If this shift in preference occurs, US stocks are poised to outperform foreign markets in the years ahead.

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Royce developed his disenchantment with glamour stocks and his preference for oddballs in the early 1970s.

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The overwhelming majority of respondents stated their preference for dividend-paying stocks.

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Respondents overwhelmingly expressed their preference for dividend-paying stocks.

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However, unlike George Gilder, who makes no bones about his preference for talking technology applications over stocks, Murphy has actually expanded his letter business into a money management operation.

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