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Companies ranked by long-term Finance Value (Column E)TickerReward = 11-yr Total Return/yrRisk = Lehman Panic Total Return (10/07 - 4/09)Finance Value = Reward - Risk (Col C + Col D)5-yr Total Return/yr5-yr BetaDividend YieldDividend GrowthBarron's 2013 rankBarron's 2012 rank
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Wal-Mart StoresWMT5.2%20.4%25.6%8.4%0.332.5%23.9%265260
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McDonald'sMCD20.4%3.8%24.2%15.2%0.293.2%21%315194
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NextEra EnergyNEE15.4%-14.7%0.7%17.2%0.363.3%3.7%489485
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International Business MachinesIBM13.2%-16.4%-3.2%16.1%0.762%14.2%6627
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ChevronCVX15.7%-25.5%-9.8%13.8%1.163.2%7.5%405109
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Johnson & JohnsonJNJ7%-17%-10%10.7%0.563%14.1%200405
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Exxon MobilXOM11.7%-25.4%-13.7%5.1%0.852.9%7.5%353190
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Coca-ColaKO6.2%-20.7%-14.5%11.9%0.32.9%7.7%205288
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Norfolk SouthernNSC15.8%-33.1%-17.3%10.3%1.212.7%6.3%406238
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Procter & GamblePG7.8%-31.2%-23.4%6.1%0.343%9.8%207275
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United TechnologiesUTX16.4%-45.8%-29.4%18.7%1.182%8.7%87137
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3MMMM9.7%-45.1%-35.4%18%1.092.1%7.5%247113
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n = 1212%-20.9%-8.9%12.6%0.72.5%11%270227
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BENCHMARKS
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Goldbullion13.7%17.2%30.9%8.4%0.50%0%
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Vanguard Interm-Term Bond IndexVBIIX5.6%7.8%13.4%7.2%~02.9%-3.5%
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CH Robinson WorldwideCHRW16.5%-14.8%1.7%7.4%0.532.4%22.6%5130
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SouthernSO8.7%-11%-2.3%7.7%0.055%4.6%455455
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Union PacificUNP19%-26.2%-7.2%23.2%1.112%8.1%178241
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Vanguard Wellesley IncomVWINX7.7%-16%-8.3%10.5%0.583%-1.3%
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Berkshire HathawayBRK-A8.7%-27%-18.3%6.6%0.250%0%131431
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Vanguard Balanced IndexVBINX8.3%-28%-19.7%11%0.941.9%2.2%
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MicrosoftMSFT6.9%-36.5%-29.6%10.6%0.772.8%10.6%216210
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Artisan Mid-CapARTMX14.3%-43.9%-29.6%21.5%1.140%2.6%
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SPDR S&P MidCap 400 IndexMDY12.8%-44.6%-31.8%17.4%1.161.1%9.6%
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Vanguard 500 IndexVFINX9.4%-46.5%-37.1%13.5%11.9%5.4%
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Artisan InternationalARTIX10.7%-51.4%-40.7%13.3%1.031%5.6%
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CaterpillarCAT18.5%-63.4%-44.9%15.4%1.872.8%6.7%2923
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Vanguard REIT IndexVGSIX11.7%-63.5%-51.8%11.5%1.283.7%4.3%
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BLS inflationcpi2.4%1.7%