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“…we suspect that few of today’s cannabis stocks will turn into profitable companies, and many will wind up worthless. We now look at cannabis stocks almost every week. We have yet to find any cannabis stock speculations we can recommend.”
—from the Inner Circle Q&A June 12, 2018
We launched our Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle service 17 years ago....
—from the Inner Circle Q&A June 12, 2018
We launched our Pat McKeough’s Inner Circle service 17 years ago....
A: Home Depot Inc., $221.77, symbol HD on New York (Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $245.4 billion; www.homedepot.com), operates warehouse-style home-improvement stores that average 104,000 square feet, plus an additional 24,000 square-foot garden centre....
I’ve often written that conflicts of interest are the greatest risk you face as an investor. This idea seems to make sense to most Inner Circle members, even if they never thought of it that way before. But when I mention it to experienced investment professionals, most react in one of three ways:
Recently I got response #3—a big smile—from a fellow portfolio manager....
- A blank look, as if I’ve referred to something that they know nothing about, or a sensitive issue they don’t want to talk about;
- An aggrieved or defensive look, as if I’ve raised a sensitive issue and they expect me to follow up with criticism of something they’ve done;
- A big smile, as if they know of an outrageous conflict of interest and are eager to share.
Recently I got response #3—a big smile—from a fellow portfolio manager....
A: Costco Wholesale Corp., $287.35, symbol COST on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 439.8 million; Market cap: $122.5 billion; www.costco.com), owns and operates warehouse-sized stores that sell a wide variety of consumer goods and services.
The company charges its customers an annual membership fee to shop at its locations....
The company charges its customers an annual membership fee to shop at its locations....
A: Bridgemarq Real Estate Services, $13.90, symbol BRE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 9.5 million; Market cap: $132.5 million; www.bridgemarq.com), is a leading provider of services to residential real estate brokers....
A: There’s little doubt that the developing world’s aging population will continue to spend more on medical services for years to come. Medical device makers are well positioned to capture a share of that increased spending. In turn, investors in the industry’s leading companies stand to benefit from growing demand.
Medical-device ETFs aim to provide a diversified and low-fee way for investors to participate in this expanding industry beyond one or two leading stocks.
Here’s one of the top ETFs in this area:
iShares U.S....
Medical-device ETFs aim to provide a diversified and low-fee way for investors to participate in this expanding industry beyond one or two leading stocks.
Here’s one of the top ETFs in this area:
iShares U.S....
What is Pat’s commentary for the week of August 7, 2019
Look for blue chips with a history of paying dividends to find the best U.S. stocks to buy for increased portfolio returns
A: Square Inc., $80.51, symbol SQ on New York (Shares outstanding: 423.0 million; Market cap: $34.1 billion; www.squareup.com), provides payment processing and related services to merchants in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, Ireland and the U.K....
What is Pat’s commentary for the week of July 30, 2019