The past 15 months have been disastrous for the major stock market indexes, but one has fared better than its peers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen around 12% since the end of 2021. That isn't anything to smile about, but it's heaps better than the Nasdaq Composite index, which is down 26% over the same time frame.

While traditionally filled with industrial and financial stocks, there aren't any specific rules that determine which companies become one of the Dow's 30 components. Generally, though, they've demonstrated an ability to reliably earn money in good economic times and bad.

A volatile stock market has made Dow Jones stocks more popular than usual, but there are still some good deals hiding in plain sight. Here's why these three look like smart buys for cautious investors.

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