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A: The Chefs’ Warehouse, $37.92, symbol CHEF on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 29.9 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion, www.chefswarehouse.com), distributes specialty food products in the U.S....

A: Magna International, $68.54, symbol MG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 323.1 million; Market cap: $20.6 billion; www.magna.com), is a leading global supplier of technologically advanced automotive systems, components and complete modules....

Sticking with technology’s market leaders won’t hurt your returns. Indeed, as dominant players in their fields, they generate plenty of cash flow to keep launching new products and fuel more gains for investors. Our subscribers saw that play out last year with gains of up to 40% from the six tech stock we feature here.


MICROSOFT CORP. $168 is still a buy for investors. The company (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 7.6 billion; Market cap: $1.3 trillion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.8; Dividend yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.microsoft.com) is the world’s largest computer software company.


Through their shares, investors tap the company’s Windows operating system, which powers 85% of the world’s personal computers....

INTEL CORP. $66 is still a buy for our subscribers. The company (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.1 billion; Market cap: $283.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips.


Intel has paid dividends continuously since 1992....

A: Everspin Technologies, $4.95, symbol MRAM on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 17.1 million; Market cap: $84.5 million; www.everspin.com), is a provider of MRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory) products.

The company’s MRAM combines non-volatile memory (a type of memory that retains information even in the absence of power) with the speed of random-access memory (RAM)....

The six ETFs we update for you below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index for its investors. Note that this is different from riskier ETFs focused on narrower indexes or trends such as cryptocurrencies or cannabis.


Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these ETFs....

In the past few years, long-time technology leaders Intel and Texas Instruments have become reliable sources of dividends in addition to presenting you with the potential for above-average capital gains. We continue to see both as buys for our investors.


INTEL CORP., $52, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol INTC; Conservative Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.4 billion; Market cap: $228.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.intel.com) is the world’s leading maker of computer chips.


Intel has paid dividends continuously for the past 21 years....

The six ETFs we update below mainly hold high-quality stocks that are widely traded on Canadian and U.S. exchanges. Each fund tracks the performance of a major stock market index. That’s different from ETFs focused on narrower indexes or themes such as cryptocurrencies or biotechnology.

Of course, you pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell these investments....

The five tech stocks covered here operate in highly cyclical fields. That makes them vulnerable to a slowing global economy. However, each is a leader in its market. That gives them the financial strength to adapt to rapid changes posing a threat their dominance....

MCAFEE LLC makes cybersecurity software that protects mobile devices and the cloud-based networks from online intruders. In 2016, Intel Corp. (Nasdaq symbol INTC) sold 51% of McAfee to private equity firm TPG Capital. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo later acquired a minority stake.


Those investors now plan to take McAfee public though an initial public offering, which would likely value the company at $8 billion.


McAfee’s owners aim to take advantage of strong investor interest in cybersecurity stocks....