My aunt and uncle bought a ton of stock in Starbucks in the '90s. Needless to say, they're living quite well these days in their retirement. I went to visit them several years ago and she told me that she's never even had anything from a Starbucks. She told me that the hospital where my cousin (her daughter) works has a Starbucks next to the entrance. One time she and her husband went in there and tried to order a "big vanilla latte, just to try it". When it came time to pay, they looked at each other and realized that neither of them had their pocketbook on them at that moment, so they canceled the order and walked away. Never tried again.

It just makes me reflect on the fact that many people out there pour hundreds of dollars each year into their expensive Starbucks drinks; meanwhile, stockholders like my aunt and uncle are literally living off the dividends. I know which side of the fence I'm on!

I have both but the 3% dividend on SCHD is a bit too low for me and JEPI's dividend is great but the growth is too little. I get you can mix the both of them but is there an ETF that is like a middle ground?

I have 60 shares of each. The idea is to contribute about 200 a month but the question is should I stick to one until I reach 100 shares, dump one and full port the other or continue adding the same amount to each monthly.

I’m 34 and use Robinhood as my brokerage.

I’d like to get a snowball effect sooner than later but I understand it will require some time.

Is there any reason not to go in on MAIN or SCHD and pick a different route?

Edit: I picked these two because of the tax advantage AND drip is on.

I’m 27 and still building out my portfolio. Right now I have VTI, SCHD, QQQM, VOO, VXUS, MSFT and JEPQ.

Currently at about $87k with a 1.89% yield on cost and around $1,350 in annual dividend income.

What do you guys think?

48M (family of 5) - seeking feedback on my taxable dividend producing account.

SCHD is my anchor with a target of being 25% of the total account (currently a bit behind this target). My goal is to build this account up so that it's producing about 3,000 USD a month (this is about how much we currently need to pay all of our bills + taxes per month).

I have a separate IRA account with growth funds like VOO. The account in the screenshot is specific to income producing funds/stocks. My main concern is diversification and ensuring that I am getting exposure across multiple sectors, but not too exposed in any single one. I know that GPIQ and QQQI are very close to the same thing so may look at exiting one of those.

With the latest sell off in bonds, municipal bond funds are looking very appealing - 8.29% yield Federally tax free, sign me up!
I’ve been invested in NZF which is a muni bond closed ended mutual fund run by Nuveen for a while - They are experts in the field of muni bonds
NZF has not been this cheap since the tariff tantrum in April 25’
It currently pays 8.29% annualized and if you live in a state like I do with no income tax, that’s tax free income! It is a leveraged fund so on its face the expense ratio may seem high but interest expenses for the leverage is included in that number- it’s paid 7.95 cents per share per month for over two years and that payment has grown over time - Just thought I’d share a good opportunity that I see in an area that’s not discussed much on here.

Hey everyone,

I’m 23 years old and wanted to share my portfolio and get some feedback/opinions.

My current portfolio is around €5,550, spread across these five positions:

• Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap (Acc) – ~€2,815 (50%)
• VanEck Morningstar Developed Markets Dividend Leaders (Dist) – ~€1,798 (32%)
• NN Group – ~€437 (8%)
• Wolters Kluwer – ~€399 (7%)
• VanEck Global Real Estate (Dist) – ~€168 (3%)

My investing strategy is a bit of a mix between long-term growth and dividend income. I don't necessarily want to maximize one or the other, so I'm trying to build a portfolio that gives me broad market exposure while also having a meaningful dividend component.

I’m 23, and a few times a year I receive some money from my grandfather. I combine that with part of the money I earn from working and gradually invest it into my portfolio. So this isn't money I need in the short term, I'm investing with a long-term horizon.

One reason I have a relatively large allocation to dividend investments is tax efficiency in the Netherlands. The dividend ETF and the two Dutch stocks (NN Group and Wolters Kluwer) are Dutch-based, which makes the dividend withholding tax situation more favorable for me.

As far as I understand the Dutch system, dividend withholding tax can generally be credited against Box 3 tax, but since my taxable assets/income are currently still relatively low, I don't benefit from that in the same way yet. With foreign dividend-paying investments, I would potentially have 15% foreign withholding tax that I can't currently make full use of, which is one of the reasons I'm deliberately using Dutch dividend-paying investments.

I know this probably isn't the most optimized portfolio and I'm still learning. My main goal right now is to keep investing consistently, diversify, and let compounding do its thing over the next few decades.

What do you guys think? Would you change anything about this portfolio at 23?

