Published on 28 May 2024 on Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance
These 6 Dividend ETFs Are a Retiree's Best Friend
If you're in or near retirement, it's smart to aim to hold a lot of dividend-paying stocks in your portfolio. (It's smart at any age, really.) Dividend payers will regularly plunk cash into your account -- a welcome event when you're living on a fixed or otherwise limited income.
Better still, healthy and growing dividend payers tend to increase their payouts over time, often keeping up with or exceeding inflation. And by getting this regular dividend income, you may be able to avoid selling shares of stock.
