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 • 19 hours ago

Procter & Gamble is Accelerating Revenue Growth as its Costs are Rising

Passive income investors are curious about Procter & Gamble stock.

The Motley Fool • Oct 29, 2026

Here's How Many Shares of Procter & Gamble It Would Take to Fund an Annual $3,000 Vacation From Dividends

About 690 shares would pay roughly $3,000 a year at the current dividend. P&G's organic sales rose 4% last quarter, with most of the growth coming from selling more products.

The Motley Fool • Oct 28, 2026

Up 16% This Year, How Long Can Procter & Gamble Continue Outperforming the S&P 500?

Procter & Gamble is beating the S&P 500 by a healthy margin this year. There's no ceiling on how long that scenario will last.

The Motley Fool • Oct 27, 2026

Is Trending Stock Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG) a Buy Now?

Zacks.com users have recently been watching P&G (PG) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 27, 2026

4 Consumer Staples Dividend Kings That Have Raised Shareholder Payouts for Decades

People buy toothpaste, laundry detergent, diapers, and soda in good economies and bad ones. That steady demand turns into steady cash, and steady cash is what lets a board raise a dividend year after year for half a century.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 27, 2026

TIPS or Dividend Stocks? How Retirees Can Keep Up With Inflation

Two very different tools promise to shield retirement income from rising prices, but each carries a trap the other avoids. Knowing which trap you can live with changes the answer entirely.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 26, 2026

You Can Do Better Than Nike. Buy This High-Yield Dividend Stock Instead.

Nike has received a lot of attention, but sales have been lackluster recently. Procter & Gamble's products command high market shares.

The Motley Fool • Oct 26, 2026

PG vs. CL: Which Household Giant Deserves Your Retirement Dollars?

Both Procter and Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive just raised their dividends and beat earnings estimates, but one of them has a balance sheet vulnerability and a troubled turnaround that retirement investors cannot afford to ignore.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 26, 2026

2 Safe S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Boomers Can Buy and Hold Forever

If you are at or near retirement, the dividend that matters most is the one that keeps arriving and keeps growing through recessions, lawsuits and bear markets.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 26, 2026