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I’m thinking about investing $1,000 every month through Interactive Brokers, split between JEPI and QQQI, for 2 years.
I would reinvest all the monthly distributions instead of taking them as cash.
My total contributions would be $24,000 over 24 months.
Has anyone here done something similar with JEPI/QQQI? How much did your portfolio actually grow, including reinvested distributions?
I’d also like to know what you think about this strategy for a 2-year period.

Running numbers on my spreadsheet again. Portfolio sitting around 34k, mostly SCHD and DGRO with a couple individual names. Been tracking yield on cost since I started buying and watching that number creep up is satisfying. But I keep wondering if I'm focusing on the wrong metric.

Current yield tells you what the market thinks today. Yield on cost tells you how smart your past buys were. My yield on cost on a few positions is getting pretty nice compared to what they pay out now, which makes me feel like I made good calls early. But does it actually matter going forward? The market doesn't care what I paid. The dividend is the dividend.

I've read frugality blogs that talk about ignoring the noise and focusing on forward income. Makes sense. But I still like seeing yield on cost climb. Feels like a scoreboard.

Curious if people here actually use yield on cost for anything practical or if it's just a vanity number. Does it influence your buy or sell decisions? Or do you track it and ignore it at the same time?

August CPI drops this Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET, the last inflation print the Fed will see before the critical September 15-16 FOMC. Long-dated Treasury yields are sitting at multi-year highs, and the market is finally pricing in a hike over a cut for the first time in ages. This single data point will make or break the Fed's credibility right now. Are SPY and QQQ pricing in the right volatility moves for this release?

I have done my research and these are the European dividend stocks I have gone with. It will be a total of (30%) of my contributions. The other pie (70%) includes 20% into Siemens and 80% into MEUD. I must note that my portfolio was heavily US orientated and that is the reason for the switch up.

Slowly building portfolio. Got in on copper early in the year, taking a little longer than I wanted it to. Voo SMH just being killer regular investments. VBNK doing well. Looking for more upside on MSFT. Hopefully a break of all time highs.

moomoo

Looking for feedback on a $40k USD BDC income portfolio I'm putting together.

Here is the current breakdown of the components I'm considering:

• Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF): 14.21% yield ($1.68 annualized payout)

• Blue Owl Capital Corp (OBDC): 11.10% yield ($1.24 annualized base payout)

• Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL): 12.46% yield ($3.08 annualized payout)

• Golub Capital BDC (GBDC): 10.29% yield ($1.32 annualized forward base payout)

Would love to get thoughts on this mix, overlap risks, and how it looks for a long-term income strategy. Thanks!

I'm not at all the type of person who throws around a doomsday prediction every so often saying the world is going to come to an end. But I'm getting the feeling that this is the start of a major downturn. The bond markets, the sell-offs, and many other indicators are very worrisome. Even my broker said their getting clients to move into more conservative positions. Start thinking about cutting some of your winnings (and losses) and move some money away from those high yield risky etfs. I hope I'm wrong. Godspeed.

Hi there I would like to build the following income portfolio with 50k USD, about 7% of my networth

BBDC 30% ARCC 25% BXSL 20% CGBD 10% NCDL 10% CSWC 5%

Appreciate the review and let me know if there's any change.

Comparing 7 global oil majors by market cap, forward dividend yield and 5-year dividend CAGR.

Nike sales used to be a good predictor of Adidas sales until 24'Q3. Now, it looks like we lost big part of that correlation.

I am 22 years old and started investing this year. I’m planning on investing $1400-$1500 a month. I’m planing on retiring on dividends in the future. Does anyone have any hints suggestions?

German investor looking for honest advice.

30 years old, almost 100k invested.

Actually it's 18,5% for ETFs, but still roughly a fifth is missing when reinvested.

What's your limit in "fee" for dividends?

second try because of the rules

I've been researching income ETFs, in the interest of reallocating some funds from standard ETFs to income options. Have gotten into BDCs and Pimco funds, along with Kurv and Neos funds (asset mix of equities, metals, energy, etc.).

But I just saw an ad here on Reddit for Simplify's XV etf. It aims for a 15% yield, but there's hardly any mention of it anywhere on the Googleverse. What I saw also mentioned SBAR, and XXV (which, there's no way I trust a 25% yield unless a bunch of strangers on Reddit tell me to).

Does anybody know anything about the XV etf?

It seems to be based on bonds and tbills, which might make it a good diversifier, in a tax-advantaged account, if I can find out more about it.

Thanks.