After Comparing Every Covered Call ETF With Over $1 Billion in Assets, These 3 Pay Up to 8 Percent and Still Grew Your Principal

Most covered call ETFs hand you a fat monthly check while quietly draining your principal, but a small group of actively managed funds has cracked the formula to deliver both.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 18, 2026

JEPI Income ETF Stumbles 3% Year-Over-Year, But One Number Is Spooking Investors

Retirees anchoring budgets to JEPI's latest monthly check are making a math mistake that costs real money, and the actual income story looks nothing like the number circulating in income forums right now.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 16, 2026

Forget JEPI: QQQ's Sponsor Sells an Equal-Weight S&P Income Fund That Charges Less and Is Beating It by 8 Points

JEPI built its reputation on monthly income and a smoother ride than the market, but a newer fund from QQQ's own sponsor is quietly challenging every reason you bought it in the first place.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 14, 2026

JEPI: The 7.9% Yield Comes With A Price

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) offers a 7.9% yield by combining large-cap equity exposure with call option premiums, appealing to income-focused retirees. JEPI's lower volatility (7.7% standard deviation) and strong downside protection make it suitable for mitigating sequence-of-returns risk in retirement portfolios. Despite trailing the S&P 500 in total returns, JEPI is rated a BUY for income generation, best held at a 20–30% allocation alongside growth-oriented ETFs.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 13, 2026

SCHD and JEPI Both Pay You to Wait, Yet Only One Raises Its Payout Every Year

SCHD and JEPI sit side by side in countless income portfolios, yet they are built on fundamentally different bets about where returns come from. Confusing them for the same trade is costing investors real money.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 11, 2026

Most Income Investors Have Never Heard of These 3 ETFs Paying Up to 14 Percent Every Month

While most income investors debate JEPI and SCHD, three monthly-paying ETFs have quietly built yield engines that tap small-cap volatility, leveraged preferreds, and Nasdaq options in ways the popular high-yield lists keep missing.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 11, 2026

Fidelity's Answer to JEPI Pays Out Again on Sept 18. Here's What $100K Has Collected This Year

JEPI has been the default option-income ETF for years, but a smaller Fidelity rival quietly generated a sharply different outcome for shareholders in 2026 while producing nearly identical cash income, and the gap comes down to one structural choice.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 11, 2026

JEPI Is an Income Machine—But These 3 Dividend Stocks Don't Cap Your Upside

JEPI's monthly paycheck looks irresistible until you see exactly what the fund surrenders to produce it. Three Dividend Kings quietly sidestep that tradeoff, and the difference compounds in ways most income investors never stop to calculate.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 8, 2026

SCHD vs JEPI: After Comparing America's Favorite Dividend ETF With Its Favorite Income ETF, One Is the Better Buy for Retirement

SCHD and JEPI both promise retirement income, but they run on completely different engines and reward very different kinds of investors. Picking the wrong one for your situation quietly costs you more than most retirees realize.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 4, 2026

The One Investing Strategy I Would Use To Prepare For A Lost Decade

We could very well be on the verge of a lost decade for markets. This sets investors up for several potential traps in their strategy. I detail the one strategy that I would use to position myself to thrive when retired in a lost decade.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 3, 2026