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Personal Finance > Investing
Defensive investing
December 5, 2000: 10:35 a.m. ET

Find out about updates to the list of the best defensive companies
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - To protect profits in the face of a recession, investors often turn to stocks they think can outrun a bear market.

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Historically, the best defensive companies are those that make products people can't live without: food, beverages, household goods, pharmaceuticals, tobacco and utilities.

A recent study updated the list to include two more defensive companies and their products.

CNNfn's Jen Rogers has more on where investors are looking to hide. graphic




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