Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Although growth stock picks can be highly volatile, they can make good long-term investments. They may be well-known stars or quiet gems, but they do share one common attribute—they are growing at a higher-than-average rate within their industry, or within the market as a whole, and could keep growing for years or decades.

And keep in mind that we focus on growth stocks, which have a good long-term history and favourable prospects. We downplay momentum stocks that tend to attract many investors simply because they are moving faster than the market averages, but are liable to fall sharply when their momentum fades.

There’s room for growth stock investing in your portfolio, but make sure you follow our TSI Network three-part Successful Investor strategy for your overall portfolio:

Invest mainly in well-established companies;
Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Growth Stocks

Here’s our Power Recommendation Portfolio for December 2025

Understanding our recommendations: Power Buy—These stocks are our top choices for new buying now. We feel each currently offers the best combination of fundamentals (earnings, sales, cash flow and so on) plus external factors (industry trends and the current share price) to give it a chance of above-average gains. Buy—high-quality stocks with strong growth prospects. However, they are likely to grow at a slower rate than our Power Buys. Sell—these are stocks that no longer inspire our confidence. As Power Growth Investor focuses on maximizing profits for aggressive investors, we prefer to sell poorly performing stocks instead of holding them and waiting for a rebound.

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Growth Stocks

Buy these two healthcare pacesetters: ResMed and Boston Scientific

The pandemic presented both of these firms with unique challenges. However, each remained profitable and is well positioned to keep prospering as the economy continues to rebound. Trends now underway—as well as the strong position of these firms in key markets—will power their gains. Both are buys.

RESMED INC., $244.99, is a buy. The company (New York symbol RMD; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.resmed.com; Shares outstanding: 146.0 million; Market cap: $35.8 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) helps investors tap the growing market for medical devices used to treat sleep apnea. ResMed’s CPAP (nasal continuous positive airway pressure) devices are also used to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as other respiratory conditions.

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Growth Stocks

Calian plans to sharpen its focus

CALIAN GROUP, $48.57, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CGY; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (calian.com; Shares outstanding: 11.3 million; Market cap: $551.0 million; Dividend yield: 2.3%) now plans to sell parts of its business and also seek new board members.

That’s after it entered into a co-operation agreement with 5%-shareholder Plantro Ltd. Planto has been pressuring Calian to sell its underperforming IT and cyber solutions division, which includes its two U.S. offices.

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Growth Stocks

Tap the prospects of these two leaders

Garmin is a leader in GPS devices and software for a range of markets. ADT keeps signing up new security customers at the same time it retains more and more of its existing ones. The company’s expanded services help drive that growth. We think both stocks are attractive buys.

GARMIN LTD., $189.62, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GRMN; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (Shares outstanding: 192.3 million; Market cap: $36.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) makes GPS devices and software for five different markets: fitness, outdoors, auto, aviation, and marine.

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Growth Stocks

Chipotle should see lower beef prices

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $31.00, is a buy. The company (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $41.0 billion; No dividends paid.) continues to be hurt by high beef prices, especially for its smoked brisket. However, prices may now be entering a downward trend.

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Growth Stocks

Texas Roadhouse has three dining concepts

TEXAS ROADHOUSE, $167.20, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TXRH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (texasroadhouse.com; Shares outstanding: 66.2 million; Market cap: $11.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) is a full-service, casual-dining restaurant chain with 806 locations spread across 49 U.S. states and 10 foreign countries.

Each of those restaurants operates under one of three banners—Texas Roadhouse (736 locations), sports restaurant Bubba’s 33 (54), and Jaggers (16).

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Growth Stocks

Eli Lilly teams up with Nvidia on artificial intelligence

ELI LILLY & CO., $1,049.60, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol LLY; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (www.lilly.com; Shares outstanding: 896.5 million; Market cap: $939.4 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) believes the supercomputer and its AI capabilities will help identify new molecules and speed up the years-long development process. The company will use the system for other functions such as improving clinical trials, manufacturing and sales.

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Growth Stocks

Adobe adds more AI

ADOBE INC., $318.11, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 418.5 million; Market cap: $133.2 billion; No dividends paid) makes programs that let computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format. It also makes a variety of electronic-publishing programs.

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Growth Stocks

Here are key updates on your holdings

TC ENERGY CORP. $77 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.04 billion; Market cap: $80.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.3; Dividend yield: 4.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tcenergy.com) operates a 93,700-kilometre pipeline network that pumps natural gas from Alberta to eastern Canada and the U.S. It also owns gas pipelines in Mexico; at the same time, it owns or invests in 12 power plants in Canada and the U.S.

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Growth Stocks

The ‘no name’ concept should live on

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $59 is a buy. The supermarket operator (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $70.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) recently opened three smaller stores in Ontario based on its popular “no name” private label brand. These outlets are much smaller than its regular stores and carry a limited selection of frozen and canned goods, and packaged bakery items. However, the stores

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One of the ways a company can try to unlock its own hidden value is by creating a separate company out of a corporate subsidiary. The parent company can either sell stock in the new company to the public, or spin it off—hand the stock out to its own investors.

Dividend Stocks

Dividend stocks make cash payouts that serve as a way for companies to share the wealth they’ve accumulated. These payouts are drawn from earnings and cash flow and paid to the shareholders of the company. Typically, these dividends are paid quarterly, although they may be paid annually or even monthly as well.

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ETF is an acronym for exchange traded fund. These exchange traded funds are used to track indexes as closely as possible, since investors cannot actually buy an index outright.

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What are value stocks?

One of the sweetest and most profitable pleasures of successful investing is to buy high-quality “value stocks” (or stocks that are reasonably priced, if not cheap, in relation to its sales, earnings or assets), then hold on to them as mainstream investors recognize the value and push up the share price.

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Blue chip stocks are big, well-established, dividend-paying corporations with strong business prospects. These are companies that also have sound management that should be able to make the right moves to keep competing successfully in a changing marketplace.

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How To Invest

Pat McKeough has been making investing for beginners simple—and profitable—by helping investors make big gains for more than 25 years. His advice to beginning investors is the same as it is for all investors: buy high-quality, mostly dividend paying stocks (or ETFs that hold these stocks) and evenly spread your investments over the five main economic sectors (Resources, Manufacturing, Finance, Utilities and Consumer). Pat also believes investors should avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight and focus on those with hidden or little-noticed assets.

Energy Stocks

What are energy stocks?

Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.