TOP PICK
Top Picks include 3 bonds, short term, medium term and long term. BMW Corp. 3.22% due 3/28/13 bond. (Short Term) Company has a very good product offering. Improving margins. Weak euro favours them.
TOP PICK
Top Picks include 3 bonds, short term, medium term and long term. CDP Financial 4.6% due July 2020. (Medium Term) Carries the largest pension fund in Canada.
TOP PICK
Top Picks include 3 bonds, short term, medium term and long term. 6.4% 11/2039 bond. (Long term) This is a company that he feels comfortable with. Have good traction and are gaining market share.
COMMENT
Medium term Canada Housing Trust bonds? As an alternative to government bonds, it makes sense from a credit risk standpoint. From a valuation standpoint they would prefer provincials, which gives a higher premium and the credit risk is very limited.
BUY
7.25% Feb/17 bonds. Good idea to trade lower grade bonds to minimize risk? These are junk (BB’s) bonds. Makes sense to trade down to pick up additional yield but you don’t want to get too far down the credit structure such as CCC’s. Pretty stable company.
COMMENT
Capital Trust II bonds callable 12/31/2012 due 2025 with a 6.792 coupon rate. Likelihood of them being called on 12/31/2012? Very high probability as banks have always called them even during a crisis. Banks are over capitalized right now.
COMMENT
7.768% bond due 4/8/19? Risk currently is dilution. Doesn't see any default risk. Once company issues equity or reduces dividend there should be an improvement in these bonds. Fairly priced right now. Prefers buying lower dollar bonds.
BUY
Canadian corporate bond ETF. Individual investors need to have a diversified portfolio and ETF’s are a good way to go as they have lower management fees.
BUY
1-5 yr Ladder Corp Bond ETF. Individual investors need to have a diversified portfolio and ETF’s are a good way to go as they have lower management fees.
BUY
Corporate Bond ETF. Individual investors need to have a diversified portfolio and ETF’s are a good way to go as they have lower management fees.
HOLD
2020 bond yielding just under 5%. Was this a mistake going this long? Canadian investors usually don't like buying bonds longer than 5 years because of fears of running out of reserves. He is comfortable with these bonds.
BUY
Chart shows a low in March 09 and in 2010 forming a double bottom. Distance between the 200 day moving average and the lows is almost the same indicating the stock has been drastically oversold. He would think the worst is over.
DON'T BUY
Obviously range bound. Market is worried about the price of crude, can the company make money regardless of the price of crude and if they can digest the Petrocan assets. If you want to you can trade the range of roughly $31-$35. Thinks there are better places to be.
BUY
Chart shows a good upward move from Sept/09 to early Jan/10 followed by a sideways move to the beginning of July. It then moved up again. Climbing higher. A beneficiary of risk aversion.
TOP PICK
Global Agriculture ETF. Thinks the agriculture theme has got legs. Global population is expected to grow by roughly 50% in the next 20-30 years. This is a long-term play.