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Growth Stocks

Plant-based sales weakened in 2021

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $31 is still a hold. The company (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 123.9 million; Market cap: $3.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) has expanded beyond processed meat products in the past few years....

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Growth Stocks

CAE is a better choice as air travel rebounds

The lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions is good news for all these aerospace firms. However, we still prefer CAE for its broader array of businesses. As well, Bombardier’s plan to suspend jet sales to Russian clients could slow its turnaround given that market contributes 5% of revenue.

CAE INC....

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Dividend Stocks

RioCan’s new strategy is paying off

RioCan’s plan to narrow its focus to major urban areas and to diversify into residential properties helped it weather the COVID-19 lockdowns. The trust’s recent distribution increase is another sign its strategy is working.

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 is a buy. The REIT (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 317.8 million; Market cap: $7.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.8; Distribution yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 207 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, as well as 13 projects under development....

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Dividend Stocks

Earn predictable income with Fortis

FORTIS INC. $60 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTS; Conservative & Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 472.9 million; Market cap: $28.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fortisinc.com) is the main supplier of electrical power in Newfoundland and PEI....

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Dividend Stocks

BCE expands in Quebec

BCE INC. $69 is your #1 Income Buy for 2022. The company (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 908.8 million; Market cap: $62.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 5.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider....

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Value Stocks

Higher interest rates enhance their appeal

The Bank of Canada recently raised its benchmark lending rate from 0.25% to 0.50%, its first increase since 2018. It has also signalled that more hikes are coming as it aims to lower Canada’s inflation rate to around 2% from the current 5.1%.

Generally, higher interest rates should help these three financial firms....

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Blue Chip Stocks

CP earns vote of confidence

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $99 is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2022. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 929.7 million; Market cap: $92.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.7; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network crossing Canada as well as the U.S....

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Dividend Stocks

Buy ENB for oil gains with less risk

Enbridge makes money by charging oil producers fees to access its pipelines and terminals, so it’s less exposed to volatile oil prices. Nevertheless, it still stands to gain as pandemic recovery spurs demand for oil. The limited number of new pipelines planned by the industry also increases the value of Enbridge’s existing pipelines.

Meantime, the company continues to build out its systems—most of them secured by long-term contracts....

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How To Invest

Q: Pat and team, what do you think about Hydrofarm Holdings as a way to profit from the spreading legalization of marijuana? Thanks.

A: Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc., $13.86, symbol HYFM on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 44.6 million; Market cap: $582.2 million; www.hydrofarm.com), is a leading distributor of hydroponics equipment and supplies for controlled environment agriculture....

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How To Invest

What is Pat’s commentary for the week of March 7, 2022

As expected, the war in Europe is rattling investors, and the media are milking it for attention from readers, viewers and, indirectly, advertisers. Needless to say, they are doing so the old-fashioned way—accentuating the negative. That was easier to do before the Russians invaded....

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Energy Stocks

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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.