Word: felicelli
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...Saks offered a dividend yield above 16%. But the stock had fallen 33% over the previous six months, and uneven sales trends have dogged the company for the past two years. This may turn out to be a spectacular opportunity for investors--but it carries significant uncertainties. Franklin's Felicelli suggests zeroing in on large blue-chip companies with a history of strong earnings growth and a management team that is dividend-centric. "You want a focus toward shareholders," he explains, "where companies have been growing cash flows and dividends over a period of time...
...perhaps it's no surprise that stodgy dividend stocks--blue-chip companies with modest but consistent single-digit earnings growth--have returned as an investment of choice. As Frank M. Felicelli, portfolio manager of the Franklin Equity Income fund, puts it, "It's back-to-basics investing...
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