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Types of Stock (cont’d) Income Stocks: stocks with long and sustained records of paying higher-than average dividends Good for investors looking for relatively safe and high level of current income Dividends tend to increase over time (unlike interest payments on bonds) Some companies pay high dividends because they offer limited growth potential More subject to interest rate risk Examples: Duke Energy, Conagra Foods, General Mills, Altria Group Types of Stock (cont’d) Growth Stocks: stocks that experience high rates of growth in operations and earnings Have sustained rate of growth in earning