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Stock Picks: Dividend Plays & More
By: Brooke Sopelsa, Writer/Producer | 09 Jan 2009 | 03:41 PM ET
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To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the market pros for their best investment advice now.

Dividend Plays

"If you have companies that have good, quality earnings, with CEOs that have come out and reaffirmed dividends, companies like Vodafone [VOD  Loading...      ()   ], companies like US Bancorp [USB  Loading...      ()   ], that are paying good, solid dividend rates with some upside appreciation, that's how I think you need to position for the portfolio."

Michael Yoshikami, YCMNET Advisors

The Friday Trade

[On Constellation Brands [STZ  Loading...      ()   ] "A lot of people don't know the company...It's right up there with Gallo as the biggest wine company in the country, and the stock is under ten times earnings and a great growth business."

Charles Bobrinskoy, Ariel Capital Management

Bobrinskoy also recommends: Dell [DELL  Loading...      ()   ] and eBay [EBAY  Loading...      ()   ]

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