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Can You Build a Retirement Portfolio Using Only ETFs?

Yep. And you should, if you can.

Can You Build a Retirement Portfolio Using Only ETFs?

Published July 16, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

As Warren Buffett once said, "There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult."

And for current and future retirees, this raises a question: Can you build a retirement portfolio using only simple exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), or even the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ)?

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Or more specifically, should you? Owning individual stocks certainly feels like it offers more potential upside, after all. Here's a reality check.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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