My Top 6 Income Investments Right Now

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Summary

  • Income from investments is crucial for retirement and can provide stability during market turmoil.
  • Investors should prioritize companies with solid balance sheets, safe payout ratios, and business models that can sustain and grow dividends.
  • I share here why these six companies are my top picks as income investments.
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Income from my investments is essential for my retirement. That income will not only support my spending; it will also help insulate me from potential turmoil in the markets.

Too many investors divide their desired dividends by their portfolio value

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R Paul Drake spent decades developing data-driven models in his work as a physicist, and now brings the perspective of a retiree to his investing and writing. He is a life-long reader of economics, finance, and investing, and embraces value investing.

Paul is one of the analysts at the investing group High Yield Landlord, one of the largest real estate investment communities on Seeking Alpha, with thousands of members. It offers exclusive research on the global REIT sector, multiple real money portfolios, an active chat room, and direct access to the analysts.

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