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Today, Michael Smedley commented about whether EQN.TO, OPC.TO, QSR.TO, BBD.B.TO, WPM.TO, AJX.TO, RBA.TO, EMP.A.TO, AFN.TO, S.TO, TECK.B.TO, BMO.TO, OIL.V, FTS.TO, XGD.TO, XFN.TO, XEG.TO, BCE.TO, MBT.TO, ARE.TO, BQI, URB.A.TO, AGU.TO, IFC.TO, ABX.TO, L.TO are stocks to buy or sell.

TOP PICK

Loblaw Companies Ltd(L.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Great management.
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Owned
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$34.97

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$60.88

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

food stores
TOP PICK

Barrick Mining(ABX.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Likes gold and all the major gold companies are great.
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Owned
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$44.71

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$58.45

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

precious metals
TOP PICK

Intact Financial(IFC.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
One of the largest single property/casualty insurance companies in Canada. Had a bit of a downer with its investment portfolio but are currently very confident of moving back into an acquisition mode. Have excess capital so do not need to raise debt. Brilliantly run.
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Owned
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$31.61

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$263.40

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

insurance
PAST TOP PICK

Agrium(AGU.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
(A Top Pick Dec 12/07. Down 31%.) Depends on the ability of selling to cautious farmers.
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Owned
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$41.47

Stock price when the opinion was issued

chemicals
PAST TOP PICK

Urbana Corp. (A Shares)(URB.A.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
(A Top Pick Dec 12/07. Down 73%.) A fund that contains the global markets. Sold his holdings.
Photo of Michael SmedleyMichael Smedley
No
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$1.35

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$8.46

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

managementdiversified
PAST TOP PICK

Oilsands Quest Inc.(BQI)

Dec 31, 2008
(A Top Pick Dec 12/07. Down 86%.) Oil sands. Carried down heavily with all oil/gas companies. Very long-term development plans. Needs a great improvement in the sector.
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No
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$0.73

Stock price when the opinion was issued

oilgas
PARTIAL BUY

Aecon Group Inc(ARE.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Little uneasy about the determination of governments to put a lot of money into infrastructure. This company is fine. Just don't go overboard in believing infrastructure is the magic potion.
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$11.00

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$47.23

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

contractors
COMMENT

Manitoba Telecom Services(MBT.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Good dividend but there might be some jeopardy to it. Prefers BCE (BCE-T).
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$35.98

Stock price when the opinion was issued

telephone utilities
BUY

BCE Inc.(BCE.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Now released from the takeover scenario it can now go forward through capable hands. Has such a low positioning in the market relative to others that it has everything to gain. Will be a good dividend payer.
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$25.13

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$32.50

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

telephone utilities
BUY

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF(XEG.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Energy ETF. This gives you the safety of the index. A good time for taking a long-term point of view.
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$13.60

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$28.51

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

E.T.F.'s
BUY

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF(XFN.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Financials ETF. This gives you the safety of the index. A good time for taking a long-term point of view.
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$15.93

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$95.82

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

indexes
BUY

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF(XGD.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Gold ETF. This gives you the safety of the index. He believes in gold. A good time for taking a long-term point of view.
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$19.29

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$55.13

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

E.T.F.'s
BUY

Fortis Inc.(FTS.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Solid with good dividends of 4.25%. Quite aggressive as one of the few utilities we have.
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$24.59

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$78.52

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

electrical utilities
HOLD

Oilexco Inc(OIL.V)

Dec 31, 2008
Filed for bankruptcy protection. Desperately trying to raise money. It doesn’t look good. If you own, it’s too late to sell for tax losses so hold if you don’t have much money in it.
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$0.29

Stock price when the opinion was issued

oilgas
BUY

Bank of Montreal(BMO.TO)

Dec 31, 2008
Good time to buy if you are going to hold on a very, very long-term basis. Very nice secure dividend.
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$31.25

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$253.90

As of Aug 18, 2026. Market Open.

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