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Q: I’d appreciate your comments on F5 Networks. It looks like an interesting stock. Thanks for all your great recommendations over the years!

A: F5 Networks Inc., $165.26, symbol FFIV on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 59.7 million; Market cap: $9.8 billion; www.f5.com), is a provider of software services that ensure computer applications operate in a fast and reliable manner....

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What is Pat’s commentary for the week of November 21, 2023

The shares of fertilizer producer Nutrien shot up to an all-time high of $147.93 in April 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia, and its ally Belarus, are major producers of potash fertilizer and economic sanctions hindered their exports. That helped lift Nutrien’s average potash selling price by 112.8%, to $630 U.S....

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Spinoffs & Takeovers Hotline – Friday, November 17, 2023

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC., $957.63, symbol TDG on New York, engages in the design, production, and supply of highly engineered exclusive components for use in commercial and military aircraft worldwide. Its products include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, and specialized pumps and valves.

On November 9, 2023, TransDigm announced that it would acquire the electron device business of Communications and Power Industries for $1.39 billion in cash....

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Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, November 17, 2023

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., $14.18, is still a buy. The stock’s investors (symbol GT on Nasdaq) have bought into one of the world’s largest tiremakers, with 57 plants in 23 countries.

Goodyear’s shares took a big jump in mid-May 2023 after activist investor Elliott Management pushed for changes at the tiremaker....

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Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, November 17, 2023

SUNCOR ENERGY INC., $46.33, Toronto symbol SU, remains a buy.

The company is Canada’s largest integrated oil firm, with major projects in the Alberta oil sands. It also operates four refineries (three in Canada and one in Colorado), along with 1,875 Petro-Canada gas stations.

With the December 2023 payment, Suncor will raise your quarterly dividend by 4.8%, to $0.545 a share from $0.53....

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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, November 17, 2023

CISCO SYSTEMS INC., $47.76, Nasdaq symbol CSCO, is still a buy.

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

The company reported stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue for its latest quarter....

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The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, November 17, 2023

TECK RESOURCES LTD., $49.40, Toronto symbol TECK.B, remains a buy for investors seeking long-term gains from the Resources sector of their portfolio.

The company is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steelmaking....

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Here’s our Power Recommendation Portfolio for December 2023

You Can See Our Current Power Recommendations For December 2023 Here.

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

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Growth Stocks

These two drugmakers tap into high R&D

We think the drug industry will enjoy great success over the next decade. But due to the nature of the business, results will vary widely and unpredictably from one drug company to another. A volatile market like the one we expect for drug stocks will include winners and losers....

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Growth Stocks

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts rejects a takeover offer

The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of most vacation plans. However, the reopening of the economy has spurred strong demand for travel. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts continues to benefit from that surge—and has now attracted a takeover bid.

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, $76.80, is a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wyndhamhotels.com; Shares o/s: 83.0 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; Yield: 1.8%) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 851,500 rooms across 9,100 hotels in 95 countries.

Wyndham has rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from rival Choice Hotels International (symbol CHH on New York)....

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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.