Over the past twelve months, 10 large-cap stocks have underperformed all others. Here's a brief look at these underperforming stocks.

American stocks had a great performance this week as the first-quarter earnings season came to a close. The Dow Jones indicator has risen for three straight weeks and is nearing its all-time high of $40,000.

Our top-ranked Dividend Aristocrats today is industrial manufacturing giant MMM, which has a 5.4% dividend yield, and attractive total return potential. The firm sells more than 60,000 products in more than 200 countries.