<prompt> Human: A simple question posed: what sort of initial investment, stock etf mutual fund or otherwise, would it take and where to garner 100 a month in steady dividends?  <response>: Its a simple question, but there is no simple answer. Dividends can be on any kind of schedule the company wants them to be, usually its quarterly or yearly. It also depends on which security youre holding. You should look up the dividend payouts of the securities youre interested in and do the math for yourself. 