If the market fell 50% tomorrow, would your portfolio income still cover your expenses?
A 50% market decline does not automatically mean a 50% income cut.
But distributions can still fall, especially if asset values remain depressed after volatility
For investors seeking high income from the S&P 500 without abandoning equity exposure, a new group of option-based ETFs has emerged as consistent cash-flow generators. I call them “The Five Horsemen of Income.”
These funds take different approach
Investing in dividends goes hand in hand with proffering long-term wealth and passive income generation. As your portfolio grows and spreads out over different brokers, markets, and payout dates, it may soon become a hard task to monitor each and eve
Inflation is the silent wealth killer. While your savings account balance might look steady, the real value of that money shrinks year after year. For investors seeking income, this poses a critical challenge: how do you generate returns that not onl
High-yield ETFs have become increasingly popular among income investors seeking consistent cash flow, but they also attract criticism and confusion. Many investors assume that falling prices, large distributions, or reverse splits are red flags. In r
In my experience, dividend investing is both a “slow burn” and it’s also “the gift that keeps on giving.”
Chances are, you’re not going to see your portfolio of dividend stocks blow up overnight (in either sense of the phrase). On the contrary, it ta
Sometimes, the biggest investing mistake isn’t choosing the wrong stock—it’s missing the right one.Imagine seeing a stock when hardly anyone is talking about it. You do your research, understand the business, and think, “This could be much bigger fi
If personal finance were actually about math, we’d all be millionaires with six-pack abs. We know the formulas. We know how to subtract expenses from income. But the most dangerous financial decisions aren’t made in Excel; they’re made in the dark of
As we move into 2026, I have set a definitive milestone for my financial journey: making the decisions on my portfolio to help it cross the $1,000,000 mark. Currently sitting just under $900,000, the goal is clear, but the path requires a transition
19 high-income ETFs are already gone.
Six more are scheduled to stop trading before the end of July.
One of these funds survived for just 110 days.
But here is what I found most interesting:
Most of these ETFs did not close because their underlying i
First off, I owe you an apology — I missed last week’s newsletter, and I’m sorry about that.
I work hard to make sure I get an article out every week, but every now and then, life just gets in the way. There are usually at least a couple of weeks thr
The "debasement trade" is an investment strategy driven by the belief that major fiat currencies (like the US Dollar, Euro, etc.) will steadily lose their real value and purchasing power over the long term. All one has to do is look at the
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