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 our
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service's mission.
H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), for example, has
beaten the S&P 500 by 20 points since August 2004, and it
currently is rewarding investors with a 4.1% yield. Or
consider
Tupperware Brands (NYSE: TUP), which has
topped the S&P by 132 points since October 2005, atop a
current 1.9% yield. While these stocks happen to be
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140,000-member CAPS community:
Company
Yield
CAPS Rating
(out of 5)
Aflac (NYSE: AFL)
2.8%
****
Quality Systems (Nasdaq: QSII)
2.1%
****
Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU)
2.2%
****
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC)
2.9%
****
Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW)
2.5%
****
Source: Capital IQ (a division of
Standard & Poor's), Yahoo! Finance, and CAPS as of Oct.
29.
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