If You're Retired, Consider Buying These 3 Stocks

Investors assign labels to companies at the risk of creating false dichotomies. For example, "growth stocks" and "value stocks" are two prevalent categories, but these ideals aren't necessarily opposed.

Another misleading label is "retirement stock." On the surface, it typically suggests a company with a stable business paying a healthy dividend. And that's a great goal. But a retirement investment doesn't have to come at the expense of giving up any chance of beating the market average. Instead, there are stocks that offer the complete package of income and growth.

For three companies fitting this description, consider Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX). All three have stable businesses, growing dividend payouts yielding at least 2%, and long histories of market-beating performance.

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