Healthcare stocks often get attention during periods of market uncertainty or economic pain. Rain or shine, healthcare is a necessity, so revenue and profitability from these businesses tend to be highly stable.

That helps explain why this sector of the stock market fared quite well during the bear market of 2022. Healthcare stocks, as measured by the Vanguard Healthcare ETF, only fell 7% last year compared to a 20% drop for the S&P 500.  

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Source Fool.com