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

Campbell’s Offers a Rare 7.2% Yield in Defensive Sector

Campbell’s Co. offers a high 7.2% yield at a cheap valuation with plenty of upside if the company can stabilize volumes, extract synergies, and defend margins.

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Value Stocks

Conagra Offers a Huge 10.7% Yield While Trading at a Discount

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Blue Chip Stocks

McDonald’s Leans on Digital and Loyalty to Drive Steady Growth

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Dividend Stocks

CANADA BREAD CO. LTD. $44 - Toronto symbol

CANADA BREAD CO. LTD. $44 (www.canadabread.ca) reported that its sales fell 0.3% in the three months ended June 30, 2012, to $404.9 million from $406.2 million a year earlier. That’s mainly because it closed an older bakery in Toronto as part of a restructuring plan....

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Growth Stocks

Sprint rises on new smartphone programs and high-speed 4G network

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on investing in stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. This week, a question from an Inner Circle member asked about one of the technology stocks that has been on an upward trend. Pat looks at whether this wireless company can keep growing in a competitive market with new smartphone initiatives....

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Growth Stocks

Dentsply taps into growing international market for dental products

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on investing in stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. Recently, an Inner Circle member asked about a company that has created a strong niche for itself in dental products. The company is growing internationally, and Pat assesses whether increased strength in Asia can offset slower growth in Europe. ...

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How To Invest

Johnson & Johnson counts on international sales to spur growth

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on buying stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. This week we received a question from an Inner Circle member about an American stock that is literally a household name. Like many large U.S. consumer stocks it now generates more sales internationally than at home. While it has moved forward with a new acquisition, it is also recovering from a number of product recalls....

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How To Invest

Competition heats up for fair trade coffee maker

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on potential stock picks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. This week, an Inner Circle member asked about a stock that practices a form of socially responsible investing. This coffee maker emphasizes fair trade principles in its business dealings—and Pat assesses just how well the company is doing under those conditions. ...

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ResMed - Paediatric mask and Stellar ventilator

How To Invest

Relieving sleep and breathing disorders is key to this stock’s growth

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on potential stock picks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. This week, an Inner Circle member asked about a medical products stock that specializes in breathing and sleeping problems. This U.S. firm, which makes equipment to deal with respiratory disorders such as sleep apnea, is growing through acquisitions and the development of new products. ...

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Growth Stocks

Google’s Stock is About to Get Cheaper—Pat McKeough on YouTube

The more you know about investing, the more successful you will be. That has been Pat McKeough’s approach through four decades as an investor and investment counsellor. He regularly presents his views on specific investment topics—and specific stocks—on video in order to share the insights he has gathered over the years. Today’s topic is one of the world’s leading tech stocks. In the contest to see which company would become the dominant Internet search engine, Google (symbol GOOG on Nasdaq) was the clear winner. It has built upon that foundation. Four years ago, the company launched its Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers. This year, it purchased cellphone maker Motorola Mobility. Now it has announced a key re-organization that will make its richly-priced shares more liquid. We give an explanation of Google’s share initiative followed by Pat’s commentary. ...

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7 Days Group (ADR) - Front of an inn photo

Growth Stocks

Chinese hotel operator looks to sustain rapid growth

Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. 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 the Inner Circle. This week, an Inner Circle member asked a question about one of China’s biggest budget hotel operators. In response, Pat gives an assessment of the potential rewards—and many risk factors—that come with investing in China. ...

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Dividend Stocks

POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $42 - Toronto symbol POT

POTASH CORP. OF SASKATCHEWAN $42 (Toronto symbol POT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 859.1 million; Market cap: $36.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.2; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.potashcorp.com) is the world’s largest fertilizer producer....

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