gold.
it rarely fluctuates wildly but appreciates reasonably over time.
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Which Stock Market? That’s the most important factor. Bankers are not reliable because they are opting for mutual funds whichever is profitable as they assure a fixed and high interest rates to the holders.
Petroleum and Steel are the good one at present.
Unfortunately, the answer is probably Tobacco .
US Tobacco was the most profitable public company of the 20th century. It had a near monopoly on smokeless tobacco. With inelastic demand, monopoly pricing, extremely low costs and an addicted customer base, they made enormous amounts of money. They were not as exposed to anti-tobacco litigation, though have recently had some anti-trust problems.
This company is what the cocaine cartels would look like if we could see their books.
Dependable a bad word as does not fit the subject. Banks strongly influenced by inflation/interest rates. If either high banks suffer. They are not good total return stocks. Diversify – that is something you can depend on. ADX, PEO, EWA, IAU(not too much gold), EAF a solid start.
I agree with gold. Go gold!
Diversify, gold stock, oil/energy stock, technology stock and financial stock.
oil, energy stocks