A $475,000 Portfolio That Quietly Pays $2,800 a Month From Just Two Sectors Most Investors Ignore

A 64-year-old retiree with $475,000 who wants to generate $2,800 per month, or $33,600 annually, from dividends alone needs a portfolio yield of roughly 7%. That is simply the arithmetic.

With the S&P 500 yielding well under 2%, a traditional index-fund portfolio falls far short of producing that level of income without selling shares. The ...