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They didn’t have a great quarter. The wholesale business was down whereas retail was higher. In the US it is doing exceptionally well. Investment Banking is doing very well also but they are not huge in this area. But the stock has been doing very well for a long time.

Is this a good time to get out of all the pipelines? If oil goes up Canadian Stocks and pipeline companies will do well. We have this problem in Canada that we have this great resource and we cannot move it. It is not an easy problem to solve. But pipelines that have the assets in the ground are more valuable because of this. This is why we own Enbridge (ENB-T).

The problem with this company is that it is a slow growth business. In the tech world there are companies that grow much faster. There are better opportunities out there where you are not paying a huge multiple for them.

(A Top Pick June 22/17 - Down 29%) Sold it a while ago. They liked the model. They made a bad deal that put him in an alert and they also bought something in the US that didn’t make sense.

(A Top Pick June 22/17 - Down 3%.) Still believe in it. They bought Aetna and that brought some issues with debt and integration. He thinks that they will start to execute well.

(A Top Pick June 22/17 - Up 12%.) Up 21% including the dividends. The largest private equity company in the world. They have $100 billion in cash as firepower. In the US there is a big push from pension plans to go to alternative asset classes.

They own Tim Hortons and Burger King and Popeye’s. These are the guys that own Kraft Heinz Company (KHC-Q) and G3 as well. They are known for cost cutting. Last quarter BK did very well but TH not so much. They have been trying to grow in the US and that has been more challenging that expected. But they are very good operators and he thinks they are going to buy something else.

This is a brand that is going to be around for many years. Products are very high end. They are doing a good job at selling things online. A global brand and a sock that is going to do very well in the long run.

The problem is that it is a car company run by a guy that doesn’t understand the manufacturing aspect. A high cap ex industry. It has overpromised and underdelivered. The CEO has been very erratic. Burning too much cash.

The problem with this company and all these clothing stores is that it is very difficult to compete. Space is expensive. The ones that do well are the ones that go online. They are fighting a very difficult secular trend that is happening in the industry.

Incredible company. Executes incredibly well. These guys are very smart. They understand when things are cheap and have the firepower to execute on that.

Would this be a defensive position in the portfolio? Not sure if this is a defensive stock. He doesn’t own any non-Canadian oil company because there are many good ones in Canada. He prefers Canadian companies and consumer staple companies for a defensive position.

Own it for a long time. Very cheap. Have great growth prospects. Well capitalized. Trades at 1.1 times book and 10 times next year earnings. Regulation is coming down. Yield of 1.9%. They have a great global franchise. He likes that they are returning a lot of capital to shareholders via buybacks and they are increasing their dividends. (Analysts’ price target is $34.39)

A great story. Trading at 18 times earnings. Dividend yield 1.6%. it was a tough industry for many years, but it is much better now. Hard to replicate their network. They are overcoming their customer service problems. (Analysts’ price target is $117.09)

Great Canadian company. California Closets, College Pro Painters are some of their brands. They are also in the property management business. It is a very capital light business with no fixed assets. Generate very high free cash flows. Very good story in the US. The one thing to worry is their labor costs but hey execute extremely well. (Analysts’ price target is $109.26)