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.

Conagra Brands Inc. offers a high 7.4% yield while management commits to reducing debt and enhancing operational efficiency.
Leon’s Furniture Ltd. offers both defensive market leadership and significant value catalysts, with the planned REIT spinoff creating an extra pathway to superior returns.
Top pick RioCan REIT offers a high yield from necessity-based retail and mixed-use assets in top Canadian markets backed by strong occupancy and rent growth.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. offers a high 4.5% yield with a strong turnaround in core regulated earnings and a renewed growth outlook.
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. offers strong, stable, and growing recurring revenue streams thanks to its deeply integrated role within financial services.
Molson Coors Canada Inc. is just a hold for now due to headwinds including tariffs that offset the solid 3.7% dividend and cheap valuation.
Top pick Agilent Technologies Inc. is demonstrating consistent revenue growth, robust innovation, and now exposure to contract drug manufacturing.
AT&T Inc. is relatively cheap and offers a high but sustainable 3.9% yield as it continues to grow its subscriber base, assets and free cash flow.
Top dividend pick TC Energy Inc. offers a 5.0% yield as it commissions lots of new projects for maximum growth.