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“My ValuVesting System™ generated a 338.7% return since 1995 including the recent stock market crash. That’s 146.6% above the 192.1% gain of the S&P/TSX.

“That means my readers turned $100,000 into $438,700… without the sickening ups and downs that most investors suffered.”

Now you can join them. Read on to discover…
  • Step-by-step strategies for solid gains in uncertain markets
  • Whether that “hot” stock is a screaming bargain or a disaster in the making
  • 5 resource stocks that could be well-positioned for big profits as the economy continues to rebound
  • The investing shortcut that could cost you a fortune
  • 9 questions you MUST ask before you buy any stock

“Preview my new Investor’s Guide in this special online report, and discover the secrets that will help you protect and grow your portfolio in the coming year…and how you could still see double- or triple-digit profits, even in a volatile market like the one we’re seeing now.”

Here are straight answers from Pat McKeough—whose Successful Investor Conservative Growth Portfolio is up 338.7% since 1995, despite a 2-year bear market and the 2008/2009 stock market crash!

Now, Pat McKeough, one of Canada’s top independent stock advisors, is telling his clients that even with the recent market turmoil there are still selective stock buys that have superb growth potential over the next 6 months. These stocks could bring you double- or even triple-digit gains over the next 2 years.

“Market uncertainty creates rare opportunities for astute investors. I’m still telling investors to expect a further market rebound over the next couple of years. When that happens, select stocks will bounce back even higher than before! But I’m also expecting that the market could continue to suffer more turbulence this year.”

Don’t be left behind as Pat McKeough steers conservative Canadian investors into the best investments for safety and profits in 2010 and beyond.

In this special online report, you’ll discover how you could profit regardless of which way the market moves. You’ll learn 7 Secrets for stock market success that could dramatically affect your portfolio in the coming 24 months.

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Dear Canadian Investor,

You’ve no doubt been affected by the extraordinary changes of the past 18 months.

You’ve seen big daily swings in the Dow. Canadian resource stocks briefly collapsed, then revived with scary vigour. Some of the longest-standing investment banks in the U.S. went under.

But as sure as the market suffers declines, I know that select stocks will continue to profit far more than others in the ongoing market rebound.

These highflying stocks include those I zero in on in my Successful Investor Conservative Growth Portfolio. These companies have the greatest potential for big gains during market rebounds, like the one that’s currently underway.

The proof? In this most unpredictable time, readers of my investment advisory, The Successful Investor, have watched their Conservative Growth Portfolios increase a stunning 338.7% since 1995…even as the recent market crash was decimating the portfolios of many investors. They did it by taking profitable advantage of my proprietary ValuVesting System.

And I see no reason, even with the current market conditions, why we can’t repeat that performance, and perhaps even beat it, over the next 24 months!

What’s the secret to this kind of success?

Simple…I’ve learned in more than 4 decades of investing that above all else, investing with a conservative, reduced-risk strategy consistently and reliably beats other approaches. I’ve seen this approach succeed time and time again. It works especially well in difficult markets like today’s.

It is this technique that has allowed me to identify one winning stock after another. And to help my subscribers build portfolios that grow in good times and bad.

5 survivors of the resource stock downturn

In fact, I’d love to tell you about 5 undervalued resource stocks I’ve recently identified using my ValuVesting System.

With many natural-resource stocks up substantially from their early 2009 lows, you may be tempted to dump all of your resource stocks and look for another sector to invest in.

Instead, look to these 5 high-quality stocks. All five have done well for us lately, but they could all move even higher with a continued global rebound – especially with burgeoning demand for resources from emerging markets such as China and India.

For complete details on these stocks’ explosive potential, request your FREE copy of my newest special report, 5 Essential Resource Stocks for Conservative Investors. I’ll tell you how a little later on, but first let me assure you…

The Successful Investor offers a proven approach to safe investing!

Yes, there is a steady way to make reliable profits in times like these…by investing wisely and early in stocks that grow relentlessly, building your wealth at very low risk. It’s this approach that, since October of 2002, has allowed my subscribers to…

  • Make profits of 120.7% in our Conservative Growth Portfolio
  • Make profits of 86.7% in our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors
  • And make profits of 93.8% in our Aggressive Growth Portfolio

And that’s in spite of the recession and Market Crash of 2008/2009.

And it is important to note that these are all published portfolios that you will be able to follow yourself in the pages of The Successful Investor. Plus they are all tracked and rated by The Hulbert Financial Digest.

