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ETFs

These ETFs let you tap the major indexes

The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is a good time for new buying....

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Dividend Stocks

Power profits with IGM

POWER CORP., $43.31, is a buy. The conglomerate (Toronto symbol POW; Shares o/s: 590.4 million; Market cap: $28.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.2%) owns 62.2% of IGM Financial (symbol IGM on Toronto)....

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Dividend Stocks

Two high-yield REITs focused on quality

These REITs own some of the best properties in Canada, with a concentration on its biggest cities. Both offer high yields as well as steady growth prospects. Each is a buy.

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $17.01, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 10.6%; www.alliedreit.com) owns 188 office buildings and nine properties under development....

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Energy Stocks

IMO ups its spending

IMPERIAL OIL LTD., $95.25, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol IMO; Shares outstanding: 523.4 million; Market cap: $49.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.5%; www.imperialoil.ca) gets over 90% of its production from oil sands operations in Alberta....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

These Canadian insurers offer gains ahead

Both these Canadian insurance stocks provide investors growth prospects as well as high dividend yields. We see each as a buy.

MANULIFE FINANCIAL, $44.10, is a buy. This safety-conscious stock (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $77.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 3.6%; www.manulife.ca) represents one of Canada’s largest life insurers....

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Dividend Stocks

TD hikes your dividend

TD BANK, $77.92, is still a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $137.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 5.3%; www.td.com) will raise its quarterly dividend by 2.9% with the January 2025 payment....

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Dividend Stocks

BNS’s new strategy will pay of

Under a new plan to pivot away from underperforming Latin American markets, Bank of Nova Scotia recently purchase a 14.9% stake in U.S.-banking firm KeyCorp (New York symbol KEY). KeyCorp provides a variety of financial services through 1,000 branches in 15 states....

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How To Invest

Q: Pat, can I get your recommendation on Andlauer Healthcare Group? Thanks.

A: Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc., $43.63, symbol AND on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 41.5 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.andlauerhealthcare.com), is a supply chain management company.

Through its digital infrastructure, Andlauer offers customized third-party logistics (3PL) and transportation services for the healthcare sector....

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How To Invest

Q: Hello. I would be interested in your thoughts on Aura Minerals (ORA on Toronto). Thanks.

A: Aura Minerals Inc., $16.35, symbol ORA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 72.3 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.auraminerals.com), is a mid-tier gold and copper company.

Aura has four operating mines.

The first is the Aranzazu copper-gold-silver mine in Mexico....

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Pat McKeough

How To Invest

Q: Pat: I notice that you use debt-to-market-cap in your analyses. That’s different from the debt/equity ratio I see in most other reports. Why is that? Thanks for all your advice over the years!

A: In analyzing a stock, you need to form an idea of how much it would get hurt in a recession. To put it another way, how likely it is to survive a business slump and go on to prosper when good times return? To do that, you need to look at a number of factors....

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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.

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.