Tap the power of these 2024 top picks

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We have singled out these two stocks and one ETF as your #1 buys for 2024. Each offers investors long-term growth prospects at a reasonable price. At the same time, all three companies successfully weathered the pandemic and are poised for solid gains as the economy rebounds. TD BANK, $81.67, is a #1 Buy for 2024. The lender (Toronto symbol TD; Shares o/s: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $148.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.td.com) continues to benefit from rising interest rates. That lets it earn higher interest income on its loans. In the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter, ended October 31, 2023, revenue rose 7.7%, to $13.19 billion from $12.25 billion a year earlier. Still, concerns over higher interest rates and inflation also prompted TD to set aside $878 million for potential loan losses in the quarter, up 42.3% from $617 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings fell 16.1%, to $3.31 billion, or $1.83 a share, from $3.96 billion, or $2.18. Earnings from Canadian…