In fact, according to Hulbert, The Successful Investor is Canada’s top-performing investment advisory over the past 5 years. What’s more, The Successful Investor ranked fifth among all 140 newsletters Hulbert tracks. Hulbert has been following The Successful Investor since 2002.

According to Hulbert, The Successful Investor posted a total annualized return of 12.4% over the 5 years to February 28, 2010. That’s 1,140% better than the 1.0% total annualized return of the Wilshire 5000, an index that aims to measure all publicly traded stocks in the U.S.

It’s important to note that The Successful Investor posted these returns in one of the most tumultuous periods in stock-market history — a time that included the real-estate meltdown, the credit crisis, and, of course, the stock-market crash of 2008/2009.

Here are just some of the stocks that have earned big profits for my subscribers over the past few years:

  • Fording Canadian Coal Trust jumped 119.1% in just 8 months on a takeover bid after I recommended it in February 2008.

  • Bombardier exploded 82.9% in just 7 months after I recommended it in March 2009. It has moved even higher since then.

  • Transcontinental Inc. soared 73.9% in just 3 months after I made it a buy in July 2009 when it secured new financing to buy new cost-cutting production equipment.

  • Bank of Nova Scotia exploded 62.1% in four months after I made it a Best Buy in March 2009.

  • Indigo Books & Music jumped 48.3% in 4 months after I made it a buy in October 2009. It was opening new superstores and resumed paying a dividend for a 3.3% yield.

  • CGI Group is now up 49.6% since I recommended it as a buy in July 2009 for its rising backlog and strong recurring revenue.

  • ShawCor Ltd. exploded 49.3% in only 4 months after I recommended it in June 2009 on the strength of rising sales, earnings and dividends.

By the way, 25 of the 30 stocks in the Conservative Growth Portfolio have had returns of 100% or more since I recommended them.

Combine outsized profits with minimal losses, and you’ve got a portfolio that makes you a great deal of money AND lets you sleep soundly at night in both good markets and bad.

7 Secrets for stock market success

The foundation behind my stock selection success is my exclusive ValuVesting System. It’s designed to find stocks whose built-in value limits losses during downturns.

Of course, these same factors that prevent a stock from plummeting during market turbulence can also send prices soaring. And with the geopolitical and economic conditions we’re looking at during the next 2 years, you’ll want the profit-making accuracy of my ValuVesting System more than ever before.

That way you’ll know precisely what to do if…

  • U.S. President Obama’s policies impact trade, taxes and international market stability — especially the Canadian stock markets.
  • The roller-coaster ride with the price of oil continues…or violence in the Middle East shuts down oil production altogether.
  • Continued political infighting leads Ottawa to forget its promises of lower taxes.

In this special online report, I’m going to take you behind the scenes and reveal some of the actual tools I use to find stocks that combine high upside potential with limited downside risk.

By the time you’re finished, I think you’ll understand why the 7 secrets revealed here are the key to constructing a portfolio that delivers consistent returns regardless of what the rest of the market is doing.

Naturally, I’m hoping you’ll realize the most convenient way to use these tools is to let me do the number crunching for you. That’s why I’ll be offering you an opportunity to sample my investment advisory service without risk or obligation.

But even if you decide not to take me up on my offer, I hope you’ll start to use the investing tools explained in this online report. I guarantee they’ll make you a more successful investor.

The first secret is to know how to recognize value — especially in a down market.

SECRET #1
The best stocks have been dragged down in the wave of the big losers.

The 2008/2009 stock-market downturn brought a record-breaking sell-off of historical proportions. But this was not my first time helping investors navigate downturns. During more than 40 years in the investment business (starting with a part-time job in high school), I have seen 5 major market downturns. And with that experience has come some wisdom.

One of the things I’ve learned is that the market doesn’t stay down. And that’s certainly been the case with the most recent downturn: The Toronto Stock Exchange has shot up dramatically since its March 2009 low — though it has yet to fully recover all of its losses. That gives it the potential to move even higher.

Moreover, in every downturn, good stocks get dumped with the bad. But only good stocks have the built-in value to rebound. That makes these companies the key to earning the biggest returns as the economy continues to recover.

Let’s take a historical perspective. In the Crash of 1987, the turnaround happened in a matter of just 2 months. And the tech crash in 2000 took almost 3 years for many tech stocks to recover. I believe the recent downturn is most like the 2000 crash.

Now is the time to carefully get rid of junk and recognize bargains that will make significant gains as the economy continues to improve.

So, if you can recognize good stocks and know when to buy, they offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could increase your profits 300% or more in just 2 to 3 years from now.

You can prepare yourself to profit in the continuing market rebound by first getting rid of your losers. Start by reading my new Special Report, 20 MORE Stocks You Need to Dump Now.

