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Higher prices both help and hurt these two

These two beverage makers continue to raise their selling prices to offset higher ingredient and other costs. So far, their sales volumes have held up thanks to their strong brands. However, more price hikes could prompt consumers to switch to cheaper products.

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Growth Stocks

This spinoff has a bright future

EMBECTA CORP. $27 is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EMBC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 57.8 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.embecta.com) took its current form in April 2022 when Becton Dickinson & Co....

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Growth Stocks

Split created two fast-growing tech stocks

Agilent spun off its Keysight business in November 2014. Since the split, the former parent has gained 235% while the new firm is up 350%. Compare those jumps to the 101% gain for the S&P 500 Index. We feel the shares of both companies can move even higher over the next few years despite their impressive past performance.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC....

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Growth Stocks

Losses shrink at Kyndryl

KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC. $14 is a hold. The company (New York symbol KD; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 226.8 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.kyndryl.com) took its current form on November 3, 2021, when International Business Machines Corp....

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Growth Stocks

Record revenue for Adobe

ADOBE INC. $363 is buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 457.8 million; Market cap: $166.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.8; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) makes software that lets computer users create, edit and share documents in the popular PDF format....

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Growth Stocks

Three ways to balance your Finance holdings

We continue to recommend investors diversify their Finance sector holdings with non-bank stocks. Here are three stocks that dominate their niche markets yet have little exposure to the current turmoil in the U.S. banking system. However, only aggressive investors should consider adding them to their portfolios.

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC....

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Growth Stocks

Microsoft gets an AI boost

MICROSOFT CORP. $295 is a buy for aggressive investors. The software giant (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 7.5 billion; Market cap: $2.2 trillion; Price-to-sales ratio: 9.9; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.microsoft.com) continues to benefit from strong demand for its Azure cloud computing platform....

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Growth Stocks

Two buys for post-pandemic growth

Both Yum Brands and its spinoff Yum China rebounded strongly as COVID-19 lockdowns ended and restaurants fully reopened. In fact, both stocks are now trading close to their all-time highs.

Part of that gain is due to their shift to an “asset-light” business model....

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How To Invest

Q: I have followed your recommendations for years and have built a good portfolio on them. What do you think of the prospects for E.L.F. Beauty? Thank you.

A: E.L.F. Beauty Inc., $92.89, symbol ELF on New York (Shares outstanding: 53.3 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion; www.elfbeauty.com), sells cosmetics at below department-stores prices and those of specialty shops like Sephora....

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How To Invest

Q: Pat, what is your opinion of Canadian General Investments (CGI)? Thank you.

A: Canadian General Investments Ltd., $33.42, symbol CGI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 20.9 million; Market cap: $697.2 million; www.mmainvestments.com), is a closed-end fund that mainly invests in shares of Canadian companies that it sees as average or above-average in quality.

Established in 1930, it is one of the oldest closed-end investment companies in North America....

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Businesses that work in the extraction, refining and delivery of energy sources such as natural gas, oil, uranium and coal, are considered energy stocks.