The Best Stocks to Invest $1,000 in Right Now

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index is hovering around its all-time highs, and stretched valuations are making buying stocks a bit more worrisome right now. Don't fret: Whether you have $1,000 or $100,000 that you're ready to invest, you have options. Three strong possibilities to buy right now are integrated energy giant Chevron (NYSE: CVX), utility giant NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), and beverage giant Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Here's a look at each of these reliable dividend stocks.Chevron's business is diversified across the energy landscape, with assets in the energy production, energy transportation, and chemicals and refining segments. Each of these parts of the energy sector performs a bit differently through the phases of the energy cycle, so having exposure to all of them helps cushion Chevron against the impacts of soaring or slumping commodity prices.On top of that, Chevron happens to have one of the strongest balance sheets among its close peers, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.2. During energy sector downturns, when its earnings slide, Chevron has the flexibility to take on debt to support its business and dividend. When energy prices recover, as they always have historically, it can (and does) pay those debt levels down again.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool