There are several low cost (in terms of yearly fees) exchange traded funds (ETFs, which are like low cost mutual funds). That may be good over the long term and/or a recession. Remember averaging in or waiting for low time prices is best.
1) Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)
https://finance.yahoo.com/
It is the top 100 technology (NASDAQ) stocks. This is the most risky one of them all but I believe in 40 years all companies will be technology companies. So the best companies that are now technology based will just become a bigger portion of the integrated global or US economy.
2) Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)
https://finance.yahoo.com/
It invests in companies where the price of the share goes up because the dividends go up.
3) Vanguard US Dividend Appreciation ETF (VGG.TO)
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VGG.TO?p=VGG.TO
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NOBL?p=NOBL
It takes companies that have increased their dividend for at least 25 years in a row. So every year the companies in the ETF (index) increase their dividend each year and have been doing it for at least 25 years straight.
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