Dividend Investor Earns $30K a Month After 37 Years, Says He Started Investing in 1988 With Student Loans

Investment Strategy - Staying invested through market volatility can lead to significant long-term results, as demonstrated by an investor who achieved $1,000 per day in dividend income after 37 years of investing [1][2] - The investor began investing after the Black Monday crash of 1987 and emphasized the importance of remaining focused during market downturns, including the dot-com crash, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic [2] Portfolio Highlights - The investor's portfolio includes several high-yield dividend stocks, such as: - Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET): An energy dividend stock with a yield of approximately 8% and plans to invest $5 billion to $5.5 billion in growth capital this year [4] - MPLX LP (NYSE:MPLX): A midstream energy infrastructure company with a dividend yield of about 8%, majority-owned by Marathon Petroleum Corp [5] - Western Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:WES): A natural gas pipeline company with a high dividend yield of around 9% [6] - Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE:EPD): A midstream energy company with a dividend yield of about 7%, which recently raised its dividend by 0.9% [7] Alternative Investments - Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX): An alternative investment management company with a dividend yield exceeding 3%, though it has seen a decline of 5% over the past 12 months [10]