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...anyone who has followed Ivy football recently knew that in the end, it would come down to this: Nov. 13, Franklin Field, Harvard-Penn—one game for the Ivy title...
After the hype and build up for the biggest Ivy showdown since 2001 faded away, the Harvard football team stormed Franklin Field today and left no doubt who deserves to wear the 2004 Ivy crown. The No.15 Crimson dismantled the No. 17 Penn Quakers 31-10, winning in Philadelphia for the first time since 1980 and securing at least a share of the Ivy title. The league championship is the second for Harvard in four years and 11th overall...
That last statistic is one that Edwards would like to even out before his time at Harvard is over. Regardless of any past connections he may have to Penn, when it comes to Ivy football the fact is that the road to the league championship goes through Franklin Field...
...store company 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...