Last season’s report identified stocks that declined sharply. I would pay very close attention to this new updated list.

Next I want to share this secret…

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SECRET #2
The key to long-term investment success is creating a portfolio that weathers economic downturns while rocketing skyward during the rebound.

A portfolio is more than just a collection of individual investments. It’s a combination of investments that work together over time to achieve your financial goals.

This is critical for making money in good times and protecting your wealth in a decline.

The key, of course, is finding the right combination of investments.

Stocks can be classified according to the many categories supplied by the stock exchanges, fund companies and bond rating companies. Categories like small caps, cyclicals, consumer nondurables and so on, ad infinitum.

The problem with labels like these is that they’re designed for ease of classification, or to sell you something.

I use a reality-based approach, which aims to cut your losses in a downturn and build your wealth during market rebounds. Using this approach, I classify stocks into 1 of 5 easy-to-identify economic sectors:

  1. Manufacturing and industry
  2. Resources and commodities
  3. Utilities
  4. Finance
  5. Consumer goods and services

As I explain more fully in Volume 2 of your FREE Investor’s Guide, How to Build an “Unsinkable” Portfolio, each sector has its own distinct characteristics. Finance and utilities are the most stable and offer some of the highest yields. The manufacturing and resources sectors expose you to above-average volatility, but offer strong growth prospects. Consumer stocks are somewhere in the middle.

Generally speaking, you should have holdings in all 5 economic sectors, with the proportion in each depending on how much risk you’re willing to accept and how much current income you need. But above all, you need to stick to high-quality stocks while avoiding stock promotions.

I help you do this in each issue of The Successful Investor. To ensure steady gains, my starting point is to immerse myself in financial statements.

To increase your investing success, learn what the numbers really mean

Like many investors, I start my search for winning stocks by looking at a company’s income statement and balance sheet. But unlike the typical investor, I don’t accept the figures that appear there, especially those that purport to show the company’s earnings, and here’s why…

SECRET #3
BEWARE: Earnings reports are almost NEVER a good indicator of how profitable (or unprofitable) a company really is.

A company’s earnings are inherently unreliable for a couple of reasons. First, they’re usually based on estimates of unit sales, costs and a variety of other factors, all of which are subject to constant revision. Second, earnings are adjusted (cynics would say manipulated) in accordance with a variety of accounting rules that frequently do more to distort than to clarify.

For example…

  • I recommended Metro Inc. in March 2008 at $23, despite the fact that the company had reported an 18.5% drop in earnings in its previous quarter. Metro operates grocery stores in Quebec and Ontario, but at the time it was still absorbing its 2005 purchase of 240 stores in Ontario from A&P Canada.

    Metro’s profits were suffering, but largely because it was still consolidating warehouses in Quebec and installing a new computer system in Ontario.

    However, I knew it would soon complete these tasks. I also knew Metro’s profit margins would improve as the company reaped the benefits of phase II of its A&P integration. This included cutting marketing costs by combining certain banners and private-label brands.

    When investors realized that Metro would soon show gains in sales and profits, especially after the A&P integration, the stock began a steady rise. In fact, it gained 73% in just 10 months. Since then the shares have moved up further and now stand at a new all-time high.

  • I issued a “buy” recommendation on auto parts maker Linamar Corporation in April 2009 at $2.20, after falling auto sales in a time of economic uncertainty pushed the share price way down. Plus, one-time charges for goodwill writedowns, cost cuts and restructuring were likely to move the company to report a loss.

    Cash flow was still positive, however, and I felt the setbacks were temporary. Less than three months later, Linamar announced better-than-expected results. As well, the company’s market share had moved up as it managed to attract customers from some of its weaker competitors as a result of the recession.

    That pushed the share price up to $8.24 a share, for a gain of 274.5%. Since then Linamar has climbed steadily. It’s now at $19.64. That’s a gain of 792.7% in just one year!

One way to overcome the distortions caused by deductions for goodwill, purchased R&D (research and development), depletion allowances, depreciation, etc., is to disregard them. You do that by adding these items back to earnings.

This results in “cash flow per share,” which gives you an idea of how much cash a company has available for investment or dividends.

Cash flow can reveal hidden value (which is what my ValuVesting System is all about), but it can also hide problems…

Revealing value or hiding problems?

As you saw with Metro Inc. and Linamar Corp., cash flow is often a better indicator of a company’s fortunes than earnings. But that’s not true for all companies in every sector. In some instances, cash flow can be terribly misleading.

