Hi there
on your poll you forgot possibly the MOST IMPORTANT option of the lot (You don't work for designing menu's for those Hideous automated Telephone Call Centers which amongst the zillions of options never has the one YOU actually want do you !!!).
Every time BEFORE making a change or installing software -- you should ALWAYS do this as restoring an image if the software doesn't perform is ALWAYS better and more reliable than "uninstall" procedures or using things like CCleaner.
By making a System Image too - I assume you mean just a Backup image --I use acronis --others use things like Macrium / Paragon etc --your choice but all these work far better and are usually more reliable than the Windows built in imaging program --but that's certainly better than NOTHING.
Cheers
jimbo
Hi there
The "Call center jibe" was just because I think you had missed an option and if you've ever used any of those HIDEOUS Call centers you know exactly what I mean -- you get led through endless sets of options NONE of which you want. !!!!
Option should say "Before making any significant change to the OS such as installing new Software / Hardware".
However you really should IN ANY CASE always take regular backups say at least once a week -- so you really need to give the users TWO options here. !!!
Actually I'm near retirement myself -- I now TRADE part time as a hobby on the US Markets quite a lot but using OPTIONS where each Option trade contract is for 100 shares. By using spreads like Iron Condors you can deal in a lot of contracts for a relatively small margin -- OK you don't make as much money but with decent spreads you can make say nearly 300 USD on a Margin of 2,000 USD on say the THURSDAY when the option expires on the FRIDAY -- not bad for ONE DAYS trade on 2,000 USD.
I place these CONDORS on the "SPY" -- that's the ETF (Index) of the S&P 500 and is roughly the S&P 500 / 10 and it's fairly stable even in a volatile market -- for Iron Condors this is what you want. The trick is a REGULAR small profit rather than trying to get greedy -- approx. 2.5% a WEEK is far far better than a Bank etc.
Iron Condors Explained | Online Option Trading Guide
Cheers
jimbo
Hi there
The "Call center jibe" was just because I think you had missed an option and if you've ever used any of those HIDEOUS Call centers you know exactly what I mean -- you get led through endless sets of options NONE of which you want. !!!!
Option should say "Before making any significant change to the OS such as installing new Software / Hardware".
However you really should IN ANY CASE always take regular backups say at least once a week -- so you really need to give the users TWO options here. !!!
Actually I'm near retirement myself -- I now TRADE part time as a hobby on the US Markets quite a lot but using OPTIONS where each Option trade contract is for 100 shares. By using spreads like Iron Condors you can deal in a lot of contracts for a relatively small margin -- OK you don't make as much money but with decent spreads you can make say nearly 300 USD on a Margin of 2,000 USD on say the THURSDAY when the option expires on the FRIDAY -- not bad for ONE DAYS trade on 2,000 USD.
I place these CONDORS on the "SPY" -- that's the ETF (Index) of the S&P 500 and is roughly the S&P 500 / 10 and it's fairly stable even in a volatile market -- for Iron Condors this is what you want. The trick is a REGULAR small profit rather than trying to get greedy -- approx. 2.5% a WEEK is far far better than a Bank etc.
Iron Condors Explained | Online Option Trading Guide
Cheers
jimbo
Never got into options myself but I hear there are some who are making tons of money by using some of those protection schemes that maximize rewards with a minimum risk. Good luck to you in that area. So, you are near retirement; yes? Well, when you get to 47, if your investment scheme works as well as mine did for me, then you'll be able to retire at 47 as well. Now, don't get me wrong, learning to invest safely was not an easy undertaking and I had to learn (the hard way) "how to not sell in a panic." Also, I think that my investment success was the result of more luck than skill but it (fortunately) worked out for me. However, if I were a startup investor in today's market, I would never attempt to repeat my strategy because there is a whole new breed of investors out there (with a whole bunch of 401K money) that are causing the market to do unconventional things IMHO. Anyway, hope you get to retire at 47!