Building A 7%-Yielding Dividend Growth Portfolio With SCHD As Its Core Holding

SCHD is one of the best dividend growth ETFs available, but its modest 3% yield and several important diversification gaps make it insufficient for many income-focused retirees. I explain how investors can potentially more than double SCHD's yield while maintaining meaningful dividend growth, broad diversification, and exposure to several beaten-down high-yield sectors. I share a near-7%-yielding retirement portfolio blueprint, including specific holdings, portfolio allocations, and the key risks investors should understand before putting their retirement savings to work.

Seeking Alpha • 10 hours ago

2 Dividend Darlings With A Cut Coming

Higher rates have made many income picks look cheap, but for some, they just speed up problems that were already there. A midstream name with a near-perfect dividend record has a fresh "clean slate" but the deal behind it may have weakened its foundations. A leveraged fund pays double-digit income, but the cost of its borrowing is starting to work against it.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 28, 2026

How Midstream/MLPs Diversify Equity & Income Portfolios

The perennial attractions of energy infrastructure investing include income, real asset exposure, and diversification. Energy infrastructure can provide diversification benefits in part because midstream MLPs and corporations are minimally represented in typical equity allocations, if at all.

ETF Trends • Oct 27, 2026

2 Retirement Income Anchors Worth Buying On The Dip

Most of my income comes from a "set and forget" layer of the portfolio that gets surprisingly little of my time. A well-known dividend favorite has been beaten down, and I think the dip has created a rare entry point. There is a way to own a classic safe-haven asset without giving up yield, and one fund stands out from its peers.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 26, 2026

VettaFi Discusses Thematic ETF Rotation & Steak on Bloomberg TV

This week, I had the honor of joining Bloomberg's ETF IQ show. In one segment, Eric Balchunas, Isabelle Lee, and I covered thematic equity and fixed income ETFs.

ETF Trends • Oct 21, 2026

AMLP: Capped, Not Broken

The Alerian MLP ETF's portfolio is benefiting from improving energy fundamentals and resilient fee-based cash flows, supporting distribution growth despite a more challenging interest-rate backdrop. Higher Treasury yields have compressed AMLP's yield advantage versus risk-free assets, limiting multiple expansion even as underlying midstream fundamentals improve. With an 8%+ yield, inflation-linked assets, and stable cash generation, AMLP still offers attractive high-single-digit total return potential for income investors.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 21, 2026

Beyond the Tech Horizon: Real Diversification in Non-AI Thematic ETFs

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a compelling long-term secular trend. However, growing market scrutiny surrounds AI.

ETF Trends • Oct 19, 2026

AMLP Vs. MLPX: Two Ways To Profit From The Fuel Crisis

Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX) are both rated Buy, capitalizing on U.S. energy export volume growth. AMLP offers a higher yield (7.7%) and lower volatility, appealing to income-focused investors seeking immediate payouts from U.S. crude export dynamics. The Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF ( (MLPX) provides lower yield (4.2%) but greater capital appreciation potential, with diversified holdings and exposure to U.S. LNG export growth.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 19, 2026

Making Of An 8-Fund Retiree Portfolio: $5,000 Monthly Income Potentially

We expand a simple 3-ETF retirement portfolio into 6- and 8-fund models for higher diversification, income, and decent growth. The 8-fund portfolio targets a nearly 6% yield and market-matching  annualized returns, high income, inflation protection, and capital preservation. Added exposure to real estate, gold, and technology reduces sector concentration and enhances long-term inflation protection.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 17, 2026

Buy The Dip: Sustainable And Growing 10%+ Yields

Double-digit dividend yields typically signal serious risks. However, occasionally, the market offers rare opportunities to lock in enormous income without sacrificing long-term growth. I highlight two deeply discounted dividend stocks yielding over 10% that I believe offer surprisingly sustainable payouts backed by resilient cash flows.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 16, 2026