PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, May 25, 2017, Up 29%) Great retail operations in Canada and U.S. They increased their dividend 10% this year, and boast the lowest payout of all the Canadian banks. They'll continue to do well, given their U.S. presence and interest rates rises.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, May 25, 2017, Up 64%) They're getting taken out by Brookfield Infrastructure. Had grown their dividend, too. Very happy with this.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, May 25, 2017, Up 5%) Basically flat this year. They're doing what they're supposed to be doing and are outperforming their peers. Increased their dividend. He stands by it.

COMMENT

They've done acquisitions in the US and UK. They own the market in Canada and had to expand beyond. They paid a rich price for their purchaes. Well-managed and is growing its dividend.

BUY

Great company. Owns NPI instead. AQN has moved more into the U.S. (than NPI) and wind. energy. Offers good growth with fine dividend growth.

COMMENT

Struggling like most consumer product companies. Revenue is flat/down. Streamlining assets will take time. It's paying 32% of earnings, so the dividend is safe, but it won't rise much.

HOLD

A mortgage- and loan-heavy bank, so it's more volatile than the big banks. But volatility is opportunity. Don't trade out of this for one to buy one of the big guys. Just stick with it.

HOLD

Follows it. Well-managed with a decent yield. Very conservative managers. But what happens when the two big shareholders retire or move on? Hold on.

BUY

Likes it. There was concern they didn't have enough growth in the next few years, but NPI thenwent out and secured contracts in Taiwan. Buut that was too far, so then signed contracts in Germany. It pays a safe, decent yield. Conservative balance sheet. They've proved they can bring projects on time and under budget.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Pays a meager dividend, since it's a growth company. Same store sales guidance was lower than what the street expected, so the stock was hammered last week. It's still a great company with a good balance sheet and expansion plans. See what happens in the next few weeks and peck away at it.

HOLD

Been slumping lately, but a great company with a fine track record. The emerging markets, where their investments are, are pressuring this stock. The Enercare purchase is good. Stick with it.

COMMENT

A long-term holding for him.. It has increased its dividends a lot over history, though the recent share price is lagging its peers. Dividend increases are going down. A few acquisitions like Manitbo Tel, could wring out some synergies, but there are no new purchaes to support future dividend growth.

COMMENT

News flash: Trump imposes new tariffs to China, starting at 10% for the rest of 2018, then 25% This isn't good. This is Trump's way of pushing things along to get China to the table. But Trump's time horizon is November, the U.S. midterms, while China's is much longer. Also, China vows to retaliate.

DON'T BUY

With the Ontario government still owning a big part of this, he's avoided it. There's no difference between the old and new boards. A U.S. acqusition is on hold, perhaps out of worry--the new board has to decide whether to go ahead or now. Their transmission side is coming up for regulatory hearings next year which could be difficult.

HOLD

LIkes it. They did a purchase in Canada, though it traditionally has diversified outside Canada. But they found it hard to buy good properties in Europe where offshore gas operations are declining. Instead, they bought some cheap assets in Canada. Debt has put pressure on the stock. Pays a safe dividend. He'll hold onto it.