This week’s new 52-week lows… (Jan 2-8)

(A Top Pick May 29/18, Down 40%) They make electronic products for other manufacturers, like Cisco. There has been a lot of new product spending delays in the space and this is hurting them. The valuation is great and the company continues to buy back their own shares.

(A Top Pick Oct 18/19, Up 275%) He kept picking away it and still owns it. A few years ago, this stood at $80, but fell to $10 when they a great deal to buy DigitalGlobe which increased the company's value though levered the balance sheet. MAXR does satellite imaging and analytics for defence and…

Cameras on satellites. Feels they’ve made a lot of progress in the right direction. Management is working hard and there is now more clarity. We may see some positive free cash flow one day. At this point, it is starting to become interesting, although clearly there are still a lot of unclear questions.

Prefers Melcor Developments (MRD-T). When there have been housing difficulty like there has been, it’s extremely difficult for stocks like these.

They had a project where they had lent out some money to the big Urban Corp. real estate company, which defaulted on their loans. Fortunately, the loan was secured by some real estate. Terra Firma just announced getting full repayment of the principal plus interest for that property. Now it will be a function to…

(A Top Pick Oct 25/19, Down 37%) It has had a tough couple of years here. It is a really good buy right now, trading at a 30% discount to net asset value. They were able to collect more than 95% of their rents. One day the value will shine through.

Now is the time to start edging into this sector. Expect volatility though. To reduce that and add income, then look at BASE, a new ETF from Evolve. Nobody knows the bottom in mining.

It is a leveraged natural gas ETF. It could be a good trade if you are well-versed in it, but you should not hold it long term at all. It is a tool for short term speculation.

Now is the time to start edging into this sector. Expect volatility though. To reduce that and add income, then look at BASE, a new ETF from Evolve. Nobody knows the bottom in mining.

First Trust has a good operation. Has looked at the Senior Loan ETF, more in the US, and has tended to stay away from them. There is not enough pick up in yields in past corporates. Worries about the underlying illiquidity of the asset class.

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…

He has not been happy with it for a year. They created ZPAY-T which he moved to. It is a similar ETF.

This company has been around for 20 years on the Venture exchange. It has no revenues and has a couple of properties, one in Quebec and the other in BC. I questions how many investors have made money on this. He has no interest in this one.

He covers the stock and owns it. The business is doing well. They are a leader in their space. There was a big investor out of China that fell on hard times and has had to sell shares. It may be poised for a turnaround.

A lot of people are down on this name including Rio Tinto who is the driver of this story with 50%. The Mongolian government is threatening higher royalties and taxes. These are some of the risks of foreign jurisdictions. But he thinks all of the bad news is in the name. Don’t sell. Wait for…

A risky stock that’s driven him nuts. He bought it around $10.96. It’s finally breaking out. Copper stocks could do well although his exit price is around $11 which could move up depending on how it performs. (Analysts’ price target is $15.47)

It's range-trader. During flight-to-safety periods (as he expects in the next few years when market become unglued), gold will shine again with a good rally. He's added to his position. GDX is US-listed gold miners. Gold stocks vs. gold price are 35-year lows, and gold stock vs. the S&P 500 are as cheap pre-Recesssion (2005-6).…

(A Top Pick May 15/18, Down 73%) A miner and processor of phosphate -- a precursor to potash. They took over a bankrupt project in Brazil, which they liked from a speculative perspective. They have had technical difficulty with the project and it did not work. If you are patient, it should eventually pay off,…

It's range-trader. During flight-to-safety periods (as he expects in the next few years when market become unglued), gold will shine again with a good rally. He's added to his position. GDX is US-listed gold miners. Gold stocks vs. gold price are 35-year lows, and gold stock vs. the S&P 500 are as cheap pre-Recesssion (2005-6).…

He is a geological advisor to them. Consulted on a project in Italy, but it was not what he thought it would be.

Has an old mine outside of Los Angeles that was run in the 1930s. Closed down during the Second World War and they are doing open pit mining in the area. Has some issues, but at these gold prices, it will probably start to work again. Under followed. Highly speculative.

(A Top Pick Sep 10/19, Down 30%) He owns 10% of the company and recently added more on weakness. The stock has been down due to lower restaurant and bar sales, but retail and online sales are booming. He doesn't expect sales to be down that much this year. Cost cutting has widened margins. Lassonde…

His favourite manufacturing stock. LNR makes transmissions for Ford and GE pick-up trucks, so they're at the forefront for the car industry. They also have products for e-cars, like an electric axle. Their SkyJack division is rebounding with the construction business, and their fire machinery business is positioned well in the coming recovery.

(A Top Pick May 10/19, Down 12%) They're effectively a private equity firm. It's doing well considering markets now. They look to generate a 15% return on their portfolio of energy, infrastructure and power. This market is lining up perfectly for someone with cash. There'll be opportunities for debt rescue or capitalizing companies or buying…

They hit a financing crisis and needed cash. So, they issued 20 billion share at 1.5 cents per share. A massive dilution that destroyed the shareholder base. Avoid.