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The 5 Best Retail Stocks to Buy for 2019—Along With Amazon

November 19, 2018

Via: Fortune

Consumer spending is still strong: It accounted for more than three-quarters of GDP growth in the most recent quarter. But Melda Mergen, deputy global head of equities for Columbia Threadneedle Investments, for one, is expecting consumers to spend less in 2019 than they did this year. When the economy hits the brakes, investors have historically sought haven in consumer staples stocks—companies that make toothpaste, cereal, and other products customers never stop buying. Those stocks have run up significantly in the past few years, however, as their dividends, often yielding more than Treasury bonds, lured income-seeking investors.

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