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The Successful Investor Hotline – Friday, May 20, 2022

EMERA INC., $64.20, Toronto symbol EMA, is a buy.

The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, that province’s main electricity supplier. It also owns 100% of Tampa Electric, which provides electricity to more than 765,000 customers. Its other interests include several power plants and natural gas pipelines in the U.S....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Birchcliff Energy still has room to rise

Oil and gas stocks have moved up lately as the U.S. and other economies recover—and with the war in Ukraine.

We continue to recommend that most investors maintain some exposure to the oil and gas industry as part of a balanced portfolio. But to cut risk, you should stick with producers that have positive cash flow even in times of low energy prices....

4 min read

Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Government backing supports these buys

Both Calian and WELL Health have had a major plus on their side during COVID-19 uncertainty. Specifically, the two get most of their revenue from governments. For Calian, revenue generated from federal departments and agencies currently represent about 69% of the total....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Dividend hike bodes well for AltaGas investors

AltaGas took on a lot of risk with a huge U.S. acquisition in July 2018. But it stuck to its promise of selling non-core assets to pay down a lot of the debt it took on; the regulated cash flows it gained have paid off. We still believe in this leader’s strong prospects and its outlook....

1 min read

Pat McKeough

Blue Chip Stocks

Time to invest in their expanding niches

Long-time readers know that we keep you informed of important news about the stocks we cover. That means highlighting developments and plans that promise to brighten prospects for investors. Here are two buys that stand out this month:

INTACT FINANCIAL, $177.20, is a buy. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 176.1 million; Market cap: $31.6 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%) reports that in the three months ended March 31, 2022, its revenue jumped 100.3%, to $5.09 billion from $2.54 billion a year earlier....

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Pat McKeough

Dividend Stocks

Russel gains with energy prices

RUSSEL METALS, $31.37, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol RUS; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.russelmetals.com; Shares outstanding: 63.1 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Dividend yield: 4.9%) reports that in the three months ended March 31, 2022, revenue jumped 51.2%, to $1.34 billion from $885.4 million a year earlier....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Two restaurants that made all the right moves

With COVID-19, shares of Texas Roadhouse and Chipotle dropped alongside the market. But both food chains used smart strategies to support their businesses during the pandemic. Now, as the economy normalizes, we think each is well-positioned to capitalize on its popular offerings to attract dine-in, pick-up and takeout customers....

2 min read

Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

EA cuts ties with FIFA soccer

ELECTRONIC ARTS, $128.97, is a buy. The company (Nasdaq symbol EA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.ea.com; Shares o/s: 281.2 million; Market cap: $36.1 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%) now plans to remove the word “FIFA” from the title of its popular soccer videogame franchise when its partnership with FIFA ends....

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Pat McKeough

Cannabis

Cannabis Corner: These stocks are all poised for gains

First, the good news: widening cannabis legalization will eventually lead to some great business successes. The bad news is that only a few of the multitude of cannabis stocks today will pay off for investors. Consumer cannabis demand is high, but growing and distributing it across multiple markets is more difficult....

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Pat McKeough

Mining Stocks

Yamana gets a debt upgrade

YAMANA GOLD, $6.37, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol YRI; Rating: Speculative) (yamana.com; Shares o/s: 961.0 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Yield: 2.4%) now plans to seek better terms from its lenders....

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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.