Q: Hi Pat: What would you advise to current holders of Teck Resources: hold, sell or invest? I came across an article recently that said there is now a slow demise for coal use due to policies encouraging cleaner natural gas and renewable energy generation.

A: Teck Resources Ltd., $31.56, symbol TECK.B on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 577.8 million; Market cap: $18.2 billion, www.teck.com), is a recommendation of our Successful Investor newsletter.

Teck made $1.00 a share in the latest quarter, up sharply from just $0.01 a year earlier. That was mainly… Read More

Their loss is Teck’s gain

TECK RESOURCES LTD. $29 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 577.7 million; Market cap: $16.8 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking. It… Read More

The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, May 19, 2017

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, $106.66, Toronto symbol CM, is Canada’s fifth-largest bank, with total assets of $513.3 billion.
Shareholders of Chicago-based PrivateBancorp Inc. (Nasdaq symbol PVTB) have voted to accept CIBC’s latest takeover offer.
PrivateBancorp mainly lends to small and mid-sized businesses and also provides wealth-management… Read More

Large reserves help cut Teck’s risk

TECK RESOURCES LTD. $25 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 577.7 million; Market cap: $14.4 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steel making… Read More