While it's nice to see share prices rise after you buy your stake, the reality is that stock prices don't always go up. Bear markets happen, and having the right strategy in place for dealing with one is key to emerging in a better spot once the bear passes. One of the most powerful things you can do is have a list of what companies' shares you'd be willing to buy when the next bear market growls.

When all is said and done, a share of stock is simply a partial ownership stake in a company. What that company is expected to earn in the future -- not what the market thinks right now -- determines what its shares are really worth. The best part of a bear market is that it can knock share prices down to where even great companies can be bought at cheap to reasonable prices.

By keeping an eye out on strong businesses you'd like to buy at bargain prices, you can put yourself in a better spot to be a net buyer of shares when the market is down. With that in mind, here are 3 resilient stocks that are on my list to consider buying during a bear market.

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