NextEra Energy The first perfect stock for retirees to buy when a bear market arises is electric utility NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE). If you own or rent a home, there's a very high probability you need electricity to power some or all of your appliances. Although AT&T's high-growth days are a thing of the past, it still possesses two needle-moving catalysts that are sustaining its inflation-fighting high-yield dividend.