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INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $123 is a buy. The company (New York symbol IFF; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 254.7 million; Market cap: $31.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.iff.com) makes compounds that improve the taste of food and the smell of consumer products.

The company has acquired Health Wright Products....

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Value Stocks

Top brands give these food stocks an edge

Shares of major food processors held up well during the pandemic as restaurants closed and people ate more meals at home. While rising costs for ingredients and shipping are slowing their earnings growth, their strong brands make it easier to pass along these higher costs to consumers.

CAMPBELL SOUP CO....

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Dividend Stocks

3M still has appeal

3M COMPANY $144 remains a buy. The company (New York symbol MMM; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 569.2 million; Market cap: $82.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.3m.com) produces more than 60,000 consumer and industrial goods.

3M recently set aside 150 million euros (about $160.5 million U.S.) to clean up the release of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its operations in Belgium.

If you exclude that charge and other one-time items, the company earned $1.52 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2022....

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Growth Stocks

Here’s a buy for turbulent times

Mondelez has held up well during the recent market turmoil. While the stock is down about 3% since the start of 2022, the S&P 500 Index has suffered a 12% drop.

We feel the stock remains a solid pick for conservative investors. Mondelez continues to launch more-healthful, premium-priced products....

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Dividend Stocks

Updating Our High-Growth Payers: Cisco Systems Inc.

CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $49 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 4.2 billion; Market cap: $205.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.cisco.com) makes hardware and software to link and manage computer networks.

Starting with the April 2022 payment, the company raised your quarterly dividend by 2.7%....

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Dividend Stocks

This merger continues to pay off for investors

In April 2020, our long-time favourite United Technologies merged with rival Raytheon. The deal cut the company’s exposure to cyclical commercial airline customers, and freed up more cash for dividends and share buybacks.

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP....

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Dividend Stocks

Buy quality assets at a discount

POWER CORP. $38 is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 676.6 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Dividend yield: 5.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.powercorporation.com) is a holding company with a diversified list of businesses....

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Dividend Stocks

Use these updates to boost your returns

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC. $147 is a buy. The company (New York symbol BR; High-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 116.2 million; Market cap: $21.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.broadridge.com) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing.

The company has raised its dividend each year since Automatic Data Processing spun it off to its shareholders in 2007....

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Dividend Stocks

T. Rowe’s low p/e adds appeal

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $131 is a buy. The seller of mutual funds (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 227.8 million; Market cap: $29.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.troweprice.com) last raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1% with the March 2022 payment, to $1.20 a share from $1.08....

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Dividend Stocks

Decades of rising payments cut your risk

A key part of successful dividend investing is picking stocks, such Procter & Gamble and Walmart, with long histories of rising, sustainable payments.

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $159 is a buy. The company (New York symbol PG; Income-Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.4 billion; Market cap: $381.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.pg.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of household and personal-care goods....

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