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Here's a number worth sitting with for a second. $467,000. That's not a life-changing fortune. In many U.S. cities, it's less than the cost of a median-priced home. And yet, the math, we're going to walk through today, $467,000, split equally across four specific ETFs could realistically generate around $5,000 every single month without selling a single share. Most income strategies at that scale involve owning property, locking money into annuities or building a bond ladder that barely keeps up with inflation. These four ETFs do none of that. They're publicly traded, and pay monthly. So if that sounds worth understanding, stick with me. We're today, we're breaking down the Four Horsemen portfolio, originally put together by Michael Brownstein from my trading for ETFs. One clear strategy, one clear goal. Serious income that doesn't require you to cannibalize principal to get it. The tickers are GPIQ, QQQI, TDAQ and OVL. By the end of this, you'll understand exactly how each one works and how the math actually plays out at different investment levels. Let's get into it. Quick note before we start. This is educational content only. It's not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research and consider talking to a qualified financial professional before making any investment decision. THE PROBLEM? Here's what traditional planning, the 4% rule, you build up a portfolio. You follow the 4% rule, withdraw 4% per year, and hope the money lasts 30 years. On a $1 million portfolio, that's $40,000 a year, about $3,300 a month. For a lot of people, that's not enough. And there's a deeper problem. The 4% rule works by drawing down principal. Every withdrawal slightly erodes the base. If markets cooperate, you're fine. If they don't cooperate, at the wrong time, it gets complicated fast. The Four Horsemen approach operates on a different principle entirely. Instead of selling shares to generate income, you collect distributed income directly from the ETFs themselves. Your principal stays intact. Your potential growth potential stays intact. You're living off the tree. Not cutting down the tree. ETF #1: GPIQ. GPI cue. Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF. The first ETF is GPI. Sachs Nasdaq 100 Premium Income ETF. It launched in October 2023, and the strategy behind understanding clearly. NASDAQ-100. H1 2024 GROWTH: +14.5%. GPI Q. Nasdaq 100. STOCKS. DYNAMIC COVERED CALL OVERLAY. BUY. SELL. STOCKS. a dynamic call overlay on top of it. 25%. 75%. Goldman's team sells on a portion of the portfolio, from 25% to 75%, depending on conditions. TECH STOCKS BULLISH. When tech are trending they pull the calls more upside flow through. MOMENTUM SLOWS. When momentum slows and the market is ranging they sell premium to maximize income. The result is a distribution yield currently around 9.8%, with a one year total return approximately 23.6%. Fund Characteristics. Fees & Expenses. PB Ratio 24.88. Net Expense Ratio 0.29%. PB Ratio 9.37. Gross Expense Ratio 0.35%. Weighted Average Market 1,604.28 USD. The expense is 0.35%, works out to about $35 per year $10,000 INVESTED. $83 COST PER YEAR. per $10,000. That's and it's worth comparing against what getting in. Given that T-Dak is also the newest fund, it has the least track record. If you're into a portfolio is worth factoring in alongside HIGH YIELD. YOU WORTH FACTORING IN the yield. ETF #2: QQQI. QQQI. QQQI - NEOS NASDAQ-100 HIGH INCOME ETF. The Neos 100 High Income ETF. This one's a real flagship in the income ETF space. QQQI also tracks the Nasdaq 100. But there's a structural that matters. Neos writes its options on the NDX index itself, rather than individual stocks. That qualifies them as SECTION 1256 CONTRACTS under U.S. tax law, which means gains are taxed 60% as long term and 40% as short term, regardless you've held the ETF. in a taxable account. That's a genuine ADVANTAGE. BROKERAGE ACCOUNT. comparable call funds. RETURN OF CAPITAL. TAX ADVANTAGES. classifications. tax. exploring. holding. an IRA. TAX LOCATION STRATEGY. STILL WORTH KNOWING. NO. TAX LOCATIONS FROM SABILE. SUPERIELL IMITD. ECONOMICS. MACHINES. RETIAZ LOCATION. STAY NOWT. DUBANS. NEW LAWNING. NUHUM PROPERTY CURIALS ACHIEVE LAW UNITS. The tax matters less, worth. Watch. WATCH EXPENSE RATIOS OVER TIME. ratios over time. VALUE. 