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COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP, $10.90, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.cmgl.ca; Shares outstanding: 82.2 million; Market cap: $895.4 million; Dividend yield: 1.8%) is now acquiring Sharp Reflections GmbH for $37 million.

Sharp is headquartered in Germany, with operations in the U.S....

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Growth Stocks

Corteva leads in its growing markets

Corteva shares offer investors a number of pluses: Not only is the company at the forefront of key agricultural trends, the stock is a spinoff. Over the years, we’ve found that spinoffs are about as close as you can get to a sure thing in investing. It’s one key reason why we think there are significant gains ahead for existing Corteva investors and for new ones....

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Energy Stocks

Coterra adds to its top-quality drilling prospects

We still recommend that most investors maintain exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. To cut risk, focus on producers with positive cash flow even at lower energy prices. Here’s one that meets that requirement—and pays a solid dividend.

COTERRA ENERGY, $24.52, is a buy. The company (New York symbol CTRA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.coterra.com; Shares outstanding: 736.4 million; Market cap: $18.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%) produces and explores for natural gas and oil....

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Growth Stocks

This gift keeps giving

ELI LILLY & CO., $778.62, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol LLY; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (www.lilly.com; Shares outstanding: 949.3 million; Market cap: $739.2 billion; Dividend yield: 0.8%) now plans to test its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound as a treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.

The news comes as the body of evidence increasingly suggests Zepbound and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help people with substance abuse disorders.

Indeed, several retrospective studies already suggest an association between GLP-1 treatments and lower risks of alcohol and opioid abuse....

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Dividend Stocks

AltaGas has a lead in key markets

AltaGas has strong appeal for growth-focused investors: the company’s regulated utilities provide steady cash flow to support the expansion of its midstream operations and the build-out of its liquefied petroleum gas facilities. Indeed, the future for this leader is increasingly bright as it continues its push into lucrative global markets....

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How To Invest

Q: Hello, Pat. Could you kindly provide your input on whether Organon (OGN) is worth investing in? Thanks.

A: Organon & Co., $14.72, symbol OGN on New York (Shares outstanding: 257.5 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; www.organon.com), is a global healthcare company focused on improving women’s health....

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Q: I have a small position in First Majestic Silver (AG) and am thinking of adding to it on its recent dip. Your thoughts on it going forward? Thanks.

A: First Majestic Silver Corp., $8.39, symbol AG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 301.9 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; www.firstmajestic.com), is a silver and gold producer with three operating mines in Mexico and several exploration and development properties in Mexico and the U.S.

The company’s three mines in Mexico are as follows: the San Dimas silver/gold mine, the Santa Elena silver/gold mine, and the La Encantada silver mine....

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Q: Pat, thanks for all your help in these volatile times! What do you think of Secure Energy Services as a stock to buy?

A: Secure Energy Services Inc., $16.23, symbol SES on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 236.6 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; www.secure-energy.com), is a waste management and energy infrastructure business.

Headquartered in Calgary, Secure Energy operates through two segments:

Waste Management includes a network of waste processing facilities, water pipelines, industrial landfills, waste transfer stations, metal recycling facilities, and specialty chemicals....

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How To Invest

Q: I’m interested in TSI’s take on Richelieu Hardware, trading on the TSX. Thank you.

A: Richelieu Hardware Ltd., $38.16, symbol RCH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 55.2 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.richelieu.com), imports, makes and distributes specialty hardware products.

The company sells to manufacturers of kitchen, bathroom, storage and closet cabinetry as well as makers of home and office furniture, and doors and windows....

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How To Invest

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This will be our last Inner Circle Q&A before the start of the holidays....

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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.