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 Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
Top banking pick Royal Bank of Canada offers a solid 4.1% yield and a cheap valuation with shares trading at just 10.9 forecast earnings.
Verizon Communications Inc. offers a high 7.1% yield while trading cheaply at 7.1 times forecast earnings.
Cintas reported 8.1% higher revenue and 9.1% higher earnings in the most recent quarter as the company continues to dominate the uniform market.
Top pick Fedex is a strong buy thanks to shareholder-friendly buyback policies and a plan to grow earnings over 40% in the next two years.
Canadian Tire offers a 4.1% yield and has our Highest TSI Dividend Sustainability Rating – it’s a buy and we feel more price gains are on the way
Agilent Technologies Inc. reported 13.7% higher earnings as it projects a revenue increase as large as 9% for 2022 and promises to return cash to shareholders.
%%excerpt%% ARC Resources just acquired a competitor to create Canada’s sixth-largest energy company as the shares yield 3.1%.
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WESTJET AIRLINES LTD., $30.10, Toronto symbol WJA, serves over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe.

The stock jumped 62% this week after the company accepted a $31.00-a-share all-cash takeover offer from Onex Corp....