An out-of-the-limelight winner

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A key part of our three-part investment approach is to downplay stocks in the broker/media limelight (the other two parts are to invest mainly in well-established companies and spread your money across the five main economic sectors). Tupperware is a good example of an out-of-the-limelight stock. Even though it started up in 1946 and is one of the world’s largest direct sellers of consumer products, few brokers cover it. The company’s independent dealers are an underappreciated asset, because they are cheaper than selling through stores and make it easier to enter new markets. Tupperware can also use its dealers to sell other products in the future. That cuts its need to expand through acquisitions. The stock is up 250.0% since we first recommended it at $26 in our May 2007 issue. It has also gained 93.6% since we made it our 2011 Stock of the Year. Even so, we feel it still has plenty of room to rise. TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $92 (New York…