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We picked United Technologies as our top Conservative pick for 2020 before the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite the resulting stock market damage, our reasons behind that choice are still valid.


The merger with defense contractor Raytheon has helped cut its exposure to commercial airlines, which continue to struggle during the current crisis....
Here’s an Excerpt from the May 20 issue of Advice for Inner Circle Pro Members:


“I’m sticking to my mid-March assessment: the bulk of the pandemic’s damage to the market has already been done. However, the pandemic’s response to the easing of the lockdown will determine the stock market’s direction in the next few months.


If COVID-19 deaths soar as some predict, the market will probably go into another downturn....
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TEGNA INC. $10 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol TGNA; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 215.8 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.tegna.com) owns 62 TV and four radio stations in 51 markets....
On April 3, 2020, United Technologies Corp. completed its merger with Raytheon Co.—the most-recent in a series of steps to unlock investor value. The merger gives you a stake in Raytheon Technologies Corp. (New York symbol RTX)—now the leading maker of commercial and military aircraft equipment and electronics, radar systems and guided missiles.


Before that key move, United Technologies had already gifted investors with the spinoff of two of its major operations—its Otis (elevator) business, and its Carrier (heating and air conditioning equipment) unit....
The best penny stocks can be found, but you should approach them with a healthy dose of skepticism.
In general, we’re wary of REITs that derive a large portion of their revenue from a single tenant or industry.


That’s why we advised you to steer clear of Choice Properties REIT when its parent company Loblaw (and major tenant) set it up as separate company in 2013....
In response to the COVID-19 shutdowns, central banks are increasing the money supply to help maintain liquidity.


That could spark a new round of inflation over the next few years. As gold is the traditional hedge against inflation, the likelihood of rising gold prices should benefit Newmont, our top pick of the gold producers....
Nutrien’s shares dropped as much as 33% in the recent market downturn—from $52 to as low as $35. But the stock has rebounded to today’s price and is now down just 5%.

The recovery has come as investors have realized that for a number of reasons, the company’s outlook is strong, and the stock offers you an attractive mix of growth and income.

Key to Nutrien’s near-term prospects during the COVID-19 crisis is that the whole food supply chain has been designated as an essential priority service by most governments including the U.S....
We first recommended Leidos to you as buy in our December 2017 issue at $62; your shares then rose to $125 in February 2020 before the coronavirus outbreak pulled down the market. Even so, Leidos is still up an impressive 50% since our initial 2017 recommendation.


Your long-term prospects with this stock remain strong....