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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $32.80 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 119.1 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) continues to hit all-time highs, but we think the stock still has room to rise. Broadridge serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. It processes 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada. In its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2013, Broadridge’s earnings jumped 61.4%, to $134.6 million from $83.4 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings rose 67.2%, to $1.12 from $0.67, on fewer shares outstanding. If you disregard unusual items, such as writedowns and costs to integrate recent acquisitions, Broadridge’s per-share earnings would have risen 12.7%, to $1.15 from $1.02. On that basis, the company’s latest earnings beat the consensus estimate of $1.09 a share. Revenue rose 8.1%, to $865.1 million from $800.3 million. Broadridge continues to do a good job…