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October 20, 2014

Can health-care stock funds stay on top?

  • Health-care stock funds have returned an average of 19.1 percent annually over the last five years, but keep in mind that conditions are much different for the sector than they were five years ago.
    • By STAN CHOE
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — When swings in the stock market cause anxiety to spike, like it is now, many investors aim to get healthy.

    Stocks don't come with guarantees, but health care stocks have held up better than others during past downturns. People get sick regardless of the economy's strength, after all, and an aging population around the world means more demand for prescription drugs and hospital care. That has brought more attention to health care stock funds, as worries about a weak global economy have sent stocks reeling in recent weeks.


     
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