BUY

Still believes in it. It was the first streaming company and continues to improve while it expands globally. Its content continues to improve too. He loves HBO, for example, but Netflix is improving more. Comcast and Disney are fighting for market share, but Netflix is still winning. Add to your position.

WATCH

It's on his "bench." It's a difficult, volatile market to be in (fertilizer). The name doesn't have enough pull for him to buy, though he's watching it. Population growth should be a tailwind, but the stock price is too high.

COMMENT

Silver or gold? This space isn't his specialty. He plays silver or gold through ETFs, American ETF, GOAU-N. He owns Franco-Nevada and Silver Wheaton. He has no preference for either metal.

COMMENT

He recommended this in January. Don't bother with this anymore at your age (caller is 91). Disappointing. Move on.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick April 27, 2017, Down 2%) Has underperformed for three years. It's been in a tight $59-68 range. Still loves the name. The market's love will return, though he won't increase his holdings. Earnings are up. PE is nearly 24x forward. It does well through bad economic times. It's one of his biggest holdings. Doesn't feel their stores are oversaturating markets.

COMMENT

What are the costs in investing $11,000 in an ETF, including the "spread" and how does it compare to a mutual fund? It depends where you're investing, like at a discount brokerage. All Candian banks have a discount trading arm. About the spread, with an advisor you'll pay a higher commission. Don't put in a market order, but ask what the bid-ask spread is and wait on a bid. This is the lowest-cost way. An ETF will still be cheaper than a mutual fund.

DON'T BUY

It has several issues. For example, he thinks Siri is terrible and Alexa is incredible instead; and Apple Music doesn't stand a chance against Spotify. What really bothers him is that they hold so much cash and they've let these developments happen. He used to be a raving fan of Apple, but he's lukewarm now. He hasn't given up hope, though.

BUY

Loves it, though it's not a core holding. It's a perfect storm now with the Model S recall and self-driving accident that killed someone. Elon Musk has a vision of automating the whole process. He still likes it. He'd buy a small amount.

BUY

Loves this space (U.S. banks). He owns many of them. He'd add to ZUB here. Some U.S. banks, like JP Morgan, report earnings next week. Another catalyst is their trading revenue is expected to rise in a big way. Interest rates rising are anothe tailwind.

COMMENT

Short-seller Andew Left at Citron: Left is a good presenter. What bothers him is that Left has taken him out of some names (he got stopped out) like Shopify. Now, Left is attacking Nividia. It's bothersome, because there are over 30 analysts also commenting on these stocks. Why does Left get all the attention? Because pessimism carries a lot more weight than optimism. Pessimism sounds smart. Left's track record isn't that great.

DON'T BUY

He owns a large position in Comcast, which is causing him grief. Comcast and Disney are aggressively bidding on Sky News, because Sky is the UK leader in subscriptions, and Comcast and Disney ultimately want compete with Netflix. He's taken a step back from Disney and Comcast. He'd rather just own Netflix.

DON'T BUY

He owns a large position in Comcast, which is causing him grief. Comcast and Disney are aggressively bidding on Sky News, because Sky is the UK leader in subscriptions, and Comcast and Disney ultimately want compete with Netflix. He's taken a step back from Disney and Comcast. He'd rather just own Netflix.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick April 27, 2017, Up 12%) Has held up well, year to date, in a bad market and continues to own it. The U.S. market began the year overvalued, so emerging markets has fair value with the potential for growth.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick April 27, 2017, Down 19%) Sold his shares last spring. They had a terrible 2017, including a bad data breach in their app, massive unsold invenstory and failure to meet international growth target. He bought it when it was down and out, and that was a mistake.

BUY

XLY-US or XLF-US? January saw massive gains in the U.S., which was too much, too soon. So, he pulled back and held a lot of cash. Then, in early-Feb he bought both ETFs. He recommends buying both right now.