blue-chip
Financially sound investment
Blue-chip describes investments, companies, or stocks considered reliable and valuable.
The term comes from poker, where blue chips traditionally hold the highest value.
A blue-chip stock belongs to a large, established company with a history of stable earnings.
By extension, blue-chip applies to anything of proven high quality or prestige: a blue-chip recruit, a blue-chip art collection.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
shares · holdings · NYSE · NASDAQ · index · fund · asset · capitalization
Consistently performing as expected
- dependableWorthy of trust
- secureProtected from harm
- establishedFormally set up
- enduringPersisting through time
resilient · consistent · steady · sound · solid · robust · fortress · gilt-edged
Superior select group
- premierFirst in importance
- top-tierOf highest quality
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
prestigious · renowned · respected · distinguished · preeminent · leading · dominant · powerhouse
Profits paid to shareholders
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- earningsMoney gained from work
- growthIncrease in size
- appreciationRecognition of worth
income · payout · profit · performance · outperform · gains · compounding · reinvestment
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- portfolioCollected works or assets
dividends · shares · holdings · NYSE · NASDAQ · index · fund · asset · capitalization · valuation
reliable
Consistently performing as expected
- dependableWorthy of trust
- secureProtected from harm
- establishedFormally set up
enduring · resilient · consistent · steady · sound · solid · robust · fortress · gilt-edged · stalwart
elite
Superior select group
flagship · prestigious · renowned · respected · distinguished · preeminent · leading · dominant · powerhouse · heavyweight
dividends
Profits paid to shareholders
appreciation · income · payout · profit · performance · outperform · gains · compounding · reinvestment · quarterly
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
blue-chipspeculative
Based on conjecture
penny stock · junk · high-risk · volatile · unproven
blue-chipsecond-rate
Below acceptable standards
inferior · low-grade · substandard · worthless · mediocre
blue, chip, chipped, chipper, blueberry, bluebird, microchip, chipping, potato chip