Dogs of the Dow 2008
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If you’re looking for a historically proven way to generate nice returns in the stock market, then the Dogs of the Dow may be your answer. This is a value-oriented strategy that focuses on purchasing the 10 highest-yielding Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks on the first day of every year.
The Dogs of the Dow strategy returned 14.3% a year from 1929 until 2003, outpacing the S&P 500's 11.7% return per year. In 2006, the Dogs of the Dow strategy returned 22%. However, in 2007, the Dogs of the Dow were down a whopping 6% one of its worst years ever, as the financials and consumer related stocks hurt 2007’s performance
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MO
Altria Group Inc - $18.97
- -0.52%
- $19.23
Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $75.58
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C
Citigroup Inc - $4.16
- -0.48%
- $4.25
Yeild on 12/31/07: 7.34% Price on 12/31/07: $29.44
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VZ
Verizon Commun - $30.36
- +0.16%
- $30.45
Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $43.69
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PFE
Pfizer Inc - $17.62
- +0.34%
- $17.67
Yeild on 12/31/07: 5.63% Price on 12/31/07: $22.73
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T
At&t Inc. - $26.44
- +0.30%
- $26.51
Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.85% Price on 12/31/07: $41.56
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GM
Gm - $0.00
- N/A
- $N/A
Yeild on 12/31/07: 4.02% Price on 12/31/07: $24.89
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MO
Altria Group Inc - $18.97
- -0.52%
- $19.23
Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $75.58
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DD
Du Pont E I De Ne - $34.11
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.72% Price on 12/31/07: $44.09
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