Stocks For A Risky Market: High Yield, Low Beta SLE, BMY, T, CMA, VZ, UL, PFE, BCS, WM, AB, ED, AEP,

The market has been an unsafe place for many investors to be lately, a bit like the ocean in "Jaws". So, taking a look at large market cap stocks with betas under 1, and yields above 4% might offer some relatively safe havens for those weary of the risk.

Some examples:

Washington Mutual (WM), beta:.58, mark cap:$43.3B, yield:4.5%
AllianceBerstein (AB), beta:.6, mark cap:$5.4B, yield:4.9%
Con Edison (ED), beta:.54, mark cap:$10.6B, yield:5.5%
American Elec Pow (AEP), beta:.53, mark cap:$13B, yield:4.5%
Barclays PLC (BCS), beta:.62, mark cap:$73.3B, yield:4.1%
Pfizer (PFE), beta:.66, mark cap:$173.8B, yield:4%
Unilever (UL) beta:.68, mark cap:$64.3B, yield:4.7%
Verizon (VZ) beta:.73, mark cap:$89.8B, yield:5.2%
Comerica (CMA) beta:.8 mark cap:$9B, yield:4.3%
AT&T (T) beta:.8, mark cap:$98.1, yield:5.3%
Bristol Myers (BMY) beta:.84, mark cap:$46.9B, yield:4.6%
Sara Lee (SLE) beta:.87, mark cap:$13.2B, yield:4.5%

Douglas A. McIntyre