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The U.S. is poised to loosen rules for telecommunication companies that should create growth opportunities for both AT&T and Verizon.

More specifically, those industry leaders should be better positioned to develop and sell new, more-profitable Internet plans....

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $74 (Nasdaq symbol TROW; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 248.2 million; Market cap: $18.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.troweprice.com) sells mutual funds and wealth management services.

Through the mutual funds it manages, T....

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $30 (New York symbol GE; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 9.2 billion; Market cap: $276.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ge.com) is a leading maker of industrial machinery, including jet engines, power plant equipment and locomotives....

U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to impose new tariffs on vehicles made in Mexico and exported to the U.S. That could hurt earnings at Toyota, Honda and Ford (see next article).

In response, they are trying to come up with plans to satisfy Trump’s concerns around trade.

We’ll monitor the tariff situation and other international trade developments, but we continue to like the long-term outlook of all three of these automakers.

TOYOTA MOTOR CO....

FORD MOTOR CO. $13 (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $50.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend yield: 4.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) has cancelled a plan to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant in Mexico.

The move is partly a response to the Trump administration’s pledge to impose new tariffs on vehicles imported into the U.S....

MONSANTO CO. $111 (New York symbol MON, Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 436.8 million; Market cap: $48.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.monsanto.com) develops and sells technology-based agricultural products, such as genetically modified seeds, to farmers, grain processors and food companies....

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. $45 (New York symbol ADM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 587.6 million; Market cap: $26.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.adm.com) processes corn, wheat, soybeans, canola, flax seed, peanuts and other crops to make a variety of food ingredients such as flour, oils and sweeteners....

BHP BILLITON LTD. ADRs $42 (New York symbol BHP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.6 billion; Market cap: $67.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bhpbilliton.com) is a leading producer of iron ore, copper, coal, and oil and natural gas....

MCDONALD’S CORP. $122 (New York symbol MCD; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 830.4 million; Market cap: $101.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.mcdonalds.com) is the world’s largest operator of fast-food restaurants, with 36,900 outlets in 120 countries....

Dear client:


Here are our #1 stocks for 2017 – one from each of our three TSI Portfolios (Conservative, Aggressive and Income).


All three stocks have moved up recently, but still offer a particularly strong combination of long-term growth at a reasonable price....