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 • 13 hours ago

High Yield And Tax Advantaged Income Funds From NEOS (October Update)

Goldman Sachs is acquiring NEOS Investments, adding $30B in active income ETFs to its platform, solidifying its position as a top active ETF provider. NEOS ETFs offer high monthly, tax-advantaged distributions, primarily via options strategies and return of capital, enhancing income and tax efficiency. Risks include volatility, interest rate sensitivity, and limited history for new funds; alternatives like crypto ETFs are speculative and best approached cautiously.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 27, 2026

Up to 20% of JEPQ Can Sit in Notes Issued by Banks. Its Prospectus Warns They Can Default

JEPQ delivers its monthly income through a structure most investors never examine closely, and buried in the fund's own prospectus is a warning about losses that could reach your entire principal investment in that piece.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 26, 2026

JEPQ Held Up Better in All 9 Down Months and Trailed in 11 of 15 Up Months. The Two-Year Score: 39.97% vs.

Month by month scoring of two years reveals that covered call funds keep their promise on the downside, but the upside tells a story the standard pitch glosses over entirely.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 21, 2026

Boomers are buying into the promise of monthly income from options ETFs, but there's a tax catch

Covered call ETFs have risen in popularity in recent years with older investors, particularly retirees, willing to give up some market upside for a monthly income stream. ETFs are generally tax-efficient investment vehicles, but because these funds distribute income in various forms, the potential tax hit is easy for investors to miss until IRS form 1099-DIV arrives.

CNBC • Oct 18, 2026

2 Covered Call ETFs To Shield Your Income From An AI Crash

Many income investors are more exposed to the AI trade than they realize, often through holdings that look "safe." The usual objection that de-risking means giving up attractive dividends doesn't hold up. Two covered call ETFs that I discuss in this piece barely moved during last week's AI sell-off, and the reason is in how they are built.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 18, 2026

What Happens When You Replace SCHD With JEPQ in a $945,000 Income Portfolio

Any retiree living off a portfolio usually weighs today's income against tomorrow's growth.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 17, 2026

You Retired on a Friday and Monday Nothing Hit the Bank. These 4 ETFs Are the Paycheck That Replaces the One That Stopped

Payroll stops the moment you retire, and nothing steps in automatically to fill that gap. Four ETFs can rebuild a monthly income stream, but when and how you collect from them determines whether your checking account survives the wait.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 15, 2026

$250,000 in These 3 Monthly Payers Produces $2,224 a Month. Here Is Where the Money Actually Comes From

Three covered call ETFs promise fat monthly checks, but the cash funding those payments does not always come from what you think. Before committing $250,000, understand where the money actually originates and what it costs you in the long run.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 15, 2026

4 Monthly Income ETFs Paying 9.98% to 14.83%

Four ETFs sell options against some of the most volatile corners of the market to generate monthly cash, but the fund paying the most income also carries a risk most investors overlook before they buy.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 14, 2026