2 Great Stocks for Low-Risk Investors
Every investment comes with risk. After all, if you don't risk anything, then you don't stand to earn a return. But individual investors don't need to bet on unproven, small-cap businesses just to grow their hard-earned money or beat the performance of the S&P 500.
Consider animal health leader Zoetis (NYSE: ZTS) and water utility Aqua America (NYSE: WTR). Both companies generate healthy cash flow and are relatively insulated from economic downturns. The relatively boring businesses have supported stock gains that have outpaced the total returns (stock performance plus dividends) of the S&P 500 in just about every long-term period. Here's why low-risk investors may want to give them a closer look.
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