This is particularly true for income trusts where essentially the trust hands out most of its cash flow to investors. It can be great for investors in good times. However, that often leaves the company with very little in reserve to carry through a period of slow sales and that quickly spells disaster for the investors.

For instance, Priszm Income Fund was launched in November 2003 at $10 per unit amid a lot of broker attention in tapping into royalties from restaurant chains.

Priszm owns 60% of Priszm Limited Partnership, which owns 444 fast-food restaurants in seven of Canada’s ten provinces. These operate under the KFC (fried chicken), Taco Bell (Mexican food) and Pizza Hut banners.

Units reached a high of $15 in August of 2005, but when sales and cash flow began to lag, the units began to fall. And the unit holders ultimately paid a terrible price.

With its high debt approaching maturity, and needing to conserve cash, Priszm announced in July 2009 that it was cutting its distributions by 80%, causing the units to collapse all the way to near $1 and the investors to lose twice.

While I do recommend income trusts from time-to-time, I am quick to point out that this kind of business strategy can come undone if growth slows, even a little bit.

The bottom line is that the calculations you’ll need to properly determine cash flow vary from industry to industry. Using the same formula for all companies in all economic sectors will likely fill your portfolio with losers.

You’ll find the tools you need to properly calculate a company’s cash flow, including specific adjustments needed for particular industries, in your 7-volume set of the Investor’s Guide—Triple Your Wealth & Slash Your Risk: How to Generate Outsized Profits in Uncertain Markets. (These calculating tools are in Volume 4, Finding the Real Bottom Line.) Read on to learn how you can receive your copy, absolutely FREE.

Once you have a company’s “earnings” (whether you take the easy way and use reported earnings or calculate a more accurate cash flow figure), you can combine that number with the stock’s price to get the P/E (Price/Earnings) ratio.

This is one of the most widely used investing tools on Earth. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work the way most people think it does…

Is that stock a screaming bargain or a disaster in the making?

The P/E ratio appears in the stock tables of just about every North American newspaper and is used by a great majority of investors. But although the P/E ratio seems easy to use, it’s much more complex than most investors realize…

  • What number should you use for the “E” part of the ratio? Earnings for the preceding year, the current year or the next year?
  • Is it more meaningful to compare a company’s P/E ratio to that of other companies in its sector or to its own P/E ratio over various periods?
  • How does the business cycle affect the P/E ratio of various kinds of companies, and what adjustments do you have to make to compensate for this phenomenon?
  • Should you sell a stock if its P/E ratio gets too high? If so, how do you decide what’s “too high”?

You’ll find answers to these questions (and several more that may not have occurred to you) in Volume 5 of the Investor’s Guide, The Uses and Abuses of P/E Ratios. I’ll tell you how you can receive a FREE copy of this 7-volume set in a moment. But first, I’d like to share with you one of the most important points that Volume 5 of the Investor’s Guide makes…

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SECRET #4
Stocks with low P/E ratios are frequently among the most dangerous ones you can buy!

One of the biggest mistakes investors make is buying a stock with a low P/E ratio, thinking that this ensures that they’re getting a “bargain.” Sometimes that’s true, but sometimes a low P/E stock is a sign of danger. Here’s why…

When a profitable company is headed for a long period of losses, its share price usually drops far more quickly than its earnings. That’s because well-informed investors and insiders sell before the bad news becomes widely known.

So, before the “E” shrinks (i.e., before earnings disappear), the stock passes through a low P/E period. Buying at this point is like getting on a train just before it derails.

Analyzing a company’s income statement is the key to determining the quality of its earnings. Analyzing its balance sheet is the key to finding stocks about to soar…

Explosive profits from balance sheet treasures

One of my most consistently successful techniques for finding winning stocks involves going on a treasure hunt of sorts…

SECRET #5
Companies with “hidden” assets often see their share prices soar when the assets become public knowledge or the company uses them in innovative ways.

Just as reported earnings don’t really tell us how profitable a company is, its balance sheet doesn’t always reveal the true value of its assets. Some of a corporation’s most valuable assets—its so-called intellectual property—are carried on the books at nominal amounts.

This would include patents, customer lists, brand names, etc. The classic example, of course, is the secret formula for Coca-Cola, which is reputedly carried on the company’s books at one dollar.

In addition, many companies own assets that never appear on their balance sheets at all. These include such things as a crucial market position, or a long-standing customer base to which a company can sell new products and services.

