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WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS, $70.14 (New York symbol WH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wyndhamhotels.com; Shares outstanding: 85.9 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.0%) jumped recently on reports that Choice Hotels International (symbol CHH on New York) is seeking to buy the company. Both companies cater primarily to budget-conscious consumers on the road for leisure or extended work trips....

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Mining Stocks

Drilling rebound is a big plus for these two

Demand for Major Drilling’s specialized services, especially from senior gold producers, including Australia’s largest mining companies, is now recovering. Meanwhile, Computer Modelling is benefiting from expanding oil and gas drilling in response to overall higher energy prices....

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Growth Stocks

This stock offers limited prospects

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:

ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, $0.12, (Nasdaq symbol ASTI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (www.ascentsolar.com; Shares outstanding: 49.9 million; Market cap: $6.4 million; No dividends paid) provides thin-film solar panels for installations that don’t allow for a rigid product....

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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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Growth Stocks

WELL Health makes an acquisition

WELL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, $5.06, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol WELL; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (www.well.company; Shares o/s: 229.1 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) is now buying five primary-care clinics in Calgary from MCI Onehealth Technologies for $2.0 million.

The acquisition will bring over 50 physicians into the WELL Health network, adding to the company’s over 3,000 providers across North America....

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Growth Stocks

DraftKings has lots of room for growth

DraftKings soared during the pandemic, but has now given up most of those gains. We still like its competitive business model, which remains intact, and the affordable shares are especially attractive for new buying right now. The stock is a Power Buy.

DRAFTKINGS INC., $25.27, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol DKNG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.draftkings.com; Shares outstanding: 841.7 million; Market cap: $22.4 billion; No dividend) currently provides sports betting in several U.S....

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Dividend Stocks

North West Company dominates in its niche markets

The long-term outlook for North West Company and its investors remains positive. The outlook is particularly bright for its operations in the North, including Alaska, where the company holds a dominant market position. Meanwhile, the stock offers a high 4.5% yield.

NORTH WEST COMPANY, $34.06, is a buy. This retailer (Toronto symbol NWC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.northwest.ca; Shares outstanding: 47.8 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 4.5%) sells food and everyday products and services through 222 stores....

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Growth Stocks

Adobe embraces AI

ADOBE INC., $479.53, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 458.7 million; Market cap: $219.7 billion; No dividends paid) is adding artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Photoshop—its flagship software for editing images—to enhance its capabilities.

The company says the move is the start of a major push to add AI across its suite of programs for creative professionals like graphic designers.

One new Photoshop feature will be called “Generative Fill,” which will let users extend the boundaries of cropped images with additional, AI-generated images....

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Blue Chip Stocks

Intact profits with smart acquisitions

Intact Financial is now close to its recent all-time high—and the shares are up a spectacular 361% since we first recommended them at $42.95 in our April 2010 issue. We think this Power Buy is poised to keep moving even higher for our subscribers.

INTACT FINANCIAL, $197.87, is a buy. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 175.3 million; Market cap: $34.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty coverage: it insures more than five million individuals and businesses....

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How To Invest

Here’s our Spinoff Stock Portfolio for July 2023

You Can See Our Spinoff Stock Portfolio for July 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

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.