Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BLUE CHIP
  
  Stocks of well-established companies that have a history of earnings and of paying dividends and increasing profits. These companies have reputations for sound management and quality products. The stock prices tend to rise and fall in conjunction with the overall market. These stocks are also known as large-cap stocks. The stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Common stock of a nationally known company that has a long record of profit, growth, and dividend payment, and a reputation for quality management, products, and services.
  
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