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Insiders own a fairly large chunk of the stock and there have not been many share offerings. Management must invest directly in the stock – not just through stock options. They continue to deliver and have a great balance sheet. If you own it, you probably don’t want to sell it.

The stock has not done well and struggles to meet earnings expectations. Management itself became frustrated and put themselves up for strategic sale. It is worth holding to see what the reviews will be, but would not be a new buyer.

This is a top 5 company in the pipeline group. Dividend stocks are getting hurt by the fear of rising interest rates. This is a great company with a good record of increasing dividends. This is just the wrong sector right now. He would still hold it for the long term for diversification. Yield 5.3%.

They do recommend it in one of their portfolios. The health monitoring business is growing and he would like to see more contracts signed. There are risks as this has a high valuation. He likes the management team. It is a speculative buy.

This was a split-off company who struggles with a small market cap. He does not recommend this one. (Analysts’ price target is $0.35 )

This is a cannabis company that has a new product line for pets. He generally dislikes the sector and the associated valuations. You are betting this sector is going to explode and it is hard to know which companies will survive. It has a $600 million valuation on $20 million in sales.

This cannabis company has an advantage with its size. If they have started to make other acquisitions they can grow with scale. Their deal with Constellation Brands will allow them to grow internationally. Its valuation is just too high for him.

Costs are going up and revenues are going down. They have done many stock issues and not rewarded their investors. When production forecasts fall short of expectations investors will go elsewhere.

You can never go wrong with gaming – it is recession proof. It is a great BC company that has shifted into high growth mode. A well-run company who as bought back 22 million in shares that trades at 21 times earnings. It is looking to expand into Ontario in a big way. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $38.80 )

An international gaming company that only trades at 13 times earnings. They have sports gambling and has great growth potential. It has a cheap valuation at half the valuation level compared to its peers. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $43.47 )

They have bought back over 80 million shares over the recent years. They just make a $130 million acquisition, it trades at 10 times earnings, and is debt free – it is great value. Yield 0%. (Analysts’ price target is $12.18 )

(A Top Pick June 6/17 Up 26%). The balance sheet is good and growth is good. He actually expected a better return. They focus on one of the 40 processes to create semi-conductors.

(A Top Pick June 6/17 Up 9%). They continue to do acquisitions and the business is growing. Everytime there is bad weather this auto-body business does well. Over the next decade their business may be threatened by autonomous driving vehicles.

(A Top Pick June 6/17 Down 20%). They are sitting on $700 million in cash. They just have not done anything to attract investor interest. They have a solid management team. You may need to wait five years to see great returns. He is not worried about them doing the right acquisition, it may just take time. Revenues are only about $9 million.

US Fed Rate: there was talk if would they be more hawkish. But inflation data has gone into the 2% range while there's wage pressure. Inflation never stops at 2%, but keeps rising. So, the Fed hammers it down with rates to end this cycle. This cycle came out of the Recession 10 years ago, which needed extreme monetary measures to turn around the economy. So, this cycle has gone on longer. Instead of lower rates encouraging. What were great tailwinds are turning into headwinds for the economy and markets. He can see the bull case, but he's inclined to take the bear case. They raise rates so they have some dry powder in case they need it. Lately, he's been defensive, holding more cash and more short positions than long. It's been a fantastic earnings season, but we're seeing slowing growth and squeezed profit margins. This may have been the best quarter of the year. We're late in the game. If you're playing, be warned. He's cautious. Now reminds him of 2007 and the late-90s.