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Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, February 16, 2024

BCE INC., $50.83, Toronto symbol BCE, is still a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider. It has 2.02 million residential customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 4.47 million high-speed Internet users and 2.73 million TV subscribers (satellite and fibre-optic)....

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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, February 16, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS INC., $48.44, Nasdaq symbol CSCO, is still a buy for long-term gains.

Through the stock, investors tap a global producer of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks.

The company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings this week....

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The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, February 16, 2024

CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $140.01, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a buy.

Investors benefit from the company’s 502 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....

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How To Invest

Here’s our Power Recommendation Portfolio for March 2024

You Can See Our Current Power Recommendations For March 2024 Here.

Understanding our recommendations: Power Buy—These stocks are our top choices for new buying now....

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Growth Stocks

These top picks target key medical needs

The pandemic presented both of these firms with unique challenges. However, each remained profitable and is well positioned to keep prospering as the economy rebounds. Trends now underway—as well as the strong position of these firms in key markets—will power their gains....

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Growth Stocks

Boston Scientific adds to its strong device pipeline

Boston Scientific continues to add to its portfolio of medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures. The latest purchase lets it move into a new area, and bodes well for the stock’s outlook. We still see Boston Scientific as an attractive buy.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC, $65.95, is a buy. The company (New York symbol BSX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (bostonscientific.com; Shares o/s: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $95.2 billion; No divds.) recently announced the acquisition of Axonics Inc....

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Growth Stocks

Here are updates on two of our buys: Merck & Expedia

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. These buys that stand out this month:

MERCK & CO....

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Energy Stocks

Birchcliff cuts its dividend

BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY, $4.82, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (Shares outstanding: 266.6 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Dividend yield: 8.3%) has cut your quarterly dividend by 50.0% due to lower natural gas prices....

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Growth Stocks

Two niche stocks set to reward investors

Gen Digital and Warner Music soared during the pandemic but have now given up some of those gains. We still like their competitive prospects in their niche markets, and each stock is especially attractive for new buying right now.

GEN DIGITAL INC., $21.20, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GEN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (gendigital.com; Shares outstanding: 636.9 million; Market cap: $13.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%) changed its name from NortonLifeLock (old symbol NLOK) following its September 2022 acquisition of European cybersecurity firm Avast plc for $8.1 billion

Gen is now the parent company for several security-related consumer brands, including Norton, LifeLock, and Avast, in addition to Avira, AVG, and CCleaner.

The company continues to attract new customers....

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Growth Stocks

This stock offers limited prospects: Canadian Solar

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:

CANADIAN SOLAR INC., $23.21, (Toronto symbol AD.UN; TSI Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares o/s: 64.6 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; No dividends paid) is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar energy and battery storage solutions.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2023, revenue fell 4.5%, to $1.85 billion from $1.93 billion a year earlier....

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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.