Recommended Stocks & Mutual Funds
in the News
Below are updates of our
recommended stocks and mutual funds.
11/16/2007
--- LSI's Dividend
Is Growing 29% Annually
LSI Industries Inc.
(LYTS - Hi-Div
Bl. Ch. Portfolio) has raised its quarterly dividend
again. LSI's latest boost to its dividend is a 15% increase.
The company has raised its dividend five times since we
recommended the manufacturer of lighting fixtures and signs.
This has resulted in the dividend growing at a compound
annual rate of 29%. LSI's total return since we recommended
the company is now 160.2%, including dividends.
LSI has a solid dividend
history, raising its dividend fourteen times since 1993,
with the dividend growing at a compound annual rate of 28%.
The company's latest cash dividend is payable November 13,
2007 to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2007.
11/07/2007
--- Cure For a
Choppy Market: Another Dividend Boost Means 27 Consecutive
Years of Dividend Increases At A Compound Rate Of 21% Per
Year
Eaton Vance Corp.
(EV - Hi-Div
Bl. Ch. Portfolio) announced it has boosted its dividend
by 25%. The company has increased its dividend for 27 consecutive
years at a compound annual rate of 21%. Since being added
to our High-Dividend
Blue Chip Stock Portfolio, the stock of Eaton Vance
has risen 192.1%, including dividends. The company's latest
quarterly dividend is payable November 12, 2007. High-quality
dividend-paying stocks such as Eaton Vance are great companies
for steadily growing a portfolio's value.
10/31/2007
--- Chipotle's
Latest Successful Qtr Boosts Stock's Gain To 130.1% In Nine
Months
Yesterday after the market
closed, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG - Primary
Stock Portfolio) announced that third-quarter
profits surged 72% while revenue increased 35.6%. This
caused the stock to rise 4.1% today, pushing our overall
gain for the stock to 130.1% in the nine months that it
has been recommended in our Primary Stock Portfolio. The
company has a lot of room to grow. In a conference call
with investors yesterday, Chipotle's Chief Executive said
the restaurant chain plans to start expanding into Canada.
Boyd Gaming Corp.
(BYD - Bear
Market Portfolio, Value
Stock Portfolio) also experienced a surge in trading
volume today. The casino company
reported third-quarter results that beat Wall Street's
estimates, sending the stock price up 7% today.
