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 • 18 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

Identifying Fortress Picks To Survive Any Storm

High-quality REITs currently trade at attractive valuations due to broader interest rate pressures. It's time to buy high-quality REITs before prices rebound. A defensive real estate portfolio requires staggered debt maturities, conservative leverage, and safe payout ratios.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 26, 2026

A $500,000 Roth Portfolio Loaded With These Dividend Stocks Pays $34,350 a Year and the IRS Gets None of It

Four dividend stocks sitting in the wrong account quietly hand a five-figure sum to the IRS every single year, and the bracket you land in determines exactly how much compounding power you surrender over time.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 24, 2026

NNN REIT: The New Realty Income

Realty Income's massive size is forcing it to reinvent itself. Its expansion into new sectors introduces both opportunities and risks. NNN offers a simpler alternative with more predictable growth.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 24, 2026

NNN REIT: A 6% Yield For Long-Term Investors

NNN REIT offers a conservative, high-quality net lease retail portfolio with a 99%+ occupancy rate and strong tenant diversification. NNN maintains a defensive balance sheet, low leverage, and self-funds growth, minimizing shareholder dilution and supporting sustainable mid-single digit per-share growth. Recent market correction and higher treasury yields have pushed NNN's dividend yield to ~6%, creating an attractive entry point for long-term income investors.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 24, 2026

Forget Realty Income: These 4 High-Yield REITs Are Better Buys Today

Realty Income dominates net-lease portfolios by default, but four rivals offer higher yields, faster payout growth, and tenant rosters built around casinos, experiential venues, and inflation-linked leases that O simply cannot match.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 20, 2026

Trick Or Treat, I'm Buying These Investment-Grade REITs

REITs continue to demonstrate resilient fundamentals, with growing earnings and dividend payouts, making current valuations attractive for long-term income investors. Premium Class A office properties are commanding record rents in select markets, while prime retail locations continue to see strong rental growth. We discuss 2 investment-grade REITs with high-quality portfolios, offering 6% yields.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 20, 2026

15 Undervalued Stocks: Yield Up To 7.8% And 15 Overvalued Not To Pursue Now

Rose's Income Garden portfolio review highlights 15 most undervalued and 15 most overvalued dividend stocks using 52-week high/low analysis. Energy names like XOM, SHEL, and CVX have rotated into overvalued territory, while high-yield REITs such as VICI remain top undervalued picks. Dividend yield remains a key selection criterion, with several undervalued stocks offering yields above 5% and investment-grade credit ratings.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 20, 2026

3 Dividend Stocks That Let You Collect Rent Without Becoming a Landlord

Net lease REITs let you collect rent checks without fixing a single leaky faucet, but not all three of these monthly payers carry the same risks, growth rates, or tenant quality under the hood.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 19, 2026