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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McDonald’s Corp.

Growth Stocks

Growth stocks: McDonald’s Corp. to cut operating costs

McDonald’s Corp. will sell more of its company-owned restaurants to cut costs, grow revenue and increase share buybacks – that’s in addition to raising its dividend.

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Value Stocks

Value Stocks: Tupperware’s cash flow supports dividend

Strong cash flow for Tupperware Brands Corp. should protect its dividend yield despite lower revenue because of unfavourable exchange rates.

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Dun & Bradstreet

Dividend Stocks

Dividend Stocks: Dun & Bradstreet focused on Cloud subscriptions

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. boosted its dividend for the tenth year in a row after selling some operations and buying back a former holding.

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share splits

Wealth Management

Share splits can add to a stock’s appeal, but it’s not reason enough to buy

Share splits may make a stock more attractive to many investors, but it takes more than that to make it a buy.

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Dividend Stocks

Dividend Stocks: Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund maintains high yield

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund had debt equal to 87% of its market cap, but double-digit revenue growth is keeping cash flow steady

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RIOCAN REIT

Dividend Stocks

Dividend Stock: RioCan REIT protects its high yield with sale of U.S. malls

RioCan REIT is selling U.S. malls to cut debt and add to its Canadian holdings.

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Wealth Management

Wealth Management Planning: Part 4 of 4…When you have found winning stocks—keep them

Our portfolio advice: A capital gain of 25% or 50% is tempting, but selling a good stock too soon can be a costly mistake

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Trican Well Service

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Planning: Part 3 of 4…How to sell stocks most profitably

Sell stocks in a way that consistently improves your portfolio without predicting when to “buy low and sell high.”

3 min read

Wealth Management Planning

Wealth Management

Wealth Management Planning: Part 2 of 4…How to invest in stocks successfully for the rest of your life

How to invest in stocks: keep a steady course and avoid the temptation to “take money off the table.”

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