A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert (A Commentary)

Expansion plan in USA has some concerns.

Overstaffed. A lot of losses. Speculative.

BV = 3. Book value per share is diving. Wait for it to level it off.

(Was a top pick on Mar 9/01 up 27%) Sold out at a loss.

Can't create any earnings. Wait for an upturn.

Metals sector has had a rough time. Could go lower.

Not a favourite. Company is OK and well managed, but prefers gas/integrated companies.

Doing a 2 for 1 split. Moving into international market. May be slow for a while.

One of the smaller trusts. Prefers others.

Not a fan of energy stocks.

Good dividend. Well managed. Will probably move up over the next 6 months.

Good company. Magna is a majority shareholder. Well run company. Down because of economy concerns and vending (?) a company into it.

(Was a top pick on Mar 21/01 down 2%) 5% yield but no earnings support. Won't move. Should write a covered call or straddle.

Move into US was good.

Enormous difficulties.