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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McDonald's Corp. plans to keep aggressively opening locations to continue to power its sales.

Blue Chip Stocks

McDonald’s Reports Higher Sales Despite Economic Headwinds

McDonald’s Corp. plans to keep aggressively opening locations to continue to power its sales.

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Dividend Stocks

T. Rowe Price Group Offers a High 4.8% Yield Enhanced by a Key New Strategic Alliance

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Mattr Corp. (formerly ShawCor Ltd.) has a strong position in an expanding infrastructure materials market.

Growth Stocks

Mattr Is a High-Growth Infrastructure Materials Play, Trading Cheaply Right Now

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Value Stocks

Stanley Black & Decker Shows Staying Power With 57 Years of Increases and a 4.0% Yield

Stanley Black & Decker yields 4.0% as it continues to aggressively cut costs, expand its margins and generate plenty of cash flow to keep increasing payouts.

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Growth Stocks

Motorola’s Latest Acquisition Strengthens Emergency Response Capabilities

Motorola continues to report robust revenue earnings growth as the shares keep climbing with a 48.0% gain this year so far.

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Blue Chip Stocks

McDonald’s Reports Higher-Than-Expected Results Despite Operating Challenge

McDonald’s continues to improve its domestic performance and keeps raising dividends despite international challenges and an E. coli scare.

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Growth Stocks

RTX Corp. Revenues Soar 49.2% and Beat Estimates

RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp.) soars past expectations as the defense giant settles legacy issues and focuses on future growth.

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Growth Stocks

MarineMax Faces High Debt and Falling Revenues

MarineMax has embarked on an impressive acquisition spree but now has high debt levels as it struggles to maintain revenues and earnings.

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Dividend Stocks

Cisco Leverages $28 Billion to Boost AI and Cybersecurity

Cisco Systems continues its strategic pivot from hardware to software with steady dividend growth as it redirects resources to ai and innovative software services.

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Value Stocks

Finning International maintains balance sheet and dividend growth

Finning International maintains its dominant market position with a recession-proof revenue mix thanks to 56% of sales now coming from service operations.

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Dividend Stocks

Get a 4.0% yield from T. Rowe Price

T. Rowe Price Group yields 4% as it demonstrates strength with assets under management up 12.4% and international presence now reaching about 9% of total assets.

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Growth Stocks

Mattr’s Modernization Push Targets 20% Profit Margins by 2030 With a $150M Facility Upgrade

Mattr offers compelling value as the company executes a long-term transformation plan to boost margins and earnings.

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