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.
TECK RESOURCES LTD. $16 (Toronto symbol TCK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 576.3 million; Market cap: $9.2 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking....
SAPUTO INC. $40 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 392.8 million; Market cap: $15.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese....
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA $80 (Toronto symbol RY; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $120.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rbc.com) is Canada’s largest bank with assets of $1.15 trillion....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $41 (www.imperialoil.ca) gets roughly a third of its production from its 71%-owned Kearl oil sands project, 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, Alberta. ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM) holds the remaining 29%; Exxon also owns 69.9% of Imperial....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $20 (www.cenovus.com) evacuated some workers from its Christina Lake oil sands project north of Fort McMurray due to the wildfires. Even so, the facility continued to operate at normal production levels. Buy.
TELUS CORP. $41 (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. These include helping doctors and hospitals convert patient records to electronic formats....
Saving commissions with a discount brokerage firm is a good thing, but investors should be aware of the potential pitfalls.
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