The Attractiveness Of A Defensive Stock Strategy By: TalkMarkets April 06, 2019 at 23:45 PM EDT In January of 2018, the U.S. economy surprised to the upside at nearly every turn. Since that time, however, the fundamentals have slowly deteriorated. Read More >> Related Stocks: CONSUMERS STA Energy Select Sector SPDR FINANCIAL SEL FTSE All-World Ex-US ETF Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Ishares ETF S&P Transportation SPDR UTILITIES SEL