Invest in These ETFs to Prepare Your Portfolio for a Recession

The latest financial data, and the lack of confidence from management through earnings so far, points to the growing possibility that the U.S. economy could fall into a recession. With that being said, you want your portfolio to be prepared to keep you from losing huge sums of money.

In today's video, I am going to touch on some key steps and investments to make to prepare your portfolio for a recession. Diversification is key, and the easiest way to diversify your portfolio is through the use of ETFs. A defensive ETF could be the Select Sector SPDR Health Care ETF (NYSEMKT: XLV).

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of April 18, 2025. The video was published on April 19, 2025.

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