Obviously way too early for Christmas song references, but I don’t really have much time at the moment to come up with a witty title, so you’d have to settle for this one.

Echoing Fly’s ‘Grandpa stocks’ theme, here are some of the heavy-barely-moving-except-when-momo-stocks-get-killed-in-summer-months stocks that typically perform well in time of bearish seasonality. If you were to play it completely conservatively you’d heed my previous advice and hide your hard earned/stolen/inherited/received in a divorce settlement (clearly received before Fly banned all divorces) money in a bunch of bonds, which have been killing lately (just ask Bill Gross). But if you decide that equities is still the name of the game, take a look at these names:

KO – outperforming most of other grandpa stocks, perhaps stock market bears are kind to it due to the whole polar bear commercial that’s been running for decades now.

KFT – what hardworking mother wouldn’t want to ‘cook’ Kraft’s macaroni and cheese for her kids, especially with Mother’s day dinner coming up in the next couple of days.

PFE – with US (and world’s for that matter) population growing older and living longer, the ultimate grandpa boner stock continues to impress.

Hope you’ve caught on to the theme of the post, but if not – it’s pretty simple, really. Consumer staples and healthcare sectors (preferably with decent dividends)  hold up pretty well during ‘Sell in May’ season, so give that sector a quick look-see if you haven’t already.

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