4 Best Consumer Staples ETFs to Buy

Описание: Quick quiz: The economy starts to show signs of weakness, and you fear it's only a matter of time before those cracks bleed into the stock market. What do you do?

If you're a tried-and-true buy-and-holder, the answer might very well be "nothing." But if you like to tinker with your portfolio even a little, you might seek out a bit of protection … and if so, you very well could find yourself embracing one of the market's consumer staples exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Consumer staples are a classic investment hiding spot because of their role in delivering some of people's most basic needs. You need to eat, you need to brush your teeth, and as Del the Funky Homosapien would be forced to say in a G-rated movie, you need to wash your derrière. Consumer staples provide the necessary goods to make those things happen.

Let me walk you through four of the best consumer staples ETFs you can buy. While all consumer staples funds have numerous similarities—after all, they hold stocks from the exact same sector—each fund is built a little differently from one another. That in turn provides investors with a few different angles for approaching the consumer staples sector.

Disclaimer: This video does not constitute individualized investment advice. Individual securities, funds, and/or other investments appear for your consideration and not as personalized investment recommendations. Act at your own discretion.