Everyday Essentials: Brands & Retailers

Own the manufacturers and retailers whose main businesses serve recurring demand for groceries, beverages, household supplies and personal care. The supplied sheet shows positive monthly returns across the basket's liquid core, supporting a defensive allocation while technology leadership is unsettled. The opportunity is resilient everyday spending, not immunity from input-cost inflation or valuation risk. Launch basket (equal weight): PG, WMT, KO, PEP, COST, CL, KMB Rules: 1. No inverse, leveraged or volatility ETFs. 2. Only names tradable at the enrolled brokers (Moomoo): no OTC listings, no dead tickers, nothing on the refused list.