Plum

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Definition of 'Plum'

A choice investment, or one that has outperformed other comparable investments. While there are no specific quantitative criteria to define a plum, it should have outperformed over a reasonable period of time without being perceived as being unduly risky.
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Investopedia explains 'Plum'

An asset class may be a plum investment in one period and a lemon (the antithesis of a plum) in another. For example, large-cap technology stocks were plum investments in the 1990s, but turned out to be lemons in the first decade of the new Millennium, when US Treasury bonds were among the plums.

In general, stocks that have posted consistent returns for many years would qualify as plum investments. A well diversified portfolio of blue-chips would generally contain a number of plums, but may also contain a few lemons - stocks that are chronic underperformers with poor or negative rates of return.

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'Plum'

  • Plum Creek Timber Looks For The Bottom In 2012

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/Plum-Creek-Timber-Looks-For-The-Bottom-In-2012-PCL-RYN-WY-LPX0203.aspx
    Plum Creek has a respectable yield and is probably not overpriced, but it's not
    a great bargain today either. ... Plum Creek Timber Looks For The Bottom In 2012. ...

  • Plum Creek Timber Is Still A Little Warped

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Plum-Creek-Timber-Is-Still-A-Little-Warped-PCL-RYN-WY-UFPI-LPX-RKT-PKG0730.aspx
    ... Plum Creek Timber Is Still A Little Warped. ... The Bottom Line For Plum Creek shares,
    though, it still does not look like a great time to buy. ...

  • Taking Multiple Cuts At Plum Creek

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Taking-Multiple-Cuts-At-Plum-Creek-PCL-RYN-WY-DEL-PCH-IP1027.aspx
    ... Taking Multiple Cuts At Plum Creek. ... The Quarter That Was Expectations were not all
    that high for the third quarter, but Plum Creek disappointed nevertheless. ...

  • Wait For A Better Chance On Plum Creek

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Wait-For-A-Better-Chance-On-Plum-Creek-PCL-WY-LPX-RYN-PHM-DHI-TOL0427.aspx
    ... Wait For A Better Chance On Plum Creek. Posted ... So that's it then, right? Just
    buy Plum Creek shares and hang on for the long haul. Actually ...

  • Plum Creek Gets Pruned

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Plum-Creek-Gets-Pruned-PCL-WY-RYN-IP-NP0430.aspx
    ... Plum Creek Gets Pruned. ... Consequently, Plum Creek actually delivered better revenue
    than analysts expected, and significantly better earnings as well. ...

  • Weyerhaeuser Already Anticipating The Turn

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/Weyerhaeuser-Already-Anticipating-The-Turn-WY-PCL-RYN-PCH-PG0208.aspx
    ... with a Twist Investors who want to invest in the timber space ought to roll up their
    sleeves and do some thorough due diligence on names like Plum Creek (NYSE ...

  • Money Grows On Trees

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Money-Grows-On-Trees-CUT-WOOD-PCH-PCL1117.aspx
    ... The largest of which being Plum Creek Timber (NYSE:PCL), which owns about 7 million
    acres across 19 states. ... Plum Creek currently yields about 4.5%. ...

  • UFPI Tries To Wait Out The Storm

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/UFPI-Tries-To-Wait-Out-The-Storm-UFPI-PCL-HD-MHK-LPX-BLDR-THO1017.aspx
    ... UFPI doesn't grow trees, so it doesn't have the luxury shared by Plum Creek
    (NYSE:PCL) or Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) of just trimming back harvests and waiting for ...

  • Look To Mother Nature For Safety

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/Look-To-Mother-Nature-For-Safety-PCL-RYN-WOOD1024.aspx
    ... Three Picks Plum Creek Timber (NYSE:PCL) is the first and largest publicly held
    timber REIT, owning almost 8 million acres of timberland in 18 states. ...

  • Finding An Alternative With Timber

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Finding-An-Alternative-With-Timber-WOOD-CUT1118.aspx
    ... tool. Both timber REITs Plum Creek Timber (NYSE:PCL) and Potlatch
    (NYSE:PCH) offer a chance to participate in raw timber. However ...

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