Readers of The Successful Investor have made incredible profits over the years from companies that have hidden assets. For example…

  • Teranet Income Fund soared 31% in one month on a takeover bid after the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System recognized the value of its exclusive license from the Ontario government to operate the government’s land registry.
  • Canadian Tire tripled in price as its investments in technology and new-format stores began to pay off.
  • Canadian Pacific doubled when it started to liquidate its real estate holdings, freeing up more than a billion dollars, cutting its debt and allowing it to focus on its core businesses.
  • Alcan, a Canadian aluminum producer, soared 68.7% in just 2 months when Rio Tinto Ltd. made a successful takeover bid for the company after recognizing it had access to cheap electricity, a key component in aluminum production, at a time of soaring energy prices.

As you can see, hidden value takes many forms. So it should come as no surprise that you can’t uncover it using just one tool or technique.

In your FREE 7-volume Investor’s Guide, Triple Your Wealth & Slash Your Risk: How to Generate Outsized Profits in Uncertain Markets, you’ll find multiple ways to assess the real value of a company’s assets.

In addition, you’ll discover the best ways to find the answers to the 9 most important questions you need to ask before you buy any stock.

Now I’d like to share with you how the president of the United States could impact investors here in Canada…

SECRET #6
Obamanomics: What it means to Canadian investors.

Barack Obama has moved quickly to put his stamp on U.S. economic policy since he came into office in January 2009.

While we wait to see just how much long-term impact these changes will have, many on both sides of the border continue to debate whether Obama is going to save the economy, or destroy the economy. So how can you navigate the uncertain waters ahead and get the best stocks to make the biggest profits under an Obama administration?

Following Obama’s unfolding presidency will require a close read. He historically has a record of supporting policies that are bad for business and trade. But in his administration he has surrounded himself with an all-star team of advisors from across the political spectrum.

Who Obama inevitably lends his ear to over the coming months and years will be very important. And I’ll be there to offer my guidance to you with each changing economic policy — just as I have done for more than 4 decades.

To read more about what I see ahead in the Obama administration, read Volume 7 of the Investor’s Guide, Obamanomics 2010: What It Means to Every Canadian Investor. Now let’s look at…

This investing shortcut could cost you a fortune!

If you’re tempted to forgo the research needed to find winning stocks and depend instead on advice from your broker, you better be aware of the brokerage industry’s dirtiest little secret…

SECRET #7
Stocks that are the most widely followed and highly touted by the major brokerage firms are not only more volatile than the overall market, they tend to nose dive as soon as they’re out of the spotlight.

Beware of buzz. Before the crash, many stocks enjoyed an artificially inflated price thanks in part to all the hot air coming from analysts.

In part, this is a significant reason why we saw such a massive global market collapse in the past few years.

Thanks to ferocious analyst projections, buzz or just plain reputation, some highly touted names in the financial markets crumbled.

For example, solar-power silicon maker Timminco saw its stock drop nearly 95% in nine months as it failed to meet overly optimistic sales and profit projections in a competitive market. As well, the company now faces a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of making fake and misleading claims about its silicon-production process.

And artificially inflated stocks are just one reason to be wary of brokers.

With today’s low interest rates some brokers are urging clients to buy structured investments…

I like to call them “Frankenstein” investment products. They are created when a brokerage firm’s underwriting department takes genuinely desirable securities and slices and dices them into a new structured investment.

While these investments often offer principal protection or a guaranteed interest rate, they also come with such big fees that while you may make a few dollars, the big winners will be your broker and his bosses.

“But Pat,” you may be saying, “I don’t need to worry because I do business with a very conservative broker.” In that case, you need to hear the heartbreaking story of what a “conservative” broker did to one investor’s life savings. Although this broker only put his client into “good-quality companies,” the results were a disaster.

The whole sad story appears in a new Special Report, How a “Conservative” Broker Can Send You to the Poorhouse. It’s yours, along with the 7-volume set of my new Investor’s Guide—Triple Your Wealth & Slash Your Risk: How to Generate Outsized Profits in Volatile Markets, without cost when you agree to a no-risk examination of…

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The Successful Investor—much more than just an advisory service

The Successful Investor advisory service is much more than just a monthly advisory. It’s a comprehensive approach to safely making money in today’s tumultuous markets. The service consists of the following:

  • Monthly advisory filled with honest buy and sell recommendations (no weasel words that leave you wondering what I really think about a stock). In addition, each issue provides you with a plain-English explanation of what’s happening with the market and the economy.

I work hard at making The Successful Investor an “easy read.” Perhaps that’s why the Toronto Star described my writing style as “a cross between the gentle instruction in fundamental analysis of a Benjamin Graham and the folksy but trenchant wit of a Mark Twain.”

