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Value Stocks

EBAY INC. $67 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EBAY; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 466.0 million; Market cap: $31.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.3; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.ebay.com) operates e-commerce websites in over 190 countries, where sellers pay fees to auction items or offer them at fixed prices.

The company has formed a new alliance with online payment processor Checkout.com....

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Growth Stocks

Unique products help ease tariff threats

Both of these makers of medical laboratory equipment get a significant amount of their sales from customers in China. That makes them vulnerable to escalating tariffs. However, both firms have factories in China, which helps offset the tariff impact. Their unique products are also difficult to replace.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC....

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Energy Stocks

Oil producers shrink to fuel new growth

These oil producers are shifting their focus to more-promising projects and cutting costs. However, we feel Chevron is the better pick for your new buying.

CHEVRON CORP. $137 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $246.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 5.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) is the second-largest integrated oil producer in the U.S....

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Value Stocks

Software helps cut Cisco’s risk

CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $56 is a buy. The maker of computer networking equipment (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 4.0 billion; Market cap: $224.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) uses third-party manufacturers in many countries to make its products, so it can shift its production to help avoid new tariffs....

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Growth Stocks

GE’s high p/e adds risk

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. $194 is a hold. The company (New York symbol GE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $213.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.2; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.geaerospace.com) now operates as GE Aerospace....

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Value Stocks

These lenders can withstand the turmoil

Concerns over new U.S. tariffs on imported goods have hurt these three lenders in the past few weeks. That’s because tariffs could increase inflation, deter business investment and depress consumer confidence; all of those would lower demand for new loans and increase credit losses.

However, these three lenders remain well capitalized, which will help them to cope with a possible downturn....

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Growth Stocks

RTX can overcome tariffs

RTX CORP. $120 remains a buy. The company (New York symbol RTX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $156.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 2.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.rtx.com) is a leading maker of aircraft equipment and missiles.

RTX’s revenue in the first quarter of 2025 rose 5.2%, to $20.31 billion from $19.31 billion a year earlier....

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Blue Chip Stocks

Visa still expanding with digital shift

A few years ago, global digital payments surpassed cash payments for the first time. We feel that shift is far from complete.

A great way to tap this ongoing trend is through Visa, our #1 Conservative Buy for 2025. The card payment processor already has a leading share of the worldwide payment market, and its launch of new services should keep it on top.

Visa shares have dipped recently on concerns that tariffs will hurt travel-related spending....

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Dividend Stocks

Here’s our High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio for May 2025

You Can See Our High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio for May 2025 Here.

You can’t fake a record of dividends. That’s why we place a high value on a sustained history of dividend payments....

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Dividend Stocks

Updating Your High-Growth Payers: Microsoft Corp.

MICROSOFT CORP. $374 is a buy. The software giant (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 7.4 billion; Market cap: $2.8 trillion; Dividend yield: 0.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.microsoft.com) began paying regular dividends in 2004 and has raised that rate each year since 2010.

Microsoft last increased your quarterly dividend by 10.7% with the December 2024 payment, to $0.83 a share from $0.75....

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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.

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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.

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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.