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A: Global X Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF, $27.75, symbol GLCC on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 8.4 million; Market cap: $233.1 million; www.globalx.ca) invests in an equal-weighted portfolio of North American-listed gold mining companies.

The ETF’s portfolio currently holds 10 stocks, with all the top producers such as Barrick Gold, Agnico Eagle, Kinross Gold, and Newmont Corp....
A: Constellation Brands Inc., $239.09, symbol STZ on New York (Shares outstanding: 182.2 million; Market cap: $43.8 billion; www.cbrands.com), makes and sells beer, wine and spirits worldwide....
From time to time, Inner Circle Members ask what we mean when we say a stock is “okay to hold.” Some come right out and ask if we really mean it’s a “sell”?

The short answer here is ‘no,’ but it comes with an explanation.

In addition to looking at stocks that members ask about, we continually sift through the Canadian and U.S....
TRISURA GROUP LTD., $40.49, symbol TSU on Toronto, took its current form on June 22, 2017, when Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (now Brookfield Corp.) spun off its specialty insurance business as Trisura. Investors received one Trisura share for every 170 Brookfield shares they held.

Trisura provides specialty insurance and services not available through traditional insurers....
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC., $214.47, is a buy. The company, symbol BR on New York, serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing, and transaction clearing.

Broadridge is best known for processing and distributing proxies and regulatory filings for nearly every publicly traded U.S....
INTEL CORP., $19.71, Nasdaq symbol INTC, remains a buy for patient investors.

The company is the world’s leading maker of computer chips: its products power 65% of all personal computers and 80% of all datacentres.

The company announced that it would cut 15% of its workforce due to slowing demand for chips that power datacentres....
YUM! BRANDS INC., $136.79, New York symbol YUM, is a buy for aggressive investors.

The company operates over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries. Its main banners are KFC (fried chicken), Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Mexican food). Franchisees now operate 98% of outlets.

Yum opened 894 gross new outlets (it did not report store closures) in the second quarter of 2024....
SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $54.48, Toronto symbol SU, is a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. It also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with over 1,800 Petro-Canada gas stations.

Suncor’s average daily oil production in the three months ended June 30, 2024, rose 3.9%, to 770,600 barrels a day from 741,900 a year earlier....
A: Cognex Corp., $38.07, symbol CGNX on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 171.6 million; Market cap: $6.5 billion; www.cognex.com), makes vision systems, software, sensors and industrial barcode readers used in manufacturing automation.

Cognex’s shares plunged over 21% on Thursday, August 1, 2024, when the company released its latest results (more on that below).

Known as vision machine products, the company’s offerings aim to help companies improve product quality and lower manufacturing costs....
A: H.B. Fuller Company, $78.84, symbol FUL on New York (Shares outstanding: 54.5 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; www.hbfuller.com), is one of the world’s largest providers of adhesives, sealants, and other specialty chemical products....