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Drew Wood | Jul 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM EDT

The Portfolio That Makes Christmas Feel Like Christmas Again

Christmas has always been more than presents under a tree. It is the flight home after a year apart, the…

Drew Wood | Jul 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT

Three Dividend Strategies That Can Produce $7,500 a Month and Which One Comes Out Ahead

Replacing $7,500 a month with dividends is a math problem before it is anything else. The number you need to…

Drew Wood | Jul 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT

A Dividend Portfolio That Pays For Your Pets

Rescuing a dog or cat can easily turn into a 10- to 20-year financial commitment. Medium-sized dogs often live around…

Drew Wood | Jul 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM EDT

How Large Does Your Portfolio Need to Be to Generate $12,000 a Month?

Twelve thousand dollars a month sounds like a round number, but it carries weight. It works out to $144,000 a…

Drew Wood | Jul 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT

Don’t Let Your Kids’ Braces Chew Up Your Retirement

Many parents assume braces are something they will deal with when their children reach high school. Increasingly, that is no…

Joel South | Jul 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM EDT

How a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Can Generate $100,000 Annually

The math is simple. A $1 million portfolio generating $100,000 in annual income requires a blended yield of 10%. That…

Drew Wood | Jul 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM EDT

The Retirement Portfolio That Pays You Without Demanding Constant Attention

A $60,000 retirement paycheck sounds like a single target, but a portfolio can produce it in very different ways. A…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM EDT

What A $300,000 Portfolio Can Realistically Pay You Each Month

Three hundred thousand dollars sits in an awkward zone for income investors. It is too large to ignore and too…

Drew Wood | Jul 7, 2026 at 6:39 AM EDT

The $1,500-A-Month Portfolio: Conservative, Moderate, And High-Yield Paths Compared

Replacing $1,500 a month in portfolio income looks simple until yield enters the equation. At a 3.5% yield, you need…

Drew Wood | Jul 7, 2026 at 5:06 AM EDT

A $750,000 Portfolio That Can Reliably Produce $4,000 a Month

A $750,000 portfolio and a $4,000 monthly income target look like a clean equation, and they are: $48,000 divided by…

Drew Wood | Jul 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM EDT

The Income Ladder: What It Takes To Go From $250 To $5,000 A Month

The personal saving rate was 3.0% in May 2026, while average annual household expenditures reached $78,535 in the 2024 Consumer…

Joel South | Jul 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM EDT

3 Reliable Income Generators to Buy in July

With the Federal Reserve’s benchmark funds rate parked at 3.75% since Dec. 11, 2025, and the 10-year Treasury offering just…

Drew Wood | Jul 6, 2026 at 6:43 AM EDT

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

Average rent in the United States is roughly $2,000 a month in 2026, putting the annual tab near $24,000. Replace…

Drew Wood | Jul 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM EDT

What It Takes To Build A Portfolio That Covers A Retiree’s Grocery Bill Forever

A retired couple’s grocery bill is one of the most inflation-sensitive lines in the household budget because it has to…

Drew Wood | Jul 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT

A Dividend Portfolio That Out-Earns the Average California Family

California’s median household income landed at $100,600 in 2024, according to Census data compiled by the St. Louis Fed. That…

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The Portfolio That Makes Christmas Feel Like Christmas Again

Three Dividend Strategies That Can Produce $7,500 a Month and Which One Comes Out Ahead

A Dividend Portfolio That Pays For Your Pets

How Large Does Your Portfolio Need to Be to Generate $12,000 a Month?

Don’t Let Your Kids’ Braces Chew Up Your Retirement

How a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Can Generate $100,000 Annually

The Retirement Portfolio That Pays You Without Demanding Constant Attention

What A $300,000 Portfolio Can Realistically Pay You Each Month

The $1,500-A-Month Portfolio: Conservative, Moderate, And High-Yield Paths Compared

A $750,000 Portfolio That Can Reliably Produce $4,000 a Month

The Income Ladder: What It Takes To Go From $250 To $5,000 A Month

3 Reliable Income Generators to Buy in July

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

What It Takes To Build A Portfolio That Covers A Retiree’s Grocery Bill Forever

A Dividend Portfolio That Out-Earns the Average California Family

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The Portfolio That Makes Christmas Feel Like Christmas Again

Three Dividend Strategies That Can Produce $7,500 a Month and Which One Comes Out Ahead

A Dividend Portfolio That Pays For Your Pets

How Large Does Your Portfolio Need to Be to Generate $12,000 a Month?

Don’t Let Your Kids’ Braces Chew Up Your Retirement

How a $1 Million Dividend Portfolio Can Generate $100,000 Annually

The Retirement Portfolio That Pays You Without Demanding Constant Attention

What A $300,000 Portfolio Can Realistically Pay You Each Month

The $1,500-A-Month Portfolio: Conservative, Moderate, And High-Yield Paths Compared

A $750,000 Portfolio That Can Reliably Produce $4,000 a Month

The Income Ladder: What It Takes To Go From $250 To $5,000 A Month

3 Reliable Income Generators to Buy in July

The Dividend Portfolio That Pays More Than The Average Rent In America

What It Takes To Build A Portfolio That Covers A Retiree’s Grocery Bill Forever

A Dividend Portfolio That Out-Earns the Average California Family

Live Nasdaq Composite: Market Sentiment Improves as Oil Prices Ease, Mideast Talk Hopes Rise

Tesla Is Still Down 17% in 2026. Can Wednesday’s Earnings Event Get TSLA Stock Back on Track?

SaaS Business Leader Warns “The Old Moat Is Gone” After Rebuilding 20 Years of Software in 3 Days. Here’s What Still Protects Software Companies From AI

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