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23 Stock Top Picks and 7 ETF (Nov 30 Dec 6)

Melisa R. H. Posted On December 7, 2018
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Weekly Top Picks

This week there were 23 Top Picks and 7 ETF in a wide range of industries: Technology, ETF, Financials, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer and  Energy.

Here are this week’s Top Picks as selected by: David Cockfield, Steven Ko, Paul Macdonald, Stephen Takacsy, John Hood, Brian Madden, Lorne Steinberg, Joshua Varghese, Stan Wong and Cameron Hurst

💻 Technology

Apple (AAPL-Q)

Apple Inc (AAPL)
Apple Inc (AAPL)

Opinion about AAPL: Had a very good quarter. Chinese sales are rebounding, up 28%, services hit a new record, gross margins at 49.3% and a $100…

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Mastercard Inc (MA-N)

Mastercard Inc. (MA)
Mastercard Inc. (MA)

Opinion about MA: Yesterday off by 5.5%, and that's continuing today. Pretty big reversal from high of around $591. See how it plays out. Volume on…

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💹 ETF

BMO Covereld Call Utilities ETF (ZWU-T)

BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (ZWU.TO)
BMO Covered Call Utilities ETF (ZWU.TO)

Opinion about ZWU.TO: Go all in for an RRSP? Going all in on any one sector is a bit extreme. If we get into higher-than-expected inflation,…

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iShares DEX Floating Rate ETF (XFR-T)

iShares DEX Floating Rate ETF (XFR.TO)
iShares DEX Floating Rate ETF (XFR.TO)

Opinion about XFR.TO: DEX Floating Rate ETF (XFR-T) or Vanguard Cdn. Aggregate Bond ETF (VAB-T)? If interest rates rise, which would you Buy? The…

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Vanguard  US Dividend Appreciation Index ETF (VGG-T)

VANGUARD US DIV APPR IDX ETF (VGG.TO)
VANGUARD US DIV APPR IDX ETF (VGG.TO)

Opinion about VGG.TO: An offshoot of VIG (US dollar version). Holds a basket of rising dividends over the past 10 years, like JNJ and Visa. Important…

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SPDR Consumer Staples ETF (XLP-N)

SPDR Consumer Staples ETF (XLP)
SPDR Consumer Staples ETF (XLP)

Opinion about XLP: (A Top Pick May 05/21, Up 10%) Not a sector to be in right now, but put it on the back burner. If it starts to outperform in…

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Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP-N)

Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP)
Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP)

Opinion about AMLP: The master limited partnership trust. The yields are very high because they pay all the yields of the holdings out. We will be…

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The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE-US)

The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE-US)
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLRE-US)

Opinion about XLRE-US: He likes the outside exposure to data centres and towers. This opens the door to participate in 5G. Yield 3.27%

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SPDR Health Care E.T.F. (XLV-N)

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)

Opinion about XLV: She hopes healthcare picks up in the second half. She feels we're in late cycle where staples and utilities are expensive, but…

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🏛 Financials

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS-T)

Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO)

Opinion about BNS.TO: If you own it, keep it; it'll be fine for the long term. Reported this week; lower-quality beat because it was on the backs of…

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Trisura Group (TSU-T)

Trisura Group  (TSU.TO)
Trisura Group (TSU.TO)

Opinion about TSU.TO: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research EPS of 65c matched estimates; Revenue of $772M was nicely…

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Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ-US)

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

Opinion about QQQ: QQQ vs. XQQ NASDAQ is primarily tech companies, and you pay up for that. Growth rate for a lot of those companies is strong. But…

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Royal Bank (RY-T)

Royal Bank (RY.TO)
Royal Bank (RY.TO)

Opinion about RY.TO: Revenues went up last quarter, but so did costs. Needs better loan growth to hit ROE targets. Shines in asset management and…

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Allstate (ALL-N)

Allstate (ALL)
Allstate (ALL)

Opinion about ALL: Share count keeps falling. Massive free cashflow, 12x earnings, dividend growth well above average. Premier company in their…

