Enbridge, like all high-yielding utility stocks, has struggled in the past year as rising interest rates increase the appeal of competing bonds. Higher interest rates also make it more expensive for the company to make acquisitions and fund new growth projects.
However, Enbridge’s rate-regulated operations give… Read More

A Member of Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle recently asked for his advice on Baytex Energy, an oil & gas company active in Western Canada and the Eagle Ford region of Texas.

Pat likes the company’s rising production and potential to profit from higher oil & gas… Read More

CRESCENT POINT ENERGY, $9.58, is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol CPG; Shares o/s: 536.1 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Dividend yield: 4.2%) is now buying Hammerhead Energy (Toronto symbol HHRS) for $2.55 billion.
The deal will see Crescent Point acquire 105,000 acres… Read More

The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. We continue to recommend that most investors maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But, to cut risk, you should stick with producers that… Read More

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $21 is a hold. The company (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; ADRs o/s: 920.8 million; Market cap: $19.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Divd. yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.philips.com) makes industrial health-care products, including X-ray scanners and ultrasound systems, along… Read More

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., $14.18, is still a buy. The stock’s investors (symbol GT on Nasdaq) have bought into one of the world’s largest tiremakers, with 57 plants in 23 countries.

Goodyear’s shares took a big jump in mid-May 2023 after activist investor Elliott Management pushed… Read More

ADF GROUP INC., $5.27, symbol DRX on Toronto, designs and engineers connections, fabrication, heavy steel built-ups, and miscellaneous and architectural metalwork. It provides its services from a 630,000-square-foot fabrication plant in Quebec and a 100,000-square-foot fabrication plant in Montana.

The company’s clients include general contractors, project… Read More

CGI INC., $137.75, Toronto symbol GIB.A, is your #1 Aggressive Buy for 2023.

The stock lets investors tap Canada’s largest provider of computer outsourcing services. It helps its clients automate certain routine functions like accounting and buying supplies. That makes companies more efficient and lets them… Read More

We continue to recommend all investors maintain some exposure to the Resources sector—typically about 20% of your total portfolio. That’s mainly because resource stocks act as a hedge against inflation.
To further cut your risk, investors should stick with producers, such as the three we analyze… Read More

OPEC and Russia (together accounting for about 40% of the world’s oil production) recently agreed to extend their current production cuts until the end of 2023, and likely into 2024. That has helped lift oil prices from about $67 U.S. a barrel in June to… Read More