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Value Stocks

AT&T Inc. offers a high 5.0% yield while trading cheaply at just 9.8 times forecast earnings, giving it plenty of upside as it pays down high debt levels.

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Jim Bates

Dividend Stocks

Get 3.9% and 4.1% yields from Manulife Financial & Sunlife Financial

Top picks Sun Life Financial & Manulife Financial continue to demonstrate their insurance market dominance and offer high yields at low valuations.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Stantec’s stock outperforms the S&P 500 by nearly 3X over 5 years

Top performer Stantec Inc. is perfectly positioned to capitalize on massive government infrastructure spending with a strong foothold in critical growth areas.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Yum Brands’ Digital Sales Now Exceed 50% of Revenue

Yum Brands continues to expand digital sales with a 100% sales target more than halfway realized as it continues to aggressively open new stores and grow revenues.

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Jim Bates

Mining Stocks

Enjoy a 4.4% yield from Nutrien

Nutrien’s stock offers a high 4.4% yield as it manages low prices with cost cutting and renewed share buybacks – the shares remain attractively priced.

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Jim Bates

Wealth Management

The best broker to invest in stocks on your behalf may seem easy to find—but you need to watch out for conflicts of interest and more

Working with the best broker to invest in stocks that you can find may pay off—but you still need to be cautious. Here’s why.

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Rockwell Automation should benefit from multiple long-term trends

Rockwell Automation should benefit from key trends such as computer chip advances, electric vehicles, and EV battery manufacturing coming to the U.S.

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Enjoy a 4.4% yield from Dream Office REIT

Dream Office REIT offers a high 4.4% yield as it looks to lower risks and capitalize on its prime location dominance in downtown Toronto.

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Scott Clayton

Mining Stocks

Teck Resources announces solid growth strategy focused on high-demand metals

Top pick Teck Resources is strongly focused on copper and zinc after selling its met coal assets – this and other corporate moves are making it a strong buy.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Toromont Industries expands rental operations for additional long-term growth

Toromont Industries Ltd. enjoys a strong market position boosted by an infrastructure spending tailwind as it maintains robust financial health.

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Jim Bates

Mining Stocks

Record gold prices fuel 68.4% earnings surge for Barrick Gold

Barrick Gold Corp. reported 68.4% higher earnings on higher gold prices despite a small production drop as it continues developing its long-term expansion plan.

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Scott Clayton

Mining Stocks

Lundin Mining just reported 84.1% higher revenue

Lundin Mining Corporation reported a cash flow surge and a massive revenue boost as it benefits from increased copper production with an acquisition and higher prices.

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Warner Music Sees 13.7% Profit Surge Despite Revenue Dip

Warner Music reported a 13.7% profit gain despite a slight revenue reversal as its valuable content library delivers a recurring stream of royalties.

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Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Here are some key tips you need to know to find the best cheap stocks to invest in today

Find the best cheap stocks to invest in today by watching out for factors signaling danger rather than bargains.

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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Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Linamar reports a 17.2% earnings surge

Linamar Corp. grew sales 11.6% and earnings 17.2% and still trades cheaply despite recent moves to benefit from the ongoing EV growth cycle.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Domino’s Pizza just served up a 7.1% revenue and 30.8% earnings gain

Domino’s Pizza now operates in 86 countries and generated another 7.1% more revenue and 30.8% more earnings in the most recent quarter.

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

The cheapest stocks right now on the market can give you big gains—but often with risk to match. Here’s how to spot the best of them

Investing in the cheapest stocks right now can pay off if you select wisely. Learn all about the criteria to look for in undervalued stocks in this article

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Gen Digital’s Strong performance is backed by AI-driven innovation and rising demand

Gen Digital Inc. delivered another 10.6% earnings gain as cybersecurity demand strengthens and the firm’s AI tool boosts its offering.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Ball Corp. is poised to gain from plastic packaging dissatisfaction

Ball Corp. keeps growing earnings despite a recent revenue drop as it uses a recent asset sale to pay down debt, buy back shares and invest in core initiatives.

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

Use caution when building an aggressive ETF portfolio model to boost your returns

You can develop an aggressive ETF portfolio model to add to your conservative profits—but we recommend you follow these tips

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Scott Clayton

How To Invest

Keys to successful investing include learning and profiting from human nature

Discover four keys to successful investing, as well as the marketing practices you should be aware of when considering investments for your portfolio.

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Twilio’s earnings just soared 61.1% as customer numbers and revenues rise

Twilio share price is down considerably since early 2021 but earnings are now rising dramatically as activist investors get involved.

3 min read

Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

Enjoy a 6.0% yield from Verizon Stock

Verizon stock pays you 6.0% right now while trading relatively cheaply as it continues to grow revenues and maintain its strong market position.

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Jim Bates

Growth Stocks

Maximize your gains from long-term Stock Market Growth with these tips

There is a randomness to stock market growth that can lead investors to make poor decisions if they don’t keep diversification and long-term goals in mind

4 min read

Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

The Dividend Calendar: Dates You Should Know for Successful Dividend Investing

Knowing the ins and outs of the dividend calendar is an important part of dividend investing and a conservative investing philosophy.

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Pat McKeough