Losing Sleep Over Your Portfolio? Consider These 3 Stocks

With doomsayers flooding the market with warnings of a looming crash even as the broader indices are hitting all-time highs, I don't blame you if you're losing sleep over your portfolio. But there's a way to sleep soundly through market ups and downs: owning stocks that can withstand volatility and keep your portfolio in good shape regardless of the state of the markets. Three fine examples are Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP), Waste Management (NYSE: WM), and MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA).

Each of these stocks has a unique growth catalyst that should help them keep their heads above water during times of crisis. Waste Management is the leader in an indispensable industry, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is a solid dividend growth stock in the making, and MasterCard is poised to ride a huge emerging global trend. Read on for more.

A high-yield stock can be your best friend during down markets, and even more so when the dividends are stable and growing.

Source: Fool.com