FMC

HERE'S A HALLOWEEN nightmare: Suppose you had to bet all of your investment capital on just one stock and hold it for half a decade. Where would you look for a treat in a market that lately has pulled more nasty tricks than a holiday haunted house?

One good bet would be FMC, a mid-size and fast-growing chemical company that, despite an enviable track record, is as invisible as a ghost to most of Wall Street.

Had you invested $10,000 in the Philadelphia-based company back in 2002, you now would have $42,000 and change, for a total return of more ...

By Jim McTague
Companies Featured in This Article: FMC, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Monsanto