If I Could Only Own One Dividend Blue-Chip Forever, This Would Be It

Posted On January 23, 2023 4:37 am
By: Dividend Sensei

A relatively safe single-stock retirement plan is possible if you buy the right blue-chip ETF.

My favorite ETF owns almost 300 of the highest-quality dividend aristocrats and future aristocrats. If this ETF owns a stock, it’s worth owning.

Long-term analysts think this ETF will deliver market-beating 12% annual returns and around 11% to 13% annual income growth, just as dividend growth blue-chips have done for the last 50 years.

That means a potential life-changing 17X inflation-adjusted return for retirees and 305X real returns for younger investors.

Combining my favorite ETF with 14 other blue-chips creates a 4.1% yielding portfolio, with 12% to 13% historical returns, 12% to 14% likely future returns, and 10% average peak declines in bear markets, 70% less than the S&P 500.

This is the portfolio I’m moving all my life savings into over the next few years.

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Dividend Sensei

I'm an Army veteran and former energy dividend writer for The Motley Fool. I'm a proud co-founder of Wide Moat Research, Dividend Kings, and the Intelligent Dividend Investor. My work can be found on Seeking Alpha, Dividend Kings, iREIT, and the Intelligent Dividend Investor. My goal is to help all people learn how to harness the awesome power of dividend growth investing to achieve their financial dreams and enrich their lives. With 24 years of investing experience, I've learned what works and more importantly, what doesn't, when it comes to building long-term wealth and income streams and achieving long-term financial goals.