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Have you ever considered living off the income yield thrown off by your portfolio alone?

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Smart Beta ETFs focusing on dividends imply you can have the best of both worlds – income stock selection at index investing prices…

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The Greybeard is not deaf to the cries of the masses. You wanted an article on income producing ETFs for retirement? Let’s go!

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Why the first-generation of passive income products in the UK failed to cut muster for one would-be retiree, plus a tease for round two…

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The demo HYP and its benchmarks are all growing their annual income nicely, but our roll-your-own portfolio is the laggard.

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Our resident retirement expert updates his hand-picked selection of investment trusts that could suit retirees.

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The Greybeard explores the case for active fund management in retirement. In short, it’s not all about the costs for him…

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The Greybeard reports back with the results of his deep dive into the best investment trusts for retirement income.

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High yield, high hopes?

Are you reaching for yield? It seldom pays to be greedy when investing.

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It’s been a frantic time in the Monevator demo HYP, what with watching paint dry and studiously doing no trading at all…

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What are dividends?

We welcome a new writer to the Monevator stable, in the form of The Analyst. He’s one of the best financial educators I know, and he absolutely LOVES dividend investing.

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Ignore foolish people who tell you to buy a share because its dividend plugs a hole in your March cashflow. Here’s a proper way to manage investment income.

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I’d rather not review the HYP, in that it was a portfolio of shares bought just before the crash. But needs must, and you might be surprised at how it’s fared, however.

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Long-time Monevator readers might remember my series of posts from September 2007 on selecting a high yield share portfolio (HYP) to secure a growing dividend income. For those who missed it, the series so far comprises: Grow your income with dividends from high yield shares: HYP Part 1 How to choose a good high yield [...]

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Back in September 2007, I concluded a series on how to roll your own income generating high-yield portfolio (HYP) of leading UK shares with an article that put together an example portfolio. I’ve not tracked that portfolio’s performance, but I’m sure its value has fallen; we’ve been in a bear market, and high-yield dividend payers [...]

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There are no true short cuts in investing, but I believe there are some subtle benefits in targeting income when making your investment plans.

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Previous posts in this high yield share investing series have argued the case for dividends, considered what makes a good high yield share, and stressed the need for diversification. Now it’s time to make yourself a cup of tea and settle down to see exactly how you can construct a high yield portfolio for yourself. [...]

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