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How Dividend Stocks like Coca-Cola Can Help You Rest Easy Amid Stock Market Unrest

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Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) is a famous company with an iconic brand known the world over.

If the stock market falls into a bear market are you going to stop buying toothpaste, toilet paper, and soda? If the economy succumbs to a recession, will you stop using soap, laundry detergent, and food? Consumer staples makers are so attractive during troubled times (if not all the time) There are plenty of options in the consumer staples space.

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