PARTIAL BUY

They do robotics and logistics, like ensuring quality control on assembly lines. They're starting to get contracts from airports. Hit $72, but now in the $50s per share. Q4 is always tough for them. Take a half a position and watch it. They have over 1,000 outstanding patents.

DON'T BUY

Down 30% in 2018. They've been cost-cutting, selling assets and fired the CEO. Also, US banks are enjoying interest rate hikes, but not Europe's banks because interest rates aren't moving. DB doesn't have a model for good capital allocation and its underwriting is not great. Net interest income growth was -15% last year. Poor earnings in last quarter. You're speculating on this as a turnaround play. Risky. Other banks are safer.

DON'T BUY

if you buy for the yield, then you won't get much else. If the yield doesn't rise, then inflation will grind away at it. Who knows when the WGL deal in the U.S. gets done, if it does? Doesn't see stock price appreciation. No downside protection here either. So, he'd rather buy its bonds.

COMMENT

Grandfather buying for (grand)children's future? Start conservatively, like TD which offers dividend growth with Canadian and US operations which can benefit from rising interest rates in either country. Also CN Rail. Don't gamble with, say, a marijuana stock which could go under. A TD Bank won't.

BUY

Grandfather buying for (grand)children's future? Start conservatively, like TD which offers dividend growth with Canadian and US operations which can benefit from rising interest rates in either country. Don't gamble with, say, a marijuana stock which could go under. A TD Bank won't.

PARTIAL BUY

Andrew Left (Citron) shorted it at $130. When will their earnings come out? Maybe 2020. So, you'll have to stomach volatility and be patient. It doesn't help that the short-seller is attacking them again, though he likes Shopify's defence. Still holds this, though he has sold some. He could dollar-cost average down the road.

DON'T BUY

All semi-conductors are getting hit. Rose 50% over the part year, and now dropping 10%. Not a fans of semis. Expect more cyclicality and volatility, if you hold. Holding is fine. These stocks can drop quickly.

COMMENT

Market. He is hoping the Ontario budget will show some tax relief and improvement on the provincial debt, but doubts it will come. He hopes there will be something for small business owners dealing with rising taxes and electricity charges.

COMMENT

How are you dealing with higher market volatility? He tries to understand the companies they invest in and try to determine fair market value. So when the market volatility negatively impacts good companies, they will step in and buy. They currently have between 5-7% cash available at any time, which is higher than the 1-2% level when market volatility is lower. They play defensively by favouring dividend paying stocks that show growth in their dividends.

COMMENT

How will REIT distributions be impacted by higher interest rates? It depends on the health of the sector. A hotel REIT in a growing economy can see earnings continue to grow and not be impacted as much by higher interest rates. It also depends on the health of the balance sheet. How much debt is on a floating rate? Generally speaking, rising short term interest rates are an indicator of an improving economy. He does not think the rise in interest rates will be much higher and companies with good balance sheets and good cash flows will be able to fund distributions.

COMMENT

They are one of the largest producers of OSB boards and it is tied closely to the US housing cycle. There have been rumours that one of the new OSB plants was having trouble getting started up. Overall a good company, but it is highly cyclical.

DON'T BUY

Think of this as a conglomerate that acquires businesses and collects a royalty. He prefers to buy one business and understand that really well. Historically conglomerates have traded at a discount, so they have never held it. They have had issues with the rural Sears property they acquired.

DON'T BUY

Several months ago they brought in a new CEO and has yet to see a substantive change. He would prefer Sunlife or Great West Life instead.

BUY

He thinks management has done a great job. Walmart represents about 22% of their revenues. They have a great new development just north of Toronto. Very good managers with a 6% yield. They have room to develop existing properties in areas where real estate values have increased.

HOLD

This company owned about 40% of GGP (a major US retail mall operator) and raised their offer to purchase more. He thinks their investment in GGP is good. The units trade at a discount to NAV. He would hold on to this for long term appreciation.