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The Biggest No-Brainer Buys of 2009 (and 2010?) Shares of companies that sell everyday goods could've made you rich. 2009 was the year that the consumer-staples and generic foods sector became awfully interesting. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2010
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How Volatility Can Be Your Friend There is a way to use a stock's volatility to your advantage and potentially increase your profit potential. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
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3 Stocks to Play Stock-Market Defense Worried about the state of the economy? These three stocks can help defend your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
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Next Year's Hottest Sector? Consumer staples could be the place to be as economic reality (rather than anticipation) finally takes hold. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2009
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Unilever Is a Dividend Champ Unilever's dividend can weather the consumer storm. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
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Winning Equities Sectors The two-month equity surge that started off the New Year has lifted virtually all of the marina. But looking back a bit further in time shows that not all shares have been rallying. |
Financial Advisor
April 2006
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When Sin Is Superior Eliminating vice stocks from portfolios may mean lower returns. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2011
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Finding the Next Bargain Stock How has the past year changed things? |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009
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These Companies Could Be Takeover Targets Strong brands and international exposure could draw a bid for these names. H.J. Heinz ... Clorox... Hershey... Sara Lee... |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2010
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These Stocks Could Save Your Portfolio Certain stocks in certain sectors traditionally ride out downturns better than others. |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2009
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Growth Equities: How Big Can They Get? The allure of growth equity investments is based on reasonable logic, that companies experiencing higher earnings growth would seem to be more attractive than those with average growth. |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
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ETF Advisor: Creme de la Creme -- The Best-Performing ETFs for the Long Run These are the only three equity ETFs that met the toughest possible screening parameters. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
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Now's the Time to Get Defensive -- Again The market is looking more uncertain, and now's the time to consider ways to protect your returns. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Stick With Consumer Staples These stocks should benefit from consumer frugality. |
Financial Advisor
October 2011
Marla Brill |
On The Defense Plain-vanilla sectors are leading the ETF pack. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
Defend This Crashing Market Playing defense can be your best offense in markets like these. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Don't Misjudge Risk Here is why if you dwell only on a stock's past volatility you can miss out on paying a reasonable price for a good company today. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
6 Stocks Even Retirees Can Love Just because you're done working doesn't mean you shouldn't invest well. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
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5 Stocks to Secure Your Financial Future Retirees need to take more risk, not less, to ensure their portfolio grows with them. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2011
Sean Williams |
Beat a Volatile Market With These 15 Stocks Low betas and steady dividends could give you market-beating returns. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
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How to Turn a Water Heater Into a Ferrari Studies soundly confirm dividend investing to outperform non-dividend investing by a hefty margin. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2009
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Will Food and Beverage Stocks Lead the Recovery? Thus far, the recession can't keep this sector down. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2008
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How to Turn a Water Heater Into a Ferrari This investing secret could change what you drive. Read on for more. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2011
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Should You Buy and Hold Staples? Staples passed 4 out of 4 of our retirement stock tests. Does it deserve a place in your portfolio? |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2008
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How to Turn a Water Heater Into a Ferrari The investing secret that could change what you drive. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2006
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The Death of Consumer Staples Combine rising costs and disappointing results with investors made timid by war and inflation, and we could see a downturn going forward for consumer staples firms. But this can provide a lot of opportunity to investors. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2010
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Has the Safety Been Squeezed Out of These Stocks? Rising commodity prices could put the kabosh on consumer-staples' profitability. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
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Stocks: Here's What to Expect in June Higher volatility will benefit defensive sectors. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Unilever Shifts Into High Gear For investors who prefer their consumer-staples companies big and global, Unilever is a standout name. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
How to Invest in Consumers Now Changing buying habits spell opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
2 Big Reasons To Loathe Colgate-Palmolive Why you should steer clear of this consumer-goods giant: Shares are no bargain, and exposure to foreign exchanges. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2010
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9 Consumer Stocks to Anchor Your Portfolio Don't let your portfolio get tossed around by the winter winds, anchor it down with these solid consumer staple stocks. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
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Don't Buy These Stocks Now Many defensive stocks have gotten a lot more expensive. Take a look at some popular defensive plays and how they've performed over the past three months. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2011
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Sell the Market, Buy These 5 Stocks The market isn't cheap, but these stocks are. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2011
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Discover These 6 Overlooked Defensive Stocks Look beyond the U.S. for ways to protect yourself from a downturn by using ETFs that invest in foreign consumer staples stocks or by purchasing those stocks directly. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
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Who Will Trump Kraft for Cadbury? While Kraft mulls a revised offer for Cadbury, a competitor could make a sweeter bid. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Claire Stephanic |
Safe Stocks During a Downturn Why consumer-related dividend-paying stocks can keep you out of the poorhouse in a recession. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2008
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When the Going Gets Tough, Own These Stocks How's your portfolio's defense? |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2009
Julie Clarenbach |
The Flight to Safety Could Burn You Play offense, not defense. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009
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Holding Steady with Staples -- for Now Analysts that cover the consumer sector still believe that staples -- those items that customers must buy -- offer some stability, at least through most of 2009. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2011
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Playing Defense Within Your Portfolio Uncertain times got you down? Get defensive. I gravitate toward personal-care and cleaning products at the end of the day. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2011
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Smart Stocks That Are Doing Their Job Defensive stocks are supposed to protect against crashes. Are they getting the job done? |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
Invest Well, Sleep Well Your portfolio shouldn't keep you up at night. It is possible to beat the market with low-risk stocks. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Church & Dwight Cleans Up This lesser-known consumer-staples name continues to outperform larger competitors. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Where the Real Value Is Now Here's a sample of stocks that look relatively cheap compared with their peers and the overall market: Chevron... Oracle... FMC... Raytheon... Kraft Foods... |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
Julie Clarenbach |
The Flight to Safety Could Burn You Play offense, not defense. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
Is Kraft Good Enough for a 60% Gain? The outlook for the combined Kraft and Cadbury is looking way up. |
Food Processing
February 2009
Diane Toops |
Are Food Stocks Safe Havens? Food and beverage stocks have been battered by the markets, but financial analysts believe they're weathering the storm better than most companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
3 Sectors With a Tailwind Great places to seek winning stocks. |
