My collection of best ETFs for retirement income. Please add to the list.

All these ETFs have positive chart movement(note the 2008 issues) and have around >1B AUM:

Safe as it gets and yields 3-5%:

SCHD

HDV

SPYD

FDL

SPHD

Safest Covered Call ETF with lower yield:

DIVO

Safest Covered Call ETFs with >6% with positive chart movement, enough history, and less than 20% options:

KNG

JEPI

Safest Covered Call ETFs with >6% with positive chart movement, enough history, and had a rough 2008:

EOI*

EOS*

ETY*

BDJ*

UTF*

BXMX*

UTG*

*NOTE - 2008 hammered these and I'd expect CC ETFs to react similarly if another bear came. However, 2008 was once in a lifetime. 2022 is more likely outcome.

Leveraged Corp Bonds, mortgages, etc and a sideways price since 2004:

PTY

Basically Cash with some yield(emergency funds):

BIL

SGOV

Too new but higher yields and worth watching. Some have very high option percentages:

JEPQ <20% options

SPYI*

QQQI*

BINC

ISPY

* - good tax advantages

Best growth(any type like these will work) but lower yields <2.5%:

VOO

VIG

VUG

VTV

There are several stocks, master partnerships, BDCs, etc worth owning too but single baskets are riskier.