  • Monthly Portfolio Updates that track the progress of previous recommendations so you can see at a glance how well you’re doing and how each investment fits into your overall portfolio strategy. There are three separate portfolios to accommodate different levels of risk tolerance.
    1. The Conservative Growth Portfolio is the core of our service. This is where you should invest the bulk of your stock market money. It includes many major Canadian companies, although there are some glaring omissions. (It takes more than mere size or popularity with brokers to win a place in this portfolio.)
    2. The Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors: Income investors trust our income portfolio because they know the high safety standards and stringent tests that apply to all the stocks in the portfolio. And the results have been impressive. Yields on each stock range from 0.9% to 11.0%. Each stock rose in price as well, with gains of up to 754.6%.
    3. The Aggressive Growth Portfolio consists of companies with many of the attributes of the stocks in the Conservative Growth Portfolio, but which require additional seasoning before they’re ready to be upgraded to that portfolio. Although these stocks are more uncertain than those in the Conservative Growth Portfolio, they have the potential for truly mind-boggling returns. For example, Limamar Corp. soared a spectacular 792.7% in just 1 year.
  • 24-hour Email or Telephone Hotline. Although my ValuVesting System avoids frequent trading, it’s entirely possible that events will occur between issues of the advisory that require you to take immediate action. If that happens, all you have to do is check your email anytime day or night, or pick up the phone and call the Hotline if you prefer. I’ll record a new message 50 times a year (or more often if circumstances warrant).
  • My new Investor’s Guide. In this online report, I’ve provided just a small sample of the information you’ll find in Triple Your Wealth & Slash Your Risk: How to Generate Outsized Profits in Uncertain Markets. The 7-volume set provides complete details about all the points I’ve touched on here, plus a wealth of examples, explanations, tools and worksheets to help you profitably apply my ValuVesting System to your own portfolio.
  • Exclusive Special Report #1: How a “Conservative” Broker Can Send You to the Poorhouse. If your wealth isn’t growing as fast as you think it should even though your broker is “doing everything right,” you’ll want to read this eye-opening report. It’s the true story of what happened to one of my clients when he put his faith in a supposedly reputable broker.
  • Exclusive Special Report #2: 5 Secrets to Beating Rising Interest Rates and Inflation While Increasing Your Wealth. Governments around the world have been spending heavily and expanding the money supply in an effort to grow their economies. These moves are likely to come with a hefty price tag … in the form of much higher inflation. As you face both higher inflation and higher interest rates, now is the time to re-examine every penny you have invested. This exclusive report is your step-by-step guide to protecting your wealth in this changing market.
  • Exclusive Special Report #3: The 5 Stocks You Must Have in Your Retirement Portfolio. This is essential information if you want to protect your nest egg and not see it waste away. I offer my best-of-the-best recommendations to safely help you conservatively protect and grow your wealth.
  • Exclusive Special Report #4: 20 MORE Stocks You Need to Dump Now. Last season’s list of 20 losers all posted sharp declines. In this new updated version, I reveal the names of stocks my ValuVesting System has indicated must be dumped right away.
  • Exclusive Special Report #5: 5 Essential Resource Stocks for Conservative Investors. In this report, I name 5 natural resource-related companies that I see as bargains waiting to explode as the market continues to rebound.

And now…for a really pleasant surprise…

“That’s all it costs? Pat, you’ve got to be nuts!”

When people learn how reasonable our subscription rates are, they think I’ve lost my mind. Well, let me assure you that I haven’t.

I deliberately keep my investment advisory service affordable because I know there are millions of investors who will gladly pay a reasonable price for a high-quality investment advisory.

On the other hand, there are only a handful of professional traders willing to shell out several hundred (or in some cases, several thousand) dollars.

