Early Retiree Earning $25K A Month In Dividends Shares His Stock Portfolio – I ‘Had a Plan’ To Reach Early Retirement And ‘Do The Things I Enjoy’ – NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF (NASDAQ:QQQI), iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (ARCA:SGOV)

As volatility ripples through AI and tech stocks, investors are increasingly turning to stable dividend-paying stocks to diversify their portfolios and generate steady income.

A dividend investor shared his income details and portfolio in December on r/Dividends, a community of income investors on Reddit. The investor, 57, said he recently retired and was making about $25,000 a month from a portfolio of eight stocks.

He accelerated his retirement plan by taking significant profits from his tech stock investments and putting that money into high-yield income ETFs to generate a steady cash flow. He used these dividends to fund a down payment and cover bills and taxes. In the long term, the investor said he plans to move into safer, lower-income ETFs for stability.

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“I had a plan,” the Redditor said in a separate comment. “Doing it my way allowed me to reach my number within 3 years or 12 years ahead of schedule and enjoy my early retirement while I can still travel and do the things I enjoy.”

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