There isn't a lot that investors can know beforehand about a stock market crash except that it always catches Wall Street by surprise. You could say that this "shock" element is the defining characteristic of a crash, in fact, which only occurs when there's a dramatic downward shift in short-term earnings expectations.

No stock is immune to falling along with the wider market, of course. But there are some businesses that tend to do better through whatever tough selling environment that may come. Let's take a look at two of these sturdy stocks worth putting in your portfolio.

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has been selling its signature Big Mac sandwich for over 50 years and its dividend has been growing for about the same length of time. The fast food giant has hiked its payout in each of the last 47 years, in fact.

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