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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Dividend Stocks
Andrew Peller Delivers a 4.7% Yield as Canada’s Leading Wine Producer
Andrew Peller Ltd. offers a high 4.7% yield while leveraging leading brands and broad distribution to drive long‑term value.
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Growth Stocks
FirstService Offers Strong Compounding Potential
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Dividend Stocks
Texas Instruments Rides Industrial and Data Centre Rebound
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Dividend Stocks
RioCan Delivers: Unlock a 6.3% Yield from Canada’s Premier Retail Portfolio
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.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. offers a high 4.5% yield with a strong turnaround in core regulated earnings and a renewed growth outlook.
Dividend Stocks
Algonquin’s 4.5% Yield Backed by Reliable Utility Cash Flows
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. offers a high 4.5% yield with a strong turnaround in core regulated earnings and a renewed growth outlook.
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Growth Stocks
Broadridge Financial Solutions Reports Steady Growth as a Financial Technology Leader
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. offers strong, stable, and growing recurring revenue streams thanks to its deeply integrated role within financial services.
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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.
Value Stocks
Molson Coors: A Cheap Valuation and a 3.7% Dividend Yield Aren’t Enough for Us
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.
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Top pick Agilent Technologies Inc. is demonstrating consistent revenue growth, robust innovation, and now exposure to contract drug manufacturing.
Growth Stocks
Agilent’s Transformative Deal Adds a Contract Drug Maker
Top pick Agilent Technologies Inc. is demonstrating consistent revenue growth, robust innovation, and now exposure to contract drug manufacturing.
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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.
Value Stocks
AT&T: This Dividend Titan Grew Earnings 5.9%
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.
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Top dividend pick TC Energy Inc. offers a 5.0% yield as it commissions lots of new projects for maximum growth.
Dividend Stocks
Enjoy a 5.0% Yield from TC Energy, This Favourite Pipeline Operator
Top dividend pick TC Energy Inc. offers a 5.0% yield as it commissions lots of new projects for maximum growth.
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is buying back a lot of shares while raising its dividend again as it enjoys rising profits.
Dividend Stocks
JPMorgan’s Diversified Banking Empire Posts Rising Profits for Shareholders
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is buying back a lot of shares while raising its dividend again as it enjoys rising profits.
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Top pick Stantec Inc.’s focus on high-margin, digitally enabled services ensures the firm is well-positioned to sustain double-digit earnings growth.
Growth Stocks
Stantec Posts 29% Earnings Surge on Infrastructure Demand Boom
Top pick Stantec Inc.’s focus on high-margin, digitally enabled services ensures the firm is well-positioned to sustain double-digit earnings growth.
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