Birchcliff Energy offers investors a high 7.1% yield

Like all natural-gas-weighted producers, Birchcliff will need gas prices to move higher in order to report stronger cash flow. However, we still like the long-term prospects for investors.
BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY, $5.54, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (Shares outstanding: 269.3 million; Market cap: $1.5… Read More

AbbVie diversifies for the future

We continue to see attractive investment opportunities for our subscribers in top drug stocks—and that includes AbbVie Inc. At the same time, over the years, we’ve found that spinoffs are about as close as you can get to a sure thing in investing. It’s one… Read More

Robots boost Chipotle

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, $56.93, is a buy. The company (New York symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (Shares outstanding: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $78.0 billion; No dividends paid) is now testing for the first time in its restaurants an avocado processing robot.
The robot, which Chipotle calls Autocado, can hold… Read More

Japan continues to overcome its challenges

The Japanese economy ranks third in the world and hosts some of the most-profitable global corporations.
The economy is, however, facing a declining and rapidly aging population. (See box next page.) Still, an older population also presents opportunities, and Japanese companies are already coming up with… Read More

Tap into key trends with these healthcare ETFs

The underlying growth trends for healthcare remain strong as the global population grows older and emerging economies become wealthier.
Meanwhile, new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) will serve to boost the already-strong prospects of healthcare stocks by improving the management of patient diagnostics, administrative processes, and… Read More

Here’s a low-cost ETF for exposure to top Canadian stocks

TD CANADIAN EQUITY INDEX ETF $26.59 (Toronto symbol TTP; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Conservative; Market cap: $1.9 billion) invests in large and medium-sized publicly listed Canadian companies.
The ETF aims to track the Solactive Canada Broad Market Index.
The fund currently holds 276 stocks; the largest segment weighting is allocated… Read More

Global infrastructure’s outlook is bright

Governments around the world know the benefits that flow from the development of better infrastructure. However, their stretched budgets and a reluctance to increase taxes hamper their ability to initiate these projects. This provides opportunities for publicly listed companies to develop and manage these assets.
Meanwhile, those… Read More

Solid quarter strengthens this buy

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC. $194 is a buy for aggressive investors. This company (Toronto symbol CIGI; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 48.7 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 0.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.colliers.com) offers a range of real estate… Read More