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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In the complex drug industry, Pfizer’s effective growth strategies—such as biosimilar drugs—make it one of our top U.S. dividend stocks.
Solar energy stocks may become a long-term renewable resource worth investing in.
Investing in solar power companies can be profitable for investors who know all the risks.
A history of thriving on acquisitions makes Alimentation Couche-Tard a top growth stock for us and one of the best investments in Canada
Over-the-counter trading is for investors who don’t mind risk and are willing to chance losing their money
Investors can use special ETFs called bear funds to hedge their positions in a market downturn.
EBAY INC. $28 (www.ebay.com) earned $529 million in the third quarter of 2015, down 8.6% from $579 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings fell at a slower pace of 6.5%, to $0.43 from $0.46, on fewer shares outstanding. Revenue declined 2.4%, to $2.10 billion from $2.15 billion. That’s partly because Google changed its search methods, which made it harder for potential buyers to find merchandise on eBay’s auction websites. Hold.
DIEBOLD INC. $37 (www.diebold.com) is selling its North American electronic-security business, which includes burglar and fire alarms and video systems for accessing and monitoring buildings. The company will receive $350 million for these operations....
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $77 (New York symbol PG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 2.7 billion; Market cap: $207.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.pg.com) makes products in five main categories: fabric and home care items, such as Tide laundry detergent (29% of sales, 24% of earnings); baby goods, including Pampers diapers (27%, 26%); beauty products, like Olay cosmetics (24%, 23%); grooming items, including Gillette razors (10%, 16%); and health care products, such as Crest toothpaste (10%, 11%). Wal-Mart supplies 14% of the company’s sales.

Latest sale set to deliver big gains

In the past few years, Procter has sold many of its less profitable brands, including its recent deal to transfer 43 beauty product lines, including Wella, Clairol, Max Factor and CoverGirl, to Coty Inc. (New York symbol COTY).

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