While I'm an avid individual stock investor, it's important not to overlook the wealth-creation potential of low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs). They can be a great supplement to a portfolio of individual stocks or a great way to invest all by themselves -- especially the low-cost index fund variety. 

With that in mind, if I could only use five ETFs to create an investment portfolio to last for decades, here's a list of the funds I'd choose.

There's no perfect combination of five ETFs. I'm generally a fan of Vanguard's funds due to their low costs, but there are great ETFs from other companies, such as Charles Schwab, , and others.

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