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  • Energy Stocks
    How to invest in—and profit from—ethanol stocks
    Ethanol stocks can be promising energy investments as long as you follow this advice
    4 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    Growth Stocks: Acquisitions boost earnings for LKQ Corp.
    Earnings continue to rise for LKQ Corp. as it rapidly expands sales of salvaged auto parts by acquiring smaller businesses.
    3 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Leon’s grows with The Brick, BMTC pushes new low-price outlets
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    Leon’s grows with The Brick, BMTC pushes new low-price outlets
    Leon’s grows with The Brick, BMTC pushes new low-price outlets


    LEON’S FURNITURE LTD., $15.64, symbol LNF on Toronto, reported sales of $463.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016, up 7.9% from $429.7 million a year earlier....
    2 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Mining Stocks
    Pros and cons of flow-through entity funds
    Most of the mining and energy stocks held in a flow through entity are highly speculative.
    5 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Energy Stocks
    Energy stocks: Acquisition to cut Shawcor’s risk
    Shawcor Ltd. has $2.6 billion out in contract bids, something that could expand its 2017 profits by 15 times the 2016 for earnings per share.
    2 min read
    Jim Bates
  • Penny Stocks
    Penny Stocks: Divergent Energy Services Corp. issues shares to expand
    Divergent Energy Services. had a big U.S. order lift its revenue and lower its losses in the quarter, but may still need to sell more shares to fund its operations
    2 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Penny Stocks
    Penny stock promoters sometimes just don’t know any better
    Penny stock promoters feel like they are doing the right thing, even when they are not. This is a form of “orthodoxy” that can develop within a penny-stock promotion.
    5 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • ETFs
    4 tips for successful investing in Canadian exchange-traded funds
    Canadian exchange-traded funds are some of the best ETFs on the market
    3 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    Growth Stocks: Retailer profits in hard-hit oil markets
    Retailer North West Co. saw sales and earnings jump in the latest quarter despite oil industry layoffs in its Canadian and Alaska markets.
    2 min read
    Scott Clayton
  • Mining Stocks
    Mining Stocks: Share price jumps for Nemaska Lithium
    Nemaska Lithium has benefited from speculation the supply of high-quality lithium won’t meet demand if Tesla Motors expands production of electric cars.
    3 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Blue Chip Stocks
    7 ways to boost long term investment returns when you build your portfolio
    Long term investment returns aren’t created out of thin air, here are 7 investment principles you can use as a savvy investor.
    4 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    BAXALTA INC.
    BAXALTA INC. supports the value we place on spinoffs. The company makes vaccines and drugs. Until July 1, 2015, it was a subsidiary of Baxter International (New York symbol BAX). That’s when Baxter set it up as a separate firm. Investors received one Baxalta share for every Baxter share they held....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Blue Chip Stocks
    AT&T INC. $41
    AT&T INC. $41 (New York symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 6.2 billion; Market cap: $254.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.att.com) is the largest wireless provider in the U.S., with 130.4 million subscribers....
    2 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $67
    MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. $67 (New York symbol MSI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 174.6 million; Market cap: $11.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.motorolasolutions.com) split from cellphone maker Motorola in 2011....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Value Stocks
    TEGNA INC. $22
    TEGNA INC. $22 (New York symbol TGNA; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector: Shares outstanding: 217.6 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tegna.com) owns 46 TV stations and several popular websites, including Cars.com (car sales and vehicle information), CareerBuilder (job search), Cofactor (advertising services) and G/O Digital (website design)....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Blue Chip Stocks
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $31
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $31 (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 9.2 billion; Market cap: $285.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ge.com) has completed the sale of its appliance division, which makes refrigerators, ovens and washing machines, to China’s Haier Co....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $62
    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. $62 (Nasdaq symbol TXN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $62.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.9; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ti.com) mainly makes analog chips, which convert inputs like touch, sound and pressure into electronic signals that computers can understand....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    STATE STREET CORP. $58
    STATE STREET CORP. $58 (New York symbol STT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 395.9 million; Market cap: $23.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.statestreet.com) sells accounting and administrative services to large institutional investors such as mutual funds and pension plans....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Blue Chip Stocks
    CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $63
    CAMPBELL SOUP CO. $63 (New York symbol CPB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 308.7 million; Market cap: $19.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.campbellsoupcompany....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $26
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $26 (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 913.0 million; Market cap: $23.7 billion; Price-tosales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.philips.com) has sold 28.75% of its Philips Lighting subsidiary for 862.5 million euros in an initial public offering (1 euro=$1.45 Canadian)....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $42
    ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $42 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 587.6 million; Market cap: $24.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, flax seed, peanuts and other crops to make a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Mining Stocks
    NEWMONT MINING CORP. $36
    NEWMONT MINING CORP. $36 (New York symbol NEM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 530.5 million; Market cap: $19.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.newmont.com) is one of the world’s largest gold and copper producers, with major mines in the U.S., Peru, Suriname, Australia, Ghana and Indonesia.

    Gold peaked at just over $1,900 an ounce in 2011, but fell to around $1,050 in 2015....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Energy Stocks
    APACHE CORP. $56
    APACHE CORP. $56 (New York symbol APA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 378.5 million; Market cap: $21.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.8; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apachecorp.com) produces crude oil and natural gas from projects in North America (57% of total production), Egypt (30%) and the North Sea (13%)....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Mining Stocks
    BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $28
    BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $28 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.7 billion; Market cap: $75.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www. bhpbilliton.com) is a leading producer of iron ore (35% of revenue), oil and natural gas (25%), copper (25%) and coal (15%)....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough
  • Growth Stocks
    FEDEX CORP. $157
    FEDEX CORP. $157 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 268.4 million; Market cap: $42.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) delivers packages in the U.S....
    1 min read
    Pat McKeough