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Investors are worried about a recession again. The ISM nonmanufacturing index showed that the services sector--which represents over three-quarters of the U.S. economy, actually shrank in January instead of growing weakly. The markets responded with another selloff.
To help investors weather the storm, CNBC asked the experts for some recession-proof stock picks.
Medical Device Stocks: Healthy Buys
"It looks like it might be a good time to move into Boston Scientific or Johnson & Johnson , one of the two players in the market right now in the U.S., Medtronic down the road, Abbott down the road as well."
Jan Wald, Stanford Group Managing Director
Wald recommends: Boston Scientific [BSX
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Value Stocks at a Bargain
"In Cablevision's case, with Verizon Fios, it's really about what the assets are worth, and the dynamics in place to capture full value here...We think what's going to happen here is when Jeff Bewkes at Time Warner splits up the company, Time Warner Cable gets spun out; they become an independent entity, and ultimately go after Cablevision or force [Cablevision's majority owners] to capture a higher value. We think it's probably worth $40 to $44 a share."
Michael Chren, Allegiant Asset Management Portfolio Manager
Chren recommends: Cablevision [CVC
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Giant Stocks for Tough Times
“The big guys, the giants, I’m thinking Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, GE, these are companies that are taking advantage of the troubles. The tough guys are going to win - Darwinian survivors.”
Michael Holland, Holland & Co. Chairman
Holland recommends: Berkshire Hathaway [BRK
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Companies With Emergent Growth
"I would prefer to go with names that have more emergent growth, like Master Card, where you have trends you can play. The overall trend toward plastic, and away from cash, the emerging markets taking hold of that theme, the developing world. These are themes that can boost a company like Master Card to a 40 percent growth rate.”
David Magee, Magee Thomson Investment Partners
Magee recommends: Master Card [MA
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The Case for Whirlpool
“Whirlpool is amazing. The company never gave up. They’ve been pumping out Whirlpool Maytag. We haven’t’ seen any merger synergies until this quarter. The Maytag move was great.”
Jim Cramer, Mad Money Host
Cramer recommends: Whirlpool [WHR
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Energizing Your Portfolio With Coal
"The [coal] export market into Asia and Europe is very, very strong, and it is in a multi-year uptrend. Supply is not keeping up with demand abroad."
David Khani, FBR Managing Director & Energy Analyst
Khani recommends: Arch Coal [ACI
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