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The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Steven Mallas	Colgate's Cool Quarter Colgate-Palmolive didn't have a spectacular quarter, but it's still a good investment idea.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Steven Mallas	Church & Dwight & an Insufficient Yield Church & Dwight reported second-quarter earnings. The consumer-products company that owns brands such as Arm & Hammer, Trojan, and the recently acquired Orange Glo, had a good quarter but needs to pay a bigger dividend.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 W.D. Crotty	A Big Blast From WD-40 Spray maker announces its first-quarter earnings are up 28.4%. For the coming year, the company expects to earn $1.62 a share -- up 8% from the $1.50 earned last year.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: WD-40 Slides In The past 18 months have seen WD-40's gross profits squeezed steadily, with gross margins contracting quarter after quarter after quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen Ellis	WD-40: A Slick Portfolio Contender Although the stock seems fully valued at a P/E of roughly 18, it has a nice 2.6% dividend yield. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	WD-40 Is Squeaking By WD-40 is in your garage. Should be in your portfolio, too?
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Steven Mallas	The FORCE Is With Kimberly-Clark The tissue maker delivers another quarter of double-digit earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	WD-40 Caught in a Squeeze Cost pressures largely offset sales gains at the consumer products company. The fourth quarter is likely to show approximately flat earnings, with the full year looking like $1.50-$1.55, compared with $1.50 last year.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 Steven Mallas	Clorox Cleans Up on Wall Street Clorox comes clean with its second-quarter numbers. Investors, this is a good candidate for a dollar-cost-averaging strategy within the environment of a long-term portfolio.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: WD-40 a Squeaky Wheel? Investors, will it be a slick quarter for WD-40, which is set to report first-quarter 2007 earnings results?
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Steven Mallas	Bleach: An Exciting Investment Thesis? Clorox had a bright third quarter. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool January 6, 2011 Seth Jayson	Does This Make WD-40 a Buy Today? Here's the current margin snapshot for WD-40 Co. and some of its sector and industry peers and direct competitors.
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The Motley Fool January 10, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	WD-40's Slippery Ad Switcheroo A delay in advertising spending makes WD-40's quarter look better than it was, making today's 11% run-up hard to understand.
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The Motley Fool May 20, 2005 Steven Mallas	Clorox: A Fresh Idea? Clorox has a nice history of long-term performance -- but should you buy it now?
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The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 Paul Chi	Can Frontier Communications Maintain Its Healthy Dividend? The yield appears sustainable for the short term, but there are things to watch, such as the slow decline of the company's number of subscribers.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2010 Alex Dumortier	4 Stocks That Are Leading the Rebound in Dividends With their April dividend raises, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil added $1.9 billion to S&P 500 dividends
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The Motley Fool October 31, 2006 Steven Mallas	A Foolish Treat: Colgate-Palmolive For investors, Colgate-Palmolive is a long-term treat. Here's why.
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The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 Dave Mock	A Big Upgrade for Clorox This bullish call comes from more than just one analyst.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bright, But Not Bold, Clorox Steady but unspectacular growth might leave investors wanting a bit more kick.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Eben Esterhuizen	High Yield: Highly Profitable Companies With Rising Dividends Will these companies help you you minimize the risk of investing in a dividend stock that's about to end its winning streak?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Good Quarter for a 35-Bagger Colgate-Palmolive reports strong second-quarter sales. It's steady, almost predictable growth, and a 2.1% dividend, make the stock a consideration for conservative investors looking for stocks to lock away for the long term.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Steven Mallas	Three Cheerios for General Mills? General Mills is a solid company, but investors shouldn't be infatuated with its dividend history.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 Todd Wenning	Dividend Report Card: Unilever Unilever has done a fine job increasing its dividend at a comparable rate to earnings, which is an ideal pattern.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Clorox Comes Clean Over the past four quarters, Clorox's rolling margin results have fallen consecutively in the gross, operating, and net categories. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Foolish Forecast: A Well-Oiled WD-40 The ever-popular flagship lubricant continues to contribute the lion's share of results, and consumers continue to find new uses for the product. But the company has wisely been diversifying in recent years. Let's get a grip on how this quarter is shaping up.
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 September 20, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Don't Buy Dana's Dividend The allure of a large yield can be more painful than it's worth. As you gaze at the current 5% dividend from Dana and wonder whether it's worth the risk, take a pass, because it's likely that this dividend will be cut.
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