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Long-time readers know that we are constantly keep you up to date on important news affecting the stocks we cover. And, of course, we aim to spotlight developments that promise to brighter the outlook for TSI Power Growth Investors. Here are two buys that stand out this month:


BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $132.53 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.broadridge.com; Shares o/s: 116.1 million; Market cap: $15.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) is now partnering with IBM (symbol IBM on New York) to create cloud-based solutions for clients in the financial services area.


As part of this collaboration, Broadridge will develop The Broadridge Private Cloud....

Mining is inherently a politically vulnerable business; you can’t move the mine to another country to escape political trends.


In some jurisdictions, local citizens and governments sometimes believe that a foreign mining company is robbing them of their birthright, even though they usually need the foreign company’s capital and expertise to get any value out of the ground....

Top major gold miners like Barrick Gold (see page 10) are great additions to your portfolio. But junior miners like the two we look at below can also boost your portfolio returns—although with somewhat more risk.


One risk we aim to pinpoint—and avoid or minimize for investors—is political risk (see box below)....

Shopify has made enormous business progress in its less than four years as a public company. More important for our subscribers, however, is the stock’s 822.3% gain since we first recommended it just two years ago at $66.17 in our February 2017 issue.


Online retailing has also made great strides....

In this issue we look at a cannabis retailer with a very experienced and deep-pocketed partner....

We see great gains ahead for you with our three 2020 #1 picks. But, this issue also highlights several other high-quality stocks with the power to spur your returns.


For example, Shopify has performed spectacularly for our readers—giving them just shy of an 800% gain—what we call an “eight-bagger"—in just two years! Not satisfied with just attracting over one million clients so far, it’s now taking a page out of Amazon.com’s playbook and offering customers a full range of value-added services....

Once again, we present you, our subscribers, with three #1 stocks for a new year. We’re confident these 2020 picks will pay off for investors with the same kind of wealth-building gains as last year’s selections. Those 2019 picks included a quiet Canadian stock that gifted our investors with a very loud 41% return!


The performance was impressive enough for us to bring that 41%-gainer—Intact Financial—back this year, for the 2020 list of #1 picks....

Our approach to investing has a lot in common with activist investment firms. Like us, they’re always on the look out for companies with hidden assets that can be used to increase investor value. We see particularly strong value in a company’s ability to generate gains for its investors by spinning off some of its assets.


Below you’ll find two examples of well-known stocks that have attracted the attention of activist investors....

In addition to Danaher—our top spinoff pick for 2020—this month we highlight several other spinoff opportunities ready to deliver your portfolio enviable returns.


They include aluminum products maker Arconic, which now plans to break itself into two separate firms....

To find the best metal to invest in, consider your temperament and how you might profit from an array of metals, including copper or gold