3 Stocks to Bankroll Your Retirement

What's your ultimate investing goal? Funding a child's education isn't an uncommon answer. By and large, though, securing a comfortable retirement is the biggie for most folks.

That's easier said than done. Safety and certainty seem to come at the expense of total returns, and while equity investments in for-profit companies boast the best long-term gains, no corporation is guaranteed to thrive forever. Just look at J.C. Penney, Polaroid, Blockbuster, Toys R Us, and hundreds of others.

There is a small handful of publicly traded organizations, however, offering shareholders a mix of growth prospects, adaptability, and market leadership that makes them ideal picks to tuck away in a retirement savings account. Here's a rundown of three of the best.

Source Fool.com