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It’s a key tenet of our Successful Investor approach: A growth-by-acquisition strategy is inherently risky. Newly purchased companies may develop unforeseen problems. Acquisitions in unrelated areas are especially risky in that the acquiring firm’s managers must then divide their attention among unrelated companies and industries.
Acquisitional growth can hide more unpleasant surprises than internal growth....
Acquisitional growth can hide more unpleasant surprises than internal growth....
Alimentation Couche-Tard has rewarded our subscribers with big gains over the years. We first recommended it in our December 2008 issue at $15.50. Since then, the stock has split 3-for-1 and 2-for-1. That takes our cost down to $2.58 a share—which gives you a scintillating 1,518.2% gain!
All the while we have recommended the stock, we’ve pointed out that growth by acquisition is risky (see box this page)....
All the while we have recommended the stock, we’ve pointed out that growth by acquisition is risky (see box this page)....
In February, we recommended Intact Financial as a top 2019 pick for power-growth investors. The shares had moved up slowly but steadily for a few years—but we thought the price was ready to break out. Sure enough, the stock has handed our subscribers a 34%-plus gain since then....
Welcome to your latest issue of Power Growth Investor! This month, we feature 11 of our 60-plus high-growth buys (see chart page 15). Each has strong potential to expand your investment returns. Indeed, many have already handed our clients outsized gains.
Alimentation Couche-Tard is a top example....
Alimentation Couche-Tard is a top example....
Disney stock was already up 25% this year before the launch of its video streaming service, Disney+. A day after that launch, it was up 36%. We believe the new business holds the possibility of much higher gains for Disney investors. We urge you to join them: Disney is a Power Buy.
Over the years, the company has expanded its stable of properties....
Over the years, the company has expanded its stable of properties....
Welcome to your latest issue of Spinoffs, Takeovers and Special Situations! This month, we update spinoff opportunities poised to deliver strong, long-term returns for investors. They include Trisura (left), Edgewell and Marathon Petroleum.
In addition, we provide you with key analysis of stocks now in the crosshairs of activist investors—and the business media....
Discover the risks and benefits associated with investing in various real estate investment trust index fund options so you can make more-informed buying decisions
How does quantitative easing affect the economy and the investment outlook? Find out and you will be putting valuable strategies into your investing tool kit.
A: Stryker Corporation, $206.97, symbol SYK on New York (Shares outstanding: 373.1 million; Market cap: $76.8 billion; www.stryker.com), is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies....