TOP PICK

As gold is out of favour, he loves this from a contrarian view. It is the best gold company with a great growth prospect up North. Gold will come back in favour at some point. When the US dollar weakens, gold will benefit. Yield 1.3%. (Analysts’ price target is $65.64)

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick June 27/17 Up 3%) Basically the return has been the dividend. He does not mind being paid to wait. They have had some good success in a couple of international ventures. It is trading at a cheaper valuation relative to its US peers. He continues to hold it. Yield 3%

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick June 27/17 Up 52%) The commodity cycle has come back and the dividend is great. Still a cheap stock relative to its US peers. At some point they will buy more, if the share price drops. Copper is short and the company is making good cash flow as global demand continues to grow in India and China.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick June 27/17 Up 2%) He no longer owns this as it did not perform as they had expected. It has become a pharmacy that merged with Aetna – now he does not know what the company strategy is going forward.