Income investors own the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) for one reason: a Nasdaq-100 portfolio that pays a high monthly distribution from an options overlay, cheaply. Its 0.35% net expense ratio is…
Three options-overlay ETFs are quietly paying double-digit annual distribution rates on a monthly (or weekly) schedule, and most income investors have never touched them. YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:ULTY) is…
A $66,000 annual income is roughly in line with the median U.S. household income and represents a common retirement target for investors who want meaningful cash flow from their portfolio. The challenge…
At age 58, Robert wants to replace his $90,000 salary with investment income. For many investors, covered call ETFs have become an attractive option because their advertised yields are substantially higher than…
The NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (NASDAQ:QQQI) has grown to roughly $9.4 billion in assets in just over two years. The pitch is simple: QQQI gives you Nasdaq-100 exposure plus a distribution…
The NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (NASDAQ:QQQI) paid out $0.6589 per share on May 22, 2026, the latest in a steady run of monthly checks that produce a headline distribution rate near…
Today, there’s no denying that the NASDAQ-100 has been a potent vehicle for capital appreciation. For example, the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (NASDAQ: QQQM) has returned 15.39% annualized over the past five…
Income investors have spent the last two years quietly migrating away from traditional dividend stocks toward a newer category of fund that generates cash flow from options premiums rather than corporate payouts.…
A listener named Carrie Anne wrote into the Rich Habits Podcast with a problem most adult children would recognize. She wants to pay her late 60s parents $1,000 a month for watching…
A 7% yield sounds compelling until you ask the question that separates income investing from return-of-capital illusion: where is the money actually coming from? A fund that pays 10% annually while losing…
Covered call ETFs have moved from a niche income strategy to one of the most discussed categories in retirement investing, and three names keep coming up in the same conversation, and all…
Replacing a paycheck with dividends sounds straightforward until you run the actual numbers and learn a simple truth. The reality is that the formula here to make things work is actually pretty…
It can be an appealing idea to replace your paycheck with passive income. While it sounds exciting on the surface, it is a slightly complicated task. You'll have to work backwards and…
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to hear that high yield has a bad reputation, and in plenty of cases, it deserves it. Funds that flash double-digit rates to attract…
The JPMorgan Equity Premium ETF (NYSE:JEPI) did not become the most widely covered call ETF by accident. The combination of JPMorgan’s active management, an 8.57% monthly yield, and a broad S&P 500…