In addition, you’ll…
  • Have FREE access to my 24-hour Email or Telephone Hotline.
  • Receive FREE monthly Portfolio Updates.
  • Receive a FREE 7-volume set of my new Investor’s Guide — Triple Your Wealth & Slash Your Risk: How to Generate Outsized Profits in Uncertain Markets. A $29.95 value, this guide expands on the material contained in my special online report.The proprietary Investor’s Guide reveals everything you need to profitably apply the McKeough ValuVesting System™ to your portfolio. Packed with examples, explanations, tools and worksheets, the Guide is divided into 7 volumes for ease of use, including:
    • Volume 1: How the McKeough ValuVesting System™ Uncovers Hidden Value
      Don’t be fooled by simple-minded notions of value. I explain the many different kinds of built-in value that can stabilize a stock and dramatically propel it upward, even when the rest of the market is in turmoil. You’ll discover, among other things: which assets on a company’s balance sheet appear to be hidden treasures, but are actually ticking time bombs; why some of the most widely used approaches to determining “value” fall short (and what you should use instead); and how combining seemingly unrelated analytical tools provides a better understanding of a stock’s true worth.
    • Volume 2: How to Build an “Unsinkable” Portfolio
      The most important investment decisions you make are the ones that determine how you allocate your capital. In this volume of the Investor’s Guide, I explain how (and why) I classify stocks into 1 of 5 economic sectors. Then I demonstrate, using model portfolios, how seemingly minor changes to the composition of your holdings can have a profound impact on your long-term investment success.
    • Volume 3: Cash Cows that Are Better than Bonds
      If you thought the only way to get a steady, reliable current income was with bonds, you’re in for a surprise. In this fast-reading volume, I reveal how you can often get higher returns, with greater safety, by investing in certain kinds of stocks. In addition to naming specific stocks that are ideal for generating a growing income stream, I warn you about the perils of oil royalty trusts and other high-yield investments.
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Patrick McKeough lauded by the Wall Street Journal, CBS MarketWatch, Forbes and The Hulbert Financial Digest is one of Canada’s top safe-money advisors. As early as 1980 he was recognized as #1 in the world of published investment advice by the Washington, DC-based Newsletter Publishers Association.

Pat has profitably guided his readers through the crash of 1987, the downturn of 2001–2003 and, most recently, the 2007–2009 market crisis.

A best-selling Canadian author, he wrote Riding the Bull, his 1993 book that predicted the stock market boom that happened later in the decade. He was also the first multi-year winner of The Globe and Mail’s Stock Picking Contest.

According to The Hulbert Financial Digest, over the 5 years to February 28, 2010, Pat’s Successful Investor newsletter posted an average yearly return that beat the average yearly return of the Wilshire 5000 index by an amazing 1,140%. (The Wilshire 5000 aims to measure all publicly traded stocks in the U.S.)

Heed the advice of this gentleman

“Pat McKeough is one of a select few commentators who stands out from the many shills, flacks and frauds who inhabit the investment universe. The extent of my personal investment advice is to heed the advice of this gentleman.”

Jonathan Chevreau Financial Post

“Pat McKeough, one of the best-known market analysts, has been known for the consistency of his solid advice. The cornerstones of his strategy—value, diversification and timeliness—have made his advisory The Successful Investor one of the most profitable for investors, while keeping the risk down to a minimum. Pat’s advice is no nonsense, down to earth and yet based on solid research. You will know not only what to invest in but also what to avoid—the kind of advice that’s not very common.”

Chuck Chakrapani, PhD Investors Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

And here’s what just a few of Pat’s current subscribers have to say:

(To protect our subscribers’ privacy, we don’t always post full names along with comments. All subscriber letters are kept on file.)

Made millions of dollars

“I started following Pat McKeough’s advice nearly 30 years ago, while others have come and gone. I make my own decisions, but I have to admit that over the years he has helped me make millions of dollars. In the last stock market shakeout, my friends at the golf club have had terrible, terrible results—losing money hand over fist. I’m making more money than ever. I tell my friends and clients to subscribe to Pat McKeough’s advisory. Pat is the safest guide to making money in Canadian stocks.”

Al Harris Senior Partner at Harris & Harris

Great advice

“I’m a reader since 1990…great call on CAE and NT…Thanks for over 10 years of great advice and my retirement from lawyering (pretty much due to you).”

Jeff Gordon

Doubled my money in 3 years

“In 3 years, I was able to multiply by two my initial amount of money in my RRSP.

M. Plante

I’ve done well with your advice

“I have held Canadian stocks for 40 years or so. But I have to tell you that I have done better with your advice than any other advisor I have used. Many thanks.”

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Appreciate your investment guidance

“Hi Patrick, the information and guidance you have provided for our family investments have been greatly appreciated. I am most impressed with your report on how to build an unsinkable portfolio. Thank you.”

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Made me bundles

“Dear Pat, I’m a very happy customer. You and your team have saved me lots of money during the down times and have made me bundles in the good ones. Your recommendations and principles have not only been making me bags of money, they’ve tremendously simplified and focused my investment decisions, thereby effectively delivering peace of mind to me.”

L.B. New Westminster

Influenced the lives of many Canadians

“Patrick, congratulations on the well-earned laudatory note in the Brimelow column. A long-time subscriber to Investment Reporter and more recently The Successful Investor, I too thank you, my portfolio thanks you and my wife is pleased, which makes me thrilled. If she’s happy, I’m ecstatic. You have positively influenced the lives of many Canadians and their families. And I never give out copies of your letter but do recommend it to others. Thanks.”

