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Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investing topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on a selection of the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And every Friday, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions.

This week, the subject of tech stocks came up as one Inner Circle member asked about a company that makes software that is vitally important for computers and mobile devices, butread more »

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Many people in the investment industry promote asset allocation funds as a simple and profitable way to assemble a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and cash equivalents.

But as is so often the case, the product rarely lives up to the hype.

How asset allocation funds actually work

Asset allocation funds are mutual funds that can shift their portfolio allocations between stocks, bonds and cash in order to capitalize on perceived investment opportunities in any one of those classes.

For example, if the managers are convinced the bond market is depressed and …read more »

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Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a beginning or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific advice, in this case showing you how we judge winning stock picks. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investing strategy, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away.

Today’s tip: “Use our TSI Network ratings system to pick the right stocks: Part 2”

Last week in the Investor Toolkit, we looked at 4 of the …read more »

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The fast-food business is generally associated with inexpensive food and plain décor. It is rarely associated with healthy eating. But one U.S. chain has adopted a higher quality approach, so far with success.

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL (New York symbol CMG; www.chipotle.com) is a Denver-based Mexican-restaurant chain. The company charges slightly higher prices than fast-food chains, but it offers higher-quality food, including naturally raised meat, and better decor and service.

In the three months ended September 30, 2011, sales rose 24.1%, to $591.9 million from $476.9 million a year earlier. The …read more »

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Successful investors know that there is more to good stock investing than simply picking stocks whose share prices will rise. You add a great deal of value to your portfolio when you also select stocks that are prepared to distribute their profits to the shareholders.

A company can share the wealth in two main ways—it can buy back its own shares, or it can pay dividends. Both pay off for investors, especially in BCE’s case.

While buying Maple Leafs, BCE announces dividend raise and share buybacks

A prime example of just how dividends …read more »

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The Week in Review lets you easily catch up on any Daily Updates you may have missed during the week. This is your opportunity to review the reports and analysis that may have the greatest impact on your investments.

This Week’s Reports

A retirement investing plan built for more profits with less risk

Blue chip stocks: Websites bolster Transcontinental’s printing empire

Investor Toolkit: How our ratings system finds the best stocks: Part 1

Stock trading advice: 3 common errors for investors to avoid

Stock market investments: Beam focuses on alcoholic beverages after spinoffs

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