COMMENT

Unsure why it's dropped a lot lately, but he likes the fundamentals of the insurers. Interest rates are rising and people are living longer, so the lifecos can collect premiums for longer. There is rotation between lifecos and banks, and that
could be happening now. Thinks SLF is the best Canadian insurance stock and believes in the insurance industry long-term.

COMMENT

All forestry stocks are cyclical especially pulp and paper. If you stick with CAS and forestry, then diversify your portfolio instead to something less cyclical, at least non-paper stocks but are in forestry if you want to stay in this space.

PARTIAL SELL

Owned it for a long time and it's done very well for him. People are still producing a lot of waste despite recycling. WCN is run well. Buy the dip. It's at 41x earnings, pricey. Hold or take some profits.

BUY

Brookfield's story is appreciation over time. It's been flat lately, but the dividend is solid. Brookfield companies are solid long-term companies. Dividend over 6%.

DON'T BUY

His favourite Canadian oil producer, but he sold all his oil producers six months ago, because Canadians can't get world prices for oil. He bought U.S. producers instead, because they get that world price. Canadians have failed to
build pipelines. There will come a time when we will have pipelines, but that time looks far off.

DON'T BUY

It's late cycle for TECK and related minerals companies. He owns very little in this space because he doesn't see upside. TECK itself is a good company.

COMMENT

Great bank, though he owns more of TD, because of its U.S. exposure. RY is extremely well-managed. You can't go wrong owning it. But if RY is too big a part of your portfolio, sell some of it and buy a U.S. bank like JPM. Note: Canadian dividends pay better dividends and benefit from Canada's dividend tax credit, whereas you're taxed more on U.S. banks. He sees more upside with American banks, but check with your accountant and advisor about the taxes first. Otherwise, but another Canadian bank.

COMMENT

Owned it for a long time. Then, ALA got into trouble. He's now wait and see with ALA. The market needs to get their head around their earnings and how sustainable their 10% dividend is. Be careful here.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick Aug. 9, 2018, Down 8%) Adding to it and still believes in it. They've bought firms good and integrating them well. They play into e-commerce. DSG is good at crossing borders so they can partner with companies who need someone to manage the paperwork and logistics. And the more complex trade agreements become, the more Descartes will benefit.

TOP PICK

Rising interest rates, good management and it's currently off its highs, so a good time to enter this. Also, the U.S. is at full employment. There's room to move. He thinks the US Fed will do three more 0.25% hikes, which won't kill the economy or housing market. (3.0% dividend yield, Analysts' price target: $124.09)

TOP PICK

They've done a great job expanding, including a big, very recent purchase in the Caribbean. They can go global. It's a steady business and well-managed. (2.5% dividend yield, Analysts' price target: $50.43)

TOP PICK

This is part of his plan to invest more in four U.S. sectors including tech. He expects growth in cell phones; management predicts high-single-digit growth. (2.2% dividend yield, Analysts' price target: $106.76)