5 Ultra-Safe High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Even if There's a Stock Market Sell-Off in 2025

Five-year, 10-year, and multi-decade charts of market movements all show that stock market sell-offs happen. No one knows when they'll begin, how severe the downturn will be, or how long they'll last. However, we do know that sell-offs of 20% or more from recent highs, known as bear markets, occur about every 3.5 years but don't last nearly as long as bull markets. That means sell-offs create tremendous buying opportunities for long-term investors.Sell-offs can also be scary. Some investors turn to buying what are considered safer stocks if they are worried about a sell-off. This is especially true for risk-averse investors looking for stocks to supplement income in retirement or anyone more focused on capital preservation than capital appreciation. These safer stocks tend to hold up better in a sell-off.Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC), Campbell's (NASDAQ: CPB), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), J.M. Smucker (NYSE: SJM), and Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) are five packaged-food companies that are considered safe stocks. Right now, each offers high yields partly because they have missed out on the broader market rally over the last two years. In fact, all five companies trade within just a few percentage points or less of their 52-week lows, and most are within striking distance of their three- to five-year lows.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool