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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