High-Yield Income: The Basics

Your Starting Point for Building Wealth with High-Yield Income Assets


High-Yield Income investing is one of the most approachable ways to start building wealth, especially if you’re new to how they work. This page is your hub for understanding high-yield assets - how they work, why they matter, and how you can use them to grow your wealth over time.

General

Dividends

ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds)

Options-Based Income ETFs

REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

CEFs (Closed-End Funds)

BDC (Business Development Company)

MLPs (Master Limited Partnerships)

Bond Funds

What is a Dividend?
Learn what a dividend is and how it supports passive income with Everdend’s guide on dividends.
Dividend and Distribution Payout Calendar Events
Explore how dividend and distribution calendar events—declaration, ex-dividend, record, and payment dates—can help build monthly or weekly income with high-yield investments.
Fractional Shares and High-Yield Investing
Discover how fractional shares enable high-yield investing with small budgets, accessing REITs, ETFs, and BDCs for monthly income. Everdend’s guide explains.
High-Yield Income Asset Recovery Time
Discover why high-yield assets drop after payouts and how to leverage recovery periods for steady income with Everdend’s educational guide.
Dividend and Distribution Reinvestment
Discover how DRIPs and manual reinvestment can turn dividends and and distributions into steady passive income with Everdend’s guide to high-yield investments.
Dividend Aristocrats: The Reliable Performers
Explore Dividend Aristocrats, S&P 500 companies with 25+ years of dividend increases, for reliable passive income.
The History of Dividends
Explore the history of dividends, from the Dutch East India Company to modern ETFs, with Everdend’s educational guide.
What is a REIT?
Explore what a REIT is and how it offers real estate investment with dividends, without property management hassles.
What is an ETF?
Discover what an ETF is, how it provides diversification, and why it’s ideal for passive income with Everdend’s comprehensive guide.
Quick Quiz: Dividend Basics
Test your knowledge of dividend basics with Everdend’s quick quiz. Learn about dividend payments, DRIPs, and Dividend Aristocrats to boost your passive income journey.