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ResMed Inc. is a leader in the global sleep apnea device market with a near-monopoly in its niche as its total addressable market keeps expanding.
Top pick Newmont Corp. offers massive leverage to the red-hot gold market thanks to its control over its “Tier 1" gold assets.
Stanley Black & Decker Inc. offers a 3.7% yield as it continues its track record of 58 consecutive years of increases while trading cheaply at just 15.6 times rising earnings.
Motorola Solutions Inc. offers compelling value through its dominant market share, accelerating growth and strategic positioning for secular growth
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Loblaw Companies Ltd. has integrated Shoppers operations to cut costs, debt and grow earnings, but it will also close less-profitable food stores
In our January 19 Inner Circle, I said “…several ominous factors are weighing on the market right now, in addition to the U.S. presidential election. These include the outlook for interest rates; the trend in prices for oil and other commodities; the rise in terrorist activity; the Chinese economic slowdown; and the sharp rise in the U.S. dollar and corresponding drop in the Canadian dollar… “The market is likely to remain volatile, thanks to these ominous factors. But high-quality dividend-paying stocks offer higher current returns than most fixed-return investments. These stocks also provide a hedge against inflation. This combination gives investors a strong incentive to hang on to their stocks as long-term investments. It gives them an incentive to buy more stocks when prices drop, as they have recently. “All in all, now is a good time to invest in a Successful Investor-style portfolio. My view is that prices will be higher by the end of the year. By then, we’ll be able re-evaluate the market outlook, in light of who wins the presidential election this November.”...
Parkland Fuel Corp., $21.35, symbol PKI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 94.1 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion, www.parkland.ca), operates gas stations, convenience stores and a fuel-distribution business, mostly in Western Canada and Ontario. It was called Parkland Income Fund before it converted to a dividend-paying corporation on December 31, 2010. The company owns 312 rural gas stations and convenience stores. Its brands include Fas Gas Plus, Race Trac Gas and Short Stop. Many of Parkland’s stations sell propane in addition to gasoline and diesel fuel. Parkland also operates Esso stations in Western Canada and Ontario under a licensing deal with Imperial Oil (symbol IMO on Toronto). In addition, it has an agreement to use the Chevron brand in B.C....
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, $18.51, symbol BPF.UN on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 20.4 million; Market cap: $379.8 million; www.bpincomefund.com) holds certain trademarks and trade names used by Boston Pizza International at its Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada (but not including the U.S. and Mexico). The trademarks are licensed to Boston Pizza International for 99 years, for which Boston Pizza International pays the fund 4% of the franchise revenues of the 372 Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada. The fund first sold units to the public at $10 each and began trading on Toronto in July 2002. The fund’s royalty income grows from rising same-store sales, and from the opening of new Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada. Over the last year, Boston Pizza opened 12 new restaurants in Canada and closed six, raising its total to 372 from 366....