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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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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Cisco Systems Inc. is capitalizing on the AI infrastructure boom while maintaining operational excellence across its core segments.
Dividend Stocks
Cisco System’s AI Infrastructure Orders Surge Past $2 Billion Target in Breakthrough Year
Cisco Systems Inc. is capitalizing on the AI infrastructure boom while maintaining operational excellence across its core segments.
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Top pick RTX Corp.'s $85+ billion in annual revenue and $236 billion contract backlog justifies its premium valuation for market leadership.
Growth Stocks
RTX Corp Posts Major Income Surge on Strong Demand
Top pick RTX Corp.'s $85+ billion in annual revenue and $236 billion contract backlog justifies its premium valuation for market leadership.
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Long-term winner Finning International Inc. is benefitting from a large order backlog as well as recurring revenue growth, both of which add stability and upside to the business.
Value Stocks
Finning’s Mining Sector Backlog Hits a Record $3 Billion as Commodity Demand Stays Strong
Long-term winner Finning International Inc. is benefitting from a large order backlog as well as recurring revenue growth, both of which add stability and upside to the business.
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Blue Chip Stocks
Long-term gains should add up quickly for CPKC
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) formerly CP Rail—is a long-time buy recommendation of ours and we love the stock even more since its massive Kansas City Southern Railway merger was completed.
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