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Tricon Capital Group (TCN-T)

Tricon Capital Group (TCN.TO)
Tricon Capital Group (TCN.TO)

Opinion about TCN.TO: (A Top Pick Jun 25/20, Up 50%) He would buy it again. It is one of the largest holdings in his fund today. The company focuses…

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Invitation Homes Inc (INVH-N)

Invitation Homes Inc. (INVH)
Invitation Homes Inc. (INVH)

Opinion about INVH: A sub-sector he likes in the U.S. are single-family homes. Institutional investors bought up distressed homes during the…

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE-N)

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE)

Opinion about ARE: They specialize in technology and life-sciences clusters. Their tenants will be repatriation cash, so ARE's partnership with these…

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👨‍⚕️ Healthcare

CRH Medical Corp (CRH-T)

CRH Medical Corp. (CRH.TO)
CRH Medical Corp. (CRH.TO)

Opinion about CRH.TO: Has been looking at this for over 2 years, and met management repeatedly. Was aware of the Short attack circulating this…

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Bausch Health Companies Inc (BHC-T)

Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC.TO)
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (BHC.TO)

Opinion about BHC.TO: He likes it because nobody likes it. It is former Valiant Pharmaceuticals and trades at 6 times cash-flow. He encourages…

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UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH-N)

UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)
UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH)

Opinion about UNH: Pharmacy benefits managers starting to do a bit better. Berkshire getting involved is a positive. US health insurance still a…

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Celgene Corp (CELG-Q)

Celgene Corp (CELG)
Celgene Corp (CELG)

Opinion about CELG: They have a good cash float, which will lead to a share buyback, he feels. He sees resistance at $90-$100, which will be tough to…

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Merck & Company (MRK-N)

Merck & Company (MRK)
Merck & Company (MRK)

Opinion about MRK: (A Top Pick Sep 02/25, Up 9.7%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with MRK is progressing well. To…

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Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG-N)

Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG)
Koninklijke Philips Electronics (PHG)

Opinion about PHG: If you're in it, consider a longer term hold. If you don't have the patience for the headline risk, sell and move on. Lawsuit…

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Pfizer Inc (PFE-N)

Pfizer Inc (PFE)
Pfizer Inc (PFE)

Opinion about PFE: Pays a 6.9% dividend. The Covid vaccine days are long gone, so shares have been stuck around $25 for months. So, you still get a…

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🚚 Industrials

New Flyer Industries Inc (NFI-T)

New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI.TO)
New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI.TO)

Opinion about NFI.TO: Too volatile for her. Stay away. Ranks 1/10 on value. Upside to street's price target only 1.5%, so risk/reward is just not there.

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Velan Inc (VLN-T)

Velan Inc (VLN.TO)
Velan Inc (VLN.TO)

Opinion about VLN.TO: World leaders in nuclear valves. Has become more shareholder friendly, focusing on higher margins and more profitable areas.…

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Espec Corporation (6859-JP)

Espec Corporation (6859.T)
Espec Corporation (6859.T)

Opinion about 6859.T: Global Japanese company. Makes equipment to test environmental equipment. Growing revenues around 10% a year, and bottom line…

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🛍 Consumer

Centric Health (CHH-T)

Centric Health (CHH.TO)
Centric Health (CHH.TO)

Opinion about CHH.TO: One of Canada's largest distributors of medication to seniors' residences. They will announce they are selling non-core assets.…

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Alimentation Couche-Tard (B)(ATD.B-T)

Alimentation Couche-Tard (B) (ATD.B.TO)
Alimentation Couche-Tard (B) (ATD.B.TO)

Opinion about ATD.B.TO: Well run. Collapsing of dual class structure is a positive. Tremendous growth opportunities internationally. Getting pricey…

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⚡ Energy

Suncor Energy Inc (SU-T)

Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO)
Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO)

Opinion about SU.TO: Up 134%. Hold? Sell? Definitely continue to hold. Still sees quite a bit of upside. Has done quite well this year, after having…

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