Your trading makes money. Where does it go?Turn options premium into a portfolio that pays you every month.Most options traders have good months and nothing to show for them a year later. The profit stays in the trading account. It becomes bigger positions. Then one bad week takes it back.Keep the Rent: The Income Portfolio Blueprint is Book 5 of The Options Income Machine Series. Books 1 through 4 taught you to make money: collect rent with credit spreads and the Wheel, own the move with Baby LEAPs, know when to sell, and read the chart. This book answers the next question. How do you keep the rent?The Machine makes the money. The Portfolio keeps it.Andrew Kim made money trading options, then spent it. This book is the system he wishes he'd had. It shows you how to move realized trading profit, on a set schedule, into an income portfolio of covered-call ETFs and dividend growth funds. In the build phase, you reinvest every distribution. Along the way, you can live on part of the income by rule. At your Number, it pays you every month.Inside you'll learn:The Sweep: a monthly rule for moving profit out of your trading account before the market takes it backThe 70/30 Blueprint: a simple split between covered-call ETFs and dividend growth, and how to tilt it for your age, taxes, and goalsHow covered-call ETFs really work: what you give up for the income, and why the payoff shape explains every complaint about themThe fine print most income books skip: return of capital, NAV erosion, Section 1256, and how to tell a healthy payout from a fund eating itselfThree funds up close: a plain-English look inside QQQI, JEPQ, and SCHD, read straight from their own documentsWhere to hold each fund: taxable vs. Roth vs. IRA, plus a windfall plan for tax refunds and bonusesRunning the Machine in a Roth: why the Wheel fits and short-dated spreads usually don'tThe bear-market playbook: what covered calls did in 2000–02, 2008, and 2022, sequence-of-returns risk, and exactly what the rules say to doWhen to add and when to trim: chart-timed buys that never become an excuse to wait, and a two-part test for a broken fundYour Number and your Paycheck: how to set an honest target (and why 6% is aggressive), switch on monthly income, and smooth it with a cash buffer39 clear diagrams, including why the 70/30 split pays you now and keeps that income growingWorked examples with hypothetical, realistic returns, a short FAQ, a five-year walkthrough, and ready-to-use templatesEvery chapter ends with two short action boxes: Machine this week for your trading account and Portfolio this week for your income side. Clear rules. Short chapters. No hype.All dollar figures are hypothetical and round. Yields are never quoted as promises. You get the plan, the math, and the honest risks.Who this book is for: options traders who make money but don't keep it, investors curious about QQQI, JEPQ, or SCHD who want to know how they fit together, and anyone who wants income that doesn't need them watching a screen.The Options Income Machine Series:Book 1: The Options Income Machine (collect rent)Book 2: Deep in the Money (own the move)Book 3: When to Sell (know when to leave)Book 4: Read the Chart (know where you are)Book 5: Keep the Rent (keep what you make)This book is for educational purposes only and is not investment, tax, or legal advice. Options involve substantial risk and are not suitable for all investors. All examples are hypothetical. Past results do not guarantee future results. The author may hold positions in securities mentioned. Read more
