The dividend stock plays may also enjoy dividend growth, along with capital appreciation, which could also help an investor maintain his or her nest egg longer. Consequently, with a larger portion of retirement money invested in dividend stocks, an investor would not be forced to withdraw, or sell off assets, from his or her portfolio as quickly to meet annual income needs, assuming if total yields fall short of the target 4% withdrawal rate. [ETF Options to Generate Income for Retirement]
“VYM has also featured great dividend growth the last several years. We need to see what the December dividend is, but using the trailing 12-month period (last raise announced 9/23/15), it grew 12.4% this past year, and has a 3-year average of 12.7%,” according to a Seeking Alpha post.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
