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You can pick away at the airlines, but there are cost pressures like labour and fuel. The demand for summer travel will offset that with consumer spending their excess cash on experiences. Buy a bit now then maybe add more in June or July.

They did a major restructuring but when they sold their business analytics business. Earnings have declined, but they sit on a lot of cash. Very well managed. Shares ran up during lockdowns. Pays a 2% dividend and trades at 9x. You can hold on, but wait and see what they do, like whether they will…

Management sees great opportunities ahead. Wants to make more renewable landfill gas sites. Benefits from higher oil prices. Defensive, safe. Excellent management, clean balance sheet. He expects double-digit revenue growth for many years. Also a reopening play. The dual listing is a gift to Canadian investors. (Analysts’ price target is $178.80)

Customized, prefabricated environmental office interior solutions. High net cash position. Significant upside because of their flexible business model. Surge in office reconfiguration taking place across North America. Top management. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $3.46)

Rather bad couple of days. Was down substantially, outside of a range. Consolidated. It broke down and is more likely to go down. $1.50 on the downside.

LTC and retirement homes. Tremendous demographic growth profile. Very inexpensive valuations. A lot of US money is coming into the space. More supply will get built. He owns CSH.UN for clients.

70% regulated with stable defensive cashflows, 30% renewables with long-term growth prospects. She chose a defensive income stock for this market environment. Last year's acquisition has untapped earnings potential. Equity issue overhung the stock, underperformed peers FTS and EMA. Attractive yield of 4.31%. (Analysts’ price target is $20.88)

Renewable energy picks? Pays a fat dividend. They shut down coal operations and are building wind farms in the west now. Peers like Northland Power are also good. Wind power is a very good sector. Even BP is building wind farms in Europe.

You have to hold this a long time to make any money. A few years ago, he didn't understand their valuation, but in Europe this is part of alternative energy ETFs with massive amounts of money been pouring into these ETFs. He models $24.65, far lower than the $40 shares now. It's overvalued.

The dividend is the attraction here. They have a track record of raising that. They have a leveraged balance sheet, like utilities do, so rising rates will raise their debt service costs. but inflation will allow Emera to charge more to customers. There's usually a lag between inflation and rate increases, though. The dividend is…

Half of earnings comes from the US. An income stock. A core holding for her. Pays a 3.5% dividend. Has a long track of increasing that dividend, 6% annually through 2025. Will benefit from greening assets into renewables in the deacade to come. (Analysts’ price target is $59.14)

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SLF vs. ATD'B ATD is doing very well because oil prices are high. Also, they are on the verge of buying a company. Both add to upside. SLF is the best Canadian insurer, with stable, but slow earnings growth. It will benefit from higher interest rates. Buy and put away and own for the dividend.…

Very solid. Decent hold here. Low growth sector, about 5%. Good franchise. On weakness below $37, look at buying. If you're negative on the market, safe place to be. If you're positive on the market, there are better places for your money. Yield of 1.5% that will slowly increase over time.

(A Top Pick Apr 28/21, Down 67.4%) Are building online grocery sales now. When he recommended it, he expected another leg up--and shares rose last summer on good numbers. But he sold this around $10 because he was concerned the company was no longer focusing on meal kits and was spending a lot to enter…

Might be ahead of itself. Grocery inflation is helping. Pricing erosion to Shoppers Drug Mart. Trades at 16x, growth of 12%. If inflation abates over the next 2 years, excitement's already baked into the stock. Don't add here, wait for a much lower level.

They have owned this in the past. It went no where for decades. The maple syrup side, which they entered about six years has been a disappointment and has been volatile. A safe and boring company. Not a lot of downside. You can milk it for the dividend, but there is not much upside.

uranium stocks outlook Nuclear power is one of the few ways of solving the need for non-fossil fuel energy, but these plants need 10-15 years to build. Plants in China and the Middle East are in progress. Buy this below $30 and hold 10 years. It moves over a long period of time. He targets…

(A Top Pick May 28/20, Up 41%) The dividend is now close to 6% and they increase it annually. Yes, dull and boring, but you want to own these during corrections. Stable earnings. A top holding of his. Their pipeline network can enable LNG growth, getting natural gas to Europe and Asia. Also, they have…

At a bit of a premium, but among the best managed in the group. Fairly well priced. Very strong financials and management. Should continue dividend increases. A good one to own for the long term.

Stable income provider you can add to any portfolio. Likes it. Great real estate nationally. Biggest tenant is Loblaw, so it has a secure cashflow. An element of growth, which is unique, from the industrial sector. Nice combination of safety and growth. Hold, sleep well at night with the distribution yield.

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Likes it. Great space. Canada, US, Europe. Today's the day you want to have growing industrial exposure in Europe, despite the political and recession risk. Industrial space is still doing well in Europe, and is playing catch up to NA.

