nature of the covered calls stock options investment strategy, all of the positions have downside protection. So even if the price of the underlying stock does not decrease more than the downside protection, the position remains profitable.

Competitors:
Competitors for TMA include: Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE), Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC), Luminent Mortgage Capital Inc. (LUM), Annaly Mortgage Mgmt. Inc. (NLY), and New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NTR).
Competitors for EGLE include: DryShips, Inc. (DRYS), Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (EXM), and Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (GSTL).
Competitors for SID include: Arcelor Brasil S.A. (private), Metalúrgica Gerdau S.A. (private), Companhia Siderúrgica Paulista (private), and Gerdau SA (GGB).
Competitors for PCU include: Phelps Dodge Corp. (PD), Rio Tinto plc (RTP), Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (private), Peru Copper Inc. (CUP), and Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX).
Competitors for AB include: Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER), FMR Corp. (private), and UBS Financial Services Inc. (private).
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