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CONAGRA BRANDS INC., $28.35, New York symbol CAG, is still a buy for long-term gains.

Through your shares, you tap the maker of some of North America’s most popular food brands. They include Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Hunt’s tomato sauce, Birds Eye frozen meals, Orville Redenbacher popcorn and Reddi-wip whipped cream.

The company reported weaker-than-expected sales for its latest quarter, as cost-conscious consumers switch to cheaper alternatives....
Extendicare Inc. offers investors a high 6.5% yield as both revenues and cash flows increase at the firm’s government-backed care homes.

You Can See Our Exchange-Traded Funds Portfolio For August 2024 Here.


ETFs in brief


Exchange-traded funds are set up to mirror the performance of a stock-market index or sub-index....
This month we discuss two new ETFs that aim to use derivative instruments to target specific investment outcomes. The BMO U.S. Equity Buffer ETF promises upside potential along with limited downside protection against U.S. market declines. The Harvest Industrial Leaders Income ETF plans to supplement the dividend income of a portfolio of U.S....
The Chinese real estate sector has been struggling since 2021. That’s when the authorities introduced measures to curb debt levels at large real estate development companies. Since then, more than 50 Chinese property developers have defaulted on their international debts....
The Chinese economy expanded rapidly between 2000 and 2019 when annual growth averaged a high 9%. It has recovered from the pandemic, but its growth trajectory going forward is uncertain. That’s because of factors like the trade war with the U.S. and other Western countries (including a ban on AI chip exports to China), as well as a major property sector downturn....
VANECK VECTORS SOCIAL SENTIMENT ETF $22.00 (New York symbol BUZZ) follows the BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index. This index tracks the 75 large-cap U.S. stocks showing what it sees as the highest degree of “positive investor sentiment.”


The ETF aims to analyze millions of investment-related messages and posts on sites like Reddit, Stocktwits, Twitter using what it believes is sophisticated computer software....

SAPUTO INC. $31 (www.saputo.com) is a hold. The company is Canada’s largest producer of milk and other dairy products. It also operates dairies in the U.S., Australia, the U.K....
Finding good penny stocks involves looking for many key factors, including experienced management and solid balance sheets
A lot of change is now going on in the world, particularly in the area of U.S. politics and law—some good, some bad. I’ll say more about these trends in our next client letter. In my opinion, however, one of the most far-reaching and beneficial developments in U.S....