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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Fastenal Company is increasing its dividend by 7% on improved sales and earnings per share—that’s despite falling demand from oil and gas clients.
SYMANTEC CORP. $18.99 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (650-527-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 612.3 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) continues to strengthen its fast-growing cybersecurity business....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL $63.75 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201 -714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 118.2 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) gets 72% of its revenue from managing investor communications....
DOMINO’S PIZZA $126.38 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (734-930-3008; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 50.2 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.2%) is the world’s largest chain of pizza stores that offers takeout and delivery....
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL $390.31 (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (303-595-4000; www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 29.2 million; Market cap: $11.5 billion; No dividends paid) is a Denver- based Mexican restaurant chain. It charges slightly higher prices than fast food companies, but it focuses on décor, service and better quality food, including naturally raised meat....
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL $47.07 (Toronto symbol CIG ; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-202-695-4200; www.colliers.com; Shares outstanding: 37.3 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.3%) is one of the world’s top three commercial real estate firms....
MENTOR GRAPHICS $21.65 (Nasdaq symbol MENT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (503-685-7000; www.mentor.com; Shares o/s: 106.9 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Divd. yield: 1.0%) makes systems that improve the design of electronic products and speed up their development....
SIERRA WIRELESS $23.59 (Toronto symbol SW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.sierrawireless.com; Shares outstanding: 31.9 million; Market cap: $724.9 million; No dividends paid) makes digital components that connect products—including smart electricity meters and vehicles—to the Internet....