Procter has earned a spot in your portfolio

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Procter & Gamble has been a terrific holding for our subscribers. Not only has it paid dividends for 129 years—and increased its payout annually for the past 63—the stock is also up an impressive 40% in the past year. We’re confident the company will continue to add to the value for investors as savings from its ongoing cost-control plan frees up cash for new investments. That focus on promising businesses and products will fuel your dividend growth. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $125 is a buy. The stock (New York symbol PG; Income-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.5 billion; Market cap: $312.5 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.pg.com) gives you a stake in one of the world’s largest makers of household and personal-care goods. The company has five main business lines: fabric and home-care products such as Tide laundry detergent (33% of fiscal 2019 sales, 29% of earnings); baby, feminine and family-care goods, including Pampers diapers (27%, 23%); beauty items such as Head and…