Slow and Steady Wins the Race

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See the Best-Performing Stocks for the 25-Year Period in Order of Returns

Company -- Percent Annual Return

1. Eaton Vance (V): 32.14

2. Kansas City Southern (SU): 31.78

3. Countrywide Financial Corp. (CFC): 30.41

4. Progressive Corp. (PGR): 29.18

5. Stryker Corp. (SYK): 28.56

6. National Technical Systems (NTSC): 27.96

7. Forest Laboratories (FRX): 27.76

8. Wal-Mart (WMT): 27.66

9. State Street Corp. (STT): 27.20

10. Mylan Laboratories (MYL): 27.15

11. M&T Bank (TB): 26.38

12. Leucadia National Corp. (UK): 26.38

13. Allete Inc. (LE): 26.06

14. Dollar General Corp. (DG): 25.94

15. Berkshire Hathaway BRK): 25.16

Source: FactSet, FT Interactive Data