 Posted: Wed, Feb 14 2007, 4:34 pm EST Post subject: 10 Stocks to Last the Decade, Revisited |
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| A history lesson...
10 Stocks to Last the Decade, Revisited By Bill Barker February 2, 2007 Back in the summer of 2000, Fortune, a highly respected publication and home to many fine pieces of journalism over the years, published an article titled "10 Stocks to Last the Decade." An easy enough challenge, one might surmise -- simply picking 10 companies that would, umm ... not disappear. Actually, the article promised more than that. These stocks were specifically predicted to be winners, according to the piece's introduction: "Given the market's recent volatility, a few of our picks could experience drops over the coming months and years. But if you're a long-term investor, these 10 should put your retirement account in good stead and protect you from those recurring nightmares about the stocks that got away." Here's the list, and how they've done since: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/02/02/10-stocks-to-last-the-decade-revisited.aspx |
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