If you are looking for some conservative plays out there, thinking that there are pending storms on the horizon, I would look no further than the list below. I’ve run a screen to find those stocks least affected by the markets mood’s and emotions, and are to be considered the best of the best stocks to be long in during times of market instability.
Most interesting of the results found below was that of the twelve companies, two of them are cigarette companies, which are your classic defensive stock, because recession or no recession people still need their nicotine fix. Though it is a heavy showing for such a small sample. The other major presence was drug manufacturers and personal products.
