Sticking to the Unavoidable Essentials
Defensive stocks is a rather dull term, but the logic is beautifully simple. I prefer to think of them as the unavoidable essentials. No matter how many jobs vanish, people still need to heat their homes, switch on the lights, and buy their groceries. Demand for these things simply does not evaporate.
If you look at the Defensive Stock Rotation Overview | Job Loss Impact, the strategy rests on finding companies that sell things we absolutely cannot do without. Take the energy sector, for instance. Exxon Mobil and BP might not be the darlings of the tech world, but they generate the cash flows that keep the lights on. Lorry drivers still need fuel, and factories still need power. I think having a slice of companies with a history of keeping their dividends intact during a downturn could be a fairly sensible move.