Archive - Freedom Builder

Income Report: August 2026 — Here's What My Portfolio Paid Me

The portfolio dropped 4.7% in July. August answered.

Sep 8 • Rico Nasol

The 5 Best Monthly Paying BDCs (And One You Should Avoid)

Plus the warning signs that protect you before a distribution cut happens

Sep 2 • Rico Nasol

August 2026

How I'd Invest If I Were Starting Over

I put $200,000 into real estate with a partner. Here's what I wish I'd done instead.

Aug 19 • Rico Nasol

Goldman Sachs Just Bought NEOS.

Here's What Every Income Investor Needs to Know.

Aug 13 • Rico Nasol

Subscriber Question: Do you still hold GDXY?

I Lost $12K on GDXY — Here's Why I'm Still Not Going Back In

Aug 10 • Rico Nasol

July 2026 Portfolio Update — $13,825 in Income While the Market Pulled Back

Monthly portfolio transparency from my income investing journey

Aug 3 • Rico Nasol

July 2026

OMAH: The Buffett ETF I Walked Away From — And Why I'm Checking It Again

You kept asking what to do when tech pulls back. Here's a potential answer.

Jul 27 • Rico Nasol

I Don't Own a Single PIMCO Closed-End Fund. Should I?

A real, numbers-first look at PIMCO's CEF lineup vs. the NEOS income ETFs actually sitting in my portfolio.

Jul 23 • Rico Nasol

This New ETF Breaks Every Rule of Income Investing

Calamos just launched a 14%-yielding fund with a built-in safety net — and it doesn't sell a single covered call. I break down how it actually works…

Jul 15 • Rico Nasol

My June 2026 Portfolio Update — The Market Pulled Back. The Income Didn't.

Portfolio dropped $24K last month. Here's the full story — and why the income picture tells a completely different version of events.

Jul 7 • Rico Nasol

State Street Sector ETFs: 2-Month Update — I Cut 3, Kept 2, Added 1

$45K across three non-tech sectors. One is down 5%. Here's why I'm still building.

Jul 2 • Rico Nasol

June 2026

How Income ETFs Actually Work (And Why They Still Pay in Downturns)

The One Thing Everyone Gets Wrong About Income in Downturns

Jun 29 • Rico Nasol

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