Tag: income investing
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing 2: Current and Retirement Income
Many people consider passive index fund investing the gold standard of stock market investing. The main advantage of index funds is that you don’t have to pick individual stocks to achieve success. The main disadvantage is that you will likely have to sell shares during retirement to generate enough income to survive. This means you…
Retiring on Dividends 104: Income Investing (Closed-End Funds)
Retirement planning is just like the years you spend at work—you require income to fund your lifestyle. There isn’t a magic formula that will allow you to retire. The simple truth is that you need more income than your expenses. Once you can achieve this without working, you’ll be financially free. Therefore, during retirement, you…
Supplement Your Retirement with Income Investing
Have you seen the new narrative concerning retirement? It basically says that no one will be able to retire unless they are in the top 5-10% of wage earners. Do you believe this nonsense? I believe that anyone who sets a goal and stays on the path can retire comfortably with honor. However, you must…
Dividend Stocks vs. Income Stocks: What is the Money Difference?
We all go to the stock market to achieve various results. Some of the reasons are to generate income, build wealth, and provide tax shelter through capital gains. No matter the reason that attracts you to the world’s biggest stage, you’ll need to be intentional with your money and investing goals. Not all stocks and…
Preferred Shares vs. Mortgage REITs: Take Your Income To Next Heights
All is fair in love and war; however, income investing has different rules. Your income investing portfolio is just that—yours. How you build your income investing portfolio is near and dear to your heart and your circumstances. But it is essential to look at the options at your disposal. Today, I want to talk about…
Santa’s Bringing Closed-End Funds for Christmas
It’s a jolly good time of the year to have a bank account full of income. How could you use an extra $500, $1,000, or $1,500 per month in revenue? Would receiving an extra $500 monthly in guilt-free dividends change your life? I know that it has changed mine in spectacular ways. Often, we ask…
Income Investing for the Win!!
Have you ever felt totally in control of your life? Have you ever felt that you can handle any and every problem that comes your way? That’s how I feel nowadays. But it wasn’t always like this. Less than five years ago, the world told me what to do, and I followed. The world bullied…
7 Reasons to Become an Income Investor
Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck or being broke? Do you crave to take your family out to nice restaurants and sports events on the weekends? There are three ways to climb out of the rat race: getting promoted, living on a budget, OR taking control of your passive income. The first two…
How to Become an Income Investor
Are you ready to make the leap into earning passive income? Do you want to live the life of your dreams without restraint? There are many ways to earn passive income; however, dividends require the least amount of physical work. On the flip side, dividends require the most cash to generate significant returns for you…
Income Investing vs. Inflation 2
Inflation will stick around for 5-10 more years, so we must fight it at all costs. If your income leaves you behind, expect to have a challenging decade. Income investing is my favorite way to combat inflation because of the level of control it gives you. Each dividend you earn gives you a choice between…
The Magic of Income Investing 2
I see the world through math; I can understand if something makes sense financially rather quickly. I also invest in generating income. The more income that comes into my accounts, the easier my life becomes. Revenue minus expenses creates cash flow. Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business and every household. To consistently overcome…
New Car Payments vs. Income Investing
Do you own a paid-off car? Congratulations, you are on your way toward financial freedom. Or are you? Chances are you are considering buying a new car because they look so dang sexy right now. You may as well get a brand-new vehicle with safety features and better gas mileage, right? That new car smell.…
Think of Preferred Shares as Gift Cards: Buy Your Income at a Discount
What if you could buy $25 gift cards for $20 and still redeem them at $25? Would you take this deal immediately? Why would this deal intrigue you? Because you would essentially be buying money ($5) for free? This concept is the idea behind buying preferred shares on the stock market. The more you research…
The Pros and Cons of Closed-End Funds: How Do You Like Your Income?
Learning to invest for income changed my life; I figured out how to build my own paycheck. Most people do not invest for income; they want to get rich quickly. I dividend income investing into six different types, which you can read about here. One of my favorite types of income investing is closed-end funds.…
The Six Types of Income Investing: Sorted by Risk
Income investing is my favorite type of passive income by far. However, it’s not for most people, and it takes an above-average knowledge of financial systems. If you are up for the challenge, I can briefly tour this wonderful “hobby.” Income investing can help you free yourself from the chains of employment much earlier than…
I Heart Income Investing: The Joys of Portable Income
I will retire this year after 24 years of faithful service in the US Marine Corps. I will walk away with a good-sized retirement check, but I will have something else. I will still have $1,600 per month in dividends flowing into my accounts. I can do whatever I want with this money because it’s…
Annuities vs. Income Investing
Do you like betting against yourself? Do you believe someone can handle your money better than you? Although there are times to let the professionals handle the situation, we can still learn the information to give us additional options. Every American should have an income investing portfolio to assist them through life. Even passively earning…
Achieve F.I.R.E. via Income Investing
We all want to escape the workforce. I have been working since 1997, when I started at McDonald’s, and I’ve never seen an employment market like this. Everyone is overworked, underpaid, and struggling to survive. Leadership is even more chaotic and unorganized than the employees. If you do not have your finances in order, you…
Middle-Class Investing 109: Create a Paycheck with Income Investing
We have finally made it to my favorite type of passive income—income investing. Although we took the long way, it is necessary to understand how we got here. Income investing is not for the faint of heart. That’s why starting with interest from high-yield savings accounts is good, and slowly work your way forward. Welcome…
Life as an Income Investor
Becoming an income investor changed my life. I used to believe that working hard at my job would eventually set me free. Sadly, this was not the case. My day job pays me a lot of money; however, learning to invest for income relieved me of my stress. Today, I want to give you a…
