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KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $20 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares o/s: 229.5 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; No dividends paid; P-to-S ratio: 0.3; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.kyndryl.com) took its current form in November 2021 when IBM spun off its legacy business of helping corporate and government clients manage their datacentres....

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Three low-risk ways to profit from AI

The launch of ChatGPT, the online chatbot, which simulates human conversation to answer complex questions, demonstrated the advances in artificial intelligence (AI) software over the past few years.

While AI is driving the shares of chipmakers like Nvidia to new heights, there are other technology stocks, like the three we analyze below, that let investors tap into this trend with much less risk.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP....

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Growth Stocks

Cost cuts lift FedEx’s profits

FEDEX CORP. $246 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 249.9 million; Market cap: $61.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) delivers packages and documents in the U.S....

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A new buy for aggressive investors

This month, we’re adding Danaher to our Aggressive Growth Portfolio. This maker of specialized measuring equipment and tools is a long-time recommendation of our TSI Spinoffs and Takeovers newsletter, which focuses on spinoffs and their former parent companies.

Danaher has completed three spinoffs since July 2016....

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Q: I am wondering what your thoughts are regarding PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG)? Thank you.

A: PPG Industries Inc., $149.57, symbol PPG on New York (Shares outstanding: 235.8 million; Market cap: $35.1 billion; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.ppg.com), is the world’s largest producer of coatings and paints for the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets....

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Q: Pat, what do you think about the new IPO Cava Group? Thanks for all your great advice.

A: Cava Group Inc., $42.78, symbol CAVA on New York (Shares outstanding: 113.6 million; Market cap: $4.7 billion; www.cava.com), is a U.S. fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in Mediterranean food....

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Q: Pat, what do you think of Ball Corp. as a buy? Thank you.

A: Ball Corp., $57.92, symbol BALL on New York (Shares outstanding: 315.3 million; Market cap: $18.1 billion; www.ball.com), makes metal packaging for the beverage, food and consumer-products industries....

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Q: Pat, can I get your recommendation on Teleflex? It looks like a good stock for the future. Thank you.

A: Teleflex Inc., $253.39, symbol TFX on New York (Shares outstanding: 47.0 million; Market cap: $12.0 billion; www.teleflex.com), is a global provider of medical technologies. Its apparatuses and other devices focus on several specialty areas, including vascular access, interventional cardiology and radiology, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, plus surgical, urologic and respiratory care....

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What is Pat’s commentary for the week of December 19, 2023

Dear Inner Circle Member,

We ended off our latest quarterly client letter, which went out last month to Successful Investor Wealth Management clients, with the following:

“The supply chain shift may spur more countries to ‘dollarize’—switch to the U.S....

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Spinoffs & Takeovers Hotline – Friday, December 15, 2023

SYSCO CORP., $73.54, symbol SYY on New York, is a global leader in food distribution. It operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide, serving approximately 725,000 customers.

On December 4, 2023, Sysco announced that it completed the acquisition of Edward Don & Company, a leading distributor of foodservice equipment....

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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.