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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Jim Bates
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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Growth Stocks
Robust revenue growth should generate 15-18% earnings rises for Stantec
Top pick Stantec Inc.’s climate solutions and digital technologies drive its prospects as it projects 15-18% annual earnings expansions for years to come.
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Growth Stocks
Yum Brand’s earnings rose 8.5% on lower costs, defying a sales slowdown
Yum Brands Inc. reported 8.5% higher earnings despite a small revenue dip as it doubles down on technology with a significant push towards digital sales channels.
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Jim Bates
Daily Advice
Enjoy 4.5% and 4.8% yields from safe, dependable businesses
Sun Life Financial and Manulife Financial offer 4.8% and 4.5% yields while trading at very reasonable multiples of forecast earnings.
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Blue Chip Stocks
Walmart’s shares are up 32.1% this year alone
Top pick Walmart Inc. continues to show strong growth in both online sales and advertising revenues as the shares continue outperforming and beating revenue forecasts.
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Growth Stocks
Earnings grew 23.3% at Stantec
Stantec Inc.’s strong focus on key solutions areas is paying off with an 11.5% revenue increase in the most recent quarter and 7% annual revenue growth projections.
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Jim Bates
Daily Advice
Earnings are up 20.7% at Intact Financial
Intact Financial Corp. generated 6.2% higher revenues and 20.7% higher earnings as it continues to rake in higher premiums and make the most of recent acquisitions.
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Jim Bates
Blue Chip Stocks
Enjoy a high 7.2% yield from Telus
Telus Corp. pays a high 7.2% with 7% to 10% increases promised through to 2025 on the back of reduced spending, increased productivity and better services for customers.
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Jim Bates
Energy Stocks
Get 4.1% yield from Suncor
Suncor Energy Inc. continues to offer a high 4.1% yield while buying back shares from increased cash flow – the company’s benefitting from its oil sands focus.
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Jim Bates
Growth Stocks
RTX shares are lighting up with serious 2024 gains already
Top pick RTX Corp. (formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp.) reports a record order backlog thanks to military demand – the shares have gained 26.3% this year.
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