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PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. ADRs $21 is a hold. The company (New York symbol PHG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; ADRs o/s: 920.8 million; Market cap: $19.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Divd. yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.philips.com) makes industrial health-care products, including X-ray scanners and ultrasound systems, along with consumer goods such as electric shavers and electric toothbrushes.

The company recently recalled 5.5 million sleep apnea and ventilator machines due to concerns a foam used in the devices could degrade and release harmful particles....

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Growth Stocks

Good quarter for this new firm

GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. $74 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol GEHC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 455.2 million; Market cap: $33.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 0.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gehealthcare.com) took its current form in January 2023 when former parent company General Electric Co....

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Dividend Stocks

New investments will cut their coal use

These two utilities plan big investments in their operations over the next few years. That will boost their earnings and give them more cash for dividends. We prefer Alliant for your new buying due to its lower reliance on coal, which cuts its risk.

ALLIANT ENERGY CORP....

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Growth Stocks

Cintas hits a new high

CINTAS CORP. $555 remains a buy for aggressive investors. The stock (Nasdaq symbol CTAS; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 101.9 million; Market cap: $56.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cintas.com) has gained 22% in the past year, hitting a new all-time high of $559 in November 2023....

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Value Stocks

Two ways to tap into e-commerce growth

In July 2015, online auction firm eBay split off its electronic-payment business, PayPal, as a separate firm. Investors received one PayPal share for each eBay share they held.

Both stocks jumped during the pandemic as consumers embraced online shopping, but have moved down as stores re-opened....

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Value Stocks

Efficiency should offset labour costs

FORD MOTOR CO. $10 is still a hold. The automaker (New York symbol F; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 3.9 billion; Market cap: $39.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.ford.com) reported that its revenue (excluding the financing business) rose 10.7% in the third quarter of 2023, to $41.18 billion from $37.21 billion a year earlier....

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Growth Stocks

Apple still looks pricey

APPLE INC. $191 is still a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol AAPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 15.6 billion; Market cap: $3.0 trillion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.9; Dividend yield: 0.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.apple.com) gets about half of its revenue from iPhone sales....

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Growth Stocks

These top foodmakers will rebound

The shares of these leading foodmakers are all down in the past three months, mainly because investors fear that new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, which cause people to eat less, will hurt their sales. However, the high cost of these drugs and their serious side effects will limit their use....

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Growth Stocks

Its outlook is still bright

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $124 is a buy. The company (New York symbol A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 292.1 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.3; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agilent.com) makes specialized testing equipment for medical research laboratories and industrial clients.

In its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter, ended October 31, 2023, revenue fell 8.7%, to $1.69 billion from $1.85 billion a year earlier....

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Value Stocks

Both will rise on falling interest rates

In response to rising inflation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate from 0.25% in March 2022 to 5.25% in July 2023. The hike has helped cut the inflation rate from 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.2% in October 2023.

It now looks like interest rates will slowly come down in 2024....

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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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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.