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The growing trend toward marijuana legalization has spurred a great deal of investor interest.

As you probably know, Canada plans to legalize recreational marijuana use in less than a month. You may also know we recently launched a FREE email/web advisory, our TSI Cannabis Investing Bulletins.

Friends and business associates inside and outside the company wonder why we’re giving our cannabis newsletter away for free, especially with a cannabis stock boom underway....

PARAMOUNT RESOURCES $13.61 (Toronto symbol POU; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-290-3600; www.paramountres.com; Shares outstanding: 132.2 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; No dividends paid) owns oil and gas properties in Alberta and B.C.


The company completed two big transactions in the 2017 third quarter....

Here are two ETFs that emphasize value investing in their stock selection. Academic studies suggest that, on average, value stocks can produce better results than growth investing. Still, it’s important to look closely to see if they’re truly undervalued. They may, after all, only be cheap due to hidden problems.


At the same time, we think you benefit most from a balance of high-quality value stocks and growth stocks....

Bloomin’ Brands Inc., owner of Outback Steakhouse and other restaurants, attracted activist investors looking for changes, but its own upgrades have earnings on the rise.

A: Bloomin’ Brands Inc., $20.07, symbol BLMN on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 92.8 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.bloominbrands.com), owns and operates 1,494 restaurants (1,200 company-owned and 294 franchised) in 48 states and 19 countries....

Sometimes growth stocks mature to the point where we feel they’re too conservative for Stock Pickers Digest.


It’s why we will now shifted our coverage of TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $57.83 (Toronto symbol TIH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667-5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 78.3 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) to The Successful Investor.


We still see the stock as a buy, but one that’s better suited for our newsletter with a conservate focus.


Toromont distributes a broad range of Caterpillar machinery and other heavy equipment....

MITEL NETWORKS $14.09 (Toronto symbol MNW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-592-2122; www.mitel.ca; Shares outstanding: 121.2 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; No dividends paid) has attracted a friendly $11.15 U.S.-a-share ($14.35 Cdn.) takeover bid from an investor group led by private-equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners. The offer is for an all-cash sale.


We first added Mitel in our March 2014 issue of Stock Pickers Digest at $9.47....

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

Mining stocks can be strong performers when commodity prices move up....

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $57 (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 81.0 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including machinery made by Caterpillar....