"If you're looking for a relatively safe way to make more money out of your money during your retirement years, consider exchange-traded funds (ETFs). They can provide you with exposure to hundreds of stocks while also paying high dividends. While buying individual stocks can be risky, ETFs reduce the risk through diversification. You'll not be dependent on a single stock, and it'll give broad exposure to the market."
"It tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index and owns about 100 dividend stocks. The fund identifies the companies that have raised their dividends for at least 10 consecutive years and doesn't include real estate investment trusts. Then it creates a composite score, keeping the return on equity, dividend growth rate, dividend yield, and cash flow to total debt in focus."
Exchange-traded funds can offer retirees diversified exposure to hundreds of stocks while delivering high dividends and reducing single-stock risk. Three high-yield ETFs highlighted for 2026 are Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), Strategy Shares Gold-Hedged Bond ETF (GOLY), and JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI). SCHD tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100, favors companies with 10+ years of dividend increases, excludes REITs, and scores firms by return on equity, dividend growth, yield, and cash flow to debt. SCHD yields 3.78%, has a 0.06% expense ratio, notable sector allocations to energy, consumer staples, healthcare, and a five- and ten-year annualized return history. Gold prices surged in 2025, motivating interest in a gold-hedged bond ETF, and JEPI represents an options-based equity income approach.
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