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.
In addition, Pat thinks then beginner investors should cultivate two important qualities: a healthy sense of skepticism and patience.
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Investors should approach all investments with a healthy sense of skepticism. This can help keep you out of fraudulent stocks that masquerade as high-quality stocks. It will also keep you out of legally operated, but poorly managed, companies that promise more than they can possibly deliver.
If you are a new investor, you should also realize that losing patience can cause you to sell your best choices right before a big rise. All too often, investors buy a promising stock just as it enters a period of price stagnation. Even the best-performing stocks run into these unpredictable phases from time to time. They move mainly sideways in a wide range for months or years before their next big rise begins. (Stock brokers often refer to these stocks as “dead money.”)
If you lack patience, you run a big risk of selling your best choices in the midst of one of these phases, prior to the next big move upward. If you lose patience and sell, you are particularly likely to do so in the low end of the trading range, when stock prices have weakened and confidence in the stock has waned.
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CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD., $103.21, Toronto symbol CP, is still a buy.
The company took its current form in April 2023 when it acquired U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (KCS).
CP paid $31 billion U.S. in cash and shares for KCS. At that time, CP investors… Read More
A: First Majestic Silver Corp., $10.50, symbol AG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 484.1 million; Market cap: $4.9 billion; www.firstmajestic.com), is a silver and gold producer with four operating mines in Mexico and several exploration and development properties in Mexico and the U.S.
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Computer outsourcing specialist CGI Inc. has been a terrific performer for our subscribers since December 2007 when we promoted it to our Successful Investor newsletter. In fact, the stock has soared 1,195% compared to the 80% gain for the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
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TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., $47.98, symbol TNL on New York, is still a buy. The company is the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company with nearly 20 travel brands across its resort, travel club, and lifestyle portfolio. In total, Travel + Leisure operates 245… Read More
POTBELLY CORP., $9.34, symbol PBPB on Nasdaq, is a neighbourhood sandwich concept offering toasted warm sandwiches, signature salads and other fresh menu items.
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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., $43.57, New York symbol VZ, remains a buy.
The telecom provider is the second-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. after AT&T Inc (New York symbol T). It also sells traditional telephone lines, high-speed Internet and TV services.
The stock fell 6% this week after… Read More
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC., $18.61, Toronto symbol TCL.A, is a buy for long-term gains.
The company is Canada’s leading commercial printer. It also makes plastic packaging for consumer products.
Transcontinental last raised your quarterly dividend with the April 2020 payment. Investors now receive $0.225 a share, up 2.3% from… Read More
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, $18.52, Toronto symbol REI.UN, is a buy.
The REIT owns all or part of 186 shopping centres and other properties across Canada, including eight under development. Its occupancy rate is a high 97.8%.
The Hudson’s Bay Company, which operates 96 department stores… Read More
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This week, we spotlight a company that has unlocked value for investors with several successful spinoffs. We think it’s likely to do so again.
Specifically, since 2016, conglomerate Danaher has completed three separate spinoffs.
As we often remind investors, spinoffs are the closest thing you can… Read More
CAMPBELL’S CO., $41.81, Nasdaq symbol CPB, is still a buy for long-term gains.
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CANADIAN TIRE CORP., $146.20, Toronto symbol CTC.A, is a buy.
The company operates 502 Canadian Tire stores, which sell automotive parts and services, and household and sporting goods; franchisees run most of the locations. The company’s other operations also enrich its outlook. They include 169 stores… Read More
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., $34.39, is a buy. The company’s shares (symbol WMG on Nasdaq) began trading on June 3, 2020, following its IPO.
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HYATT HOTELS CORP., $135.73, symbol H on New York, is a global hospitality company with over 20 brands. The company has more than 1,400 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 79 countries on six continents. Its brands include Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, and Hyatt… Read More
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, $165.38, Toronto symbol RY, is a buy.
With the February 2025 payment, Royal raised your quarterly dividend by 2.9%. Investors will then receive $1.48 a share instead of $1.42. The new annual rate of $5.92 yields 3.6%.
The bank continues to benefit from… Read More
A: Perpetua Resources Corp., $12.24, symbol PPTA on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 70.2 million; Market cap: $863.5 million; www.perpetuaresources.com), is a development-stage company that acquires mining properties with the purpose of exploring, evaluating, and placing them into production. Currently, the company’s primary focus is on resurrecting… Read More
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A: Enghouse Systems Ltd., $25.28, symbol ENGH on Toronto, (Shares outstanding: 55.2 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.enghouse.com) is a software and services provider.
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