Topics

THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $272 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing Sector; Shares o/s: 449.7 million; Market cap: $122.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.thomsonreuters.com) sells specialized information and software to the legal, tax and accounting fields....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Here are key updates for dividend investors

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC. $66 is a buy. The company (New York symbol SWK; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 154.7 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.stanleyblackanddecker.com) is one of the world’s largest makers of hand and power tools.

With the September 2024 payment, Stanley increased your quarterly dividend by 1.2%, to $0.82 a share from $0.81....

2 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

High costs hurt T. Rowe’s earnings

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. $94 is still a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol TROW; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 220.3 million; Market cap: $20.7 billion; Dividend yield: 5.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.troweprice.com) is a leading seller of mutual funds and wealth management services.

The company raised your quarterly dividend by 2.4% with the March 2025 payment....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

High R&D will fuel their dividends

These two drugmakers continue to earmark large amount of their revenue to the development of new products. That should spur their long-term earnings and dividends.

ABBVIE INC. $183 is a buy. The company (New York symbol ABBV; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $329.4 billion; Dividend yield: 3.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.abbvie.com) makes biopharmaceuticals and has leading positions in immunology, oncology, aesthetics, neuroscience and eye care.

With the February 2025 payment, AbbVie raised your quarterly dividend by 5.8%, to $1.64 a share from $1.55....

2 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Tariffs both help and hurt each of these firms

New U.S. tariffs on imported cars and auto parts are good news for these two firms that specialize in the repair and maintenance of older vehicles. At the same time, tariffs could increase their costs. We expect both will continue to raise your dividends—as they have for many years....

3 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

A good quarter for Wells Fargo

WELLS FARGO & CO. $74 is a buy. The bank (New York symbol WFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.3 billion; Market cap: $244.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.wellsfargo.com) last increased your quarterly dividend by 14.3% with the September 2024 payment, to $0.40 a share from $0.35....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Earn dependable income from these insurers

These two Canadian insurers continue to offer investors strong long-term growth prospects, as well as dependable dividends. We see both as solid long-term buys.

MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. $44 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol MFC; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $74.8 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.manulife.ca) is Canada’s largest life insurer....

2 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Pembina adds a quality asset

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP. $52 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol PPL; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 580.9 million; Market cap: $30.2 billion; Dividend yield: 5.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.pembina.com) operates pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil and almost all of B.C.’s oil.

The company has paid dividends continuously since 1997....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

These office REITs have sustainable payouts

Demand for office space continues to recover from COVID-19 lockdowns, and the resulting shift to remote work. That rebound should let these two REITs maintain their current payouts.

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $16 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Cyclical-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Distribution yield: 11.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.alliedreit.com) owns 186 office buildings, including eight properties under development....

2 min read

Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

A Yield to Caution: Automotive Properties REIT

AUTOMOTIVE PROPERTIES REIT $11 (Toronto symbol APR.UN; Units outstanding: 49.2 million; Market cap: $541.2 million; Dividend yield: 7.3%; www.automotivereit.ca) is a real estate investment trust that owns 79 commercial properties across cities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, B.C....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Testimonials

The cornerstones of Pat’s strategy–value, diversification and timelines–make his newsletter, The Successful Investor, highly profitable while minimizing risk. His advice is no-nonsense, down-to-earth and based on solid research. You’ll know what to invest in and what to avoid.

Chuck Chakrapani, PhD
Investors Association of Canada
The older I get the better dividends look. For retirees and would-be retirees who want to sleep at night, I can’t think of a better source of information on reliable growing dividend income than Pat McKeough’s newsletter, Dividend Advisor.

Jonathan Chevreau
Financial Post Columnist
As a manager of more than $500 million in mutual funds, I have access to the best brokerage research available in this country. But I still take time to read Pat McKeough’s premium newsletters

John Sartz
I appreciate the 25 years of above market returns I received by following your advice. at least 95% of my investment decisions were based on TSI recommendations.

Chuck J.
Subscriber since 1996. Inner Circle Member Since 2006
The newsletters I receive in Inner Circle Pro are fantastic! I have been following Pat’s advice for years and everything he has said has been amazing. His commentaries are brilliant, insightful, educational, rational and balanced. My returns are almost double the TSE and I have referred many of my friends who have switched over to your services.

Walter H.
Inner Circle Pro subscriber

Browse Premium Topics

Cannabis

Spinoffs

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.

ETFs

What are ETFs?

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.

Value Stocks

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.

Blue Chip Stocks

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.

Penny Stocks

A penny stock in general trades for under five dollars a share, and as the name implies, sometimes for pennies. Most of the time they’re young companies, or start-ups in speculative markets like mining or technology.

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.

Wealth Management

Wealth management is the practice of putting your savings to work so that it continues to grow over your lifetime and will also benefit your heirs. Wealth management encompasses many different areas of investing like long term investment planning and retirement planning.

Mining Stocks

Mining stocks are investments in companies that produce or explore for minerals. Some of these minerals include uranium, coal, molybdenum (which is used in steelmaking), copper, silver and gold. They are affected by fluctuating commodity prices in addition to their own business and operating risks.

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.