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5 recession-proof stocks to buy now
Mar 27, 2009 08:40 PM UTC

Jamie Dlugosch

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Symbol	Sentiment	Start	Return	Closed
TSO		03/27/09	-4.37%	03/28/09
ESI		03/27/09	-1.17%	03/28/09
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Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT), Recession, Best Stocks for 2009

Recession Stocks Despite the recent rally, this has been the most difficult period for investors since the Great Depression, and many trying to time a bottom in this market have been burned.

And the reality is that we are still not out of the woods. So is it time to give up?

Not at all!

There are companies operating in this environment that are actually growing their business despite the recession. And these stocks should hold their own in this bear market, even if we retest the recent lows.

Here are the five best recession-proof stocks to own now:

Recession-proof stock #1: ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI)

Recession-proof stock #2: Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO)

Recession-proof stock #3: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)

Recession-proof stock #4: Potash (NYSE: POT)

Recession-proof stock #5: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)

Jamie Dlugosch is a contributor to InvestorPlace.com.

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