Long-term retirement stocks often avoid the extremes of investing. One extreme feature is high gains that aren’t sustainable and can lead to significant losses once the music stops. The other extreme is a high-yield dividend stock that only offers cash flow and nothing else. These stocks stay flat over many years, while growth stocks blow them in the dust.Retirement stocks have to avoid the pitfalls of excessive volatility and cash flow without any appreciation. These three stocks check the boxes and are at ...