Do you want to get better with your money, build passive income, and start investing? This is your opportunity to take control of the rest of the year.
In this full deep dive, Ashley breaks down the exact step-by-step strategy to create $500 to $5,000+ a month in passive income using Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and dividend stocks.
In this video, you’ll learn:
Wall Street Secrets: Why Ashley left managing money for $25M+ clients to build wealth tools for everyday people.
The REIT Advantage: How to collect monthly and quarterly rental income from REITs for under $100.
Brokerage 101: Step-by-step guidance on setting up an individual brokerage account
The Income Math: How to calculate dividend yield and build a $5,000/month portfolio
How to get started with DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) in 2026
Real-World Case Studies: Deep dive into EPR Properties
– CHAPTERS –
00:00 Introduction
03:10 What is a REIT?
04:05 How to Open Your Brokerage Account
06:10 What You Need to Open an Account
07:10 How REITs Work
09:25 Types of Commercial REITs
11:05 The 3 Key Rules for Analyzing a Quality REIT
13:10 Understanding Dividend Yield & Payout Schedules
14:00 Case Study 1: EPR Properties
15:10 How to Turn 1,600 to 10,000 Shares into Monthly Cash Flow
18:35 How to Calculate Exact Shares Needed for $500 to $5,000/Month
23:55 Case Study 2: Global Net Lease
27:15 Why Market Dips Are “Black Friday Sales” for Investors
28:40 How DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) Builds Wealth
30:10 Real Community Success Stories
31:40 Build Your Passive Income Portfolio
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Free Dividend Investing Class: https://empify.link/freeclass
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About Ashley:
I’m Ashley M. Fox, founder & CEO of Empify and a former Wall Street Analyst. I help everyday people build wealth, shift their money mindset, and create lasting financial ease through practical investing and financial education.
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Really clear breakdown of REITs and dividends — I liked how you kept it step by step instead of just hype. Very helpful, thank you!
I am in a Georgia war veteran nursing home in Augusta Georgia
I need to turn this $5000 into a monthly income of $5000
Definitely YES
Im learning and I need to know how to get started and find out how it works
How did you manage to achieve that level of growth? I've been doing everything I can to improve my investments. I plan to retire in a few years and need to enhance my diversification.
Is Fidelity a good one to use for investing ?
Yes
I'm ready, I definitely would like to get started right away, please let me know what I need to do, I have a Fidelity account but not sure if it's a broker I need to transfer it to a broker.
Sister I’m about to do something I’ve never done in my life though about it but couldn’t trust people. I hear people speaking on this very topic and other topics. This is something I been wanting to do for quite sometimes but never understood it and didn’t have any one to help me understand. I just wanted to have positive income coming in. Not negative income I’ve been doing that and still have nothing to fall back on nothing to leave to me kids. I really do need this to work for me and I do need your prayers. 🫡🙏🏾💐
How can a beginner turn a starting 5k investment into high profits?
Ashley, this is Amazing Grace knowledge listening to you this late night b4 work tomorrow morning. I have learned a lot from you. Am in, in in forever. Now I know. God Bless you
I have an individual brokerage account through Schwab. How do I know which Reit to invest in?
Yes
I am abundantly blessed with excellent health and multigenerational wealth!!!
Help a brother help please
Absolutely! I WILL retire early! Thank you for your inspiration and expertise in making my money work for me!
Wealth
I have a Charles wall account. I’m trying to figure out. Should I put more money in there to transfer it? I’m starting off with $50 or should I go lower than?
Trying to get like you
Your teaching how to work smarter not harder❤
Opened my account!!!! Invested!!! Feels awesome.