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To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (9981)	9/7/2011 5:33:11 PM
From: chowder	1 Recommendation Respond to of 34328

>>> My sense now is that O and NNN may be relatively overvalued simply because they are conservative and most investors consider the dividend secure. <<< Your message makes sense. Yet, that secure dividend works for me. I know everyone has different objectives, but from my point of view, not every dividend payer can be a dividend growth company, if one is holding quite a few positions. I'm more than happy to lock in a secure 6% dividend which is why I own quite a few utility companies. When I combine these overvalued, yet safe dividend companies, with my perennial dividend growers, it adds up to a nice package. Sort of like in sports. You can't have a team of all stars. It takes a good supporting cast to get the winning result.

To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (9981)	9/7/2011 7:22:13 PM
From: Bocor	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

My sense now is that O and NNN may be relatively overvalued simply because they are conservative and most investors consider the dividend secure. Frankly, that is a reason, at least for me, to "pay up" for a company with an above par yield, yet one that I don't expect to blow up in the next five years. If you are a trader, or looking for something short term, then I agree, these are not the companies to own. If you want a business that is solid, long lasting, and likely to succeed longer term, then I at least am happy to reinvest the dividends at various prices over the years, and hopefully end up with a decent YOC when I begin to collect instead of reinvest.