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These ‘AI buys’ should spur your returns

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an example of an investment idea that could boost your investment returns, or, more likely, end up costing you money. All in all, we think that the biggest, surest gains from AI will come from investing in established businesses that are already profitable and growing, and that can gain all the more by applying AI to their operations.

Here are two companies that are already profitably taking advantage of AI, and they should be among the leaders in the push to extend AI’s use:

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Dividend Stocks

Russel Metals hikes its dividend

RUSSEL METALS, $40.90, is a #1 Power Buy for your 2025 investing. The company (Toronto symbol RUS; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.russelmetals.com; Shares outstanding: 56.0 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%) is one of North America’s largest metal distributors, with a growing focus on value-added processing.

The long-term outlook for Russel is positive, and the stock trades at just 11.1 times the 2025 forecast earnings of $3.70 a share.

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Growth Stocks

Garmin is poised to achieve new highs

Pandemic lockdowns provided Garmin with a big boost, but the stock has since gone on to hit today’s all-time highs. Going forward, we still like its prospects for growth despite its competitive markets. We think this Power Buy is poised to move even higher for you.

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Growth Stocks

Amazon launches a major grocery-delivery expansion

Amazon is the largest e-commerce company, but its grocery business hasn’t grown as fast as some rivals’. For example, Walmart’s larger online grocery business now offers same-day deliver to 90% of the U.S.

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Growth Stocks

Alcon is still a buy

ALCON, $81.04, remains a #1 Power Buy for 2025. The firm (New York symbol ALC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (www.alcon.com; Shares outstanding: 499.7 million; Market cap: $40.8 billion; Dividend yield 0.4%) has lowered its outlook for 2025. That’s mostly due to the continuing drag from U.S. tariffs.

The Swiss-American eye-care company generates almost half of its revenue in the U.S.—and U.S. tariffs on goods from Switzerland currently stand at a very high 39%.

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Growth Stocks

Boston Scientific is a standout pick

There’s no question that the world’s aging population will continue to spend more on medical services for years to come. Medical device makers are well positioned to capture a share of that increased spending. We continue to see attractive investment opportunities among the top industry device firms. That includes Boston Scientific, whose diversification across multiple high-growth product categories offers investors a bright future. By the way, the company holds the leading position in most of those categories. Boston Scientific is a Power Buy.

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Spinoffs

Here’s our Spinoff Stock Portfolio for September 2025

Why we like spinoffs so much

We think that spinoffs are the closest thing you can find to a sure thing for two main reasons:

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Spinoffs

This IPO looks pricey

FIGMA INC. $74 is a hold. The company (New York symbol FIG; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 487.5 million; Market cap: $36.1 billion; No dividends paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.figma.com) make software that lets users collaborate in real-time on projects like websites and apps.

On July 31, 2025, Figma completed an initial public offering of 36.94 million class A common shares at $33.00 each. Insiders continue to control the company through multiple voting shares.

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Spinoffs

Let our stock updates help direct you

RUMBLE INC. $7.60 is a hold. The company (Nasdaq symbol RUM; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 338.9 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.rumble.com) operates an online video-sharing and hosting platform, similar to YouTube.

In September 2022, Rumble became a publicly traded company after merging with a special-purpose acquisition company.

The stock jumped 20% recently after Rumble offered to merge with Northern Data AG, a German AI cloud infrastructure firm.

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Spinoffs

Their digital investments reward you

In November 2016, Yum Brands spun off its Chinese operations as Yum China. Investors received one share of the new firm for each YUM share they held.

The split has worked out well for both firms—Yum is up over 130%, while Yum China has gained nearly 80%.

We still like the outlook for both, particularly as their digital ordering platforms are speeding up service and encouraging higher customer spending per visit. Their rising earnings also give them more cash for dividends and share buybacks.

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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.