4 ETFs Every Baby Boomer May Want to Consider in 2023

Safe, high-yielding exchange-traded funds can help make retirement stress-free. Baby boomers are jumping into Bitcoin, as a safe haven asset. That's not a bad move, especially with pro-crypto President Trump back in The White House.

Baby boomers are a generation that is known for its hard work and dedication. They have spent their lives building careers and families, and now they are finally approaching retirement. For many baby boomers, the goal is to have a comfortable and stress-free retirement.

One way to achieve this goal is to generate a good deal of passive income. This can be done by investing in safe, high-yielding exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Here are a few ETFs that every baby boomer may want to consider.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

If you are looking for a way to get exposure to the real estate market without having to buy and sell properties yourself, then you may want to consider the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ). This ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index.

With an expense ratio of 0.13%, a yield of 3.74%, and 160 holdings, including a great deal of real estate investment trusts (REITs), VNQ is a safe, long-term real estate opportunity.

What makes it even more attractive is the recovery in commercial real estate. According to analysts at Deloitte, the CRE market is showing signs of recovery in 2025, with some predicting a generational opportunity, as noted in Deloitte’s 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook.

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Baby boomers are jumping into Bitcoin, as a safe haven asset. That’s not a bad move, especially with pro-crypto President Trump back in The White House, and analysts now calling for $200,000 Bitcoin later this year. Evercore ISI analysts recently called for $150,000 Bitcoin.

One way to take advantage of Bitcoin upside is with the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO). With $1.8 billion under management and an expense ratio of 0.95%, the BITO ETF mimics the price of Bitcoin as closely as possible without investing in the cryptocurrency itself. It last paid a monthly dividend of $1.113 on December 23. BITO is also seeing strong inflows. Over the last month, it saw net flows of 86.16 million.

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

There’s also the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (CBOE:NOBL). One of the best ways to generate reliable income is by investing in dividend aristocrats because they’re among the most reliable dividend payers. Not only have these stocks paid out dividends for more than 25 years, but they’re also some of the most reliable companies on the planet even in the worst of times.

And while you could always buy a basket of aristocrats, you can instead pick up the NOBL ETF, which holds 66 of them and yields 2.46%. Its expense ratio is 0.35%. Making it even more attractive, it’s been trending higher (with the exception of the 2020 drop along with a massive market pullback) since 2013.

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

There’s also the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD). With an expense ratio of 0.06%, the ETF tracks the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend index. It also yields 3.58% and has holdings in Amgen, AbbVie, Home Depot, Cisco Systems, Broadcom, Chevron, UPS, and Coca-Cola.

The ETF includes a total of 103 dividend stocks. So, by buying into the ETF, you’re diversified with a great deal of dividend stocks. Plus, the fund tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100. Even better, the SCHD has also been in a strong uptrend (again, with the exception of the 2020 market mess), returning just under 400% since 2011.