COMMENT

It's done well as it continues to trend higher. It's been a great name. News about them being banned from China worries investors, but in this space this is one of the best stocks. Put a stop loss on it. He likes this.

SELL ON STRENGTH

It's had a tough time and only recently has moved higher. He has bought and sold it. Facebook is a better buy. Take profits. Expected 30% growth rate, but its forward PE is rich. Put a stop loss or wait. Hard to say if this will be bought out.

SELL ON STRENGTH

It's had a tough time and only recently has moved higher. He has bought and sold it. Facebook is a better buy. Take profits. Expected 30% growth rate, but its forward PE is rich. Put a stop loss or wait. Hard to say if this will be bought out.

TRADE

Over three years, it's been sideways. He sold his shares because valuations were stretched. The CFO is retiring, they're shutting some US stores, and strong competition overseas. True, they've gotten into juices and other areas which has helped, but consumers can always switch to another brand. Be careful with this now. Watch their next report; their last quarter was weak.

BUY

He likes it. It's a good way to own U.S. stocks that are dividend growers which can keep pace with rising interest rates. But if trade tensions continue, then all bets are off. He still recommends this.

HOLD

Telecoms should be owned later when the economy retracts. This stock has been sideways, though has a decent growth rate. He may buy this in a few years. But it's okay to hold this purely for the dividend, but don't expect share price growth.

HOLD

It pays a good dividend, but interest rates are risingand that will hurt this. If you can withstand the volatility in this stock, you'll still receive that dividend. Consider a stop loss.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, June 29, 2017, Up 0.4%) The U.S. financials have slipped since the January peak, but he'll continue to hold this. Trading at 0.9x price to book, one of the cheapest among its peers. Last week, they passed their stress test, and said they will raise their dividends. Also, they will continue to buy back shares. But if the tide changes with a U.S. slowdown, this will get hurt. But it's good for now.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, June 29, 2017, Up 32%) He bought this when Amazon announced it would get into this space, so he bought it cheap. he recently sold it at a profit. It's a little expensive now. Buy on a dip. High valuation despite good same-store sales. If Costco improves their digital sales, they will compete well against Amazon.

COMMENT

He likes this long-term. He took profits last fall. Their parks and studios are doing well, but ESPN is a worry with a lot of cord-cutting. That's why the stock has been stock the last few years. Disney is trying to acquire 21st Fox as a response. They had to do this, had to get into streaming. Can they execute well to go against Netflix?

BUY

This is pretty simple and straightfoward: it covers the S&P 500. There's no hedging in this. It comes down to how you look at the markets now. Himself, he really likes the S&P 500 as a place to invest in. The wild card are rising trade tensions. He believes there will be a resolution at some point. VFV charges only 8 basis points.

COMMENT

He holds this. They're diversifying into the Rec Room and golfing. The stock is basing now. The dividend is safe and generous at 5.8%. Maybe put a stop loss based on your risk tolerance, maybe using the old lows. Yes, it's been a slight disappointment, but there are better movies this year that'll help their box office.

COMMENT

Canadian vs. U.S. stocks: Given the exchange rate, is it worth buying U.S. stocks? He gets this question a lot. He says it's not a loss necessary. The U.S. has performed better than Canada in the past decade. He still likes the U.S. and holds most of his equities there. Tax reform and fiscal stimulus are tailwinds. NAFTA will be tougher on Canada than America. The S&P has returned twice as much than the TSX over the past two years.

BUY

He likes this long-term. It's like Amazon, mostly in e-commerce and the Cloud. Current negative sentiments about Chinese companies are only temporary. Compared to Tencent Holdings, Alibab is pretty close in terms of valuation and growth rates. He likes and owns both names. Alibaba has a huge runway, given the huge population of China.

COMMENT

A better time to own telecoms are in a slowdown; we're now in the late cycle. But some investors like dividends and this is good for that. This stock has moved sideways though, below its 200-day moving average. This sector is
very mature so competition is intense and may pressure their bottom line.