How to Earn $100,000 in Dividend Income

Dividend investing is a process. It's not about the first year's dividend income; it's about 10 years out and more, when you really start to see the compounding process at work. The power of compounding is very real.

In today's video, I am going to walk you through building a portfolio that will pay you $100,000 in annual dividend income. The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) is one of the best ETFs to build dividend income.

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of March 17, 2025. The video was published on March 18, 2025.

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