avery denison.w them from when my father used to sell their stuff a boring maker of business equipment with a stock that's pole vaulted up 27% year-to-date that kind of gain, you might think this was a semiconductor play, but nothing could be further from the truth yet it is the stock of this particular stock what does this company actually do remember, avery denison is important. why is this because it's a stand-in for all those little known companies of stocks that have become seemingly unstoppable in the last few months as it happens, avery dennison typically not particularly sexy. pressure sensitive adhesive materials, labeling, and packaging materials, including graphic imaging and radio frequency identification tags that help other businesses manage their brands while making it easier for retailers to keep track of their inventory the next time you see something laminated or tagged, it's a good chance their equipment was used somewhere in the process look, this business isn't just about keepin

totally boring, totally unsexy stocks that nevertheless are a microcosm of what's working names like avery denison, brinks, rockwell collins. tonight i've got another one, equifax, efx, best known for being one of the major credit reporting agencies when banks make a decision on whether or not to lend you money, they check your equifax credit coscore. its stock is on fire it managed to rally 20% year to date longer term gains are stag aring. over the last five years, they've nearly tripled, dramatically outpacing the s&p 500 gain over a five-year period how did they do it they see themselves as a global information solutions company. they use unique data, technology and analytics to provide insights to more than 820 million consumers and 90 million businesses worldwide a lot of this is related to credit reporting when you go to the bank to get a mortgage, equifax charges them a fee to check your credit score they also have a workforce solution decisions where they help employers verify their workers are who they say they are, as well as doing human resource outsourcing and they have a smaller cons