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Growth Stocks

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES, $7.19, is a buy. The utility (Toronto symbol AQN; Shares o/s: 689.7 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; Yield: 5.3%; www.algonquinpower.com) has agreed to sell most of its non-regulated renewable power assets for $2.28 billion....

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Here’s our CWA REIT & Trust Portfolio for September 2024

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We think investors will profit most—and with the least risk—by buying shares of well-established companies with strong business prospects and strong positions in healthy industries....

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Blue Chip Stocks

Our updates for safety-conscious investors: IBM, Arc Resources and BCE Inc.

IBM, $204.11, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 921.1 million; Market cap: $188.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 3.3%) is shutting down its China research and development department and moving those functions to other overseas facilities....

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Mining Stocks

Newmont’s output soars

NEWMONT CORP., $51.36, remains a buy for long-term growth and as a hedge against inflation. The company (New York symbol NEM; Shares o/s: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $59.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.0%; www.newmont.com) reports that in the quarter ended June 30, 2024, it produced a total of 1.61 million ounces of gold, up 29.8% from 1.24 million ounces a year earlier....

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Dividend Stocks

Two blue-chips for safety-conscious investors

Bank of Nova Scotia and insurer Great-West are leading competitors in their respective markets; look for that to cut your ongoing risk. Still, for now, we see Great-West as a hold, while Bank of Nova Scotia remains a buy.

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $68.69, is a buy. The lender (Toronto symbol BNS; Shares o/s: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $84.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.2%; www.scotiabank.com) is Canada’s third-largest bank.

Due to the current economic uncertainty as a result of relatively high interest rates and inflation, particularly in Latin America, Scotiabank set aside $1.05 billion in its fiscal 2024 third quarter, ended July 31, 2024, to cover future loan losses....

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Dividend Stocks

Telus cuts spending

TELUS, $22.46, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $33.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.7%; www.telus.com) increased your quarterly dividend by 3.5% with the July 2024 payment....

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Growth Stocks

Two grocery leaders with bright outlooks

Both Loblaw and Metro successfully weathered the pandemic. In fact, the shares of both are now trading at all-time highs for our subscribers! Meanwhile, we think both stocks still have gains ahead. Indeed, both remain buys.

LOBLAW COMPANIES, $175.92, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares o/s: 305.1 million; Market cap: $53.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.2%; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,106 supermarkets under several banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills....

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Energy Stocks

Savvy acquisitions fuel these two juniors

The shares of oil and gas stocks remain high as energy demand stays strong. It bears repeating that most investors should maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But, to cut risk, you should stick with producers that have positive cash flow even in times of low energy prices....

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Dividend Stocks

TC focuses on paying debt

TC ENERGY INC., $62.90, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $65.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.1%; tcenergy.com) generates steady cash flow for investors mainly through a 93,600-kilometre pipeline network....

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Energy Stocks

Ovintiv mulls asset sale

OVINTIV INC., $55.19, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 267.0 million; Market cap: $14.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.9%) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah).

In June 2023, the company paid private equity firm EnCap Investments $4.4 billion for 1,050 wells in the Permian basin (all amounts except share price in U.S....

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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.