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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Becton Dickinson & Co.’s recurring revenue and exposure to essential healthcare markets offers a bright future for investors
Growth Stocks
Becton Dickinson Spins Off Assets in Transformative Deal
Becton Dickinson & Co.’s recurring revenue and exposure to essential healthcare markets offers a bright future for investors
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Top pick Walmart Inc.’s unmatched competitive moat combines scale advantages with digital transformation and defensive market positioning in essential goods.
Blue Chip Stocks
Walmart’s E-Commerce Business Soars 25% Globally
Top pick Walmart Inc.’s unmatched competitive moat combines scale advantages with digital transformation and defensive market positioning in essential goods.
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Intact Financial Corp. offers significant scale advantages as it continues to successfully grow by acquisition with operations across Canada, the U.S., and U.K.
Blue Chip Stocks
Intact Financial Posts 5.6% Revenue Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty
Intact Financial Corp. offers significant scale advantages as it continues to successfully grow by acquisition with operations across Canada, the U.S., and U.K.
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Telus Corp. offers a high 7.8% yield as it continues to diversify its revenue streams.
Blue Chip Stocks
Telus stands out with a 7.8% yield
Telus Corp. offers a high 7.8% yield as it continues to diversify its revenue streams.
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Energy Stocks
Suncor Energy Achieves Record Production Amid Market Volatility
Suncor Energy Inc. offers a solid 3.9% yield as it continues to demonstrate both upstream and downstream operational excellence.
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Dividend Stocks
Get 3.3% from Extendicare
Extendicare offers a high 3.3% yield and an attractive valuation as it transforms into a diversified senior care provider.
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Value Stocks
Leon’s Furniture plans a major REIT spinoff with a 429-acre portfolio
Leon’s Furniture offers a solid yield backed by consistent growth – even better, its planned REIT spinoff is enticing & presents real strategic potential.
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Stanley Black & Decker Inc. pays you 4.5% while maintaining its market dominance amidst an aggressive cost-cutting program – the shares are still cheap too.
Value Stocks
Stanley Black & Decker Has a Plan to Offset Tariffs
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. pays you 4.5% while maintaining its market dominance amidst an aggressive cost-cutting program – the shares are still cheap too.
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Motorola Solutions Inc. offers compelling value through its dominant market share, accelerating growth and strategic positioning for secular growth.
Growth Stocks
Motorola Continues Its Steady Performance
Motorola Solutions Inc. offers compelling value through its dominant market share, accelerating growth and strategic positioning for secular growth.
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