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The more you know about investing, the more successful you will be. That has been Pat McKeough’s approach through four decades as an investor and investment counsellor. He regularly presents his views on specific investment topics on video in order to share the insights he has gathered over the years. In today’s video, Pat points out that while the knowledge you acquire is certain to enhance your success an investor, it is also true that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. That applies to one of the mainstays of stock research, the price/earnings ratio (the current share price divided by earnings per share). As a staple of stock quotes, the p/e ratio is widely used as a guide to the future profitability of a stock. But when it’s used on its own without taking other factors into account, Pat observes, it can lead to very costly mistakes. ...
Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve our buy-hold-sell advice for Inner Circle members, these excerpts provide a great deal of information and analysis on stocks we’ve covered for the Inner Circle. This week, one Inner Circle member asked Pat how he thinks one growing U.S. consumer chain measures up as a stock market investment. Tapping into the increasing demand for a healthier diet, this stock has already made its presence felt in Canada and aims to continue its ambitious expansion program....
Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. While we reserve our buy-hold-sell advice for Inner Circle members, these excerpts provide a great deal of information and analysis on stocks we’ve covered for the Inner Circle. This past week, an Inner Circle asked us about one of the handful of companies (outside of REITs) that has remained an income trust. This auto repair firm has undertaken a program of rapid growth that involves buying up smaller shops and chains. Pat assesses the pros and cons of this aggressive strategy. Q: Dear Pat: What do you think about Boyd Group Income Fund? Could you please give me your insight and recommendation? Thank you....
We receive many questions from our readers and clients on retirement planning, and the subject has become even more popular as the first wave of the baby boom generation enters the retirement years. Many more will soon follow.
Most retirement questions revolve around how much money you need to retire, and the best way to generate a steady, comfortable income after you have left your working life behind....
Most retirement questions revolve around how much money you need to retire, and the best way to generate a steady, comfortable income after you have left your working life behind....
Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on buying stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. Recently, an Inner Circle member asked about a Canadian stock that is going through a transition period. This printing firm, which has specialized in cheques for many years, is using two acquisitions to help it diversify as electronic transactions become the norm. ...
Almost three months ago, on May 18, Facebook issued one of the most highly-publicized Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in the history of Wall Street. A week before, Pat McKeough had already issued his own investment advice on the stock. He advised investors to take a pass. Just as Pat predicted, Facebook shot up briefly, only to reverse course and head into a decline that hasn’t ended yet. This week it disappointed investors again with bad earnings (as did another Internet issue that has taken a beating, games specialist Zynga Inc.). There’s a cautionary message for investors in this and it relates directly to one of Pat’s core principles: Avoid stocks that bask in the broker/media limelight. Stocks like these can cause investor expectations to rise so high that downturns can be brutal—which is exactly what happened in this instance. Here is Pat’s original warning about Facebook from May 11....
Pat McKeough responds to many personal questions on specific stocks and other investment topics from the members of his Inner Circle. Every week, his comments and recommendations on the most intriguing questions of the past week go out to all Inner Circle members. And each week, we offer you one of the highlights from these Q&A sessions. This week, one question from an Inner Circle member wanted Pat’s input on one of the Canadian commodity stocks that depends heavily on one metal, molybdenum. Thompson Creek has seen a drop-off in both molybdenum prices and its own shares, but it is just possible, Pat says, that this could make it an appealing acquisition for a larger firm. ...
A little over three months ago, Pat McKeough responded to the many concerns expressed over a possible real estate crash, especially in Canada’s largest markets. The video drew one of our largest viewing audiences. Today there’s still a great deal of media attention focused on the possibility of a real estate crash. Those fears are undoubtedly heightened by ongoing headlines about the European debt crisis and a slowdown in the global economy. Volatility in the stock market adds a further note of pessimism for many Canadians. That makes it all the more important to keep things in perspective, which makes this an ideal time to replay Pat’s original video. In real estate investments especially, he reminds his viewers, there is a lot of territory between boom and bust. A rising real estate market will always cool down, but that doesn’t mean catastrophe is around the corner....
Vale SA is one of the world’s largest iron ore producers. The company gets about 59% of its revenue from iron ore. The rest comes from base metals, coal and fertilizer.
When we go through the many comments we receive from TSI Network readers, the subject that seems to come up most often is dividend stocks. That’s not surprising, perhaps, since the first principle in our 3-part investment strategy is to mainly buy well-established, dividend-paying stocks. Another subject that draws many questions and strong opinions from our readers is retirement planning. And the idea of planning your retirement around dividends is one that appeals to many investors. When Pat replied to a specific question on this strategy two and a half months ago, it became the most watched of the weekly videos he has posted on the network over the past four months. It seems like a good time to have another look at this video, particularly because Pat’s answer holds a word of caution for investors: simply buying and holding dividend stocks may not be quite enough to accomplish your goals....