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Alimentation Couche-Tard has rewarded our subscribers with big gains over the years. We first recommended this convenience store giant in our December 2008 issue at $15.50 a share. Since then, the stock has split 3-for-1 and then 2-for-1. That takes our cost down to $2.58 a share—and gives you a tremendous 2,708.1% gain!

Note that Couche-Tard’s growth by acquisition still carries risk—more on that below, including an update on the company’s most recent attempts to purchase the 7-Eleven chain....

Often-overlooked Trisura Group is up a whopping 647.2% since its spinoff from Brookfield and its earnings just shot up a solid 16.1% in the most-recent quarter. It’s a top pick.

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Teck Resources now focuses on copper and zinc following the recent sale of its metallurgical coal mines in Western Canada. Metallurgical coal is a key ingredient for making steel.

We feel the move will benefit investors, as copper and zinc have a much brighter future than coal.

That’s mainly due to the ongoing shift from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric-powered cars, which use large amounts of copper in their batteries and electric motors....

The term “investment synergy” entered common investor use during the takeover craze of the 1960s. Keep reading to learn more.

Often-overlooked Trisura Group is up a whopping 597% since its spinoff from Brookfield and its earnings just shot up a whopping 50.2% in the most-recent quarter. It’s a top pick.

Understanding the Shift from Growth by Acquisition to Strategic Acquisitions in Today’s Market Landscape. Keep reading for more.

Alcon shares let you benefit from the rapidly growing contact lenses and cataract surgery markets. The company’s technological leadership is also set to pay off for investors.

Alcon is a spinoff, with Novartis setting it up as a separate company in early 2019....

This week’s Spotlight analysis of Alimentation Couche-Tard shows that the potentially risky tactic of growth-by-acquisition can pay off nicely when a well-managed company applies that strategy conservatively in a fragmented industry with low-risk takeover opportunities.

We first recommended Alimentation Couche-Tard in December 2008, at $15.50 a share....

Investing part of your portfolio in aggressive investments can pay off. But buying aggressive short-term investments can put a big dent in your stock-market returns