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Here are three reasons to avoid high-risk investments—and advice on buying blue-chip stocks instead
It’s important to learn the key qualities of top blue chip stocks before you add them to your portfolio
Knowing the ins and outs of the dividend calendar is an important part of dividend investing
They are some of the best investments on the market, so what are blue chip stocks doing that other stocks aren’t? Here’s what you need to know.
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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $97.34 New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 116.6 million; Market cap: $11.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.
Investor communications makes up 72% of its overall revenue....
Investor communications makes up 72% of its overall revenue....
KROGER CO. $28 (New York symbol KR; Consumer Sector; Shares outstanding: 881.4 million; Market cap: $24.7 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.kroger.com) started up in 1883 and is now the largest grocery store operator in the U.S....
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $15 (New York symbol GE; Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 8.7 billion; Market cap: $130.5 billion; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ge.com) is a leading maker of industrial machinery.
Activist investment firm Trian Partners, controlled by Nelson Peltz, owns 1% of GE....
Activist investment firm Trian Partners, controlled by Nelson Peltz, owns 1% of GE....
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