J. Zechner & Assoc
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It's one of his few core energy names; he's underweight energy. He's added to his position. They won't build any new oil sands plants. They enjoy long-life reserves and low costs. A great, long-term core hold in oil. He also likes Tourmaline and CPG, and pipelines. See also his top picks today.
It's one of his few core energy names; he's underweight energy. He's added to his position. They won't build any new oil sands plants. They enjoy long-life reserves and low costs. A great, long-term core hold in oil. He also likes Tourmaline and CPG, and pipelines. See also his top picks today.
Gold peaked in August, and has been slipping, especially the stocks. The reason is a move into copper and other recovery-based metals. That said, negative interest rates are a tailwind for gold, and you need to own 3-5% gold stocks in your portfolio. Barrick is not his first choice, prefers B2Gold or Agnico-Eagle, for example. Also, he prefers silver to gold. Bitcoin is a whole different story....
Gold peaked in August, and has been slipping, especially the stocks. The reason is a move into copper and other recovery-based metals. That said, negative interest rates are a tailwind for gold, and you need to own 3-5% gold stocks in your portfolio. Barrick is not his first choice, prefers B2Gold or Agnico-Eagle, for example. Also, he prefers silver to gold. Bitcoin is a whole different story....
He owns little retail now. It's done well in 2020, but is a little pricey given their PE, but he's stick with it. They're online presence suggests they could go head-to-head with Amazon. They continue to grow and reinvent themselves for the changing consumer, when old models don't work. A great stock.
He owns little retail now. It's done well in 2020, but is a little pricey given their PE, but he's stick with it. They're online presence suggests they could go head-to-head with Amazon. They continue to grow and reinvent themselves for the changing consumer, when old models don't work. A great stock.
(A Top Pick Dec 10/19, Up 22%) John Chen should get CEO of the year award. They've generated cash flow all along. BB gets no respect from investors. Recently, they got a boost with the Amazon self-driving car deal. The balance sheet is good with net cash. He likes it and has added to it. This is a great long-term play in cybersecurity.
(A Top Pick Dec 10/19, Up 22%) John Chen should get CEO of the year award. They've generated cash flow all along. BB gets no respect from investors. Recently, they got a boost with the Amazon self-driving car deal. The balance sheet is good with net cash. He likes it and has added to it. This is a great long-term play in cybersecurity.
He doesn't own REITs now, especially in offices and retail. How long will it take for their occupancy to return? In REITs, you pay around 90% earnings so there's little wiggle room for error. He'd rather buy retirement homes like Chartwell and Sienna, which offer better growth.
A core name, but it's hard for big pharma names like this to find a product to drive growth. He prefers biotechs which offer better growth, even ETFs like IBB.
A core name, but it's hard for big pharma names like this to find a product to drive growth. He prefers biotechs which offer better growth, even ETFs like IBB.
In a post-Covid world Benefited huge from the freight movement during the pandemic. But Air Canada could expand more into freight, which could encroach on CJT. Watch the valuation here. Growth is another concern. Take profits and look elsewhere.
In a post-Covid world Benefited huge from the freight movement during the pandemic. But Air Canada could expand more into freight, which could encroach on CJT. Watch the valuation here. Growth is another concern. Take profits and look elsewhere.
He ranks Walmart ahead of Costco, since Walmart is reinventing themselves in e-commerce and healthcare. Has greatly benefitted a lot ffrom the lockdown, but that tailwind won't repeat in 2021. Valuation is now high, in the 30s. Take some profits here and hold onto the rest.
Keyera vs. Pembina He owns both. Keyera: pays a slightly higher dividend, but also slightly riskier, due to its mix of liquids and gas processing, so probably more earnings volatility short-term. Pembina is a pipeline play with operating cash flow around 9-10x. They were resilient in the downturn. What's good about both is that they are sensitive to volumes, not the oil price, especially Pembina. The dividends are safe and earnings resilient. If the stocks do nothing, at least both pay more than 8% in dividend yields.
Keyera vs. Pembina He owns both. Keyera: pays a slightly higher dividend, but also slightly riskier, due to its mix of liquids and gas processing, so probably more earnings volatility short-term. Pembina is a pipeline play with operating cash flow around 9-10x. They were resilient in the downturn. What's good about both is that they are sensitive to volumes, not the oil price, especially Pembina. The dividends are safe and earnings resilient. If the stocks do nothing, at least both pay more than 8% in dividend yields.
Keyera vs. Pembina He owns both. Keyera: pays a slightly higher dividend, but also slightly riskier, due to its mix of liquids and gas processing, so probably more earnings volatility short-term. Pembina is a pipeline play with operating cash flow around 9-10x. They were resilient in the downturn. What's good about both is that they are sensitive to volumes, not the oil price, especially Pembina. The dividends are safe and earnings resilient. If the stocks do nothing, at least both pay more than 8% in dividend yields.
Keyera vs. Pembina He owns both. Keyera: pays a slightly higher dividend, but also slightly riskier, due to its mix of liquids and gas processing, so probably more earnings volatility short-term. Pembina is a pipeline play with operating cash flow around 9-10x. They were resilient in the downturn. What's good about both is that they are sensitive to volumes, not the oil price, especially Pembina. The dividends are safe and earnings resilient. If the stocks do nothing, at least both pay more than 8% in dividend yields.