Clean structure, and clear what management is trying to accomplish.

He had avoided the retail space but is now bullish on necessity-based shopping and that is what they address. The stock has been depressed because cash flows came off during the pandemic and they cut the distribution temporarily for probably two years. It is trading at a big discount to net asset value. He likes…

Diversified portfolio and has done good job of rationalizing it. Will it be able to close the gap to NAV? A 'show me' story.

In Ontario, Quebec, and now BC. Value and growth. Great management team. Usually trades at a premium, now at 52-week lows. Great chance to buy, as government's stifling supply has affected the public markets. Provides affordable housing for population growth in Canada and from immigration.

Positive on it. Discount to NAV. Now seeing a turn in prospects of the leasing environment. Good job on collection rates, now around 98%. Disciplined capital allocation.

The best way to play the strongest and tightest market in NA, and that's the industrial market, specifically in Montreal. Track record of creating value. Good takeout candidate at some point. Trading at a wide discount to NAV. Yield is 2.7%. (Analysts’ price target is $24.94)

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Diversification effort makes sense. Management is solid and the CEO has significant stakes in the REIT. Revenu was inline with estimates. Per-unit cash flow was 5% better, rising 12%. Occupancy was 97.4%. Debt ratio is good at 42.9% and payout ratio is ok with 85.8%.…

In the space he likes CGI, with an attractive global platform, free cashflow yield of 6%, and a mix of government and private enterprise contracts.

(A Top Pick Aug 16/21, Down 27%) They continue to execute, performing as well as US peers. The unified communication space has seen a big PE contraction, but the PE is better now. PE got really high in this space. They recently did a stock split. If they continue to execute, STC will do well.…

Likes it, but follows it, doesn't own it. They specialize in the security of management devices, a competitive field. Their price action isn't good. True, good revenue growth, though the last quarter was a little lower, but the company is not profitable and these companies are not fashionable now. But at $10, using an $8.75…

(A Top Pick Feb 25/21, Up 15.3%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O’Reilly With the recent completed acquisition by AEM now official, we now consider this position closed. When combined with the previous recommendation to cover half the position, this results in a net investment gain of 22%.

Be careful. Yield of 13% was what they paid out last year. Variable dividend policy. Not participating in the commodities rally. Economically sensitive. If you're trying to play the last 20% of the rally, decent entry point. Too volatile for him.

Well run company which should experience a sudden and dramatic increase in cash flow. Another example of the sum of the parts is worth more than the whole. Turkish asset will soon generate cash and their Turkish partners are high quality. 9 Buys, 3 Holds, 0 Sells. (Analysts’ price target is $12.25)

One of the most senior producers of silver. Silver is better than gold, as the bulk of silver production comes from copper mines. Silver just crossed $24, and there's lots of upside. SSRM has a $28 price target. He wants something that will benefit once inflation is realized.

Company prospects for land, stakes it and then gets other companies to do the major work at their expense. Because they have so many properties, long-term they should get a discovery.

$2.25 price target. Growing pains starting up a mine. He'd be averaging down. Issues always signal a really good entry point at cheap valuations. Have to be patient. This wouldn't be his only holding; he'd own it amongst at least 5-10 companies.

The 3rd largest holding in his portfolio. They have seen the mines in Turkey and were impressed. The area is a danger zone with recent fighting and the stock has taken a hit. The mine is far enough away from the fighting so he thinks it will not be impacted. He paid just over $2…

They have three gold mines around the world. A huge 13.7% free cash flow yield; FCF grew over 200% YOY to $244 million. Sales were up 63% in the recent quarter. Cash flow is expected to grow in 2021 26%, and the ROE to be 26% in the coming year. Gold has momentum, says the…

Well run company which should experience a sudden and dramatic increase in cash flow. Another example of the sum of the parts is worth more than the whole. Turkish asset will soon generate cash and their Turkish partners are high quality. 9 Buys, 3 Holds, 0 Sells. (Analysts’ price target is $12.25)

(A Top Pick Jul 31/19, Up 0.4%) This is a way to lower volatility. A return of 2.15% per year, paid monthly. Hold it during volatility, sell it, and use the return to pick up your cyclicals during periods of seasonal strength.

(A Top Pick Dec 04/18, Up 2%) Safety play. A place to park cash. Never touches a GIC, because they're not liquid.

XRE vs. IYR Totally different products because of the country, given XRE is Canada and IYR is the US. XRE top 31% investments are in retail. IYR has only 9% retail. For residential, it's 25% XRE and only 15% IYR. Largest holding in IYR is AMT. IYR is more diversified, less exposed to retail which…

XUT is market cap, ZUT is equal weighted. ZUT gives you more exposure to smaller players. HOG gives you more pipeline and energy services business, which acts similarly to utilities. It also hedges you on the downside. Could be a compliment to the other utility ETFs.

