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Blue Chip Shares

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Hello,

Thought that being a beginner and having found no real list out there, was wondering if anyone knew if there is an official Blue Chip Company list?

Obviously Blue Chip shares are the reliable ones but is there an updated list somewhere out there for the public to see.

And is there some prerequisite before a company is categorised as a blue chip company or is it just open for interpretation?

For example the top 150 Companies listed on a particular newspaper are listed according to their market cap, so are they all bluechip shares? Or is market Cap irrelevant when it comes to blue chips.

Regards,

Rod
 
rowdy said:
Hello,

For example the top 150 Companies listed on a particular newspaper are listed according to their market cap, so are they all bluechip shares? Or is market Cap irrelevant when it comes to blue chips.

Regards,

Rod
Blue chip means to me low risk safe, paying regular didvidends and being able able to consistantly make money year in year out even when times get tough ala CBA - being in the Top 150 does not make you blue chip some dont even pay a div, and who remembers the little darling called Pac Dun and that was a Top 10 company. Todays blue chips might not necessarilly be all around in 20 years time.
 
rowdy said:
Hello,

Thought that being a beginner and having found no real list out there, was wondering if anyone knew if there is an official Blue Chip Company list?

Obviously Blue Chip shares are the reliable ones but is there an updated list somewhere out there for the public to see.

And is there some prerequisite before a company is categorised as a blue chip company or is it just open for interpretation?

For example the top 150 Companies listed on a particular newspaper are listed according to their market cap, so are they all bluechip shares? Or is market Cap irrelevant when it comes to blue chips.

Regards,

Rod

Read this Rod.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/rocknroll-investing/2005/07/29/1122144021570.html

Regards
 
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