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Growth Stocks

Long-time readers know that we aim to keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to bolster investor gains. Here are two buys that stand out this month:

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, $69.25, is a buy. The company’s (New York symbol QSR; TSI Rating: Average) (www.rbi.com; Shares outstanding: 478.0 million; Market cap: $31.3 billion; Dividend yield: 3.4%) Burger King chain in the U.S....

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Growth Stocks

MP Materials buys back shares

MP MATERIALS, $14.12, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol MP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.mpmaterials.com; Shares o/s: 165.3 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; No divids.) has approval for a $300 million increase to its existing share repurchase program, bringing the total authorized amount to $600 million....

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Growth Stocks

Two niche retailers with investor appeal

Many traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers continue to struggle against the pandemic-spurred onslaught of online shopping and the impact of past inflation on consumer spending. Still, we believe the unique markets of TJX and North West offer you the possibility of strong gains ahead.

THE TJX COMPANIES, $117.25, (New York symbol TJX; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (tjx.com; Shares o/s: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $132.2 billion; Yield: 1.3%), is a leading off-price retailer of clothing, accessories and home fashions....

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Dividend Stocks

This stock offers limited prospects

You should remain wary of stocks that attract broker/media attention because of high-profile products or services, and their business models. Here’s a closer look at one stock with risks that prospective investors should take into consideration:

AUTOMOTIVE PROPERTIES REIT, $11.99, (Toronto symbol APR.UT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (automotivepropertiesreit.ca; Units o/s: 49.1 million; Market cap: $588.2 million; Dividend yield: 6.7%) is a real estate investment trust that owns 77 commercial properties across cities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C....

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Growth Stocks

AI stocks to power your future gains

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns, or, more likely, end up costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.

Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they should be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:

ADOBE INC., $508.13, is a #1 Power Buy for your 2024 investing. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 452.5 million; Market cap: $225.3 billion; No dividends paid) has just announced that it will unveil a new generative AI-powered video creation and editing tool in a limited release later this year.

Called Adobe Firefly Video Model, the new tool will establish Adobe in the growing market for AI-based video generation tools, a space already targeted by OpenAI’s Sora, Stability AI’s Stable Video Diffusion, and other AI video apps from smaller startups....

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Mining Stocks

Barrick aims to spur production

BARRICK GOLD, $27.36, is a Power Buy. The miner (Toronto symbol ABX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.barrick.com; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $48.0 billion; Yield: 2.0%) has announced that its feasibility study for the expansion of its Lumwana mine in Zambia is expected to be completed by the end of this year, with construction slated to commence in 2025.

The expansion aims to transform the mine into a long-life, high-yield operation, placing it among the top 25 global copper producers....

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Dividend Stocks

You’re benefiting from Extendicare’s focus

Extendicare sold off its retirement living operations in 2022, and its current focus on long-term care homes and home health care has paid off. The stock has now regained all the ground it lost after the onset of the pandemic—we think it can go higher. Extendicare is a Power Buy.

EXTENDICARE INC., $9.37, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol EXE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.extendicare.com; Shares o/s: 83.5 million; Market cap: $782.1 million; Dividend yield: 5.1%) owns and operates long-term care homes....

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Energy Stocks

Birchcliff Energy offers investors a high 7.1% yield

Like all natural-gas-weighted producers, Birchcliff will need gas prices to move higher in order to report stronger cash flow. However, we still like the long-term prospects for investors.

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY, $5.54, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (Shares outstanding: 269.3 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Dividend yield: 7.2%) develops and produces oil and gas, mainly in the Peace River Arch area of both Alberta and B.C....

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Growth Stocks

AbbVie diversifies for the future

We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers in top drug stocks—and that includes AbbVie Inc. At the same time, 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 AbbVie—itself a spinoff—has further gains ahead. We recommend this stock as a Power Buy.

ABBVIE INC., $192.94, is a buy. The company (New York symbol ABBV; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (www.abbvie.com; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $340.8 billion; Dividend yield: 3.2%) was formed on January 3, 2013, when Abbott Laboratories (symbol ABT on New York) split into two publicly traded companies.

Since its spinoff from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has depended heavily on its Humira drug to drive both its sales and earnings....

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Growth Stocks

Robots boost Chipotle

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $56.93, is a buy. The company (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $78.0 billion; No dividends paid) is now testing for the first time in its restaurants an avocado processing robot.

The robot, which Chipotle calls Autocado, can hold 25 pounds of avocados at one time and cuts, cores and scoops the fruits (before they are hand smashed by an employee to make guacamole)....

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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.