{"id":57011,"date":"2025-09-10T06:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=57011"},"modified":"2025-09-10T06:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:01:56","slug":"my-10-income-portfolio-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=57011","title":{"rendered":"My 10% Income Portfolio\u2013Mirror, Mirror On The Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-test-id=\"author-root\">\n<p class=\"mb-12 text-medium-2-r text-share-text-3\">This article was written by<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative mb-12 flex justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center relative size-36 rounded-full\" data-test-id=\"user-pic-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button data-state-text=\"Following\" aria-label=\"Follow Guido Persichino\" class=\"ihjjQ py-8 px-18 o7ZP8 ml-8 mt-0 shrink-0 self-baseline text-small-b relative inline-flex cursor-pointer select-none items-center whitespace-nowrap break-words transition-colors hover:no-underline motion-reduce:transition-none border-black bg-black text-white hover:bg-black-70 disabled:border-transparent disabled:bg-black-20 dark:border-black-10 dark:bg-black-10 dark:text-black dark:hover:border-black-30 dark:hover:bg-black-30 dark:disabled:bg-black-30 w-auto min-h-28 justify-center border px-12 py-1 text-medium-r rounded-6\" data-test-id=\"follow-button\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wMAFB relative flex justify-center\" data-state-placeholder=\"Following\"><span class=\"absolute\">Follow<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-medium-2-r\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\" style=\"max-height:100%\">\n<div>\n<p>I graduated in Languages in 1988, and then worked for 25 years as an editor at various publishing houses. In 2005, fate turned my attention to the world of finance, and when I lost my job in 2013, I decided to dedicate myself to it. In particular, I focused on building an income portfolio based on ETFs and CEFs. Although I have never worked as a Financial Advisor, I believe that sharing my experiences with managing my own income portfolio can provide others with helpful insights for their own portfolios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"content-container\">\n<p id=\"a-disclosure\"><b>Analyst\u2019s Disclosure:<\/b><span>I\/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of BST,EOS,ETO,EVT,GOF,HTD,PCN,PDI,PDT,PTY,RQI,SPE,UTF,UTG,GPIX,JEPI,JEPQ,USOI,XYLD,ADX,ARCC,CCAP,FDUS,GBDC,MCI,RVT,SGOV either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives.<\/span><span id=\"top-business-disclosure\"> I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). 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