Roaming Returns

22 weekly dividend ETFs are now on the market—but not all are created equal. In this deep-dive, we not only compare performance across YieldMax, Roundhill, and Defiance—but we also show you how to use these tools for real financial edge.

✅ Breakdown by index: Russell, NASDAQ, S&P
✅ Full metrics: price return, dividends, total return (1m & 3m)
✅ Strategy spotlight: How we negate YieldMax NAV erosion risks
✅ Income...

🔥 Van Life Portfolio – Q2 2025 Update (13% Income Growth Despite Market Drop)

This isn’t your grandpa’s dividend portfolio.

In this episode, we give a full Q2 breakdown of our high-octane, high-yield “Van Life” portfolio—designed for aggressive income generation, not fragile capital gains.

 Despite a steep 20% drop in principal (from $110K high to $90K low), our income grew +13.3% this quarter, landing at $5,667 in dividend payouts. ...

The market dropped nearly 15% this spring... but our conservative dividend portfolio? It grew income by almost 10%.

In this episode, we walk through our Q2 2025 Retirement Portfolio update—showing how even as the market got wrecked by tariffs, volatility, and policy chaos, we stacked more income, reinvested smarter, and stayed unbothered.

We break down:

• 🔻 How the portfolio value dipped 8% but the income surged
• 📈 How strategic DRI...

With Q1 earnings in the rearview, and warnings flashing for Q2 and beyond, we scoured the sectors forecasted to underperform—and uncovered a goldmine of dividend-growing stocks. In this episode, we break down high-quality dividend growers in all 11 sectors—from Energy to Tech to Real Estate—highlighting those with long dividend streaks, strong fundamentals, and yields ranging from 3% to over 7%.

Whether you're looking...

As Q1 earnings wrap up, we’re diving deep into what the data is actually telling us about where the economy — and the stock market — are headed next.

✔ 78% of S&P 500 companies beat earnings
✔ EPS growth is up 13.4% YOY
✔ But company guidance is barely trickling in
✔ Consumer sentiment just hit its second worst score ever
✔ And tariffs might not be fully priced into inflation yet

We break down sector-by-sector g...

Are your portfolio losers actually hidden gems—or ticking time bombs? In this episode, we break down the 10 biggest losing stocks in our portfolio to determine if they’re value plays or just value traps.

We dig into:
✔️ Dividend Yield
✔️ Revenue Growth
✔️ Net Profit Margin
✔️ EPS & P/E Ratios
✔️ Analyst Price Targets
✔️ Growth Forecasts

You’ll hear our verdict on each stock—green light ...

Why doing nothing might be the best move for your portfolio right now.

In this episode, we dig into action bias — that psychological urge to "do something" when the market tanks — and explain why it can lead to terrible decisions. We cover how action bias shows up in over-trading, panic selling, jumping on fad stocks, and making emotional moves that kill returns.

We’ll also show you how to combat action bias by building an ...

In this episode, we get brutally real about two financial moves you NEED to have locked down right now: budgeting and emergency funds. Markets are shaky, inflation isn’t cooling, consumer sentiment is crashing — and the people who survive this chaos won't be the lucky ones; they’ll be the prepared ones.

We break down how to build a real budget that’s customized to YOU (none of that cookie-cutter garbage) — and why precision mat...

Looking for weekly dividend income ETFs that could outperform YieldMax? In this episode, we break down Roundhill’s new WeeklyPay ETFs—NVW, TSW, AAPW, COIW, and PLTW—and compare them head-to-head with YieldMax equivalents (like NVDY, TSLY, APLY, CONY, and PLTY).

We explain:

• How Roundhill’s ETFs actually work (hint: they hold the underlying stock + swaps)
• Why they may offer less NAV erosion than synthetic call-option ETFs
• Real number...

Ready to stop panic scrolling and start buying smart? In this episode, we dive deep into how we find value, even in a market downturn. Because buying in a recession is the key to unlocking wealth. 

🔍 We screened hundreds of dividend stocks, REITs, CEFs, BDCs, and preferreds to find the hidden  gems - aka quality investments trading at a discount for no real reason. We’re not chasing hype. We’re hunting undervalued assets with stron...

Are we in a bear market, a correction, or just a panic spiral?

We break down exactly what you need to know to not sabotage yourself during a volatile market. With personal losses of 3 years’ worth of gains in just 3 weeks, we know how this feels—and we’ve got the data and strategy to help you stay the course.

We cover:
🔹 What actually happens in corrections and bear markets
🔹 Why panic selling is a guaranteed way to lose

Most investors analyze REITs the wrong way, and it’s costing them. In this episode, we break down the key metrics that we look at when evaluating REITs. Traditional stock metrics like P/E ratios just don’t cut it and AFFO isn't the holy grail. 

Using Realty Income (O) and Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) as real-world case studies, we cover:

✅ The difference between Equity & Mortgage REITs—and why most investors get it wrong
✅ ...

Does Investing in YieldMax ETFs Actually Work? The Data Says… 

So many people say you can’t make money with YieldMax ETFs—but is that true? We pulled the data on TSLY, CRSH, NVDY, DIPS, CONY, and FIAT to put this claim to the test.

🔹 The Experiment: We analyzed six months of dividends, share prices, and reinvestment strategies for both the long and short YieldMax pairs.
 🔹 The Findings: Simply holding both long & short posi...

We made a whopping $5,379 the last 3 months on about $99,000 of portfolio value. 

If the dividends keep coming in like they have this quarter, our high yield portfolio is clocked to make double the amount of dividend yield of the conservative portfolio. (21.7% vs 10.6%) 

Tim changed up a bunch of stocks because of the economic climate and company performance. We've got lots of juicy details to go along with our dividend payout b...

With the market’s in panic mode, this is a great time to show  that focusing on dividend payouts and share increases is a much better way to track your portfolio. Not it’s ever changing value. 

When we recorded, this portfolio was around $173,500 and has dropped significantly with the market downturn. 

But guess what? None of that affects the $4,600 in dividends we collected or the shares added. 

Tune in to see what stocks we sold, wh...

If you’ve been wondering where Tim finds stocks to invest in, you’ll find out today. No, he doesn’t just pull tickers out of a hat. 

The investments we talk about come from scouring many resources and then digging further to see if the data meets our investing criteria.  

You don’t need to sign up for paid resources to replicate his results. You just need to know which free services to focus on. 

Follow along, and if you want to see i...

What if you could get a dividend every week just like a paycheck instead of waiting months or even quarterly to see any cash flow? 

There’s a reason that most people don’t stick with investing. Standard approaches take forever to see results, or your portfolio value goes up but then you feel deflated the minute your stocks go back down. 

One of the key aspects of reaching any goal is seeing tangible results from your efforts, especia...

You’ve heard us talk about stock splits before when we mentioned getting into Chipotle and Nvidia. 

Tim noticed that both of these stocks go back to their pre-split price and jumped on the opportunity to gain capital appreciation. That’s money we can roll back into dividend stocks. 

Talk about a no-brainer, but this sparked an idea.  

After digging into stock splits, we uncovered some pretty sweet data showing that this could be a use...

If YieldMax ETFs seem too risky with their synthetic holdings and NAV erosion, we totally get it. They’re not for everyone. 

We’ve found a sick alternative that actually holds the stocks they write options on. 

These yield between 20-30%, which is better than other popular covered call ETFs like JEPI and JEPQ. What’s also amazing is that you get a basket of stocks in the biggest macro trends right now - tech, AI, and crypto. 

We’ve ha...