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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Blue Chip Stocks

Blue chip stocks: Thomson Reuters reinvents itself as a seller of information products with restructuring and a big acquisition

After selling its struggling newspaper business, Thomson Reuters thrives as a purveyor of financial, legal and tax information products.

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Wealth Management

The Shiller P/E ratio is an example of a novel investment idea that seems to hit a popularity peak just when it can do the most harm to its believers.

The Shiller P/E ratio is an example of a single idea that is in fashion with investors, but out of tune with the current investment situation.

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Wealth Management

This short-term investing strategy may benefit your broker more than your portfolio

With this short-term investing strategy, you may be missing out on long-term profits in favour of giving short term profits to your broker

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Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks: United Technologies aims to boost earnings with innovation, acquisitions and share buybacks

United Technologies keeps its dividends rising with smart acquisitions and innovation in the aviation and building systems industries.

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Growth Stocks

Growth stocks: SNC-Lavalin Group cements growth with $2.1-billion purchase, stands to win new public works contracts

SNC-Lavalin readies for more public works contracts, acquires oil and gas-focused contractor

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Energy Stocks

Energy stocks: Cenovus Energy banks on oil sands start-ups and refineries to smooth recovery

Cenovus Energy’s oil sands projects and integrated operations make it one energy stock we feel will bounce back stronger when oil recovers

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Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks: Home Capital Group knows how to deal with risk in its niche mortgage market

Dividend stock Home Capital Group wards off a crisis and keeps its niche mortgage business profitable

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Wealth Management

A simple break even analysis from which any investor can benefit

Break-even analysis paints a stark picture of just how much investors need to make to overcome losses.

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Wealth Management

Why you should be wary of following celebrity investors

When it comes to celebrity investors, they should be observed not followed.

More and more investors seem to look on the involvement of celebrity investors like Warren Buffett or Bill Gates as something of a pedigree for a stock....

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