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How our 3 portfolios can help you spot the best investments

When you subscribe to The Successful Investor, our flagship publication, you get access to three high-quality portfolios we’ve built to help you find the best investments for long-term profits. We update all three regularly, and keep them under constant review.

(In the latest issue of The Successful Investor, we’ve updated our buy/sell/hold advice on Linamar Corp., symbol LNR on Toronto, a stock we include in our Portfolio for Aggressive Growth. Read on for further details.)

Our portfolios make it easy for you to pick the best investments for your portfolio

The Conservative Growth Portfolio is at the core of The Successful Investor’s service. It contains the best investments for the bulk of a conservative investor’s holdings. Here, you’ll find 29 stocks broken out into the five main sectors of the economy (Resources & Commodities, Finance, Manufacturing & Industry, Utilities and Consumer).

That helps you implement our three-part investing strategy of spreading your money out over the five main economic sectors, investing mainly in well-established companies, and avoiding stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Our Portfolio for Aggressive Growth contains our 23 best investments for those who can accept more risk. Stocks like these should only make up a small portion of your portfolio. That’s because, while these can give you bigger gains than more conservative selections, they also expose you to the risk of bigger losses.

To find the best investments for this portfolio, we look for stocks with hidden value, or value that attracts less investor attention than it deserves. That gives buyers a bargain, and may also attract takeover bids.

Our Portfolio for Income-Seeking Investors contains 20 companies that are well-suited to income-seeking investors and conservative investors who like to invest in income securities for the stability and security they provide.

Best investments: A good example of an aggressive portfolio stock

As I mentioned, in the current issue of The Successful Investor we’ve updated our advice on Linamar Corp, one of the stocks we include in our Portfolio for Aggressive Growth.

The company makes transmission and driveline systems for carmakers in North America, Europe and Asia. The stock fell from over $25 to $2 in March 2009, as the credit crisis and recession cut new car sales. Linamar responded with a restructuring, including layoffs. That helped it profit as car demand recovered. The stock subsequently rebounded to its current $20.07.

The company is using its improving earnings to make acquisitions. For example, it recently bought three plants in France that make engine and transmission parts. That gives it an opportunity to sell more of its products to European carmakers. However, expanding by acquisition does add risk—including the risk of writedowns.

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In light of recent developments surrounding Linamar, we’ve updated our buy/sell/hold advice on the stock in the latest issue of The Successful Investor.

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