Widow-And-Orphan Stock

Safe. Secure. Boringly goes up over time. Low risk.

Good for widows, orphans, and retirees alike, a widow-and-orphan stock is a low-risk stock that provides regular dividends. It’s the tortoise of stocks: steady and slow.

They’re usually steady and slow because they’re stocks of stable things, like consumer staples and other “recession-proof” type stocks. In contrast, more active investors, and those with more money to burn, are more likely to be like the hare, jumping around at a quick pace, trying to find the stocks with the best returns.