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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 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.
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.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Colgate-Palmolive Smiles Amid the Turmoil Consider buying this consumer products giant on the dips.
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 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.
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