EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 23 MIN
Ep. 94: Durable Retiree Income — Real Bargains vs Yield Traps
from Informed Investing · host Informed Investing
6 dividend/retiree-income sources, honest-math lens on building a durable income core vs yield traps. (1) Our ACN piece: consulting name down 59% to $123.86, 5.18% yield, 38% earnings payout, 7-8x earnings, peers CTSH/EPAM also -55/-64% — value-or-trap on the AI-eats-billable-hours fear, 'size it like a bet.' (2) SCHD vs VYM retiree core: SCHD 3.27% yield/58.75% payout/0.06% ER/quality-screened ~100 names/13.16% since incep vs VYM 2.29%/45.96% payout/0.04% ER/618 holdings/9.29%; ~$2k/yr gap on $200k; case for both. (3) Pfizer 7.27% yield, 351st payout (cut in 2009): 53% EARNINGS payout healthy but 108% FCF payout concerning (FCF $9.08B vs divs $9.77B), net debt/EBITDA 3.26x, insiders buying — 'safe but watch cash conversion.' (4) Alphabet replaced Verizon in the Dow 6/29/26 (GOOGL 0.3% yield) — an index change that quietly cuts retirees' index-fund income; income alts Cisco/Coke/Amgen. (5) NEOS IWMI vs ProShares ITWO Russell-2000 covered-call income showdown. (6) Dividend Prince: monthly-paying DGRW/SPHD/SPLV — monthly cadence = calmer investor, trades upside for smoothness. Editorial: coverage on the RIGHT metric; real value vs yield trap.
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6 dividend/retiree-income sources, honest-math lens on building a durable income core vs yield traps. (1) Our ACN piece: consulting name down 59% to $123.86, 5.18% yield, 38% earnings payout, 7-8x earnings, peers CTSH/EPAM also -55/-64% — value-or-trap on the AI-eats-billable-hours fear, 'size it like a bet.' (2) SCHD vs VYM retiree core: SCHD 3.27% yield/58.75% payout/0.06% ER/quality-screened ~100 names/13.16% since incep vs VYM 2.29%/45.96% payout/0.04% ER/618 holdings/9.29%; ~$2k/yr gap on $200k; case for both. (3) Pfizer 7.27% yield, 351st payout (cut in 2009): 53% EARNINGS payout healthy but 108% FCF payout concerning (FCF $9.08B vs divs $9.77B), net debt/EBITDA 3.26x, insiders buying — 'safe but watch cash conversion.' (4) Alphabet replaced Verizon in the Dow 6/29/26 (GOOGL 0.3% yield) — an index change that quietly cuts retirees' index-fund income; income alts Cisco/Coke/Amgen. (5) NEOS IWMI vs ProShares ITWO Russell-2000 covered-call income showdown. (6) Dividend Prince: monthly-paying DGRW/SPHD/SPLV — monthly cadence = calmer investor, trades upside for smoothness. Editorial: coverage on the RIGHT metric; real value vs yield trap.
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