I am going to be very blunt. Many retirees say they want income from their portfolio but refuse to sell shares to generate it. The idea is that spending dividends or distributions feels acceptable, while selling principal feels like running down the portfolio. That distinction is mostly mental accounting. What actually matters is total return. ... The 48% Dividend Mirage: Why Retirees Are Flocking to This High-Yield ETF Only to Lose Their Principal

TSLY paid out more than $10.78 in distributions in 2024 alone, with an annualized yield cited as high as 75.31%. Generating that income requires a covered call structure that caps upside and leaves downside fully exposed, and understanding that tradeoff is what separates investors who use this fund correctly from those who get hurt by ... YieldMax’s TSLA Option Income ETF Has a 60%+ Yield And a Track Record That Should Terrify You

Confession time: I went ahead and did something wacky with $100,000 in my portfolio. Instead of parking that six-figure block of cash into a sensible index fund, I threw it into a high-risk high-yield exchange traded fund (ETF). Maybe you’re thinking about doing the same thing with a smaller amount of capital. Before you jump ... I Went $100,000 All-In on This Mega-Yield ETF — Here’s Exactly What Happened Next

The YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF has a jaw-dropping yield, but another ETF may be more suitable for income investors.

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE:CONY) generates high-yield distributions through an options strategy on Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) stock. The fund sells call options on COIN shares to collect premiums, funding weekly dividends. With CONY at $39.35 and recent weekly dividends ranging from $0.06 to $1.13, the annualized yield approaches 56%. This extraordinary yield comes ... What You Need To Know About CONY’s Outrageous 56% Dividend Yield

If you are looking for a good dividend ETF, there are some worth buying and some that you should be deeply leery of right now.