10 YEARS. 15. 20. FEE 0.35%. 0.83% FEE. THE GAP LOOKS SMALL, BUT... compounds INTO REAL MONEY. Year 0. Year 10. Year 20. into real money. Higher costs justified by better outcomes, and STOCKANALYSIS.COM. ETF YIELD 4.3%. 1. SANGEL. ETF YIELD 2.4%. ETF YIELD 15.0%. 2. GISTIPAL FUND FUNDS. ETF YIELD 2.7%. useful research tool for comparing ETFs side by side. yields, price return, Total return. Holdings. analysis. THE FOUR HORSEMEN PORTFOLIO. what actually sticks about the Four portfolio. clearly it's not designed TO BEAT NASDAQ APPRECIATION 100. It's not for the best ten year return chart. a different. MEANINGFUL RECURRING MONTHLY INCOME. portfolio slowly it down for ETFs? 4 ETFs | 3 STRATEGIES. 2 INDEXES. 12.85% YIELD. three strategies. two different indexes. one blended yield around 12.85%. approximately. $467,000 to reach $5,000 per month recurring cash flow. THE MATH. GPIQ at 9.8% generates approximately $11,440/year. QQQI at 13.9% generates approximately $16,228/year. TDAQ at 17.4% generates approximately $20,315/year. OVL at 10.3% generates approximately $12,025/year. Total: roughly $60,008 per year - or just over $5,000 per month. $11,440 per year. at 13.9%. approximately. $16,228 per. at 17.4%. approximately. $20,315/year. and oval. at 10.3%. approximately. $12,025 per year. Total. $60,008 per year, just over $5,000 per month. $50,000 invested -> approximately $535/month. $100,000 -> approximately $1,071/month. $250,000 -> approximately $2,677/month. $750,000 -> approximately $8,031/month. $50,000, approximately. $535 per. $100,000, approximately. $1,071 per month. $250,000, approximately. $2,677/month. $750,000, Approximately. $8,031 per month. START WITH ALLOCATION SIZING. to think. allocation. CORE-SATELLITE APPROACH. CORE. VOO/QQQ. DEDICATED SLEEVE FOR INCOME ETFs. Many. a core approach. A large core focused holdings like VO or QQQ with a sleeve generating like these. Deciding. WHAT % OF PORTFOLIO? of your portfolio. putting here. is the first real decision. Think about TAX LOCATION. Taxable Brokerage Account Statement. QQQI. Section 1256 treatment. section 1256. She's relatively efficient account. and TDAQ. RETURN OF CAPITAL. OVL. TAX ADVANTAGES. classifications. tax. exploring. holding. an IRA. TAX LOCATION STRATEGY. STILL WORTH KNOWING. NO. TAX LOCATIONS FROM SABILE. SUPERIELL IMITD. ECONOMICS. MACHINES. RETIAZ LOCATION. STAY NOWT. DUBANS. NEW LAWNING. NUHUM PROPERTY CURNIALS ACHIEVE LAW UNITS. The tax matters less, worth. Watch. WATCH EXPENSE RATIOS OVER TIME. ratios over time. VALUE. 10 YEARS. 15. 20. FEE 0.35%. 0.83% FEE. THE GAP LOOKS SMALL, BUT... compounds INTO REAL MONEY. Year 0. Year 10. Year 20. into real money. Higher costs justified by better outcomes, and STOCKANALYSIS.COM. ETF YIELD 4.3%. 1. SANGEL. ETF YIELD 2.4%. ETF YIELD 15.0%. 2. GISTIPAL FUND FUNDS. ETF YIELD 2.7%. useful research tool for comparing ETFs side by side. yields, price return, Total return. Holdings. analysis. THE FOUR HORSEMEN PORTFOLIO. what actually sticks about the Four portfolio. clearly it's not designed TO BEAT NASDAQ APPRECIATION 100. It's not for the best ten year return chart. a different. MEANINGFUL RECURRING MONTHLY INCOME. portfolio slowly it down for ETFs? 4 ETFs | 3 STRATEGIES. 2 INDEXES. 12.85% YIELD. three strategies. two different indexes. one blended yield around 12.85%. approximately. $467,000 to reach $5,000 per month recurring cash flow.