Key Highlights
- It has rebounded nicely since, but it's always worth considering which stocks would be worth buying if we enter a bear market.
- Turning to the healthcare sector -- which is about as defensive as they come -- is a great idea.
- Many healthcare companies perform well, or at least better than most, through good and bad times.
- With that as a backdrop, let's consider two excellent healthcare stocks to buy in a bear market: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT).
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