Share tip of the week: the safest stock in the world?

This global healthcare group doesn't rely too much on any one territory or sector. It has a rock-solid balance sheet, an AAA credit rating, $2bn of net cash in the bank and positive cash flow of more than $1bn a month.

At times of high volatility, how should ultra-conservative investors respond? Short-dated US Treasuries and gold have both proved popular places for such investors to park their cash. But now, to my mind, both asset classes look over-bought. So where else can they look?

Tip of the week: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), rated a BUY by Morgan Stanley

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Paul gained a degree in electrical engineering and went on to qualify as a chartered management accountant. He has extensive corporate finance and investment experience and is a member of the Securities Institute.

Over the past 16 years Paul has held top-level financial management and M&A roles for blue-chip companies such as O2, GKN and Unilever. He is now director of his own capital investment and consultancy firm, PMH Capital Limited.

Paul is an expert at analysing companies in new, fast-growing markets, and is an extremely shrewd stock-picker.