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Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, October 20, 2023

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC., $73.66, is still a buy. The company (symbol WH on New York) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 851,000 rooms spread across 9,100 hotels in 95 countries. Its portfolio of 24 brands includes Super 8, Days Inn, Wyndham Grand, Ramada, La Quinta and Wyndham.

This week, the company rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from rival Choice Hotels International, Inc....

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Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, October 20, 2023

NUTRIEN LTD., $81.48, Toronto symbol NTR, is still a buy.

The company is the world’s largest producer of agricultural fertilizers. It took its current form on January 1, 2018, when Agrium Inc. (old symbol AGU) merged with rival Potash Corp....

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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, October 20, 2023

PFIZER INC., $30.63, New York symbol PFE, remains a buy.

The company is one of the world’s largest makers of prescription drugs. Its top-selling brands include Enbrel (arthritis), Ibrance (breast cancer) and Prevnar (pneumonia).

Due to slowing demand for its COVID-19 products—Comirnaty (vaccine) and Paxlovid (antiviral pill)—Pfizer now expects its sales for all of 2023 will range between $58.0 billion and $61.0 billion....

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The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, October 20, 2023

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $56.68, Toronto symbol BNS, is still a buy.

The bank now plans to cut 3% of its global workforce. That’s mainly because more of its customers now use the Internet and mobile platforms to manage their accounts instead of visiting a branch....

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Here’s our Power Recommendation Portfolio for November 2023

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

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

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Energy Stocks

They have strong prospects and no debt

Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services is now recovering. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanding oil and gas drilling in response to overall higher energy prices. We think there are still gains ahead for both stocks.

MAJOR DRILLING, $8.04, is a buy. This large contract driller (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork: Speculative) (majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 83.0 million; Market cap: $667.3 million; No dividends paid) mainly serves the mining industry.

In the quarter ended July 31, 2023, revenue fell slightly, to $198.9 million from $199.8 million a year earlier....

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Mining Stocks

Barrick makes a major investment in a copper mine

Barrick Gold aims to keep adding to its gold production—but at the same time, it plans to keep acquiring what it sees as world-class copper assets to expand its output. We see the stock as a Power Buy.

BARRICK GOLD, $22.66, is a buy. The miner (Toronto symbol ABX; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.barrick.com; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $40.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%) is the second-largest gold producer in the world after Newmont Corp....

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Growth Stocks

Here are updates on two of our buys

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. Here are two buys that stand out this month:
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $1,840.73, is a buy. The company (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.chipotle.com; Shares outstanding: 27.6 million; Market cap: $50.8 billion; No dividends paid) is now testing a new production line for burrito bowls and salads for digital orders.

Orders placed online ahead of time will be routed to the new system, which dispenses an empty plate positioned under a series of ingredient dispensers....

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Dividend Stocks

Wajax makes key acquisition

WAJAX CORP., $28.37, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wajax.ca; Shares o/s: 21.5 million; Market cap: $610.0 million; Yield: 4.5%) is now acquiring Sault Ste....

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Dividend Stocks

Travel rebound is a big plus for these two

The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of most vacation plans. However, the reopening of the economy has spurred strong demand for travel—both Wyndham, and Travel + Leisure should benefit from that surge. We see each as a buy.

WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, $74.08, is suitable for your new buying. The company (New York symbol WH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wyndhamhotels.com; Shares outstanding: 84.3 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 851,000 rooms spread across 9,100 hotels in 95 countries....

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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.