Franklin Templeton offices.  Image Source: Investment News Franklin Resources is one of the largest asset managers in the country and boasts a very clean balance sheet and a strong record of delivering returns to shareholders.  Will the future be as great as the past...

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Johnson and Johnson has a long history of creating medical and health-related products.  Image Source: Johnson and Johnson It's one of the largest healthcare companies in the world.  From medical devices, to drugs, to Band-Aids and Tylenol, Johnson and Johnson is the...

Paying with a Mastercard credit card.  Image Source: Mastercard Mastercard is the other face of the American credit card duopoly (with the other being Visa). An incredibly successful business, Mastercard's success has been built based on its network effect and its...

Reese's peanut butter cups.  Image Source: Hershey

A man smoking with the Phillip Morris IQOS system.  Image Source: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The offspring of Altria, Phillip Morris International is one of the world's largest tobacco producers.  It was spun off in 2008 and is making headway in switching...

An Altria representative at a store.  Image Source: Altria Q3 2022 Investor Presentation Altria is the last remaining tobacco giant in the United States, after a series of acquisitions and mergers over the last few decades. They sell traditional cigarettes, but...

An American Express business card.  Image Source: Nerd Wallet American Express is a credit card company that tends to cater to business customers and the affluent.  They have a long history of loyalty programs that are well known in the credit card industry....