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In this video, I will go over 3 of the best Vanguard ETFs to invest in. These ETFs include VTI the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index, VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund. These offer the potential for great gains and passive income. Truly becoming a set it and forget it kind of investment. Buying and holding these ETFs have shown to beat the overall market r...

Ares Capital is a Business Development Company BDC, that specializes in giving out loans and making equity deals to smaller-medium sized companies. This is an area that often gets overlooked in traditional banking and Ares helps meet this need. Although Ares is able to generate high interest rates and share in profits of the companies, there is a big amount of risk investing in smaller private com...

STOR Capital recently was acquired by another company. The agreement price was $32.25 a share. Certainly a premium from what STOR was trading at, but STOR is still not at $32.25. What gives? STOR has already paid their final dividend as public company. The difference between the agreement price and what the stock trades at today can lead to an investing strategy known as Risk Arbitrage. Also known...

In this video I will share exactly how much in dividends I received from my $114,598 dividend stock portfolio. My portfolio is loaded with monthly paying dividend companies and ETFs, high yielding dividend stocks, dividend growth companies, as well as companies that do not even pay a dividend. Each month I am constantly adding more money to my positions and sharing those results with you! Follow m...

Today I will explain Fidelity’s Core Positions (uninvested cash) that automatically goes into SPAXX and FZFXX money market accounts that will accrue interest. At the time of this recording that is over 3.3% and gets paid monthly. Even with how high inflation is these days, that is an attractive yield for a fund that invests everything into Government securities. Government bonds are a low risk inv...

Charles Schwab's US Dividend Equity ETF SCHD has been a great investment since its inception in 2011. The fund has proved it can beat the market and pay massive dividends every quarter. SCHD is quickly climbing to one of the top positions in my portfolio. Can SCHD continue its hot streak into 2023? I discuss why I see more success for the ETF in the future. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

Invesco's QQQ has been an amazing investment for those who want exposure to all the innovative companies of the NASDAQ 100.  QQQ is among the top 5 largest ETFs by assets and also by daily trading volume. However, Invesco also released a fund called QQQM which also tracks the NASDAQ 100 and pays out dividends. QQQM is exactly the same fund as QQQ. The main difference is the liquidity of QQQ i...

Popular Income ETFs JEPI and JEPQ showed why investors love them so much. Each of them posted a very juicy dividend for the month following a very volatile earnings season. I go over just how big those dividends were if this is sustainable. Both JEPI and JEPQ pay monthly dividends. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!   Disclaimer:This is not financial advice and I am not a licensed f...

On November 10th, my portfolio went up $5,622 in one day. Of course all theses stock market gains are unrealized, but with how volatile 2022 has been we have to celebrate somewhere. I go over the reasons why the stock market went up so much and the stocks I owned that allowed me to get these big gains. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!   Disclaimer:This is not financial advice and...

We will cover some of the top stock picks for the month of November 2022. Google had a disappointing earnings report, but Google checks all the boxes for a fantastic company to own in the stock market with its monopoly on internet search. Union Pacific UNP is a part of an oligopoly dominating the railroad industry. Basically anything can be shipped via rail which will only supply dividends and cas...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of September 2022 from my $103,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

NOBL is the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF specializing in investing in companies that have a proven track record of increased dividend payments for a least 25 years.  Companies in NOBL typically have stable earnings, solid fundamentals, and strong histories of profit and growth. NOBL pays dividends quarterly and has shown over time those dividend payments get larger and larger.  F...

I just $500 into these 5 dividend paying stocks/ETFs. This will boost my dividend income even more as the market downturn means lower prices and higher starting dividend yields. Some of these companies and ETFs pay monthly dividends! What dividend paying stocks are you buying these days on a massive sale? Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!   Disclaimer:This is not financial advice a...

JEPI has proven to be a reliable monthly dividend paying ETF for the past 2.5 years, but the sister fund of JEPQ is now out. Similar to JEPI, JEPQ does options trading and Equity Linked Notes to be able fund its massive 12% dividend yield. We review JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF to see if those big monthly dividend payments are sustainable. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

I got some feedback on my last video that viewers don't always want dividend growth companies, they want some big high paying dividend companies today. Today I will go over 3 companies that are all paying a starting yield of over 5%! That is a great way to get consistent cash flow in the form of dividends. One of these companies, O Realty Income, pays monthly dividends. The others International Pa...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of August 2022 from my $102,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! Di...

The amazing company that is Store Capital STOR has announced they are going private after being acquired by a private investor for $14B. Investors will get a 20% premium as the deal is expected to close Q1 2023. That means the high yielding dividend REIT will no longer pay investors quarterly dividends after that. So what better stock to replace STORE than Prologis PLD a warehouse giant with over...

Want to invest but don't want to spend hours researching stocks and going through the emotions of volatility? I have 3 ETFs that should serve as all encompassing. The 3 ETFs I am going over all pay dividends but each has their special contribution. QQQ will provide high growth prospects. SCHD will provide dividend income that is filtered to include companies that raise their dividend annually. JEP...

Medical Properties Trust continues to decline in share price. The company has been hit hard with concerns of one of their largest tenants being insolvent and rising interest rates. I go over why I don't think those are major concerns and why the 8% starting dividend yield is worth the risk.  MPW continues to make up one of the largest REIT positions in my portfolio. Follow me on YouTube: Citi...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of July 2022 from my $113,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! &nbs...

I reveal the first half of the largest positions in my stock market portfolio. A lot of viewers have been saying I focus too much on dividend stocks. I can see how they may think this since I have my monthly dividend video series, but the truth is my largest positions are very growth oriented. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! Disclaimer:This is not financial advice and I am not a licensed f...

QYLD, the Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF has received some heat recently for its decline in share price and lack or growth compared to the NASDAQ.  It continues to pay out 1% in dividends every month but that dividend has decreased as the share price has gone down. Many in the income ETF community are now starting to turn their back on QYLD. I explain why there might be better days ahea...

Millionaires live all over the US but there is one region of the country that has considerably more wealth than others. The DMV area consisting of Washington D.C. , Northern Virginia and parts of Maryland have the highest median household incomes than other states.  I go over the reasons why this area is able to prosper including more job opportunities, educated work force, tourism among othe...

In this video, I will share the 3 of the top stocks to keep on your radar for August 2022. These stocks all have high growth potential, meaning more chances for huge stock market gains! 2 of the companies are also big dividend payers. The companies I will cover include the logistics company UPS, online commerce giant Amazon, and pharmaceutical giant Abbvie. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

We experienced yet another volatile earnings season. This is a time for companies to share the business's quarterly results and any long term updates they have on the future of the company. The stocks I will talk about today all have a stellar history of paying out dividends and reward shareholders with passive income.  The dividend stocks I will cover today are JPMorgan Chase JPM , United He...