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Two safety-conscious blue chips to buy now

Here are two of our top safety-conscious recommendations. Both have growth ahead. Look for that to spur their share prices and your returns.

BCE INC., $46.57, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 912.3 million; Market cap: $42.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 8.6%) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider....

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Blue Chip Stocks

TD earns less from Schwab

TD BANK, $81.53, is a #1 Buy for 2024. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $143.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.9%; www.td.com) merged its 43%-owned U.S....

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ETFs

Japan is primed for growth

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND, $70.97, is a buy. The ETF (New York symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) aims to mirror the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Japan Index.

The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 5.3%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 3.2%; Sony Corp., 2.8%; Hitachi (conglomerate), 2.5%; Tokyo Electron (computer chips), 2.3%; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, 2.3%; Keyence (sensors), 2.1%; and Shin Etsu Chemical, 2.1%....

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Dividend Stocks

Enbridge adds wind power

ENBRIDGE, $51.67, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.1 billion; Market cap: $110.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.1%; www.enbridge.com) operates pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada eastward as well as to the U.S.

The company also distributes gas to 3.8 million customers in Ontario and Quebec.

Enbridge is a partner in several offshore wind-power projects in France....

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ETFs

Six low-fee ETFs for your global gains

Most top international markets have rebounded since their big drop at the start of the pandemic. Going forward, we think the outlook for quality stocks in those markets remains positive. One way to profit from their growth—while cutting your risk—is to invest in top ETFs.

Here’s a look at four international funds we see as suitable for your new buying....

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Energy Stocks

Cenovus remains on track

CENOVUS ENERGY, $27.82, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $50.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.6%; www.cenovus.com) has evacuated some of the workers at its Sunrise oil sands project due to wildfires in Northern Alberta.

Even so, the facility continues to operate at normal levels....

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Dividend Stocks

Their long-term contracts cut your risk

Both Pembina and Algonquin operate under long-term contracts. That helps lower their risk in today’s uncertain economy. Investors in both stocks tap a high dividend yield. Pembina’s dividend is highly sustainable—and Algonquin is now taking significant steps to pay down its debt and boost the sustainability of its payout....

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Blue Chip Stocks

Shifting IBM focus pays off

IBM, $192.14, is still a buy. The company (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 918.6 million; Market cap: $175.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.5%) has shifted its focus in the past few years to its more-profitable cloud computing, consulting and mainframe businesses.

In the three months ended June 30, 2024, IBM’s revenue rose 1.9%, to $15.77 billion from $15.48 billion a year earlier.

Thanks to a plan to improve productivity, earnings per share, before one-time items, gained 11.5%, to $2.43 from $2.18....

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Dividend Stocks

TC’s upcoming spinoff is a big plus

TC Energy gets most of its revenue from rate-regulated operations. That makes it easier to recoup the cost of new projects and upgrade existing assets; it also cuts your risk. Meanwhile, later this year, the company plans to spin off its oil pipelines division to shareholders as South Bow Corp....

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How To Invest

Q: I know you don’t like IPOs, but what do you think of Loar Holdings? Thanks.

A: Loar Holdings, $59.43, symbol LOAR on New York (Shares outstanding: 89.7 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; www.loargroup.com), specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling niche aerospace and defence components.

Those products include autothrottles, lap-belt airbags, two- and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions, and motion and actuation devices.

Founded in 2012, the company went public on April 24, 2024, selling shares at $28....

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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.