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The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sweet and Sour at Sara Lee Investors are still getting paid to wait as the company makes some changes and tries to grow.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Value Trap That Pays Sara Lee's dividend rewards investors waiting for an uncertain turnaround.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Sara Lee Slimming Down Has the conglomerate, which reduced its second-half outlook, lost its way? Investors should allow for a little more patience as the company works through sluggish conditions.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sara Lee Sags Uncertainty follows the food specialist's decision to sell its European branded-apparel lines. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Tim Beyers	Sara Lee's Indigestion? Sara Lee, the diversified firm that sells everything from hot dogs to pies to underwear, gave investors indigestion when it reported that first-quarter results would be hurt by higher commodity prices.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Selena Maranjian	How Not to Value Stocks Don't confuse price tags with intrinsic value. A stock's price alone is much less meaningful than you may think.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Should You Buy and Hold Sara Lee? Sara Lee has a beta of 0.8, which is low. Generally speaking, I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees. In this case, Sara Lee fits the bill.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	Bittersweet Sara Lee The company posts a fourth-quarter loss because of restructuring charges. For investors, it seems patience may be the best approach.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger	These Dividend Stocks Won't Let You Down Don't put your portfolio at risk.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Extra Dividends, Extra Growth A dividend strategy is eminently more rewarding than you think.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 David Meier	Does Bill Miller Think General Mills Is Attractive? Would Bill Miller consider investing in General Mills? It meets all the criteria above, and it could offer a 14.2% return over time
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Get Your Fixed-Rate Fix From Stocks You may do better with hefty dividend payers than with bonds.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Rich Smith	American Standard Still Clogged American Standard reported strong results, but debt remains a factor.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2005 Brian Gorman	The New Sara Lee Restructuring will allow the company to concentrate on tackling some tough challenges.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	When 4% Is Not a Good Yield ConAgra's tax error makes a big dent in last year's income and leads to disappointing preliminary quarter results.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 John Rosevear	6 Cheap Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Never underestimate the power of dividends.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Should You Dump These Dividend Stocks? After the market's big rally, many stocks have seen their dividend yields drop sharply. Do those falling yields mean that you should get out of these dividend stocks now before it's too late?
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The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian	My Dividends Are Bigger Than Yours Your yield may be 2% when mine is a whopping 13%. Here's the secret.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Bill Mann	Don't Be a "Yield Pig" Is an 8% dividend yield better than a 4% yield? "Not necessarily," says Bill Mann. After the change in the tax treatment of dividends last year, investors suddenly started valuing dividend-paying companies slightly higher.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Selena Maranjian	You Can Have Tech and Dividends Many investors believe that they have to choose between slow-growing, dividend-paying blue chips, or rapidly expanding, payout-free tech companies. That used to be the case -- but not anymore.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Duke's Dividend Stays Put Management reins in holdings and puts forth modest growth strategy.
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The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Tim Hanson	Hit the High-Yield Jackpot Are your dividends too good to be true? High-yield stocks are only worthwhile when investors receive the advertised return.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Salim Haji	IHOP Flips Strategy As IHOP is in the midst of a fundamental shift in its business model, the company's dividend yield currently stands at 2.76%, significantly higher than most other companies in the restaurant industry.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian	How You Can Enjoy a 25% Dividend Yield Pay attention to the dividend growth rates of your investments, because a rapidly growing dividend can give you a steep yield on cost in a number of years.
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The Motley Fool June 1, 2006	Payout Ratios Explained Investors, make sense of dividend yields by learning about payout ratios.
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The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Matt Richey	Two With Hidden Value The price-to-earnings ratio can obscure a stock's true value. One of the most common "hiding places" for value is among companies that look fully valued on a P/E basis, but where the underlying business trades for a much cheaper multiple.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Is No Quack Weighing the pros and cons, it appears that Merck's stock is trading pretty much where it should be. What does make the story a bit more interesting is that robust dividend, which is currently yielding almost 4.8%.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	HRPT Has Rich Payouts, Too HRPT Properties Trust may offer more than a strong yield. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Optimizing Dividends Look for solid and growing yields -- especially when stock prices fall.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mo' Money From Molex The electronics firm follows a profitable year with shareholder rewards.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Sara Lee's Messy Kitchen The jury is still out on Sara Lee's prospects. The stock is trading just below its 52-week highs, so investors appear comfortable with where the company is heading.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	These Stocks Are Growth Traps Avoid stocks with uncertain growth and high P/Es and invest in dividend-safe companies.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Steel Dynamics' Heavy Hint The American steel company initiates a dividend before releasing earnings, causing the stock to rise 10% in two days.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Dividend and Conquer The historical data make a fairly convincing case that the current market is not too friendly to investors counting on growth and P/E expansion. But there are two things investors can focus on to position themselves well.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Todd Wenning	Now's the Time to Double Down on Dividends There are some great income opportunities out there. Here's how to find them.
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