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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

Dividend Stocks

Wajax expands further in Ontario

WAJAX CORP., $23.91, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wajax.ca; Shares o/s: 21.4 million; Market cap: $512.4 million; Yield: 4.2%) is buying Ontario-based Process Flow Systems. The price is $3.96 million, plus a three-year performance-based payout of up to $650,000.

Process Flow is a specialist provider and integrator of industrial process pumps, valves, and monitoring and control systems....

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Growth Stocks

Texas Roadhouse prospers despite COVID-19

With onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Roadhouse dropped alongside the market. But the restaurant chain used smart strategies to rebound and climb to new highs.

We think the company is well-positioned to capitalize on its popular food offerings to keep attracting more dine-in, pick-up and takeout customers....

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Mining Stocks

IAMGold responds to its new activist pressure

Activist investors make their money by targeting underperforming firms they feel would benefit from better management or assets sales. Here’s a look at how IAMGold is responding to its new activist pressure.

IAMGOLD, $3.91, is a buy. The miner (Toronto symbol IMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (www.iamgold.com; Shares outstanding: 476.9 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; No dividends paid) is now the target of U.S....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

ADT links with Ford

ADT INC., $7.91, is a buy. The company (New York symbol ADT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.adt.com; Shares outstanding: 767.0 million; Market cap: $6.4 billion; Dividend yield 1.8%) is now forming a joint venture with Ford Motor Co....

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Blue Chip Stocks

Insurance landscape favours Intact

Intact Financial dropped along with the market when COVID-19 first hit—the stock fell to as low as $104.81 in March 2020. But the shares have now rebounded 74% as investors again take note of Intact’s underlying business strength. We think this Power Buy is poised to keep moving even higher for our subscribers.

INTACT FINANCIAL, $184.53, is a buy. The insurer (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 176.1 million; Market cap: $32.4 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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Spinoffs

Crypto miner exposes you to risk

HUT 8 MINING CORP. $9.10 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol HUT; Finance sector; shares outstanding: 166.7 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.hut8mining.com) mines cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

Let our stock updates protect your gains

CEDAR FAIR L.P. $58 is a hold. The master limited partnership (New York symbol FUN; Consumer sector; Units outstanding: 56.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; Distribution suspended in June 2020; Takeover Target Rating: Highest; www.cedarfair.com) owns 11 amusement parks and four outdoor water parks....

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Pat McKeough

Spinoffs

Profit from self-driving cars with Aptiv

Computer chip and labour shortages as a result of COVID-19 continue to impact auto production. That, in turn, has slowed revenue and earnings at companies such as Aptiv that make auto parts. Even so, the stock is still up more than 40% since the company spun off its powertrain operations in 2017.

Aptiv recently announced a major acquisition that will help it profit as more automakers develop self-driving vehicles....

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Spinoffs

Digital platforms offset lockdowns

YUM CHINA HOLDINGS INC. $52 is a buy. The company (New York symbol YUMC; Consumer Sector; Shares outstanding: 428.0 million; Market cap: $22.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.yumchina.com) is China’s largest fast-food operator, with over 11,788 outlets, mainly under the KFC and Pizza Hut banners.

On November 1, 2016, Yum Brands (New York symbol YUM) spun off Yum China as a separate firm....

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.