Whether your retirement is on the near horizon or still a long way off, it's important to build a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying stocks that you can rely on for healthy yields and ongoing returns. If you're thinking about investing in pharmaceutical stocks to bankroll your retirement, it's wise to choose companies with a long and dependable history of growth and a varied portfolio of products.
As more pharmaceutical companies jump into the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, possible winners and losers have already begun to emerge. These two pharma giants are good long-term buys for your retirement investment strategy with or without a coronavirus vaccine on the market.
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