Markets are a disaster.

Right now, inflation is high. Investors are nervous. And we just learned that US GDP fell 0.9% in the second quarter. That follows a 1.6% decline in the first quarter.

That doesn’t mean you should sell everything, and run from the market. In fact, that’s the last thing you should ever do, with markets as resilient as they are. Instead, what you want to do is find companies that are considered to be safe, including dividend stocks.

Look at Waste Management (WM), For Example

The trash collection and recycling company is another safe stock to consider.

For one, garbage hauling is a necessary service. Two, It’s also recession resistant. Three, Waste Management does more than pick up trash. It also sorts, transfers, stores, and recycles, giving it access to multiple income streams. Four, the company’s market share of landfill volume in the U.S. is now up to about 30%, which is the industry’s highest.