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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Dividend Stocks
Get 4.3% from T. Rowe Price
T. Rowe Price offers a high 4.3% yield as it makes strategic moves to strengthen its position by diversifying its income streams beyond its core business.
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Value Stocks
Get a high 5.0% from Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands yields a strong 5.0% as its efficiency improvements help sustain the payout despite declining revenues and earnings.
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Value Stocks
Savings and a solid payout make Campbell Soup a long-term winner
Campbell Soup offer a solid yield as it looks to grow through an acquisition while cutting costs and maintaining brand strength.
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Value Stocks
Get a 4.3% yield from cheap Royal Bank of Canada shares
Top banking pick Royal Bank of Canada offers a solid 4.3% yield and a cheap valuation with shares trading at just 11.3 times forecast earnings.
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Dividend Stocks
Enjoy a 6.9% yield from Allied Properties REIT
Allied Properties REIT offers a high 6.9% yield from its Canadian office property portfolio as it continues to report higher revenue following recent acquisitions.
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Value Stocks
Molson Coors is still facing major competition
Concerns remain about competition despite Molson Coors offering a decent yield and a share buyback program to bolster rising revenues and earnings.
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Jim Bates
Value Stocks
Canadian Tire gives you a 4.9% yield with an attractive growth plan in place
Canadian Tire offers a 4.9% yield and has our Highest TSI Dividend Sustainability Rating – it’s a buy and we feel more price gains are on the way
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Jim Bates
Dividend Stocks
Get 4.5% and 4.9% yields at low valuations from Sun Life and Manulife
Sun Life and Manulife are accelerating their digitalization efforts while offering high 4.5% and 4.9% yields.
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Jim Bates
Growth Stocks
AI and strong product demand should make Agilent a long-term winner
Top pick Agilent’s relative underperformance should turn around as the company sees robust demand from larger clients while earnings are set to increase.
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