Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO)

This has been one of the best performing bank stocks over the last 25 years, and continues to do well. Most of the Canadian banks are just Buy, Hold and put them away. They have very good governance from the central bank in Ottawa. If we see higher interest rates, we’ll see a nice move with this bank.

Has owned this since 1997, which is why he doesn't own US banks. It is basically is a US bank, and when you include Waterhouse, you have almost 50% of revenue that is coming from the US. They are great at allocating their capital when using it. As a retail branch, they don't have to deal with the volatility of equity, fixed income, etc. Branch banking has higher margins. He is still buying for his clients.

Royal Bank (RY-T) or Toronto Dominion (TD-T)? Financials are a good place to be in the rally we are in. Doesn't think you can go wrong with any of the banks. Expects TD is going to have a little more upside, but it is really not going to matter between the 2. (See Top Picks.)

(A Top Pick Dec 2/16. Up 19%.) This was a laggard for a while. Bought this because they are just as big in the US and continue to grow fast there. 3.3% dividend yield.

Valuations are a little more compelling in the context of higher consumer and corporate loan growth. There is also more of a capital redeployment story in the US. This bank has the 5^th largest deposit base in North America. That deposit base, which is under leveraged, represents an opportunity for them to significantly increase loan growth. They should benefit from higher interest rates.

It broke out since he was on last. All the banks except CM-T did that. It is a little parabolic. It is probably a little overbought. If you saw a pullback it should not go below $70 and would be a great buying opportunity if it did pull back.

He loves the banks. This is Canada’s most efficient bank. They are doing a wonderful job in the US. If you are worried about the impact of the Canadian housing market on the banks, this one would be one with less exposure. Prefers National Bank (NA-T). Expects a 7%-8% dividend increase this year.

Has liked this for very long time. It has been the most farsighted and prescient with things that would be, including getting rid of all those mortgage-backed securities in 2007. It has lots of upside potential, as do all the banks. However, it has had a nice run. Technically it has an easy target of about $75-$76. Based on the last 10 years of trading, that is probably going to be it for the time being.

This has evolved. Back in 1997 when he first started owning this, they were very heavily into corporate banking and corporate lending. In 2002 they were part and parcel of the hit when Enron blew up, having been one of the biggest lenders. With their US holdings, it allows him not to have to own a US financial. 3.3% dividend yield.

RY-T vs. TD-T. They both look very attractive at these levels. From the beginning of September until the last week in November. This year rate increases are going to help. We are testing an all time high and they will likely head up.

Prefers US banks to Canadian banks, but this one is becoming more and more a US bank. If you don’t want to buy US banks directly, this is a reasonable way of playing the US banking business.

One of his favourite banks. They’ve done an exceptional job of moving into the US market place. A well-known bank brand, and he sees that continuing. It is a back-door way of getting US exposure into a Canadian portfolio. He sees the dividend continuing to grow. A well-managed bank and they don’t make missteps.

This is in the right sector. It is going to give you as much safety as you are going to get by and large, through the SPDR Financial ETF (XLF-N). Chart shows a good long base from 2014 and into 2016, followed by the 1^st thrust in the latter part of 2016, i.e., the Trump bump. You want to see it get above the recent high of around $71-$72. It is the best bank out there. (Analysts’ price target is $74.)

(Market Call Minute.) Canadian banks are all great Holds, and this is still the best performing stock over the last 20 years in the banking sector, and will probably do just fine going forward

Just announced they were buying back about 20 million shares.He generally likes share buybacks. Feels this is a sign that they feel that they have more cash than they need. That is a good sign for the market. This price is as good as any.