03-08-2014, 06:24 PM
What to do? I use a variety of approaches to squeeze a minimum of 8%-10% from our modest portfolio. I don't chase the highest yielding most risky equities, but do try to average about 6% yield on the pure dividend portion of the portfolio. I also use lots of covered call lower yielding dividend stocks to generate 10%-15% cash flow per year. So far the combination of strategies has worked out well.
Alex