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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To determine when to buy an ETF, some investors use technical analysis and other tools. But you need to dig deeper.
CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $63 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 308.7 million; Market cap: $19.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.campbellsoupcompany....
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $26 (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 913.0 million; Market cap: $23.7 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.philips.com) has sold 28.75% of its Philips Lighting subsidiary for 862.5 million euros in an initial public offering (1 euro=$1.45 Canadian)....
NEWMONT MINING CORP. $36 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 530.5 million; Market cap: $19.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is one of the world’s largest gold and copper producers, with major mines in the U.S., Peru, Suriname, Australia, Ghana and Indonesia.

Gold peaked at just over $1,900 an ounce in 2011, but fell to around $1,050 in 2015....
APACHE CORP. $56 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 378.5 million; Market cap: $21.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) produces crude oil and natural gas from projects in North America (57% of total production), Egypt (30%) and the North Sea (13%)....
BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $28 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.7 billion; Market cap: $75.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. bhpbilliton.com) is a leading producer of iron ore (35% of revenue), oil and natural gas (25%), copper (25%) and coal (15%)....
FEDEX CORP. $157 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 268.4 million; Market cap: $42.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) delivers packages in the U.S....
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $153 (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 960.0 million; Market cap: $146.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) began operating in 1911, and is now one of the world’s largest computer companies with operations in over 175 countries....
Slate Office REIT doubled its earning, cash flow in the latest quarter through its acquisition of Fortis Properties Corp.
Using bonds for retirement income has often been standard investing advice for the last 50 years—but we think it’s bad advice.