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The shares of grocery store operator Metro have jumped 56% in the past five years. They, in fact, hit a new all-time high of $87.94 in November 2024. That gain is largely due to improving efficiency. Retailers typically operate on low margins, so even small cost savings can have a big impact on profits.


We expect the stock will continue to rise in the next few years as Metro realizes the benefits from two new distribution warehouses that use robotic sorting equipment....
A: Eaton Corp. plc, $370.94, symbol ETN on New York (Shares outstanding: 395.2 million; Market cap: $147.0 billion; www.eaton.com), is a power management company....
A: Amer Sports Inc., $19.91, symbol AS on New York (Shares outstanding: 505.2 million; Market cap: $10.4 billion; www.amersports.com), is a global group of sports and outdoor brands.

The company started out as a Finnish tobacco business in 1950....
A: Omai Gold Mines Corp., $0.16, symbol OMG on TSX Venture (Shares outstanding: 497.9 million; Market cap: $79.7 million; www.omaigoldmines.com), owns 100% of the past producing Omai gold mine in Guyana....
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When I begin work on one of our Successful Investor Wealth Management Quarterly Client Letters, I usually start by thinking about news events that may occur between the time when I finish the letter and when it reaches the hands of our clients.

It’s usually easy for me to write this way....
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC, $35.39, symbol BTI on New York, is a U.K.-based manufacturer of cigarettes and other nicotine products. Its cigarette brands include Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Camel, and Newport. Other brands include Grizzly (chewing tobacco), Velo (nicotine pouches), Vuse (vaping), and Glo (heated tobacco).

The company was formed in 1902 when Imperial Tobacco merged with the American Tobacco Company....
WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES CORP., $5.34, is a buy. The company (symbol WELL on Toronto) owns and operates Canada’s largest network of clinics supporting primary care, specialized care and diagnostics services. As of September 30, 2024, the company had a total of 110 physical facilities across Canada.

In the U.S., WELL Health provides healthcare services and solutions targeting specialized markets such as the gastrointestinal market, women’s health, primary care, and mental disorders.

WELL Health USA Patient Services consists of three assets: CRH Medical, Provider Staffing, Circle Medical and Wisp.

CRH delivers specialized care services focused on providing gastroenterologists throughout the U.S....
ABBVIE INC., $199.50, New York symbol ABBV, is a buy.

The company makes biopharmaceuticals, with leading positions in immunology, oncology, aesthetics, neuroscience and eye care.

AbbVie took its current form on January 3, 2013, when Abbott Laboratories (New York symbol ABT) split into two publicly traded firms.

The company will raise your quarterly dividend with the February 2025 payment by 5.8%, to $1.64 a share from $1.55....
YUM! BRANDS INC., $137.21, New York symbol YUM, is still a buy for aggressive investors.

The company operates over 60,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries. Its main banners are KFC (fried chicken), Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Mexican food)....
BCE INC., $39.49 Toronto symbol BCE, remains your #1 Income Buy for 2024, as well as long-term gains.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It has 1.88 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces....