When investors reach their 60s they are usually entering their retirement decade, so the ASX shares that those investors may want to be looking for are ones that are simple to understand, easy to manage and provide a good level of income.
I have previously covered ASX shares that could be suitable for investors in their 50s or in their 40s.
These are some ASX shares that could be good for investors in their 60s or older:
BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX: A200)
This is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is offered by BetaShares, supposedly it's the cheapest Australian share ETF in Australia with a cost of only 0.07% per annum.
The spread of your investment across 200 ASX businesses means the ETF provides good diversification. so there is little individual company risk.
Australian businesses tend to pay out a high proportion of their profit each year, meaning they provide a pleasing level of dividend income for shareholders.
Future Generation Investment Company Ltd (ASX: FGX)
Future Generation is a listed investment company (LIC) that invests in the funds of Australian fund managers who focus on the ASX. However, there are no management fees or performance fees involved – the managers work for free. Instead, 1% of the LIC's net assets are donated to youth charities each year.
Not only is your money doing good for Australians, if the fund managers outperform the market then you keep the difference.
The best thing for retirees is that one main objective of Future Generation is to grow the dividend every year. It currently has a grossed-up dividend yield of 5.4%.
Rural Funds Group (ASX: RFF)
Rural Funds is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a variety of farms like almonds, macadamias, poultry, cotton, cattle and vineyards.
REITs can provide investors with a steady flow of distributions as the rental income steadily grows due to the rental increases built into its contracts with its tenants. The rental increase is linked to either CPI inflation or a 2.5% increase. Farmland has always proven to be a useful long-term asset to own and I imagine Rural Funds could be one of the best REITs over the next decade.
Rural Funds currently has a FY19 distribution yield of 4.7%.
Foolish takeaway
All three of these shares should make for good long-term investments. Due to the strong recent run of the ASX200 and the premium Rural Funds is trading to the value of its underlying assets, I would choose Future Generation as the best one to buy today.
