Pat McKeough

A professional investment analyst for more than 30 years, Pat has developed a stock-selection technique that has proven reliable in both bull and bear markets. His proprietary ValuVesting System™ focuses on stocks that provide exceptional quality at relatively low prices. Many savvy investors and industry leaders consider it the most powerful stock-picking method ever created.

As early as 1980, Pat was recognized as #1 in the world of published investment advice by the Washington, DC–based Newsletter Publishers Association, and he was the first multi-year winner of The Globe and Mail’s stock picking contest.

Both CBS MarketWatch and The Hulbert Financial Digest recognized Pat as one of North America’s top stock analysts. The Wall Street Journal called him “one of only four investment newsletter advisors who have managed to serve their readers well over the long haul.”

A best-selling Canadian author, he wrote Riding the Bull, his 1993 book that predicted the stock-market boom of the last half of that decade. Through his many television appearances, he is well-known to investors for his insightful analysis and his candid, unpretentious style.

Bottom line: Pat’s conservative, reduced-risk strategy is a proven approach to safe investing.

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BLACKBERRY LTD. $8.45 (www.blackberry.com) hopes to spur demand for its smartphones with two new models that run on Google’s Android software instead of its own operating system. The company uses a modified version of Android with additional security features....
It pays to take a skeptical view of companies that use acquisitions to expand. Unforeseen problems with these new operations can limit expected profit increases. In extreme cases, multiple problems can force the buyer to write off the entire purchase.

Of course, some companies do succeed with growth by acquisition....
If you feel the need to invest in “sure thing” hot growth stocks, be sure you’re not gambling away too much of your portfolio.
Before you borrow to make any investment, even the best Canadian dividend stocks, we have six ways to tell if borrowing is right for you.
Many investors look for high dividend yield stocks to boost their investment returns— but need to take a close look at the sustainability of a company’s dividend.
With the June 23, 2016, referendum, UK voters did in fact choose to “Leave” rather than “Remain.”

How has this affected North American stock markets?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 5.1% after the Brexit vote, but is now down just 0.6%. Our Toronto market fell 3.8%....
IBM $148.46 (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 960.0 million; Market cap: $142.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.ibm.com) recently acquired several assets from The Weather Company. These include its Internet properties, brands and mobile phone apps....
TELUS $41.89 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 593.0 million; Market cap: $24.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.4%; www.telus.com) gets most of its revenue from its wireless and regular telephone divisions.

In the past few years it has expanded into other businesses....
BCE INC. $60.87 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 868.6 million; Market cap: $52.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.5%; www.bce.ca) recently agreed to acquire MANITOBA TELECOM $37.67 (Toronto symbol MBT; Shares outstanding: 74.4 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 3.5%; www.mts.ca)....