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24 Stock Top Picks and 3 ETF (Jan 11-17)

Melisa R. H. Posted On January 18, 2019
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Weekly Top Picks

This week there were 24 Top Picks and 3 ETF in a wide range of industries: ETF, Financials, Technology, Healtcare, Consumer, Basic Materials, Industrials, Energy, Telecommunications and  Utilities.

Here are this week’s Top Picks as selected by: David Cockfield, Fabrice Taylor, James Hodgins, Brooke Thackray, Michael Sprung, Ryan Bushell, Jaime Carrasco, Robert McWhirte, Michael Simpson and David Driscoll.

💹 ETF

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU-T)

BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU.TO)
BMO Low Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU.TO)

Opinion about ZLU.TO: Diversified. More on the consumer side of the market, so not as exposed to the trade wars. Yield is 1.73%.

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BMO Low Volatility Cdn Eqty ETF (ZLB-T)

BMO Low Volatility Cdn Eqty ETF (ZLB.TO)
BMO Low Volatility Cdn Eqty ETF (ZLB.TO)

Opinion about ZLB.TO: His more conservative side. Low volatility stocks do very well when markets get dicey. It hasn’t been a bad ETF to be in…

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iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM-N)

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)

Opinion about IWM: 20% off all time share price high.Market rally will lift shares to new records. Small cap indexes presenting opportunity.Better…

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🏛 Financials

Toronto Dominion (TD-T)

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO)

Opinion about TD.TO: (A Top Pick Feb 12/25, Up 62%) Shows what sentiment can do to a stock. Multiple expansion has really driven the total return.…

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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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Manulife Financial (MFC-T)

Manulife Financial (MFC.TO)
Manulife Financial (MFC.TO)

Opinion about MFC.TO: Doesn't own any of the lifecos. This name struggled for quite a while, but then broke out on strategic repositioning by…

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Fairfax India Holdings Corp (FIH.U-T)

Fairfax India Holdings Corp (FIH.U.TO)
Fairfax India Holdings Corp (FIH.U.TO)

Opinion about FIH.U.TO: He thinks this company is a good stock and a well-run company, investing in infrastructure including the Bangor airport. This…

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💻Technology

Siyata Mobile Inc (SIM-X)

Siyata Mobile Inc (SIM.V)
Siyata Mobile Inc (SIM.V)

Opinion about SIM.V: They are building an integrated device allowing for two way talk within fleets. It has taken time for them to get all the…

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👨‍⚕️Healtcare

Helius Medical Technologies (HSM-T)

Helius Medical Technologies (HSM.TO)
Helius Medical Technologies (HSM.TO)

Opinion about HSM.TO: Makes a medical device called the PONS, which appears to dramatically improve the results of therapy for people with brain…

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Becton Dickinson (BDX-N)

Becton Dickinson (BDX)
Becton Dickinson (BDX)

Opinion about BDX: (A Top Pick Apr 21/20, Down 4%) Hurt during Covid by surgeries not being performed. Should have a strong 2021.

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Danaher Corp. (DHR-N)

Danaher Corp. (DHR)
Danaher Corp. (DHR)

Opinion about DHR: Likes it and they have performed well in the past, but as of late DHR has seriously underperformed. He's getting restless.

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🛍Consumer

Colabor Group Inc. (GCL-T)

Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO)
Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO)

Opinion about GCL.TO: Food distribution business. Restaurants and convenience stores. A bit of a turnaround story. 5.1% yield and generates a huge…

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TJX Companies (TJX-N)

TJX Companies (TJX)
TJX Companies (TJX)

Opinion about TJX: (A Top Pick May 12/23, Up 24%) Discount clothing business that is performing well. Owns companies like Winners and HomeSense.…

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🛢Basic Materials

B2Gold Corp. (BTO-T)

B2Gold Corp. (BTO.TO)
B2Gold Corp. (BTO.TO)

Opinion about BTO.TO: Weakness in share price not a reflection of rising gold prices. Stock trading a multi-decade low. Cost issues, and inflation a…

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Eastman Chemical (EMN-N)

Eastman Chemical  (EMN)
Eastman Chemical (EMN)

Opinion about EMN: A really volatile name in some ways. Compared to other chemical companies, they have been pushing really hard to get into more of…

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Nutrien Ltd. (NTR-T)

Nutrien Ltd. (NTR.TO)
Nutrien Ltd. (NTR.TO)

Opinion about NTR.TO: Lots of geopolitical things happening. When stock shot up from Russian invasion, sold some but still retains a 1/2-2/3…

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Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA-X)

Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.  (MTA.V)
Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA.V)

Opinion about MTA.V: He bought the IPO because it's run by people he likes. Solid people. They just did a capital raise in December. It's an early…

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🚚 Industrials

Chorus Aviation Inc (CHR-T)

Chorus Aviation Inc (CHR.TO)
Chorus Aviation Inc (CHR.TO)

Opinion about CHR.TO: Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Bay Street is giving CHR stock the benefit of the doubt with six buys and no holds or sells. The…

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Teleperformance (TEP-ETA)

Teleperformance (TLPFY)
Teleperformance (TLPFY)

Opinion about TLPFY: Call centres taking advantage of AI, so it's more efficient. On a growth path. They have earnings momentum, raised dividend 46%…

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NV5 Global (NVEE-Q)

NV5 Global (NVEE)
NV5 Global (NVEE)

Opinion about NVEE: Technical consulting and engineering services. Stock fell, and expectation is that earnings will get back to where it justifies…

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⚡ Energy

Leucrotta Exploration Inc. (LXE-X)

 Leucrotta Exploration Inc. (LXE.V)
Leucrotta Exploration Inc. (LXE.V)

Opinion about LXE.V: He says they have assembled a good Monteney holding. The market is not including all the drill targets that he thinks exists.…

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TransCanada Corp (TRP-T)

TC Energy (TRP.TO)
TC Energy (TRP.TO)

Opinion about TRP.TO: Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research TRP P/E at 19X compares with its 10-year range of 12 to…

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Vermilion Energy Inc (VET-T)

Vermilion Energy Inc (VET.TO)
Vermilion Energy Inc (VET.TO)

Opinion about VET.TO: If you own, sell it and buy names like WCP, which pays a higher dividend. VET's bases are scattered around the world. VET poorly executes.

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📱 Telecommunications

Rogers Communications (B) (RCI.B-T)

Rogers Communications (B) (RCI.B.TO)
Rogers Communications (B) (RCI.B.TO)

Opinion about RCI.B.TO: This year, money has rotated from telcos to cable companies like this one. Inferior network, both wireless and wired. Telcos'…

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💡 Utilities

Northland Power Inc (NPI-T)

Northland Power Inc (NPI.TO)
Northland Power Inc (NPI.TO)

Opinion about NPI.TO: Cut dividend and guidance. Not a fan. Too much enthusiasm went into the renewable energy companies. In 2022 they all went up…

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Emera Inc (EMA-T)

Emera Inc (EMA.TO)
Emera Inc (EMA.TO)

Opinion about EMA.TO: (A Top Pick Nov 07/23, Up 17.6%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with EMA has achieved its target…

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Fortis Inc. (FTS-T)

Fortis Inc. (FTS.TO)
Fortis Inc. (FTS.TO)

Opinion about FTS.TO: Consistent and reliable. A quality utility, which are generally safe and slow. Expert opinions on Fortis Inc. (FTS.TO) — buy,…

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