Market. Cool heads have prevailed regarding the middle east incident. It would not be a good thing to proceed into war. The Chinese have to translate the trade deal. Some words in it are hard to translate. The market is assuming things will go well. He is watching ETFs. ETFs in the US are heavily weighted in the biggest stocks. All the same names are owned and for every dollar that flows in, they buy in the relative weight. It has nothing to do with the earning. When they sell they all sell at the same time. There is a business case for diversifying away from highly concentrated ETF owned positions. It is different when a dollar or a sell comes into a mutual fund.

In a highly populated place, this product really does work as well as the ecosystem that surrounds it. This is quite an inexpensive company and there is upside over time. This is definitely one to look at for exposure to the Chinese market.

Chinese ETFs. Many large Chinese companies were on sale recently and we have seen some recovery. He thinks there will be upside here. If you can't buy them directly then by all means buy them through an ETF.

Semiconductors: The index was up 50% last year. Capital is moving into the space. He prefers the analogue space and PHO-T is effectively a 5 G play. It may work, but he would prefer a dividend paying stock.

The consensus is that the UK will have a successful exit at the end of the month. With that, there is a backdrop where the political overhang will be removed and the economy has a chance to restructure and the situation afterwards will probably be better. LYG-T is primarily exposed to UK companies.

It has been a good story. It is a Canadian national champion. The only challenge he has is that his clients have an ambition to have a dividend. He would buy it if they initiated a dividend. If you don’t need one, then it is one to look at. Look for a better entry point.

There is a view that the US could potentially further lower rates, but if the US follows the trade agreement, it is possible they could even raise rates. If you have not been in the US financials up until now, then you have probably missed the best of the run. Canadian banks are probably fairly fully valued. The biggest opportunities in the banking sector are currently in Europe.

They had a huge run in the last 18 months but it lagged the group for 4-5 years prior to that. It was because their products we selling to the higher end market. He is always in favour of re-weighting a stock when it has had a run-up.

(A Top Pick Jan 08/19, Up 29%) There are only 3 major competitors. It is a play on industrial production and on consumption. It is a good stock to hold longer term.

(A Top Pick Jan 08/19, Up 32%) This was a catch up story and it had an attractive dividend. It is still attractive for those that don't want to buy bonds or preferred shares.

(A Top Pick Jan 08/19, Up 13%) We are starting to see a bit of a recovery in the oil price and in the demand. This is an interesting company to watch.

They have been a successful franchise and acquisition story. His concern has always been valuation. This is a great company. It should be on your radar. It is too expensive so you should sell it.

It is a well run company. They made some clever acquisitions. If you can get it on some kind of a selloff it is a good one to buy and hold. They are pursuing an acquisition in Australia, who sometimes blocks acquisitions from non-Australian companies.

Packaging Sector. The whole sector was beaten up last year. He would suggest Amcor. It is a well managed company. It is a sector that might be due for a rebound. He would also look at CCL.A-T.