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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Value Stocks

Finning International Has a Surging Backlog Amid Mining and Infrastructure Boom

Finning Int’l Inc. has a bright outlook spurred by mining and infrastructure growth.

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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

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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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Growth Stocks

Free of Obamacare, CGI Group adds new contracts

This Canadian technology firm is adapting to fast-changing markets by making acquisitions, aggressively cutting costs and eliminating slower-selling products. It is also adding to its backlog as it sheds a U.S. government contract that was plagued by political interference....

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How To Invest

Speculation has Campbell Soup as takeover target

CAMPBELL SOUP CO. (New York symbol CPB; www.campbellsoupcompany.com) is the world’s largest maker of canned soups. It also makes Prego canned pasta and sauces, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 vegetable juices. Wal-Mart accounts for 19% of its sales....

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How To Invest

Mortgage and loan software acquisitions spur growth for cheque printer

Pat McKeough responds to many requests from members of his Inner Circle for specific advice on buying stocks as well as questions on investment strategy and the economy. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve our buy-hold-sell advice for Inner Circle members, these excerpts provide a great deal of information and analysis on stocks we’ve covered for members of Pat’s Inner Circle....

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Wealth Management

Investor Toolkit: The wrong way to shop for stocks

Trying to buy a stock you like at a lower price can actually expose you to unnecessary risk. For a number of investors, there are two steps to buying a stock.

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How To Invest

Acquisitions help Canadian tech stock build on niche market

Pat McKeough responds to many requests from members of his Inner Circle for specific advice on investing in stocks as well as questions on investment strategy and the economy. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve our buy-hold-sell advice for Inner Circle members, these excerpts provide a great deal of information and analysis on stocks we’ve covered for members of Pat’s Inner Circle....

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High-yielding utilities both striving to expand their markets

Wealth Management

Sale of Canada Bread is next step in Maple Leaf Foods restructuring plan

Holding companies give you an easy way to buy a variety of businesses at a discount. As well, their structure makes it easy for them to unlock hidden value by selling undervalued subsidiaries....

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How To Invest

Starbucks forges ahead with more stores in more countries

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Enbridge expansion goes on despite Northern Gateway controversy

Energy Stocks

How Potash Corp. and Agrium are dealing with volatile fertilizer prices

Fertilizer prices remain volatile, but these two producers have bright long-term outlooks. That’s because the growing global population is increasing food demand. Without fertilizer, the world would need 50% more farmland to meet this need....

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Wealth Management

Investor Toolkit: 4 balancing acts for a successful portfolio

At first glance, managing an investment portfolio may resemble prize fighting, with an investor bobbing and weaving to get the upper hand on the market. But for successful investors, good portfolio management is much more like a multi-dimensional tightrope act. And you must be able to perform these 4 balancing acts to succeed.

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