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Growth Stocks

You should remain wary of stocks that attract broker/media praise for their high-profile products or services and their business models. Here’s a closer look at one stock with risks that prospective investors should take into consideration:

CAVA GROUP, $33.78, (New York symbol CAVA; TSI Rating: Extra Risk) (www.cava.com; Shares o/s: 113.6 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; No divds.) is a U.S....

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Cannabis

Cannabis Corner: Keep an eye on these industry stocks

Canada legalized cannabis over four years ago. While demand has been steady, stiff competition has cut selling prices significantly. Meanwhile, advertising restrictions and plain packaging rules make it hard to build brands that win customer loyalty. Still, we think some companies have a distinct edge—including their prospects for added sales in the U.S....

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Dividend Stocks

Extendicare yields a high 7.8%

EXTENDICARE INC., $6.08, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol EXE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.extendicare.com; Shares outstanding: 84.3 million; Market cap: $512.5 million; Dividend yield: 7.9%) continues to pay monthly distributions of $0.04 a share; the annual rate of $0.48 yields a very high 7.8%.

In the most recent quarter, the company’s revenue rose 3.7% in the quarter, to $307.5 million from $296.6 million a year earlier....

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Dividend Stocks

AbbVie prepares for falling Humira sales

We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers in top drug stocks—and that includes AbbVie Inc. At the same time, over the years, we’ve found that spinoffs are about as close as you can get to a sure thing in investing. It’s one key reason why we think AbbVie—itself a spinoff—has further gains ahead for investors. We recommend this stock as a Power Buy.

ABBVIE INC., $149.28, is a buy. The company (New York symbol ABBV; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (www.abbvie.com; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $268.7 billion; Dividend yield: 4.0%) was formed on January 3, 2013, when Abbott Laboratories (symbol ABT on New York) split into two publicly traded companies.

Since its spinoff from Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie has depended heavily on its Humira drug to drive both its sales and earnings....

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Growth Stocks

Disney doubles spending for one of its key divisions

Disney will make a huge investment in its most lucrative business. The parks, experiences and products segment accounts for a third of the company’s revenue; it contributes a whopping 80% of its operating profits.

WALT DISNEY CO., $84.68, is a buy. The company (New York symbol DIS; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $152.4 billion; No dividend) now plans to spend $60 billion over the next 10 years in a major expansion of its theme parks, products and cruise line business....

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Growth Stocks

Amazon adds AI

AMAZON.COM INC., $128.13, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 10.3 billion; Market cap: $1.3 trillion; No dividends paid) has just agreed to invest up to $4 billion in privately held artificial-intelligence company Anthropic; it will take a minority ownership position, committing an initial $1.25 billion....

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Growth Stocks

Power moves will spur Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard not only adapted to the pandemic, it thrived—and the shares are now trading near their recent all-time high. All in all, we think this retailer is well-positioned to keep prospering in both its core and new markets, including by acquisition....

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How To Invest

Here’s our Spinoff Stock Portfolio for November 2023

You Can See Our Spinoff Stock Portfolio For November 2023 Here.

Why we like spinoffs so much
We think that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing for two main reasons:

1) The management of a parent company will only hand out shares in a subsidiary to its own investors if it’s all but certain that business, and the parent, will be better off after the spinoff.

2) Spinoffs involve a lot of work and legal fees....

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Spinoffs

Birkenstock IPO disappoints

BIRKENSTOCK HOLDING PLC. $39 is a hold. This U.K.-based company (New York symbol BIRK; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 187.8 million; Market cap: $7.3 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.berkenstock-holding.com) is an iconic footwear maker whose history dates back to 1774.

On October 11, 2023, the company completed a initial public offering of 32.3 million ordinary shares at $46.00 a share....

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Spinoffs

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TRISURA GROUP LTD. $31 remains a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TSU; Finance Sector; Shares outstanding: 47.4 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.trisura.com) took its current form on June 22, 2017, when Brookfield Asset Management Inc....

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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.