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The company’s production is 75% natural gas. Book value is $5.83 with a cash flow last year of $0.73. The price at time of interview was $1.83. In 2009, this stock went from $2.38 to $21.56 within two years. His one-year target is $7. (Analysts’ price target is 3.04$)

BUY

Likes this. Always has. They have non-Canadian assets in Europe--he likes this. Just increased the dividend, too. A good one to own. Solid management. 6.7% dividend.

BUY

A lot of these companies are cheap now, so they're at a good entry point. Also, insiders are buying it. Has a $13.50 target. He'd like to own it. Well-managed. Sector will enjoy an upside with the rising price of gold.

COMMENT

China denominating oil contracts in its currency is a game-changer, because of the convertibility to gold. History shows that whenever governments take on debts it cannot pay back, it resolves this by changing the currency reserve, which today is the US dollar, and in the 1930s was the UK pound. Now, it's the Chinese Yuan. This has massive consquences for the global economy. China thinks, all the infrastructure projects are in our backyard, so why do we need the dollar? It is re-monitizing all the gold it has taken from the west since 2008.

COMMENT

Price of Gold fixed to the U.S. dollar? He's working under the assumption that central banks have been manipulating the price of gold. Gold should be trading north of $2,000 and as high as $5,000, based on inflation and geopolitical events. If gold was this high, then investors wouldn't be running to the Dow as much. China has benefitted from this manipulation by buying gold in western and central banks. We should see a rise in gold's price in the future.

COMMENT

Junior Gold? At the recent PDAC he sensed a difference. All the producers he met are extremely well-positioned. Anyone producing now with low-cost production in quality areas has been making a lot of cash flow and balance sheets. The cost reductions of 2014-5 have since kicked in and those companies are now really benefitting. Now's the time for good stock-picking among all gold producers, including the juniors. His criteria: solid managment, low-cost production and geopolitical location of their properties.

COMMENT

Has a $7.25 target. We need rentals, which is where its cash flow comes from. Sustainable 6.3% yield. He hadn't heard of breaking news that Electra America proposes to acquire Pure at US$7.59 (CDN$9.79) per share.

BUY

With their big property anchored by grocery stores, does Slate stand a chance against rising interest rates and Amazon entering the grocery space? Consolidation (Amazon buying Whole Foods) is occuring which is an inflation play--the big food stores pass on inflation to consumers. (Also, good REITs are going private and leaving the market, which is a concern.) His firm has a buy signal on this.

COMMENT

Some of their Mexico properties have geo-politcal risk, though he likes Mexico as a whole to mine. They have cash and are getting this Mexico mine into production. They just had an EPS miss. This could be a buying opportunity.

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A steady grower. FNV is not just gold, even have a bit of oil. Likes the dividend structure where dividend increases as cash flow rises. (Analysts' price target $109.80)

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This should be trading much higher. They just acquired Primero Mining and upgraded resources estimate with production rising. Costs remain steady. Has enjoyed a great run since 2015. Great entry point now. (Analysts' price target $11.16)

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He likes blockchain which will force a massive re-structuring of the financial industry. Hive was the first company to go public with Ethereum Mining Operation, involved in cryptocurrency mining. Fidelity has been buying Hive for its mutual funds. (Analysts' price target $3.54)