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Top 25 stocks of the past 25 years: Some surprises

USA Today ran a feature article highlighting the top 25 stocks of the past 25 years. There were some expected names, you know, the ones that cause the immediate response of "I knew that," all the way down to a cringing "Oh man, are you kidding!"

Most Investors could probably guess one third to one half of the names on the list. From Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in the technology world to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and Countrywide Financial Corp. (NYSE: CFC) in the conglomerate/financial world.

The surprises are names that are not exactly household in nature. Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX), Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE: PCP), International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), and CREDO Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: CRED) are part of the list and the names that inspire the expression "huh?"

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