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If I Could Only Hold 1 ETF for the Next 20 Years, Here's What I'd Buy

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If I Could Only Hold 1 ETF for the Next 20 Years, Here's What I'd Buy

Published September 14, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

If you were to buy a single ETF and hold it for the next 20 years, what would you choose? Something related to the artificial intelligence (AI) theme? The broader tech sector? Maybe a specific country?

I'd go for something different.

Details

If I were to choose just one ETF to hold for the next two decades, it would be the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI). Instead of trying to predict individual winners, I simply want to own everything and participate in long-term U.S. economic growth.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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