What's in your income sleeve right now? Time for a check-in. I'll share mine, you share yours. My current Portfolio sleeve: → VTI — US total Stock Market → QQQI — Nasdaq covered call, higher volatility, higher distribution → VGT — Tech → VXUS - Internation → SMH - Semiconductors → QQQM - Nasdaq 100 → SCHD - Dividends What I'm watching: how VGT's stock split tomorrow Your turn — what's in your portfolio right now? Share: 📌 Your current holdings 📌 One thing you're watching closely Any changes you made (or are considering) this month No judgment here — we're all building. Share where you're at.

Retired last year (65) and my wife (58) is retiring in one month. We're in the process of selling our home and will rent in the next 2-3 years as we wait for our youngest to finish college. Attached is a test portfolio investing some of the cash from the sale of our home. Portfolio Lab in Snowball Analytics shows $500,000 invested in this portfolio will earn $6000+ in monthly income. I understand this is a higher risk covered call etf portfolio strategy, purpose is pure income as we have much more diversified assets invested in other portfolios. Dividends will not be reinvested as we want the income to offset rent and expenses but also thinking of reinvesting some of the dividends as ETFs fall 1-2% below initial investment. Looking for feedback/suggestions.

What a week to be an investor. The S&P 500 closed Friday at **7,126** — a fresh all-time high — and the Nasdaq just logged its **13th consecutive winning session**, its longest winning streak since 1992. The Dow also flirted with 50,000. This rally has been one for the record books. And the catalyst? Peace optimism. President Trump said the Iran war "should be ending pretty soon," with Iran reportedly willing to make key concessions it wasn't open to just two months ago. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah added fuel to the fire. For those of us who held the line, or better yet, **bought the dip**, this week felt like a payoff. **📊 My portfolio is up 8% YTD.** And honestly? It's not because I did anything clever. It's because I stuck to the plan: ✅ Bought the dip when the market got ugly during the early war panic ✅ Used covered call income to keep cash flowing and redeploy during volatility ✅ Kept investing for the future with growth positions riding the recovery This is exactly why I talk about the 3-Bucket Framework so much. When markets sold off, my income buckets kept generating cash. That cash went back to work buying more shares at lower prices. And now the growth bucket is doing what growth does. You don't need to predict the market. You need a **system that works in any environment.** What's interesting is that even with this historic rally off the March lows, investor sentiment is still broadly negative. The AAII survey has shown more bears than bulls for **9 straight weeks.** That's actually a good sign for further upside. The wall of worry is still very much intact. The people who panicked and sold near the lows are now chasing this rally. The people who stayed invested, or leaned in, are sitting on gains. Stay the course. Keep your income working. Keep investing. How is everyone's portfolio tracking this week? Are you seeing similar gains, or still working your way back? Drop it in the comments 👇

I talk about QQQI enough — so today I decided to actually start a position. Bought $5,000 worth of QQQI today. Fresh position. Felt right given where we are in the market, and honestly, if I'm going to keep recommending it to this community I should have skin in the game. For those newer here, QQQI is one of my favorite covered call ETFs for income generation. It uses NDX index options (Section 1256 treatment), targets high monthly distributions, and with ROC making up the bulk of that income, it's tax-efficient too. It's not a set-and-forget growth play, it's an income engine, and right now I'm happy to be collecting that income myself. I also added $2,000 more to my SMH position. Semiconductors are one of my highest conviction long-term themes, and I've been wanting to add on weakness. Now sitting at over $6,000 in SMH and feeling good about it. Two very different plays, one for income, one for growth. That's the 3-Bucket Framework in action right there. Curious, does anyone else in the community hold QQQI or SMH? Drop your positions below 👇