Stock market volatility has picked up in recent weeks, as the crisis in certain regional and international banks has made investors uneasy, and inflation has proven harder than the Federal Reserve expected to get under control. This means many investors are understandably hesitant to put any new money to work in this environment.

However, there are some companies that should perform well no matter what the economy or stock market does for the remainder of 2023. Here are two in particular that could be worth a closer look for long-term investors right now.

Realty Income (NYSE: O) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is designed to produce steadily growing profits year after year, and it has a nearly three-decade track record of doing just that. Since listing on the NYSE in 1994, not only has Realty Income increased its dividend more than 100 times (with no dividend cuts), but it has handily outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of total investor returns.

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