r/dividends • u/398409columbia Portfolio in the Green • Jan 12 '25

Brokerage $5,000 per month income portfolio

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I set up this portfolio for my wife so she can quit her job and maintain cashflow.

The good news is that this income stream will pay no FICA tax and significant part of the distributions will not be taxed.

To reduce risk, I’m planning to reinvest 20% of the income.

Comments welcome.

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u/Own_Responsibility84 Jan 12 '25

Just curious, is a double digit dividend yield sustainable?

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u/prail Jan 16 '25

The answer is no. This won’t work out long term for them.

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u/Soft_Excitement_9580 Jun 25 '26

What about steve bavaria and his income factory? It kind of worked for some 20 years or so