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Portfolio |
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| Company | Stock
Symbol |
Industry |
Annual
Dividend |
Dividend
Yield |
| International Business Machines | Computer |
$1.60 |
1.50% |
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| Phizer | Drugs |
$1.16 |
4.90% |
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| Southern Company | Electric Utility |
$1.61 |
4.20% |
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| Wells Fargo | Banking |
$1.21 |
4.00% |
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| Wrigley | Food |
$1.16 |
1.80% |
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| Note: All data are from finance.yahoo.com as of November 29, 2007. | ||||
The Dividend Reinvestment Portfolio includes dividend-paying
stocks from five industries. Two stocks are selected for each industry.
Therefore, there is some diversification within each industry.
| Dividend
Reinvestment Portfolio |
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| Company | Stock Symbol |
Industry |
Annual Dividend |
Dividend Yield |
| General Electric | Conglomerates |
$1.12 |
2.90% |
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| 3M Company | Conglomerates |
$1.92 |
2.30% |
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| Public Service Enterprise Group | Electric Utilities |
$2.34 |
2.50% |
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| Southern Company | Electric Utilities |
$1.61 |
4.20% |
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| H.J. Heinz | Food Processing |
$1.52 |
3.20% |
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| Hershey Foods | Food Processing |
$1.19 |
3.00% |
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| Colgate-Palmolive | Personal & Household Products |
$1.44 |
1.90% |
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| Procter & Gamble | Personal & Household Products |
$1.40 |
1.90% |
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| Duke Realty | Real Estate Operations (REIT) |
$1.92 |
7.50% |
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| Highwoods Properties | Real Estate Operations (REIT) |
$1.70 |
5.50% |
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| NOTE: Dividend data are from finance.yahoo.com as November 29, 2007. | ||||
The Electric Utilities Portfolio includes electric utility companies
that generate lots of excess cash, much of which goes to shareholders
as dividends.
| Electric
Utility Portfolio |
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| Company | Quote |
Annual Dividend | Dividend Yield |
| Central Vermont | $0.92 |
3.30% |
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| Constellation Energy Group | $1.74 |
1.80% |
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| Dominion Resources | $3.16 |
6.70% |
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| DPL Inc | $1.04 |
3.50% |
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| Duke Energy | $0.88 |
4.40% |
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| Exelon Corporation | $1.76 |
2.10% |
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| FPL Group | $1.64 |
2.40% |
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| Hawaiian Electric Industries | $1.24 |
5.30% |
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| Progress Energy | $2.22 |
5.00% |
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| Public Service Enterprise Group | $2.34 |
2.50% |
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| SCANA Corporation | $1.76 |
4.10% |
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| Southern Company | $1.61 |
4.20% |
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| Wisconsin Energy Corp | $1.00 |
2.00% |
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| NOTE: Dividend data are from finance.yahoo.com as November 29, 2007. | |||
The Food and Beverage Portfolio includes nine dividend-paying
stocks that sell well-known branded products that are in constant demand.
| Food
and Beverage Portfolio |
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| Company | Stock Symbol |
Industry |
Annual Dividend |
Dividend Yield |
| Coca-Cola | Beverages |
$1.36 |
2.20% |
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| General Mills | Food Products |
$1.56 |
2.60% |
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| H.J. Heinz | Food Products |
$1.52 |
3.20% |
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| Hershey Foods | Food Products |
$1.19 |
3.00% |
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| McDonald's | Quick-service Restaurants |
$1.50 |
2.60% |
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| PepsiCo | Snack and Beverages |
$1.50 |
1.90% |
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| Tootsie Roll Industries | Candy |
$0.32 |
1.30% |
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| Wendy's International | Quick-service Restaurants |
$0.50 |
1.80% |
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| Wrigley | Chewing Gum |
$1.16 |
1.80% |
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| NOTE: Dividend data are from finance.yahoo.com as November 29, 2007. | ||||
Related Articles:
Utility Stocks Pay Reliable
Dividends
Why Dividends Matter
Updated November 30, 2007.
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