The Safest Places to Put Your Money

The stock market had some wild swings again this week and the nation's economic outlook remains decidedly uncertain. So what's an investor do to? Where can you put your money and sleep soundly at night, knowing it's safe but yielding nice returns?

Blue chip, dividend-paying stocks are some of the more conservative stocks out there. They're companies like Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart, companies that have withstood the test of time. These companies ... tend not to give major upside to investors, but they also tend not to give major downside, and that's what you're looking for in a market and economy like this.

Source: CBS News

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