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Date updated:01-08-2008

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

MO
Altria Group Inc
$17.12
0.00%
$17.22

Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $75.58

People owning MO also tend to own: AA ALL APC BUD COP CVX DOW

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C
Citigroup Inc
$3.51
0.00%
$3.61

Yeild on 12/31/07: 7.34% Price on 12/31/07: $29.44

People owning C also tend to own: AIG BA CPWR DIS FWLT GS HAL

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VZ
Verizon Communica
$29.57
0.00%
$29.30

Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $43.69

People owning VZ also tend to own: AA AIG IBM INTC JNJ JPM KO

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PFE
Pfizer Inc
$14.98
0.00%
$14.98

Yeild on 12/31/07: 5.63% Price on 12/31/07: $22.73

People owning PFE also tend to own: AA ALL APC BUD COP CVX DOW

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T
At&t Inc
$24.84
0.00%
$24.71

Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.85% Price on 12/31/07: $41.56

People owning T also tend to own: ACE BAC C CB COP CVX DIS

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

GM
Gm
$0.00
N/A
$N/A

Yeild on 12/31/07: 4.02% Price on 12/31/07: $24.89

People owning GM also tend to own: AA AME ATI CAG CEG CMI COL

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MO
Altria Group Inc
$17.12
0.00%
$17.22

Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.97% Price on 12/31/07: $75.58

People owning MO also tend to own: AA ALL APC BUD COP CVX DOW

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

DD
Du Pont (e.i.) De
$30.05
+0.50%
$29.95

Yeild on 12/31/07: 3.72% Price on 12/31/07: $44.09

People owning DD also tend to own: ABT AMX AUY BAP BRK.B BVF FCX

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