HOLD

Stay with it. He is working on analysis of it now. He likes the company and the assets. It has some of the best engineering teams for recovery. You are looking at a potential double over the next 4 to 5 years.

COMMENT

He is bullish on natural gas and in the future he will be bullish on oil. Differentials are a problem, as is egress of the commodity. They are buying back stock right now. They have really no debt. He I warming up to the story.

TOP PICK

A Nat gas play. These stocks are right in the dog house. Production is up from last year. It is 54% leveraged which is better than before and better than other companies. These things have been thrown out but people are going to be surprised by how well they do over the next 3 to 5 years. It could be a $20 stock. (Analysts’ target: $1.53).

TOP PICK

A good balance sheet, under 50 % debt. A big Canadian and big US presence. It is a very cheap stock. It is trading significantly below book value. (Analysts’ target: $2.67).

TOP PICK

They have tripled production. Egypt and Morocco. Production has gone up more than the stock. (Analysts’ target: $1.36).

N/A

Oil. We are in the bottoming phase of the market. The US is taking all the growth in global oil production. OPEC countries are already shipping more oil to the states. There is going to be a seasonal pull back in oil. He thinks he will be bullish on oil sometime next year. He expects a multi-year bull market starting then for 5 years or so.

WATCH

The problem is that they were a growth story and got into some trouble when prices went down. Now you are looking at a company trading at a significant discount to book value. He is not looking at much growth this year in production. Debt went up last quarter to 48%. He likes the stock and thinks he will recommend it when oil goes up.

BUY

People criticize it for their debt. They are only 33% debt to capital position. He thinks it is an attractive story. His target is $3.06 this year. They are 96% gas. If LNG comes on line, it will need gas. Under $2 PONY-X will be a great buy.

DON'T BUY

It has a decent balance sheet but some operations are in difficult places. It is a high beta stock and will do well when the cycle turns. The company has some assets that are going to under-perform for some time to come. There are more attractive names.

DON'T BUY

It is a very good company. They have very high debt. The balance sheet is severely stressed. There are other names you can go to.

BUY

ZWH-T & ZPW-T are a defensive strategy but what is the favourite go to strategy for the S&P 500. VTI-N is the ETF that echoes this strategy.

COMMENT

If you want to replace it, he would look at ZWU-T because it gives you all the Telco's. It gives you a couple in the US as well as pipelines and utilities. He is not looking for a lot more downside. It pays north of 6%.

COMMENT

He's not rattled by current headlines. The stories in the back of the newspaper are more important than the front page. A news item is shocking at first, but people get used to that news or forget it. Also, people focus on the negative more than the positive, and the negative can be positive in the investing world, such as a collapse in oil prices doesn't trigger an economic collapse (rising oil does, actually). The bond proxies like utilities, REITs and telecoms are not attractive. Rates are rising and there's no growth in these stocks. He's also worried about the bond market and gold. Instead, buy cyclicals instead of defensives, like healthcare and technology, stocks that benefit from a strengthening economy.

DON'T BUY

He doesn't see the Gap different from other garment retailers; it's not special. He owns Lululemon instead, who have enjoyed strong growth. Go for growth. Gap is a laggard. TJX is interesting.

DON'T BUY

He's not positive on cars as a whole now. Electrification is a trend, yes. There will be more e-cars, batteries and maybe hybrids. That said, Tesla needs to raise capital constantly and and has no plans to create cash flow. Can Elon Musk succeed? He's innovative, so it's possible. But the car space is too risky for him. How big will be the car market be in light of ride-sharing? Car sales may even shrink in the future. (However, battery technology is attractive.)