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A: Duckhorn Portfolio Inc., $22.70, symbol NAPA on New York (Shares outstanding: 114.4 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; www.duckhornportfolio.com), is a Napa Valley winery founded in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn....

A: Armstrong World Industries Inc., $106.34, symbol AWI on New York (Shares outstanding: 47.9 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion; www.armstrongworld industries.com), is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension systems....

We first recommended specialty insurer Trisura in the third issue (December 2017) of TSI Spinoffs & Takeovers. It has not disappointed us.


Trisura took its current form on June 22, 2017, when Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Toronto symbol BAM.A) spun it off as a separate company....

Growth by acquisition adds risk—especially with a purchase as big as Avast. However, demand for cybersecurity is now booming; and Avast is very complementary to NortonLifeLock’s current offerings and customer base.


NORTONLIFELOCK, $25.59, is a buy....

Electronic Arts acquired mobile games leader Glu Mobile in April 2021 for $2.4 billion. Now, it’s buying another mobile-games maker to quickly gain an even bigger share of this fast-growing segment. That move adds to its already bright future, and we recommend this stock as a Power Buy.


ELECTRONIC ARTS, $140.72, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.ea.com; Shares o/s: 285.7 million; Market cap: $40.3 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%) is paying $1.4 billion to acquire mobile gaming studio Playdemic....

A: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., $253.18, symbol CRWD on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 199.2 million; Market cap: $56.5 billion; www.crowdstrike.com), is an Internet-based cybersecurity specialist. The company’s CrowdStrike Falcon platform aims to protect customers against cyberattacks on their endpoints and cloud data.

Endpoint security lets companies track, monitor and keep secure their employees’ mobile devices.

CrowdStrike went public in June 2019 at $34 a share....

“Buy land, they aren’t making it anymore”


—U.S. author/humourist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), who is more widely known by his pen name, Mark Twain.


We think real estate investment trust Gladstone Land lets you profit from owning U.S....

Smaller companies can generate higher returns than their larger counterparts, but they are often riskier and less liquid, and may underperform for long periods.


Small stocks are also more volatile in times of unsettled or falling markets.


Still, if you focus on the best-quality small companies—or ETFs that hold those stocks—they can be a worthwhile addition to a well-balanced portfolio


Do small companies have an edge?


Small companies trading on U.S....

Canada’s telecom regulator recently reversed a prior decision to cut the rates that large telecoms charge smaller Internet service providers to access their high-speed networks. The decision will give BCE more cash to build out its networks and set the stage for its future growth....

Canada’s banks continue to rebound strongly from last year’s COVID-19 lows; rising vaccination rates are letting more businesses re-open, which further fuels stock gains. Consumers also continue to repay their loans on time.


We like all of the Big Five banks, but TD stands out thanks to its strong retail banking operations in Canada and the U.S....