Growth Stocks
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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BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $7.52 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy.com; Units outstanding: 141.6 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; No dividends paid) develops, produces and explores for oil and natural gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area near the Alberta/B.C....
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY $20.57 (New York symbol CHK; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (405-848-8000; www.chkenergy.com; Shares outstanding: 664.7 million; Market cap: $13.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%) reports that its controversial co-founder, CEO and chairman, Aubrey K....
TIM HORTONS $49.70 (Toronto symbol THI; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.timhortons- .com; Shares outstanding: 153.4 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%) operates 3,365 coffee-and-donut shops in Canada, 755 in the U.S....
SYMANTEC CORP. $22.62 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (1-408- 517-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 689.2 million; Market cap: $15.6 billion; No dividends paid) has reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings. The company has also launched a restructuring plan that should make it more profitable.
In its fiscal 2013 third quarter, which ended December 28, 2012, Symantec’s earnings per share rose 7.1%, to $0.45 from $0.42....
In its fiscal 2013 third quarter, which ended December 28, 2012, Symantec’s earnings per share rose 7.1%, to $0.45 from $0.42....
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE $59.05 (New York symbol WYN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (973- 753-6000; www.wyndhamworldwide.com; Shares outstanding: 140.3 million; Market cap: $8.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%) is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with 7,340 franchised hotels worldwide.
In addition to hotels, Wyndham manages vacation resorts, rental properties, luxury clubs and time-shares....
In addition to hotels, Wyndham manages vacation resorts, rental properties, luxury clubs and time-shares....
NEW GOLD $9.93 (Toronto symbol NGD; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (888-315- 9715; www.newgold.com; Shares outstanding: 476.0 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; No dividends paid) produced 411,892 ounces of gold in 2012, up 6.4% from 387,155 ounces in 2011.
New Gold now has four operating mines....
New Gold now has four operating mines....
ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK $43.57 (Nasdaq symbol ATNI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (340- 777-8000; www.atni.com; Shares outstanding: 15.6 million; Market cap: $676.7 million; Yield: 2.3%) has agreed to sell its Alltel wireless business to AT&T (symbol T on New York) for cash of $780 million....
FAIR ISAAC CORP. $45.03 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 35.5 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 0.2%) will now provide credit analysis software to Yooli.com, a popular Chinese crowdfunding website.
Crowdfunding is a relatively new way for small or start-up businesses to secure debt or equity financing over the Internet, by attracting small commitments from hundreds of individual investors, without the need for costly and time-consuming securities registrations and intermediaries like brokers.
The U.S....
Crowdfunding is a relatively new way for small or start-up businesses to secure debt or equity financing over the Internet, by attracting small commitments from hundreds of individual investors, without the need for costly and time-consuming securities registrations and intermediaries like brokers.
The U.S....
INTUITIVE SURGICAL $574 (Nasdaq symbol ISRG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (515-507-5000; www.intuitivesurgical.com; Shares outstanding: 39.8 million; Market cap: $22.8 billion; No dividends paid) makes the da Vinci, a computerized surgical system.
Guided by a miniature camera connected to a 3-D monitor, surgeons use the da Vinci to operate by remotely manipulating tiny robotic arms....
Guided by a miniature camera connected to a 3-D monitor, surgeons use the da Vinci to operate by remotely manipulating tiny robotic arms....
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC., $42.15, New York symbol MHP, fell over 25% this week after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it is suing the company’s bond-rating subsidiary, Standard & Poor’s, over its role in the 2008 financial crisis. The Justice Department has accused Standard & Poor’s of failing to downgrade mortgage-backed securities, even though it knew home prices were falling and borrowers were having trouble repaying their loans. Bond issuers pay Standard & Poor’s to evaluate their securities. A bad rating could prompt these clients to take their future business to other rating agencies. This raises a potential conflict of interest with investors who rely on its bond ratings....