Jim Bates

Jim is an associate editor at TSI Network. He is the lead reporter and analyst for The Successful Investor and Wall Street Stock Forecaster and a member of the Investment Planning Committee. Jim has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 1992 and spent more than a decade at the Financial Post DataGroup before joining TSI Network. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

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Growth Stocks

FirstService Offers Strong Compounding Potential

FirstService Corp. continues to deliver growth via continued tuck-under acquisitions while increasing its dividend by at least 10% each year for the past 11 years.

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Dividend Stocks

Texas Instruments Rides Industrial and Data Centre Rebound

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Dividend Stocks

IGM’s Growing Client Assets and Fee Revenue Drive Multi‑Year High Profitability

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Dividend Stocks

H&R’s Repositioning Accelerates Toward Residential and Industrial Cash Flows

H&R REIT offers a high 5.8% yield as it continues to pivot toward higher quality cash flow sources within an increasingly residential/industrial asset mix.

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Growth Stocks

CGI’s Sticky Government Contracts Provide a Downside Cushion

CGI Inc. investors continue to benefit from organic growth and accretive acquisitions, with a downside cushion from a contract‑driven, government‑heavy base.

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Growth Stocks

Becton Dickinson & Co Is Underpinned by Steady Organic Growth

Becton Dickinson & Co. aims to offset tariff worries as it expands domestic manufacturing with a sharpened focus on its core areas.

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Blue Chip Stocks

Walmart Sees an Accelerating Transformation Pay Off Now and for the Future

Top pick Walmart Inc.’s earnings are projected to grow by double digits in 2027 while the stock boasts a “quality premium” to reflect its successful tech pivot.

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Blue Chip Stocks

Intact’s Underwriting Excellence Drives Superior Growth

Intact Financial Corp. is a #1 Power Buy for 2026 as it continues to demonstrate excellence in its field as Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer.

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Blue Chip Stocks

Telus Offers a 9.0% Yield

Telus Corp. offers an exceptional 9.0% yield as it seeks to pay down debt while pursuing attractive value-unlock ventures including AI datacentres.

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Energy Stocks

Suncor Energy Prospers While Boosting Output While Cutting Costs

Long-term favourite Suncor Energy Inc. has now earmarked a lot of its growing cash flow for shareholders

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Dividend Stocks

Extendicare Positioned for Share Price Growth Amid Aging Demographic Trends

Extendicare Inc. is pivoting toward the high-demand, high-margin service sector as aging demographics continue to work strongly in its favour.

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Value Stocks

Stanley Black & Decker Is Offsetting Tariffs

Stanley Black & Decker Inc. offers a 3.7% yield as it continues its track record of 58 consecutive years of increases while trading cheaply at just 15.6 times rising earnings.

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