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“Without your advice I’d have to use the advice of [stockbrokers] and pay large commissions. Chances are I wouldn’t participate as actively in the market.”

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I’ve done well with your advice

“I have held Canadian stocks for 40 years or so. But I have to tell you that I have done better with your advice than any other advisor I have used. Many thanks.”

J.S.

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Great return over the years

“I have been a subscriber of The Successful Investorsince 1996 and really appreciate your advice. Your approach to investing has given me a great return over the years, especially these last couple of months when the market has been strong.”

Nick

Keep up the good work

“Though I am a senior citizen, I am a novice at investing. However, I feel confident I shall be able to make some sound investment decisions by following your clear, unambiguous advice.

I like the style that offers education and suggestions yet leaves the reader with the awareness that he has to think a little for himself and make decisions suitable to his own particular situation. I particularly enjoy the issues because I do not feel intimidated or stressed, and enjoy every page. Keep up the good work.”

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Missed being guillotined

“With this market downturn, I am appreciating and understanding your advice more and more, particularly the bit about good stocks being able to survive and bounce back. I subscribe to two advisories: yours and X’s. When the market was booming a few years ago, your stock picks did not do as well as X’s, but with the downturn, X’s stocks have collapsed, whereas yours have appreciated. Fortunately for me, I predominantly had followed your advice and put most of my money into a balanced portfolio of your conservative stocks.

Thank you, from a person who feels he has narrowly missed being guillotined.”

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Here’s what professionals say about Pat McKeough…
The key to enduring success in the stock market

“Since 1996, I’ve talked to hundreds of individual Canadians about their investing strategies for the ‘Me and My Money’ column. Those who are successful over the long term typically have many things in common—they’re diversified, understand their investments and avoid reacting to the market’s short-term ups and downs.

“This is exactly the approach taken by Patrick McKeough. In a highly readable style, Patrick tells investors just why he thinks a company is a buy—or a sell!—as well as how to understand different industries, and what drives stock prices. More importantly, he helps readers cut through all the market noise and unearth companies with strong long-term potential from a variety of sectors—the key to enduring success in the stock market!”

Tony Martin
Columnist for the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, and co-author of Investing for Dummies for Canadians and Personal Finance for Dummies for Canadians

Heed the advice of this gentleman

“Pat McKeough is one of a select few commentators who stands out from the many shills, flacks and frauds who inhabit the investment universe. The extent of my personal investment advice is to heed the advice of this gentleman.”

Jonathan Chevreau Financial Post

One of the most profitable advisories for investors

“Pat McKeough, one of the best-known market analysts, has been known for the consistency of his solid advice. The cornerstones of his strategy—value, diversification and timeliness—have made his advisory The Successful Investor one of the most profitable for investors, while keeping the risk down to a minimum. Pat’s advice is no nonsense, down to earth and yet based on solid research. You will know not only what to invest in but also what to avoid—the kind of advice that’s not very common.”

Chuck Chakrapani, PhD Investors Association of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

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9 questions you MUST ask before you buy any stock

As a subscriber to The Successful Investor, you’ll find that Pat McKeough answers all of these questions for you and more…

1. Is the company profitable, and have profits been growing at an acceptable rate, both in relation to its competitors and on an absolute basis?

2. Does the stock pay a dividend, and have dividends been growing? (The 7-volume set of your FREE Investor’s Guide explains why dividends are important beyond the income they provide.)

3. Is the company geographically diversified or is it overly dependent on business in a particular area?

4. Does the company have a dominant, or at least prominent, position in its industry, and has it used this advantageously?

5. Is the balance sheet attractive? In other words, does it have adequate equity and manageable levels of debt? (Volume 4 of your FREE Investor’s Guide, Finding the Real Bottom Line, details how Pat answers these questions.)

6. How does the business cycle affect the company’s sales? Does it sell products or services that people need or want regardless of the state of the economy?

7. Is the company hamstrung by excessive government regulation, too much dependence on a single supplier or insider abuses?

8. Do the company’s products or services profit from habitual behavior?

9. Is the company positioned to benefit from one or more secular trends (i.e., ongoing changes in society)?

Getting the answers to these questions requires time, patience, an understanding of what financial statements really mean and the right tools used in the right way. It is admittedly hard work, which is why many investors take the easy way out and forgo the research.

Before you consider making this grave mistake, read Secret #7 and find out why this investing shortcut could cost you a fortune.

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