TFSA Investors: How to Create $10,000 in Annual Income in 15 Years

It’s completely possible to achieve $10,000 in annual passive income, you just have to be smart and consistent with a stock like this.

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The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is arguably one of the best ways to create income — especially if you’re looking to create passive income over the years. It can be very tempting to see dividends come in and spend that cash. But if you’re using a TFSA, I’d argue another approach.

Instead of using that passive income each month, quarter, or year to buy something fun, reinvest! By reinvesting, you can even get as much as $10,000 in passive income annually. Let’s find out how.

First, see how much you can afford

If you wanted to create $10,000 in passive income each year off the bat, it would take an incredibly large investment. Because of this, a far easier solution is to invest slowly. You simply need to see what you can afford and drip feed into an investment year after year.

By doing this slowly over time, reinvesting your dividend income as you go, you can end up investing less but making more! Of course, you’ll need to choose the right stock.

A long-term income stock

If you want passive income that’s bound to last, I would look at dividend stocks that have been doing this a while now. A great option is the Big Six banks, such as Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). TD stock has been around for decades, growing substantially in that time. That growth hasn’t slowed in the years that followed, as it continues to be one of the top 10 banks in America as well!

Further, TD stock has expanded into wealth and commercial management, offers multiple loan repayment options for clients, and created lucrative credit card partnerships. All to say it will continue to increase dividends for years to come.

How much could that be? TD stock currently offers a dividend yield at 4.75%. That comes out at $3.84 annually, dished out on a quarterly basis. In the last decade, the dividend has increased by 137%! That’s a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% as of writing.

Look to the future

Let’s look at the share performance to see how long it could take you to reach that $10,000 goal in annual passive income. TD stock has grown 92% in the last decade — a CAGR of 6.78% as of writing. Based on this information, even after a dip, we can calculate how long it would take to drip feed into this stock for $10,000 compared to what it would cost to achieve that today. First, let’s look at today.

COMPANYRECENT PRICENUMBER OF SHARESDIVIDEND (ANNUAL)TOTAL PAYOUT (ANNUAL)FREQUENCYTOTAL INVESTMENT
TD$79.472,604$3.84$10,000Quarterly$206,939.88

That’s an insanely high price tag for $10,000, wouldn’t you agree? Now, let’s see what would happen if you drip feed into TD stock, starting with $6,000 and adding $3,000 each year.

YearShares OwnedAnnual Dividend Per ShareAnnual DividendCompound FrequencyAfter DRIP ValueAnnual ContributionYear End Shares OwnedYear End Stock PriceNew Balance
176.00C$3.78C$287.00QuarterlyC$6,334.15C$3,000.00114.75C$84.96C$9,749.23
2114.75C$4.12C$472.32QuarterlyC$10,230.20C$3,000.00153.09C$90.80C$13,899.97
3153.09C$4.49C$686.83QuarterlyC$14,599.64C$3,000.00191.21C$97.04C$18,554.56
4191.21C$4.89C$935.10QuarterlyC$19,507.48C$3,000.00229.33C$103.70C$23,782.18
5229.33C$5.33C$1,222.44QuarterlyC$25,028.39C$3,000.00267.64C$110.83C$29,662.22
6267.64C$5.81C$1,555.07QuarterlyC$31,248.14C$3,000.00306.36C$118.44C$36,285.93
7306.36C$6.33C$1,940.24QuarterlyC$38,265.43C$3,000.00345.70C$126.58C$43,758.27
8345.70C$6.90C$2,386.43QuarterlyC$46,193.95C$3,000.00385.89C$135.27C$52,200.14
9385.89C$7.52C$2,903.56QuarterlyC$55,164.83C$3,000.00427.14C$144.57C$61,750.98
10427.14C$8.20C$3,503.27QuarterlyC$65,329.49C$3,000.00469.72C$154.50C$72,571.78
11469.72C$8.94C$4,199.22QuarterlyC$76,863.00C$3,000.00513.88C$165.11C$84,848.68
12513.88C$9.74C$5,007.45QuarterlyC$89,968.04C$3,000.00559.90C$176.46C$98,797.14
13559.90C$10.62C$5,946.84QuarterlyC$104,879.57C$3,000.00608.06C$188.58C$114,666.93
14608.06C$11.58C$7,039.64QuarterlyC$121,870.31C$3,000.00658.69C$201.53C$132,747.93
15658.69C$12.62C$8,312.10QuarterlyC$141,257.25C$3,000.00712.12C$215.38C$153,377.03

And there you have it. After just 15 years, with a reasonable amount of investing, you can achieve $10,000 in annual passive income! Plus, you’ll have a $153,377 portfolio. All from investing a total of $51,000 in that time compared to about $207,000!

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

Fool contributor Amy Legate-Wolfe has positions in Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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