The Madison the title refers to is the Miss Madison the pride and joy of Madison, Indiana which is located on the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Louisville. The town was founded when goods travelled up and down the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers; when the transformation was made to trucks, the town declined in population. One of the many things which glued the town together was a number of people from Madison were involved in power boat racing. Essentially, a plane engine is put in a boat and the boats race around a course. If you like car racing, you will like boat racing. In the movie Madison, the folks of Madison were people who loved the sport and spent their spare time working on the boat and representing the town through the boat – Miss Madison. The competition included Miss Budweiser and Atlas van Lines to name a couple, the competition were reasonably large and well financed teams. Miss Madison received their funds from an annual boat race and was the little guy in the race. The movie is about a time when the boat actually won the championship which cemented the annual boat festival held around the July 4 weekend which has been going on since the 1970s.

Linking to dividend paying stocks, often times these companies are big companies in the market. Those which have been around a long time paying dividends which an established market share. Even dividend paying company owners can cheer for the little guy, however similar in the movie, the odds of them winning the championship are low, but it can happen with the right people. It is wonderful to cheer for the underdog, but with investing the tried and true method to continuing success is invest the greater share of your money into the large blue chip stocks which consistently pay a dividend. You will be reward with the dividend and the long term capital gains.

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