Still scary market -- more SAFE HAVENS

Anheuser-Busch (BUD) "this Bud's for you." It has only gone up for over 100 years, now that's a track record! BUD IS A SAFE HAVEN 4SURE. The company has a beta of 0.25 which means it does not move in lock-step with the market. Can you beat a return-on-equity (ROE / TTM) of 70.53; three and a half times its 19.64 P/E ratio -- That is incredible! It also has a 2.3% yield. The stock has been trading in the higher end of its 52-week range (40....45....47) but offers tremendous stability and should be watched closely if it starts moving toward the lower end of the range. I have owned it in the past and hope to again.

Proctor & Gamble (PG) has been brought to my attention by astute investors that have read some of my posts about strong companies with dividends, hard assets and diversification. It has strong cash-flow, a 2.2% yield (higher than the S&P average) consistent profit margins and growth. This strength has a cost because you are paying a trailing twelve month (TTM) P/E of 21.24 which is a premium over the S&P average, however, with a return-on-equity (ROE) of 34.34% and an return-on-invested-capital (ROIC) 20.48% you are getting something for your money. This is reflected in its significant increases in shareholder equity every year.

Already known for solid management, with the addition of Gillette to the family the company can now add Warren Buffett to their list of major shareholders which is just about the only way that the leadership could have been improved. This company has a great history and will be around long into the future and offers as much predictability as one could hope for in their performance. I do not own it but I cant help but watch it!

Petro-China (PTR) has been mentioned many times in my posts. I own it, Warren Buffett owns a major position and I wish I bought more. It has very solid fundamentals. Is there anybody on planet Earth (or in the universe for that matter) that thinks China will use less oil tomorrow than they did yesterday, less next year than last, less in twenty years -- No Chance! This level of predictability is very unusual and PTR is the biggest player. Now consider that the company pays a 3.7% yield, (great in a Roth IRA), has a trailing (TTM) P/E ratio of 11.55, almost no debt, and its ROE is three times their P/E at 31.38% and all I can say is WOW! You also get diversification and put some money over seas. This is a company to buy on dips every chance you get.

There are eight companies in our Blogging Stocks list: AAPL, EBAY, GE, GOOG, MSFT, TWX, YHOO, and WMT. These are good companies but in general not safe havens. Most have too much volatility and unpredictability.

In my Safe Haven blogs I have also assembled eight recommendations; BRK.B, BUD, PG, PTR, SO, UPS, WM, and WMT. The only overlap is WMT. These companies are core holdings for people that believe in such things. Given their financial strength and dividends they are also solid inclusions in retirement accounts, in particular ROTH IRA's.

If there continues to be reader interest I will continue to expand on my list of rock solid Safe Haven companies. The next eight will be mid-caps. Most of my data comes from AOL Money & Finance. However I read just about everything I can get my hands on. The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Fortune, Forbes, Motley Fool, The Street.com, Money, Smart Money, and many more. All of these are recommended reading.