To invest confidently, an investor should feel comfortable with a company's ability to maintain its earnings, debt obligations, and dividend payments, and ideally, continue growing. In an uncertain economic environment, that can prove challenging as impacts from weakened demand and spending aren't fully known.

It may not seem like there are loads of stocks investors can confidently buy right now. After all, the S&P 500 is down 20% since last year and economic uncertainty carries forward into the new year.

Yet several high-quality stocks are performing admirably despite their beaten-down share prices while boasting healthy financial positions, continued growth opportunities, and reliable dividend yields.

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