Francis Chou's Top Dividend Stocks

From humble beginnings as a phone technician at Bell Canada, a Francis Chou emerged as one of the leading Canadian value investors of the decade. With a mere 12th grade education, and a desire to invest after reading literature from legendary investor Ben Graham, Chou, with the trust and loan of $51,000 endowed upon him from fellow employees, launched Chou Associates. Such a low-key beginning would lead to the formation of one of Canada’s most successful investment management firm that now manages over $827 million in assets as of the third quarter of 2011.

His top four dividend stocks however, are all situated in the telecom or electronic industries. On average, the top four stocks in his portfolio yields 7.14% on average, with a mean yield on cost of 4.45%. The following is an executive summary of Chou’s top four dividend stocks: Nokia Corp (NOK), RadioShack Corporation (RSH), SK Telecom (SKM) and Vodafone Group (VOD).

Source: Guru Focus

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