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Dividend Advisor Hotline – Friday, February 17, 2023

CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $174.64, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a top pick for 2023.

Investors benefit from the company’s 504 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations....

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Wall Street Stock Forecaster Hotline – Friday, February 17, 2023

CISCO SYSTEMS INC., $50.77, Nasdaq symbol CSCO, remains a buy for long-term gains.

Through the stock, investors tap a global producer of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks.

Cisco reported stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue for its latest quarter and increased its forecast for the current fiscal year....

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Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, February 17, 2023

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC., $67.52, is a buy. The stock (symbol QSR on New York) gives you exposure to the world’s third-largest fast-food operator. That’s after McDonald’s (No. 1) and Yum Brands (No. 2). The company has 30,722 outlets in over 100 countries: 19,789 Burger King, 5,600 Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), 4,091 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken) and 1,242 Firehouse Subs.

Restaurant Brands’ overall sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2022, rose 9.2%, to $1.69 billion from $1.57 billion a year earlier....

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How To Invest

Here’s our Power Recommendations Portfolio for March 2023

You can see our current Power recommendations for March 2023 here.

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

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Growth Stocks

These picks prosper from key trends

The pandemic presented both of these firms with unique challenges. However, each remained profitable and is well positioned to keep prospering as the economy rebounds. Trends now underway—as well as their strong position in key markets—will power their gains. Both are buys.

STERIS PLC, $198.13, is a buy. The firm (New York symbol STE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.steris.com; Shares outstanding: 99.8 million; Market cap: $19.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.9%) sells sterilization equipment, surgical tables, and other products and services used in hospitals and laboratories.

Steris operates in four segments: Healthcare (62% of revenues), Applied Sterilization Technologies (19%), Life Sciences (12%), and Dental (7%)....

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Mining Stocks

Rising production will power this junior gold’s prospects

Like most gold stocks, Alamos is heavily influenced by gold prices. But with cash of $116.7 million U.S. and no debt, the company has strong speculative appeal. Its prospects for increased production—from La Yaqui Grande and the phase II expansion at the Island mine—are also bright. It’s a buy.

ALAMOS GOLD, $13.88, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol AGI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative)(www.alamosgold.com; Shares outstanding: 393.5 million; Market cap: $5.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) owns the Mulatos mine in Mexico and the Young-Davidson and Island mines in northern Ontario.

In 2022, Alamos’ gold output rose 0.7%, to 460,400 ounces from 457,200 ounces in 2021 This reflects solid performances for all operations, including a substantial increase at Mulatos with the ramp up of a new project.

Alamos’s overall production is now expected to increase to between 480,000 and 520,000 ounces in 2023 and remain at similar levels in 2024 and 2025.

Mulatos has now transitioned to its new, nearby deposit called the La Yaqui Grande project....

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Growth Stocks

Here are updates on two of your 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:

CORTEVA INC., $62.11, is a Power buy. The company (www.corteva.com; New York symbol CTVA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares o/s: 713.4 million; Market cap: $44.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) reports that China recently approved imports of eight genetically modified (GM) food crops....

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Growth Stocks

Goodyear’s R&D will spur growth

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER, $11.82, is a buy. The manufacturer (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares o/s: 282.9 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; No divds.) continues to invest in research and development to stay at the forefront of new tire innovations.

For instance, at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in as Las Vegas, Goodyear unveiled a new “demonstration tire” comprised of 90% sustainable material content such as soybean oil and rice husk waste....

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Growth Stocks

They are cheap considering their prospects

Both Electronic Arts and Warner Music soared during the pandemic but have now given up some of those gains. We still like their competitive prospects in their niche markets, and each stock is especially attractive for new buying right now.

ELECTRONIC ARTS, $113.34, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.ea.com; Shares o/s: 276.0 million; Market cap: $31.3 billion; Yield: 0.7%) is a developer of videogames for play on consoles, PCs, and mobile devices....

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Growth Stocks

Look beyond acquisitional growth

You should remain wary of stocks that attract broker/media praise for their high-profile products or services and their business models. Here’s an example of a stock to avoid:

DENTALCORP HOLDINGS LTD., $9.75, (Toronto symbol DNTL; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (dentalcorp.ca; Shares o/s: 176.4 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; No dividends paid) is Canada’s largest dental practice network....

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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.