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How Income ETFs Actually Work (And Why They Still Pay in Downturns)
The One Thing Everyone Gets Wrong About Income in Downturns
8 hrs ago
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Rico Nasol
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I Lost Everything in 2009. Here's What I'd Tell That Version of Me.
Bankruptcy didn't break me. It built me.
Jun 24
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Rico Nasol
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Why Your Financial Advisor Won't Tell You About Income ETFs
There’s an entire category of ETFs out there — funds paying 10, 15, even 30-plus percent annually in distributions — and your financial advisor probably…
Jun 17
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Rico Nasol
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State Street Sector ETFs: The Rotation Update
I exited three. Kept two. Added one. Here's where I landed.
Jun 15
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Rico Nasol
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Portfolio Rotation: Moving From High-Yield Concentration to Balanced Income Hedges
How I restructured my $860K income portfolio to protect against concentration risk while maintaining $180K+ annual income.
Jun 12
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Rico Nasol
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You Don't Need $1M to Retire — You Need $1M Working For You
I ran the math on the 4% rule, the 8% rule, and income investing. The results changed everything.
Jun 11
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Rico Nasol
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I Said I'd Never Buy a Single-Stock ETF Again. Then I Bought ARMW.
I'm still bearish on the structure. But ARM Holdings made me eat my words.
Jun 8
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Rico Nasol
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My May 2026 Portfolio Update — New Positions, Two Exits, a Rule I Broke, and a Distribution Change You Need to Know About
The income snowball crossed $892K. Here's every move I made and why.
Jun 5
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Rico Nasol
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The 11 State Street XL covered call ETFs — which sectors are worth your attention
State Street launched a full suite of sector-specific income ETFs. Not all 11 are worth owning. Here's how I'd evaluate each one.
Jun 1
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Rico Nasol
May 2026
Does a Higher CHPY Share Price Mean More Dividends?
A reader asked me this question last week, and it's one of the best questions I've gotten in a while. So let's break it down.
May 27
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Rico Nasol
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Why I DCA into income ETFs instead of deploying lump sums
The entry strategy most income investors skip — and why it matters more than which ETF you pick.
May 20
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Rico Nasol
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April income report: what my portfolio paid me — and the moves I made
Real numbers. Real yield. Real decisions. This is what the Freedom Builder system looks like in practice.
May 18
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Rico Nasol
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