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Are Blue-Chip Consumer Staples Worth Today’s Premium Valuations?

Introduction to the Consumer Staples Sector The Consumer Staples sector consists of companies that provide essential products.  In other words, Consumer Staples are products that people cannot or are unwilling to do without.  As a result of the essential nature of Consumer Staples, there are several attributes that distinguish this sector from most others.  First …

Five Undervalued Blue Chips with Above-average and Growing Yield

Yesterday the following PRNewswire press release reported that S&P indices announced a powerful uptrend in dividend increases for calendar year 2011.  This provides continued validation of the unique opportunity that blue-chip dividend paying stocks offer investors today. Five Dividend Paying Blue Chips Offering Yields Above the 10-year Treasury Bond The following table lists five blue-chip …