Good evening, One piece of advice long-term investors should remember is that time in the market beats timing the market. It’s a reminder that over almost any meaningful period, the trend for stock prices has been upward. However, that hasn’t been much comfort to investors over the last few years. Sure, some stocks have reached all-time highs. But those gains can come with 20% or more corrections and often within the same year. When that kind of correction happens to a stock you own, it can be unsettling, particularly if you’re an investor with a low risk tolerance. That’s where low beta stocks come in. Beta isn’t a measure or predictor of performance. Stocks will do what they will do. But a stock’s beta value helps you understand what is considered “normal” price movement for a stock you own. Specifically, beta measures the historical volatility of a stock when compared to an index, usually the S&P 500. A low beta stock is a stock that has less volatility than its correlating index. This is why investors generally view low beta stocks as being “safe” stocks. It doesn’t mean that these stocks will never post a quarterly or even annual loss, but they generally won’t have the stomach-churning price movement that can come from a high beta stock. Beta is useful in both fundamental and technical analysis. However, there’s no definitive answer as to what constitutes a good or bad beta. That depends on your goals as well as your risk tolerance and timeline. In this special presentation, we highlight seven low beta stocks that investors can buy with expectations of safe and sound performance, including, in most cases, a high-yield dividend that helps to boost your total return. View the 7 Low Beta Safe and Sound Stocks The InsiderTrades.com Team
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