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Safer Stock Investments to Cut Portfolio Risk During Inflation

If you want to hold safer stock investments for your portfolio, then diversifying and using our three-part approach will help. It will also help guard against inflation.

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Scott Clayton

Penny Stocks

Big gold discovery in Australia lifts RNC Minerals

Royal Nickel (now known as RNC Minerals) is involved in a large nickel project in Quebec, but its shares shot up recently following a big gold discovery in Australia.

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Pat McKeough

Value Stocks

Warren Buffett Investments Focus on Strong Stock Picks for the Long Term

For investors like Warren Buffett, investments are best picked with a value investing strategy that focuses on blue chip stocks that can be held for long periods.

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

Investing in Mutual Funds for Beginners: Here are some key tips

Investing in mutual funds for beginners: Here are some of the best ways to do it—and also what to avoid

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

Acquisition strategy fuels CCL Industries’ international growth

Getting most of its revenue from international clients, Canada’s CCL Industries continues to grow aggressively by acquisition and raise its revenue and earnings.

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Pat McKeough

Value Stocks

Some Investment Trading Companies Can Manipulate “Model account” Results. So be wary

To entice potential clients, some investment trading companies tout the results of their “model accounts.” This can lead some investors astray

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

How to Start Investing in ETFs: Here are some key tips

Are you wondering how to start investing in ETFs? Here are some tips on how to find the best performing ETFs—and how to stay out of the worst ones

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Scott Clayton

Dividend Stocks

High dollar hurts sales but not 3M’s dividend

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3M COMPANY $185 (New York symbol MMM; Income Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 582.3 million; Market cap: $107.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.3m.com) started up in 1902 as the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company.

While it started off making sandpaper and abrasives for industrial clients, but it later developed other consumer and manufacturing-related goods....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Savvy acquisitions set to spur their dividends

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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $69 (Toronto symbol BNS; Income-Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $82.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.scotiabank.com) is the third-largest of Canada’s five big banks with assets of $946.7 billion.

Bank of Nova Scotia last raised its quarterly dividend by 3.7% with the August 2018 payment....

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Pat McKeough

Energy Stocks

Parex Resources aims to turn rising production into higher shareholder value

With all its oil production in Colombia, Canada’s Parex Resources has seen production and cash flow rise while it reviews operations in order to enhance shareholder value.

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Pat McKeough

Blue Chip Stocks

Top Consumer Stocks Can Help Protect Portfolios From Economic Downturns

We recommend that most investors include top consumer stocks in their portfolios. These can help provide protection against economic downturns—and cut your overall risk.

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Scott Clayton

Blue Chip Stocks

The Safest Way to Invest Money Involves Focusing on High Investment Quality

For investors interested in long-term investing, our TSINetwork Ratings are a key part of the safest way to invest money

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Scott Clayton

Spinoffs

MSG’s latest spinoff plan should pay off

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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN CO....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

IPO will help AltaGas pay for big acquisition

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ALTAGAS LTD....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Beverage can maker Crown Holdings balances increased revenues with high debt

This multinational maker of beverage and food cans is focused on acquisitions and has taken on high debt to accelerate its growth

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Here’s a Dividend Investing Strategy to boost your Portfolio Returns

A successful dividend-investing strategy must focus on a number of key factors—and avoid these common mistakes

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Scott Clayton

Growth Stocks

A Ground-Floor Investment in the Tech Industry Is Far From a Sure Thing

Some investors seek out a ground-floor investment in tech because of strong growth potential, but more often than not, these investments don’t work out for them

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Scott Clayton

Value Stocks

Conservative Investing as an Investment Strategy

A conservative investing approach means building a well-balanced portfolio gradually, over time. Conservative investing is an investment strategy that involves a focus on lower-risk, predictable and stable businesses.

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Pat McKeough

ETFs

New trade agreement spurs Mexico’s outlook

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The successful conclusion of NAFTA renegotiations—and the creation of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA—should boost Mexico’s economic prospects....

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Pat McKeough

Penny Stocks

Plug Power faces long road to success in fuel-cell technology

Penny stock Plug Power has had some initial success with its hydrogen- and fuel-cell products, but it is still well short of showing a profit with its fuel-cell technology.

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Pat McKeough

Value Stocks

Here’s How to Start a Stock Portfolio for maximum long-term gains

For new investors learning how to start a stock portfolio, buying high-quality stocks and diversification are key parts of the process

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Scott Clayton

ETFs

A High Dividend ETF can be a sound investment option if the dividends are reliable

A high dividend ETF can offer lower-risk, higher-return opportunities—but only if the high yield is not a danger sign

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Scott Clayton

Wealth Management

A Stock to Sell: Marijuana stock faces too many obstacles to profit

The growing trend toward marijuana legalization has spurred a great deal of investor interest.

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Middle East contracts boost outlook for innovative Covalon Technologies

Medical products contracts worth $100 million over three years brightens the outlook in a competitive market for wound treatment specialist Covalon Technologies

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Pat McKeough

ETFs

Even the Top Hedge Fund Managers Have a Hard Time staying on Top

The top hedge fund managers may have lengthy streaks of success over time, but that success usually ends eventually

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Scott Clayton