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iShares Canadian Select Dividend Index ETF offers high, tax-efficient dividend income plus capital gains potential.
Parker-Hannifin Corp. boasts 67 consecutive years of dividend increases with steady earnings increases and a sound balance sheet too.
iShares MSCI Germany Fund & Australia ETF benefit from eased supply chain bottlenecks in Europe as well as Asian-Pacific commodity opportunities.
Intact Financial Corp. generated 6.2% higher revenues and 20.7% higher earnings as it continues to rake in higher premiums and make the most of recent acquisitions.
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Top-quality stocks tend to lose less of their value in market setbacks. They also tend to bounce back nicely when conditions improve. These are the kinds of stocks we continue to recommend in our newsletters and other services.
To build a portfolio of those stocks—and to show the best long-term results, Pat McKeough still thinks you should stick with his three-part program:
- Hold mostly high-quality, dividend-paying stocks.
- Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors: Manufacturing & Industry, Resources & Commodities, Consumer, Finance and Utilities.
- Downplay or stay out of stocks in the broker/media limelight.
Meantime, investors who “bargain shop” for stocks explain that they are simply looking to buy stocks like a smart consumer would buy a car....
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