Table of Figures
Figure 1.1
Mindful Investment Decisions
Figure 2.1
Rolling 20-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 2.2
Rolling 10-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 2.3
Rolling 5-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 2.4
Inflation Adjusted Rolling 20-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 2.5
Inflation Adjusted Rolling 10-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 2.6
Inflation Adjusted Rolling 5-Year Holding Periods from 1926-2008
Figure 3.1
McDonald’s (MCD)
Figure 3.2
The Dividend-Yield Theory
Figure 4.1
Select Blue-Chip Companies A-Z
Figure 4.2
Blue Chips with 12-Year Average Annual Dividend Growth of At Least 10 Percent
Figure 5.1
Three Fundamental Investor Tools
Figure 5.2
Royal Blue Chips—Highest Investment Quality (A+)
Figure 5.3
DJIA 1896-2008
Figure 6.1
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD)
Figure 6.2
Undervalue and Overvalue Levels for the DJIA
Figure 6.3
Measures of the Market ( First-September 2009)
Figure 6.4
Select Blue Chip Categories
Figure 6.5
The Trend Verifier Chart (First-September 2009)
Figure 7.1
Finding Undervalue/Overvalue
Figure 7.2
The Stanley Works (SWK)
Figure 7.3
Undervalued Category
Figure 7.4
United Techniologies Corporation (UTX)
Figure 7.5
Overvalued Stocks, mid-September 2009
Figure 7.6
Emerson Electric (EMR)
Figure 8.1
Select Blue Chips Percent Change by Category July 1966 to January 1987
Figure 8.2
Select Blue Chips Percent Change by Category July 1987 to July 2009
Figure 8.3
DJIA 1966 throught 1974 Bear Market
Figure 8.4
DJIA 1965 throught mio-September 2009 Bear Market
Figure 9.1
Hierarchy of Investment Goals
Figure 9.2
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Figure 9.3
AT&T; Inc. (T)
Figure 9.4
Nike, Inc (NKE)
Figure 9.5
Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL)
Figure 9.6
The Lucky 13
Figure 10.1
Twenty-Two Stocks
Figure 11.1
Becton, Dickinson (BDX)
Figure 11.2
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Figure 12.1
DJIA 1896-2008