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Long term investment returns aren’t created out of thin air, here are 7 investment principles you can use as a savvy investor.

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....

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....

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....

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)....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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)....

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....

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%)....

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%)....

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. $153 (New York symbol IBM, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 960.0 million; Market cap: $146.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ibm.com) began operating in 1911, and is now one of the world’s largest computer companies with operations in over 175 countries....

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....

Slate Office REIT doubled its earning, cash flow in the latest quarter through its acquisition of Fortis Properties Corp.

Using bonds for retirement income has often been standard investing advice for the last 50 years—but we think it’s bad advice.

FAIR ISAAC CORP. $112 (New York symbol FICO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 31.2 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 0.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fico.com) is best known for its FICO Scores computer program, which helps lenders make better decisions about customer creditworthiness....

CAE Inc. continues benefit from air industry trends as it lifts earnings, cuts costs and diversifies its revenue beyond airline simulators.

Canadian dividend stocks can produce as much as a third of your total return over your investing lifetime.

Linamar Corp. is now ready to capitalize on a shift to lighter-weight cars with the purchase of aluminum-parts maker Montupet for $1.2 billion.

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Finning International Inc. saw sales of its used heavy equipment jump 46.3% in the last quarter as miners, oil producers cut costs in the down market.

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