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The major Canadian and U.S. stock markets, while still subject to volatility, continue to offer attractive returns for investors—especially if you buy the top stocks. All in all, we think that if you can afford to stay in the market for several years or longer, now is a good time for new buying....

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Dividend Stocks

ENB appeals a ruling

ENBRIDGE, $48.86, is a buy. The firm (Toronto symbol ENB; Shares outstanding: 2.0 billion; Market cap: $99.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 7.3%; www.enbridge.com) has been ordered by a judge to shut down within three years parts of its Line 5 pipeline that crosses Native American land in Michigan....

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Dividend Stocks

These REITs offer high, sustainable yields

Allied Properties REIT and RioCan REIT both continue to raise their distributions for investors. And all in all, each trust remains attractive thanks to its high-quality properties and tenants.

ALLIED PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $21.96, is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol AP.UN; Units outstanding: 128.0 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 8.2%; www.alliedreit.com) creates value for investors through its existing 199 office buildings and 13 properties under development, in major Canadian cities....

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Growth Stocks

Loblaw set for U.S. growth

LOBLAW COMPANIES, $120.49, is a buy. The retailer (Toronto symbol L; Shares o/s: 319.5 million; Market cap: $38.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 1.5%; www.loblaw.ca), operates 1,098 supermarkets under several retail banners, including Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills....

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Dividend Stocks

Two Canadian insurers with gains ahead

Insurers write policies, collect premiums from customers, and then invest those premiums to meet future claims. They’re required to invest significant amounts of that money in fixed-income instruments, namely bonds. That means high interest rates are a boon to their returns....

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Dividend Stocks

Great-West sells Putnam

GREAT-WEST LIFECO, $38.87, is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol GWO; shares outstanding: 931.7 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.4%; www.greatwestlifeco.com) has now agreed to sell its money-losing U.S.-based Putnam Investments mutual fund business to Franklin Resources, Inc....

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Dividend Stocks

Network upgrades set to spur BCE

BCE has largely completed a multi-year plan to upgrade its wireless and fibre-optic networks. Those improvements are already attracting new customers and lifting the company’s cash flow. BCE has also lowered capital spending, which will free up cash for future dividend hikes.

BCE INC., $60.50, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares o/s: 912.2 million; Market cap: $55.1 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Yield: 6.4%) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider....

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How To Invest

Q: Pat: Can I get your comments on Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO)? Thank you.

A: The Cooper Companies Inc., $376.07, symbol COO on New York (Shares outstanding: 49.5 million; Market cap: $18.7 billion; Manufacturing sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.coopercos.com), is a California-based healthcare business with two operating segments.

The first segment is Cooper Vision (75% of revenues); it manufactures and markets soft contact lenses for the vision-correction market worldwide....

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How To Invest

Q: I continue to use your advice and my portfolio is doing really well. Can I get your opinion on MSCI Inc.? Thanks.

A: MSCI Inc., $469.33, symbol MSCI on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 80.1 million; Market cap: $37.9 billion; Finance sector; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.msci.com) provides investment decision support tools for its clients to manage their investment processes worldwide.

The company operates through four segments: Index, Analytics, ESG and Climate, and All Other Private Assets.

The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of investment, including ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation.

The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance and portfolio management content, and services to provide a view of risk and return, and an analysis of market, credit and liquidity across asset classes....

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How To Invest

Q: Please, may I have your recommendation on Aritzia for the future? Thanks.

A: Aritzia Inc., $37.40, symbol ATZ on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 89.8 million; Market cap: $4.1 billion; Consumer sector; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.aritzia.com), is a Vancouver-based designer and seller of women’s apparel....

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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.