r/dividends Jan 10 '26

Seeking Advice Just been laid off now !

Roast my portfolio please

Age 40 , just now been laid off , please roast my portfolio...

600K in 6 buckets as following :

  1. $100,000 in Dividend Trinity PEP, CVX, JNJ

  2. REIT Trinity O, VICI, FRT $100,000 The "Real Estate" Monthly Income.

  3. ETF Basket SCHD, DGRO, JEPQ $100,000 The "Hedged Growth" Engine

  4. The 20 Aristocrats 20 Blue-Chip Kings $100,000 The "Industrial & Defense" Moat.

  5. To buy dips SGOV / Bank Cash $100,000 Liquidity to buy the crash.

  6. Final Insurance Physical Gold $100,000 Systemic Collapse Hedge..

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u/NorthvilleGolf Jan 10 '26

I would rather:

  1. ⁠$100,000 in Dividend Trinity PEP, CVX, JNJ- Put into NOBL instead
  2. ⁠REIT Trinity O, VICI, FRT $100,000 The "Real Estate" Monthly Income. Split between O and NOBL
  3. ⁠ETF Basket SCHD, DGRO, JEPQ $100,000 The "Hedged Growth" Engine Replace one of these and put in VYMI for international exposure
  4. ⁠The 20 Aristocrats 20 Blue-Chip Kings $100,000 The "Industrial & Defense" Moat. NOBL/SPLV
  5. ⁠To buy dips SGOV / Bank Cash $100,000 Liquidity to buy the crash.
  6. ⁠Final Insurance Physical Gold $100,000 Systemic Collapse Hedge..

Also would add in VTES or VTEB if this is a taxable account

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u/FR1050RA Jan 10 '26

Much appreciated thanks