Open Text vs CGI? The major difference is that one pays a dividend and one grows by acquisition. For these reasons he prefers OTEX-T for the 1.6% dividend.

CGI vs Open Text? He would like to own both of these. Having some growth in your portfolio is good -- especially if the economy is going to slow. He likes the yield of Open Text. He likes the predictably of earnings with CGI, so slightly favours it.

Had a nice run. Getting a bit ahead of itself in valuation, and will probably go sideways until there's another deal. If you hold it, and you're a long-term investor, you'll be fine if you continue to hold. If you're a short-term trader, consider selling and buying back down the road.

Worried about the market and U.S. politics. There's some progress in China-US trade and both sides need a resolution. But don't over-emphasize the politics like the U.S. Government shutdown; the economy will still march ahead as recent strong unemployment numbers demonstrate. The wall and shutdown are noise. Be more positive on the market, and corrections happen all the time.

One of Canada's largest tech companies. Continues to like it. Valuation has crept up, trades at 18x earnings, but is quite profitable returning high teens ROE. Rose quickly and consistently, with 9% compound growth rate. "Untech" tech stock. Shook off huge rotation from growth to value in the summer. Unloved because organic growth rate is tepid. Tuck-in acquisition strategy working nicely. IP30 strategy is margin accretive. Would be a buyer here. Despite lack of respect from the street, has gone up 10 years in a row.

He prefers Open Text, but CGI shows some growth. It's held up well these days, but it's not cheap now. You can hold it at this level and be fine going forward.

Good company that he's been following, though hasn't put any money in yet. Lots of business is offshore, Europe and US mainly. Waiting for it to pull back, and it hasn't because they keep producing good results. It's a bread-and-butter business, a problem-solver for businesses.

(A Top Pick Nov 10/17, Up 20%) Long owned this and still likes it. They do half-IT outsourcing and half IT-consulting. The former is long-term with a stable revenue stream. Diversified around Europe and Canada. Good organic growth. She'd buy it around $80 during this pullback. They don't pay a dividend, but they buy back stock. They're introducing more intellectual property in their software which is higher margin.