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Today, Paul Gardner, CFA commented about whether MFC-T, CNR-T, BTB.UN-T, S-T, FCR.UN-T, TRP-T, HLC-T, SZ-T, CAR.UN-T, PMZ.UN-T, TD-T, BEI.UN-T, LNF-T, REI.UN-T are stocks to buy or sell.

TOP PICK
REIT market hasn't done anything. This one has grown into its valuation. Good valuation. Trades at a discount to its NAV. Trades at around 14X AFFO. Largest outdoor shopping mall centres giving them economies of scale. Going into lease rollovers, which will lift growth 5% to 6%. Have a great land bank.
TOP PICK
National Bank 4.7% Bond maturing Nov 2/15. Usually doesn't like bank debt, but bank that has just recently widened giving him 160 basis points over Government of Canada.
TOP PICK
A fantastic company. One of the few companies that does incredibly well with the strong Cdn$ because 60% of their purchasing power is buying in the US and China. Margins should increase. Trades at about 14X earnings. 2.2% yield.
PAST TOP PICK
Government of Canada 5.75% Bond 2029. This was a long-term pick. Sold his holdings about 4 months ago and just got back into it again. Cdn$ is so strong, it is going to have to impact the economy and inflation numbers so this is a good place to go.
COMMENT
About 53% of their apartments is in Alberta, which gave them a tremendous uplift in the last 2 years. REITs hit a brick wall in February. All the price appreciation from Alberta is now priced in. Alberta's economy could cool down because of the royalty discussions.
COMMENT
Just acquired Commerce Bank, a fantastic retail franchise, in the US. Expensive, but good. Will be dilutive to their earnings, which is why the stock came off 4% yesterday.
BUY
Fairly large REIT that focuses on the middle market such as closed shopping malls. Trades reasonably at about 14X 2008 AFFO cash flow. Management is Oxford Properties, a very seasoned, great management company. Organic growth has done really well. 6.3% yield.
COMMENT
A lot of their portfolios are in the greater Toronto area and are still dealing with vacancy rates that are too high so they can’t increase rental rates.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Nov 7/06. Up 24.2%.) Great asset manager. They are more in the institution pension market. Great cash flow company. Still a Buy.
PAST TOP PICK
Ford Credit 4.375% maturing March/08, the financial arm of Ford. Getting closer to maturity and he is slightly uneasy with it because of poor fundamentals.
DON'T BUY
The lodging sector is having a real hard time. If there is anything in the REIT market that he would avoid, it is the lodging sector. US tourists are not coming up here.
BUY
Utilities really haven't done much over the last 3 or 4 months. In the volatile situations, people tend to go to utilities, so it is a safe haven. Consistent dividends and have lowered their costs.
BUY
Basically community based shopping centres. Has traded off in the last year. Trades at about 4% discount to its NAV. Wouldn't be surprised to see growth in their distributions.
BUY
Likes their assets in Saskatchewan. Own the largest coal deposits in Canada. Have oil/gas interests in Cuba, which gives it a discount to its NAV. The cheapest mining stock out there.
HOLD
Doesn't really like it, but does like and owns their convertibles.