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Fool Video: 4 Defensive Stocks for Now

By Mac Greer | More Articles
March 7, 2008 | Comments (0)

The worst jobs numbers in five years. A slumping stock market. Growing signs of recession. What's an investor to do? Should they seek out consumer staple stocks like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ  ) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG  ) , or are there better defensive plays? Do once-hot stocks like Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL  ) , Chipotle (Nasdaq: CMG  ) (Nasdaq: CMG-B  ) , Google (Nasdaq: GOOG  ) , and Nokia still have potential in a down market? In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool contributor Tim Beyers talks about four defensive stocks for now.

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Apple has been recommended by our Stock Advisor newsletter. Chipotle is both a Hidden Gems and a Rule Breakers selection. Johnson & Johnson is an Income Investor pick.

Tim owns shares of Nokia. Mac doesn't own any of the stocks named above. The Fool has a disclosure policy.


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