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Old 11-20-2015, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by GregWeld View Post
You younger guys may want to look at NIKE (NKE).... They just raised their dividend 14% -- split the stock 2 for 1 -- and announced they'd buy back 12 BILLION dollars worth of their own stock.

I don't own it - and have never done any research on it - and this isn't really a recommendation since that's not what this thread is about.... but some of you are looking for "growth" stocks vs dividend payers.... and a company like this has some of both. It certainly fits the criteria of "best of breed" and "things you know".

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They're quite the name in sports, always have been. Always used their gear. I need to research a little more, but now with my son playing sports I'm back into the sports world more. Thanks for bringing this one up!
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