Publications

How to Retire on Dividends

Type
Link
Cost
Paid
Published
2019
Full Name
How to Retire on Dividends: Earn a Safe 8%, Leave Your Principal Intact

A practical guide to some frequently overlooked corners of the market containing comprehensive strategies, How to Retire on Dividends is a must-read for investors looking to find safe ways to get meaningful yields with principal protection. This book helps you explore portfolios that generate much higher cash returns than conventional dividend-paying strategies and ETFs, and lays out an approach to disciplined purchasing based on buying CEFs at a discount to NAV and harvesting gains when those NAVs become inflated and lower-cost options are available. The book also does a good job discussing why actively-managed REIT and bond-funds still yield alpha over their indexed brethren.

All-in-all Brett and Tom discuss six "perfect retirement plays" that'll pay you up to 8% dividends, such as:

  • Recession-proof real estate via REITs

  • Commercial landlord stocks with timeless tenants

  • Safe, high-paying bonds

  • Secure "boring" bonds with tax breaks

  • Infrastructure-powered dividends, and

  • Rate-proof bond funds



"A must-read for any investor looking to find safe ways to get meaningful yields with principal protection. If you're looking for a way to construct an income portfolio that consistently churts out 6%-8%, this book is for you."

—Jeff Remsburg, Editor, InvestorPlace


"As a podcast host with over 300 interviews I can recognize when someone is knowledgeable and prepared, which describes Brett and Tom's work."

—Charley Wright, Strategic Investor Radio


"Brett and Tom will point you to corners of the markets where you can earn a safe 6%, 7% or 8% return. That means you can withdraw safely $60,000 to $80,000 in interest and dividend income without dipping into your $1 million principal."

—Richard Fields, Retirement Expert and Investor