The New York Yankees of the '50s and the Chicago Bulls and
Dallas Cowboys of the '90s have one crucial element in
common: consistent excellence in their organizations and
performance. That's a rare accomplishment, but if you think
it could never occur in your portfolio, think again.
Carefully chosen dividend-paying stocks could be your key to
superstar returns.
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These long-haul outperformers can help you
buildyour
fortune, as studies from investing gurus such as Jeremy
Siegel have shown time and time again. Finding them is the
mission of our
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Southern Co. (NYSE: SO), for example, has
beaten the S&P 500 by 26 points since November 2003, and
is currently rewarding investors with a 5.5% yield. Or
consider
Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP),
which has topped the S&P by 23 points since November
2008, atop a current 7.7% yield. While these stocks happen to
be
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dividend picks that have also earned high ratings from the
140,000-member CAPS community:
Company
Yield
CAPS Rating
(out of 5)
Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM)
4.6%
*****
Merck (NYSE: MRK)
4.8%
****
General Electric (NYSE: GE)
2.4%
****
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM)
2.3%
****
Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD)
3.5%
****
Source: Capital IQ (a division of
Standard & Poor's), Yahoo! Finance, and CAPS as of Oct.
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