If your entire investing strategy is just plugging your money into a Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) fund, that's fine. In fact, it's good. Most investors achieve better results by buying and holding a basket of blue chips than they do by trying to out-trade the market.

If you want to take a shot at a market-beating performance, though, there are a few smart, savvy stocks to consider. Dow component JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is one of those names, and its bullish argument is bolstered by an above-average dividend yield and dividend pedigree.

You certainly know the bank. Between its institutional presence under the JPMorgan umbrella and its consumer-facing Chase banks, JPMorgan Chase is the nation's biggest financial institution (as measured by assets).

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