1 Bear Market Buy to Make $1,000 in Passive Income

If you’re nervous about this bear market, don’t be! Buy up this one stock that will continue paying strong passive income, while growing value in this safe industry.

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This bear market is a gift for value seekers. You can find so many great stocks on the TSX today, it’s true. But investing in individual stocks can be costly, and frankly pretty risky. But what if you don’t want to miss out, but still want to make some passive income?

Get in on infrastructure

I would look at the infrastructure sector right now. No matter what happens, infrastructure is always needed. Telephone lines, energy assets, roads, sewers, all of those necessities we take for granted are powered by infrastructure companies. And that means they’re also backed by the government, with projects that aren’t going to be cancelled on short-term notice.

But here’s the challenge. Many companies that are in the infrastructure business rely on just one of these areas. Perhaps they just do energy, or roads, or telephones — you get the picture. So how can you get in on all of it? Better still, how can you earn great returns, and passive income through dividends as well?

Consider an exchange-traded fund

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a great option. Not only could you get a diversified set of infrastructure assets, you can get global ones as well. For that I would consider the BMO Global Infrastructure Index ETF (TSX:ZGI). The company has major investments in everything from pipeline companies like Enbridge, to cellphone tower companies like Crown Castle International, and everything in between. You can bring in income from all these stable stocks, without the worry.

Why? Because you’re paying a small management fee to allow someone else to worry about investing in this mammoth sector for you. They’re the experts running this ETF with low volatility. An ETF that has seen shares remain stable this year, and up 10% in the last year. And right now it offers a dividend yield of 3.34%.

Make that thousand

With shares hovering around the same price they were at in the beginning of 2022, it’s a great time to buy the stock for a future boost. The shares are up 176% over the last decade, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.69%.

But instead of looking at how long it will take you to make those returns, let’s see how much it would take to create $1,000 in passive income. To achieve this, let’s look at the dividend yield of 3.34%. That’s $1.32 per share annually. So to create $1,000 each year, that would mean investing in 758 shares for a cost of $32,450 on the TSX today.

Not only is that dividend income guaranteed, you can look forward to it each and every year beyond returns, but it should rise too! In fact, the dividend has risen at a CAGR of 9.35% in the last decade. So if you were to invest that $32,450 today and see the same growth, in just five years you could have a portfolio worth $61,417 by simply reinvesting your dividends. That’s almost double your original investment, all from one safe, passive income-paying stock.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

Fool contributor Amy Legate-Wolfe has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Crown Castle International and Enbridge.

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