If you are a new investor who has heard about the market's turbulence this year, you might be hesitating to invest at all. Most growth stocks got a beating this year. But a tumultuous market is a high-opportunity place to buy excellent stocks at a discounted price and hold them for the long haul.

It would be wise for new investors to diversify their portfolios with some safe stocks along with some growth stocks. Here, "safe stocks" refers to stable companies that have been in the business for a long time and survived all the market's highs and lows. I have the two perfect stocks for new investors.

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