10 Dividend ETFs Ranked — I Only Own 5 of Them
Mikey Moran ranks 10 dividend ETFs — the 5 he owns and the 5 he's watching — with the specific reason each one hasn't made the cut yet.
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I Need Cash, But I Refuse to Sell My Stocks
Mikey Moran has a balloon payment due in 2027 and won't sell a share to cover it. He breaks down Buy, Borrow, Die — and the risk nobody mentions.
Why I'm Not Selling My VOO (Even After This)
Mikey Moran learns the S&P 500 comes in six different 'flavors'. Then explains why, even after finding out, he's not selling a share of his VOO.
I'm Holding the Right ETFs in the Wrong Accounts (And So Are You)
Mikey admits his ETF portfolio is set up all wrong, and he breaks down asset location, the tax strategy most investors never think about.
I Hit $20,000 Three Times Before I Was Thirty. I Lost It Every Time
I saved $20,000 three times in my twenties and lost it every time. What actually went wrong, why I didn't hit $100K until 41, and the habit that finally fixed...
Are Dividends Worth It? Why Your Investing DNA Decides, Not the Comment Section
The dividend critics in my comments aren't wrong — they're answering for their own situation and assuming it's yours. Here's where the tax argument is right, where "just sell 4%"...
Most "Passive Income" Isn't Passive. Here's the Only Money That Actually Is.
I'm building toward $10,000 a month in dividends — and I'm never retiring. Here's why most passive income isn't passive, the villa that proves it, and the one rule I...
QQQI vs QQQ: Why I Own the Income Version and Not the Growth One
QQQI and QQQ hold nearly the same stocks but do opposite jobs. Here's the honest comparison — fees, distribution rates, return of capital, and which account each one actually belongs...
The $1,000/Month Dividend Myth: Here's the Real Math
The internet says $500K gets you $5,000 a month. It doesn't. Here's the real number you need for your first $1,000 a month in dividends, using VOO, QQQI, and SCHD.
SCHG ETF Review: You're Not Buying Diversification, You're Buying Ten Stocks
An honest SCHG breakdown — a 0.04% fee and 196 holdings, but the top ten drive most of the fund. Concentration, drawdowns, and how it really compares to VOO and...
Nvidia's $40 Billion Question: Circular Financing or the Widest Moat in Tech?
Nvidia has committed more than $40 billion across the AI stack — OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, CoreWeave, Intel. Here's the full map, the circular financing critique, and my honest take on...
Why I'll Never Sell SCHD (Even When Everyone Called It a "Dog")
Everyone called SCHD a dead-money "dog." I bought 2,350 shares through the slump and won't sell one. The honest case for the boring ETF.
Why I Keep Buying SoFi Stock While It's Down
I bought 1,000 SoFi shares at $29.79 and watched it get cut in half. Here's why I'm still buying every week — and the one risk I watch.
I Got 11 Shares of the SpaceX IPO — The Honest Truth
SpaceX IPO'd at $135 and a $1.77T valuation. CNBC featured me — I got 11 shares. Here's why my real money stayed out.
The 3 Numbers That Decide If You're Financially Free
Financial freedom isn't about being rich — it comes down to 3 numbers: your expenses, savings rate, and investment rate. Here's the system to get free.
CNBC Put Me Next to Wall Street Pros to Talk About a Trade I'm Still Not Sure About
CNBC featured me on the SpaceX IPO next to Wall Street pros. Here's the honest breakdown of my trade — including the Tesla mistake I'm trying not to repeat.
You Don't Need 10 ETFs — You Need 3 Buckets (Here's My Real Portfolio)
Forget owning 10 overlapping ETFs. Here's the simple 3-bucket portfolio I actually use — Growth, Dividend Growth, and High Income — plus the real holdings in my account.
QQQI ETF Review: Why I Own 200 Shares and What Most Investors Get Wrong
Here's my honest review of QQQI, the NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF — bull case, bear case, and the trap most people miss.