Doesn't generally like low vols because the performance tends to be lacklustre. But this one has been doing quite well. You could consider this one.

XUT is market cap, ZUT is equal weighted. ZUT gives you more exposure to smaller players. HOG gives you more pipeline and energy services business, which acts similarly to utilities. It also hedges you on the downside. Could be a compliment to the other utility ETFs.

Stock vs. Stock. FIE-T vs. CMR-T. CMR-T is a money market fund. FIE-T is a multi holding income strategy holding all kinds of assets, so there will be more volatility. When markets are up go into CMR-T and FIE-T when they are down.

It holds ultra-short term investment-grade bonds. MER is 40 basic points. The chart was smooth pre-COVID, then plunged 20% during the sell-off, then recovered. When times are calm, they act like bonds. When risk spikes in a crisis, there's volatility. This falls in line with your equities. He's surprised this had this much of a…

He doesn’t know this, but assumes it is an actively managed bond fund. If so, the question you are going to have is the duration of the bond fund at any given time. You can usually get that information from the people who market this ETF. If you have a duration of 10, then you…

ZFH-T is exposure to short-term high yield credit using a swap strategy to mitigate the interest rate risk. You still get credit risk. ZHY trade more like equities than bonds. People are seeking the higher yields. A floating rate note mitigates the interest rate risk only.

HCRE is a tax efficient way to have an equal weight exposure to REITs in Canada. BMO has ZRE.

Holds non-traditional utilities like Canadian pipelines, plus BCE and Telus, Verizon, US pipelines. Covered call can boost income up to 7% here. When markets move higher, covered calls lag. Does really well in a flattish market, compared to owning the underlying securities. Good for people who want income, not necessarily looking for the capital gain.

Defensive telecom and cable. Regional. Dominant cable operator. New cell phone competitor with 21% market share, but the fastest growing. Small sports/entertainment division. No commodity exposure and minimal wage inflation, as it's capital- and tech-intensive. Strong balance sheet. Interesting reinvestment catalysts out of Rogers-Shaw deal. Yield is 4.11%. (Analysts’ price target is $35.31)

He is bullish on Telcos which do well in this environment. Some clients own BCE in their portfolios. Valuations are high and the dividend is not necessarily fully covered today but hopefully in a year. He prefers Telus which is better run with interesting assets and certainty of dividend growth.

No real clarity yet on the takeover. Frustrating. Rock solid. Free cashflow generator, solid dividend. Long term, it would be harder for them to carry on as a standalone company.

Similar to Baytex, but carries a little more debt. They have sold some assets to re-focus. They have leverage to the upside, but if you are negative about oil, you can short this.

Has recently bought ~$50 million worth of stock. Trading at ~1.7x cash flow & 32% free cash flow yield($100 oil). Could privatize in ~3 years. Very good company with enormous upside.

Involved in the UK North Sea. In the process of drilling a well with the Lundins that is very important. In about 1 month will start working with Husky (HSE-T) in the North West Territories. Between the winters of 2008 and 2009, you will have a good shot if they have any kind of drilling…

He stayed away because they went to the states to make acquisitions. He did not know why the Americans would not already take these assets. He stays away from it.

They have cut back and preserved capital. They do not have a debt issue. They are a gas play. If gas prices stay strong, they should do well. She anticipates their 4th quarter production being lower. She is not buying it today, but the future looks good.

We've reached the tipping point where we're sick of really dirty oil. But don't get greedy with this now. Can't recommend buying it at current levels after such a big run.

He would like to see a couple of good quarters out from them. It is thinly traded. You have to be prepared to watch it quarter by quarter.

Zinc in Utah. This could go into production by itself. We could see this thing scale bigger in terms of tonnage. There is a lot more to be found. It is in an area where there are reduced environmental objection, just south of the Military testing grounds over the Salt Flats.

Intelligently run diamond exploration company. Has yet to see that they have economic pipes. Also into nickel but he has not been following this.

The best of the small cobalt companies in North America. It has an asset that is alive and well. It will be raising money for it while next door a mine is being decommissioned.

Located in Venezuela, which is a problem. If they have a major discovery there is a chance they could be expropriated.

Leverage play for natural gas. Clearly getting a breakout in the short term. Thinks oil is capped out and natural gas should trade relative to oil. Can see front month natural gas contracts going for $5. Forward pricing looks like there is room into next year to move further up. An okay way to do…

Where you talk about a bear or bull ETF that is levered, they have no future. You are supposed to trade them on a day to day basis or possible a weekly basis. They are guaranteed to lose over the long term because of the way the gains are translated over night. These are a…

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