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Markets. This US administration came in after the election with a lot of fanfare and there was a spike in value stocks. They sold off with broken promises and have been replaced with a selection of growth stocks. People are worried about the US economy. Earnings season was fine. If you look at the broad market, S&P100 are up 9%, S&P Midcaps are up 2% and S&P small caps are down 2%. It is a few mega caps that have been driving it. The TSX is down 2% like the broader US market. There are not a lot of sectors that are working. A correction won’t necessarily mean a bear market. The high yield space has had some stress and Canadian equities have been trending lower since May. The US and Europe are the ‘last man standing’. He would happily take some risk off the table rather than sit back and watch a correction. The yield curve is flattening. Golds are picking up.

It is one of the few that has decent price momentum not just in the energy space. You can hold and not go broke while you wait. It has good ROEs and 6.7 times cash flow. If we get an oil price rebound this stock will lag it somewhat. (Analysts’ target: $14.75).

US home builders are the driver. It has good price momentum. It has great valuation. It is cyclical, but you aren’t paying a lot for it. (Analysts’ target: $50.00).

There has been a real knock at active management in the industry. These guys are the lowest cost provider of actively managed mutual funds. They have a 28% return on equity. This is quite a stable business. (Analysts’ target: $30.00).

Price momentum is not great. Valuation is not fantastic at 14 times. They issue a bit on the last quarter. They just were not able to grow at the previous pace.

Growth is good as is price momentum. They have done extremely well. He wants to see more quarterly results before buying it.

It did exceedingly well the last couple of years. It all peaked out in the spring this year. Price momentum is waning.

Great price momentum. Valuation is still not there. It is expensive and there is not a ton of earnings.

Its price momentum went sideways for a while. It scores in the top ten in terms of valuation now. 12 times PE and it recently beat expectations.

It had a great run, was a cheap stock and still is. Phenomenal balance sheet. They have room to move. Price momentum is the knock against them. They had a bad quarter and then more sellers brought out more sellers.

Preeminent growth stock. Solid price momentum, but it came off a little bit recently. It is very expensive. 50 times cash flow and a low ROE of 10 times. 240 times trailing price earnings. These stocks can have fairly substantial corrections.

They missed on their earnings. They have weak summer bookings, more competition with premium video on demand and a new startup in the US that offers $10 US for all you can consume movies. The challenge is that it is still not that cheap even after the selloff. They have no debt problem. It is still not cheap enough to get in front of.

It had an amazing run this year. It was a target of some short sellers, and then they missed on some earnings reports. It is the worst for price momentum. It is actually okay on valuation. It has a decent balance sheet. It is volatile and has poor price momentum.

(Top Pick Sep 2/16, Up 29.62%) He still likes it. He likes all the auto parts. It has strong price momentum and great valuation. 21% return on equity. 8 times PE. No net debt. Prices are discounting NAFTA news.

(Top Pick Sep 2/16, Down 3.15%) It has great valuation and is stable. They are doing more and more tuck-in acquisitions. They are still on the hunt for the ‘big’ acquisition. It is still cheap. 18% ROE. Price momentum is starting to wane. They can grow by acquisition.