HD - Becton Dickinson: Dividend Aristocrat With Good Total Return

Becton, Dickinson (BDX), one of the largest providers of medical supplies, devices, and laboratory equipment in the United States and foreign countries, is a buy for the total return investor and the dividend income investor. The management of BDX is good and has continued to grow the business by using its cash to expand and add to their existing product lines. Becton, Dickinson is being reviewed using The Good Business Portfolio guidelines, my IRA portfolio of good business companies that are balanced among all styles of investing.

When I scanned the five-year chart,

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