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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If you want to ensure a higher (and safer) rate of return for your retirement portfolio, then it’s important to know what not to invest in after retirement
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Every Wednesday, we publish our “Investor Toolkit” series on TSI Network. Whether you’re a new or experienced investor, these weekly updates are designed to give you specific advice on how you to find the best investments for your portfolio. Each Investor Toolkit update gives you a fundamental piece of investment strategy, and shows you how you can put it into practice right away. Tip of the week: “While insider trading can sometimes be a useful indicator for investors, there are also occasions when it can be misleading.”...
New models, pent-up demand push up sales for Toyota and Honda
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These two Japanese automakers reported higher U.S. sales in 2013, thanks to new models and pent-up demand after the 2008-2009 recession. Meanwhile, the low Japanese yen is increasing the value of their overseas sales....
ING purchase keeps adding to profits at Bank of Nova Scotia
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In the latest issue of The Successful Investor, we analyzed each of Canada’s big five banks. All of the banks have now reported earnings, except for Bank of Nova Scotia, which reports its first-quarter earnings tomorrow, March 4....
MCCOY CORP. $5.83 (Toronto symbol MCB; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (780-453-8451; www.mccoyglobal.com; Shares outstanding: 27.4 million; Market cap: $161.1 million; Dividend yield: 3.4%) operates through two divisions: Mobile Solutions and Energy Products and Services.

Energy Products and Services sells or rents gear for oil and gas drilling and pipe handling. It also provides repair and maintenance services for drilling equipment.

Mobile Solutions builds heavy-duty trailers for U.S. and Canadian clients in the oil and gas, wind energy, infrastructure and construction industries.
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WAJAX CORP. $37.46 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding:16.7 million; Market cap: $627.2 million; Dividend yield: 6.4%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. It also provides related parts (such as bearings, motors, hoses and fittings) and power systems (including diesel engines and transmissions).

The company’s customers are in the natural resource, construction, manufacturing and transportation industries.

In the three months ended December 31, 2013, Wajax’s revenue rose 7.3%, to $391.7 million from $364.9 million a year earlier. The gain mostly came from stronger sales of equipment for forestry, construction and power generation.
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SASOL LTD. (ADR) $52.96 (New York symbol SSL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (082- 883-9697; www.sasol.com; ADRs outstanding: 649.9 million; Market cap: $36.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%) is the world’s largest producer of fuel from coal at its facility in Secunda, South Africa. It also makes synthetic fuels from natural gas at plants in Qatar and Nigeria.

In addition, Sasol has substantial chemical production interests and produces oil and gas in Africa. It’s also South Africa’s thirdlargest coal producer.

In Sasol’s 2014 fiscal first half, which ended December 31, 2013, its revenue rose 23.1%, to 98.3 billion South African rand (1 rand = $0.10 U.S.) from 79.9 billion rand in the first half of fiscal 2013.
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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $37.15 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 119.4 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%) has bought Emerald Connect, a private firm that helps financial advisors promote their services. Emerald helps its clients set up websites, publish newsletters, conduct seminars and manage direct mail and online marketing campaigns.

Broadridge plans to merge Emerald with its Forefield subsidiary, which sells online courses and related services to financial professionals.

The company paid $60 million for Emerald, which is equal to 1.9 times the $31.2 million, or $0.25 a share, it earned in the latest quarter.
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CAMECO CORP. $26.90 (Toronto symbol CCO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (306-956-6200; www.cameco.com; Shares outstanding: 395.6 million; Market cap: $10.6 billion; Dividend yield 1.5%) has finally started production at its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan.

Construction was several years behind schedule after a series of technical problems, including an underground flood in 2006. The $2.6-billion mine is tapping into one of the world’s largest high-grade uranium deposits.

Cigar Lake is 50% owned by Cameco, 37% by France’s Areva, 8% by Idemitsu Canada Resources Ltd. and 5% by Tepco Resources Inc.
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AMAZON.COM $373.23 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206-266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 459.3 million; Market cap: $172.4 billion; No dividends paid) has raised the price of its Amazon Prime service to $99 a year from $79. This is the first price hike since the company launched Prime in 2005.

The fee gets customers two-day shipping on all their purchases. U.S. members also get two additional free services: Amazon Instant Video, which boasts 180,000 titles, and the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, which lets users borrow a free book each month from the thousands of titles Kindle offers.

It’s uncertain how many—or if any—Prime members will cancel after the price increase. But while the company hasn’t said how many Prime subscribers it has, the number is likely over 20 million. So the hike could increase its annual revenue by up to $400 million. Amazon had revenue of $74.5 billion in 2013.
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