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MANULIFE FINANCIAL, $29.72, is a buy. This safety-conscious blue-chip company (Toronto symbol MFC; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $53.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 4.9%; www.manulife.ca) is one of Canada’s largest life insurers....

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Dividend Stocks

TRP plans a power project

TC ENERGY INC., $53.07, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Shares o/s: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $55.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.0%; www.tcenergy.com) is making progress with its plan to build a new pumped storage hydro power project near Meaford, Ontario.

The system would pump water (mainly overnight) from Georgian Bay to an elevated reservoir when electrical power demand and prices are low....

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Growth Stocks

Two buys for your safety-conscious gains

CP Rail and Metro are leading competitors in their respective markets. You can expect that to lower your risk if the economy should weaken. We see both stocks as buys.

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $108.19, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares o/s: 931.8 million; Market cap: $99.1 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.7%) ships freight over a 32,190-kilometre rail network....

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Energy Stocks

Cenovus adds a partner

CENOVUS ENERGY, $21.78, is a buy for long-term gains. The company (Toronto symbol CVE; Shares o/s: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $41.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Yield: 2.6%; www.cenovus.com) has formed a new joint venture with Athabasca Oil (...

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ETFs

Hold off on new buying

ISHARES S&P/TSX REIT INDEX ETF, $15.83, is a hold. The ETF (Toronto symbol XRE; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) lets investors tap all 16 Canadian real estate investment trusts in the S&P/TSX REIT Index....

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Dividend Stocks

Telus targets satellites

TELUS, $24.08, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $35.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 6.2%; www.telus.com) had 12.87 million wireless subscribers as of September 30, 2023....

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ETFs

Here’s our best advice on six popular ETFs

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

Here’s a look at four international funds that we believe are well suited to new buying....

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Energy Stocks

Ovintiv looks like a deal

OVINTIV INC., $57.03, is a buy. The energy producer (Toronto symbol OVV; Shares outstanding: 272.9 million; Market cap: $16.0 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 2.8%) operates four core properties: Montney (B.C.), Permian (Texas), Anadarko (Oklahoma) and Uinta (Utah).

In 2024, Ovintiv expects to spend between $2.1 billion and $2.5 billion on exploration and equipment upgrades (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S....

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Blue Chip Stocks

IBM soars to new highs

IBM, $183.66, is still a buy. The stock (New York symbol IBM; Shares outstanding: 913.1 million; Market cap: $171.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.6%) is near new highs after releasing its latest results.

In the past few years, IBM has shifted its focus to its more-profitable cloud computing, consulting and mainframe businesses....

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Energy Stocks

Tap the power of these 2024 top picks

We have singled out these two stocks and one ETF as your #1 buys for 2024. Each offers investors long-term growth prospects at a reasonable price. At the same time, all three companies successfully weathered the pandemic and are poised for solid gains as the economy rebounds.

TD BANK, $81.67, is a #1 Buy for 2024. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $148.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.td.com) continues to benefit from rising interest rates....

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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.

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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.