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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Sun Life and Manulife Each Offers an Impressive Yield of 3.4% and 3.7%
Dividend Stocks
Sun Life and Manulife Each Offers an Impressive Yield of 3.4% and 3.7%
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
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Yum Brands is a Good Bet on Steady Unit Growth and Rising Profits
Growth Stocks
Yum Brands is a Good Bet on Steady Unit Growth and Rising Profits
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Nutrien Leans on Record Fertilizer Volumes
Mining Stocks
Nutrien Leans on Record Fertilizer Volumes
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Value Stocks
A 3.1% yield isn’t enough for us to recommend Molson Coors Canada
Molson Coors Canada now yields 3.1% while earnings rise on cost-cutting, but its growth prospects are challenging.
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Growth Stocks
Agilent Technologies aims to capitalize on the gene-editing boom
Top pick Agilent Technologies’ $925 million acquisition should deliver long-term benefits in fast-growing areas such as gene-editing services.
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Dividend Stocks
JP Morgan Chase keeps raising its dividend and buying back lots of shares
JP Morgan Chase has continued to deliver solid results and has raised its dividend by 8.7% as the company continues to buy back shares.
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Value Stocks
Enjoy a 5.0% yield from AT&T
AT&T Inc. offers a high 5.0% yield while trading cheaply at just 9.8 times forecast earnings, giving it plenty of upside as it pays down high debt levels.
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Dividend Stocks
Get 3.9% and 4.1% yields from Manulife Financial & Sunlife Financial
Top picks Sun Life Financial & Manulife Financial continue to demonstrate their insurance market dominance and offer high yields at low valuations.
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Growth Stocks
Stantec’s stock outperforms the S&P 500 by nearly 3X over 5 years
Top performer Stantec Inc. is perfectly positioned to capitalize on massive government infrastructure spending with a strong foothold in critical growth areas.
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Growth Stocks
Yum Brands’ Digital Sales Now Exceed 50% of Revenue
Yum Brands continues to expand digital sales with a 100% sales target more than halfway realized as it continues to aggressively open new stores and grow revenues.
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Mining Stocks
Enjoy a 4.4% yield from Nutrien
Nutrien’s stock offers a high 4.4% yield as it manages low prices with cost cutting and renewed share buybacks – the shares remain attractively priced.
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Mining Stocks
Teck Resources announces solid growth strategy focused on high-demand metals
Top pick Teck Resources is strongly focused on copper and zinc after selling its met coal assets – this and other corporate moves are making it a strong buy.
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