I met with a friend recently who told me they’ve gone all-in on a few covered call ETFs. The appeal is clear — they can generate steady monthly income by writing options on top of a stock or index position. For income-focused investors, that regular cash flow looks attractive, especially in sideways or choppy markets. Just wondering if others here have looked into this or are doing the same? Right now I’m focused more on growth, but I like learning about new strategies so I can potentially allocate a portion of funds toward it later when it makes sense. My friend is reinvesting everything back as he's still young --- but with a good account size, I heard this can really be a great option for those who want to be hands-off.

I'm new to the community and just finishing up week 3 of the lessons. The overall direction from Eric has been to hold off on investing during the month of July. As I look at the stocks for companies I like and use everyday, it's actually pretty hard to find a decent stock in which to invest at this moment. The only one I can seem to find is AAPL. When I looked at the bar charts, it looks to me that its consolidation is almost 100% complete and it is about to take off. It's at $212 and the floor was $170 at the height of the tariff wars. It seems like a strike price of $160-$170 is a pretty safe bet for this relatively strong company. Running the 30%/year options spreadsheet shows breakeven at $235-250 and money doubled at $300-310. AAPL's all-time high is $260. Eric, any thoughts on whether this is an attractive investment now vs. in a few weeks? My gut says AAPL is ripe for breaking out if any good news comes along.