Elite 9-10% Yielding Monthly Dividend Machines To Buy On The Dip

High-yielding investments that pay out cash flow monthly can be powerful passive income machines. When they are on sale and have a track record of total return outperformance, they are even more compelling. I detail two of these opportunities that are on sale right now.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 11, 2026

The IRS Lets You Send Your RMD Straight to Charity and Skip the Tax Entirely. These 3 ETFs Replace the Income You Gave Away

A Qualified Charitable Distribution can wipe your RMD off your tax return entirely, but it also kills the income you were counting on. Three ETFs can rebuild that cash flow, and they each do it a completely different way.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 8, 2026

The Nice Man on TV Wants You to Borrow Against Your Paid-Off House, but These 4 ETFs Pay the Income Instead

That friendly cardigan-clad spokesman on TV never says the word debt, but a reverse mortgage is exactly that, and the paid-off house you worked 30 years to own deserves a closer look before you hand over the deed.

24/7 Wall Street • Sep 4, 2026

The 2 Biggest Retirement Income Problems - And How I'd Solve Them

Retirees face a challenging trade-off: higher-yielding assets sacrifice growth or add risk, while core dividend ETFs like SCHD now yield only ~3%. Relying solely on high-yield ETFs (PFF, HYG, JEPQ) exposes portfolios to credit risk, limited income growth, or capped upside, complicating sustainable income generation. A core & satellite approach—anchoring with SCHD-like holdings and selectively adding midstream (AMLP) and BDCs (BIZD) can enhance yield while managing risk.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 28, 2026

Worried About Losing Income After Your Spouse Passes? Start Here With DGRO, PFF, VYM, SPYI

The problem to solve is simple and brutal. A survivor annuity election is usually locked in: you either accept a smaller benefit in exchange for lifetime coverage on both spouses, or take the larger single-life check and accept that it ends with the pension holder.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 25, 2026

The IRS Makes You Sell Whether the Market Is Up or Down. These 3 ETFs Fund the RMD Without Touching a Share

Turning 73 changes the math on your retirement account. The IRS no longer lets your traditional IRA compound in peace.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 20, 2026

Earn $1 Over $109,000 and Medicare Charges You $95.70 More a Month. These 3 ETFs Cover the Surcharge

You cross the $109,000 modified adjusted gross income line by just one dollar as a single filer, and Medicare hands you a bill your neighbor at $108,999 never sees.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 19, 2026

You Finally Saved $1 Million. The 4% Rule Says Live on $40,000.

You crossed the seven-figure line. The financial planning industry hands you a rule of thumb and a calculator: withdraw 4% in year one, adjust for inflation, and hope the math holds for 30 years.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 14, 2026

My Near-Perfect $1 Million Retirement Portfolio

The biggest challenge facing retirees is that no investing strategy is fail-proof. I discuss a seven-bucket blueprint - along with specific picks - that should provide an attractive risk-reward profile for retirees looking to support their living expenses over the long-term. This portfolio is designed to generate an attractive current yield and strong, sustainable dividend growth over the long-term.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 14, 2026

The Lumpy Paycheck Trap: How PFF's Variable Distributions Hide a Structural Cost Most Holders Miss

If you own iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) for the fat monthly check, keep reading.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 6, 2026