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The following are stocks that should fit well into almost anyone's long term portfolio. This list will change with time, but not rapidly. Last update, as of December 31, 1999
Feb 29, 2000 |
| Industry Group | Stock | 1 yr % return |
3 yr % return |
5 yr % return |
10 yr % return |
Technology:
| Software | Microsoft (MSFT) | 68 | 78 | 73 | 58 |
| Semiconductors | Intel (INTC) | 39 | 36 | 60 | 44 |
| Computers | Compaq (CPQ) | -35 | 22 | 28 | 26 |
| Dell (DELL) | 39 | 148 | 140 | 97 | |
| Communications telephone |
Lucent (LU) | 37 | 87 | na | na |
| Communications Internet |
Cisco (CSCO) | 131 | 96 | 94 | na |
Consumer non-cylic:
| Beverages | Coca-Cola (KO) | -12 | 4 | 19 | 21 |
| PepsiCo (PEP) | -13 | 11 | 18 | 15 | |
| Pharmaceuticals | Merck (MRK) | -8 | 21 | 31 | 21 |
| Pfizer (PFE) | -22 | 34 | 40 | 30 | |
| Eli Lilly (LLY) | -24 | 24 | 35 | 18 | |
| Medical Supplies | Abbott Labs (ABT) | -25 | 15 | 20 | 18 |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 13 | 25 | 30 | 22 | |
| Non-durables | Procter & Gamble (PG) | 22 | 29 | 31 | 23 |
Financial:
| Financial-diversified | Citigroup (C) | 73 | 42 | 53 | 35 |
| Banks-money center | Chase Manhattan (CMB) | 12 | 23 | 37 | 23 |
| Broker | Charles Schwab (SCH) | 36 | 76 | 72 | 57 |
Conglomerate, Industrial, and Energy:
| Conglomerate | General Electric (GE) | 56 | 48 | 46 | 28 |
| Energy | Exxon Mobil (XOM) | 13 | 21 | 25 | 17 |
Consumer, cyclic:
| Retail-broadline | Wal-mart (WMT) | 70 | 84 | 46 | 29 |
| Retail-speciality | Gap (GAP) | 23 | 74 | 60 | 39 |
| Retail-other | Home Depot (HD) | 69 | 84 | 47 | 44 |
| Retail-drugs | Walgreen (WAG) | 0 | 44 | 41 | 28 |
Utility:
| Telephone-long dist. | MCI WorldCom (WCOM) | 22 | 29 | 31 | 23 |
| AT&T (T) | 2 | 26 | 20 | 12 | |
| Telephone-regional | Bell Atlantic (BEL) | 17 | 28 | 25 | 13 |
| Bell South (BLS) | -5 | 35 | 32 | 17 | |
| GTE Corp (GTE) | 12 | 20 | 23 | 12 |
The above stocks should offer an above average return on your investment over the long term.
Pick and chose,but remember to diversify. Start with at least five stocks, each in a different
industrial group. Increase your number of stocks over time, finally ending up with
about 20. That is enough to give you the protection that diversity offers, but not too many
to keep track up. Best of luck!!!
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