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. Jim worked at the Financial Post DataGroup from 1988 to 2000 before joining TSI Network. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

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Get a 4.5% yield from cheap Royal Bank shares

Get a 4.5% yield from cheap Royal Bank shares

Royal Bank is celebrated as a conservative, blue-chip stock offering a dependable divi-dend yield.

But there’s more. It has also returned our investors a massive 1,600.7% gain since we first recommended it in April 1995. That gain dramatically outpaced the 386.0% rise for the S&P/TSX Composite… Read More

Enjoy 7.8% yield from Verizon

Enjoy 7.8% yield from Verizon

Verizon continues to update its network. That’s helping it sign up new users, which should support the high dividend yield.

Meanwhile, the company continues to hold its own as lower demand for new smartphones reduced revenues and earnings in the most recent quarter.

The stock trades at… Read More

Enjoy 4.3% yield from North West Company

Enjoy 4.3% yield from North West Company

Improved food sales led to a 6.8% jump in revenue for North West Company during the most-recent quarter.

While earnings dropped, we feel the company’s dominant market position will ensure long-term growth (and dividend safety) for years to come.

Combine that outlook with a stock trading cheaply… Read More

A earnings drop doesn’t negate a rosy future at FedEx

A earnings drop doesn’t negate a rosy future at FedEx

A 6.7% revenue decline that missed the consensus forecast hasn’t changed our long-term outlook for FedEx. That’s because the company’s ongoing re-organization should deliver solid gains in the years to come.

Meanwhile, the stock trades at just 14.1 times the company’s 2024 earnings forecast.

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FEDEX CORP. (New… Read More

We don’t recommend McCormick

We don’t recommend McCormick

McCormick’s sales rose 5.6%, as higher selling prices which offset lower volumes.

Meanwhile, the stock trades at 26.0 times the company’s 2023 earnings forecast.

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MCCORMICK & CO. INC. (New York symbol MKC; www.mccormick.com) makes spices, seasonings and flavours.

In its fiscal 2023 third quarter, ended August 31, 2023,… Read More