Creating several passive income streams is a dream for many entrepreneurs and anyone really. It can accelerate plans to make extra income, pay off debt, change your life and your families and invest in building wealth.
There are two main ways to make money from stocks. First, you can start investing. Purchase and forget it. Then make money when you sell the stock down the road through capital gains. That isn’t a continuous form of income, but it can come in handy when you’re ready to retire. On the other hand, you can see regular passive income in the form of dividends from dividend stocks.
A bond ladder is a portfolio of multiple bonds that mature at different times. When the bonds mature, you can reinvest the returned principal in new bonds and start a new ladder or continue adding on to your current one.
You can earn passive income with interest when you loan money to someone else. For example, you can loan banks money in the form of a high yield savings account, and you can lend businesses money in the form of bonds. But you also earn interest when you loan money to peers.
REITs
Rental properties are expensive and time-consuming. If you love real estate but don’t feel like putting in the work or money to flip or manage properties, check out real estate investment trusts (REITs). Real estate investing with REITs is like buying and selling stocks on major stock exchanges.
Invest in real estate without buying property through crowdfunding real estate platforms. These platforms connect investors to real estate investment properties. Money is pooled together to buy multifamily properties, commercial or retail properties, office buildings, single-family homes, and more.