COMMENT
How to invest $100,000 over 6-12 month horizon? That's a short term. Get invested, because markets worldwide, especially emerging, are down now. He suggests getting into an emerging market ETF, but talk to an advisor about allocation. Canadian banks are good to buy on a pullback, because they're an oligopoly. The U.S. markets have also pulled back, though much as much as other regions. For 6-12 months, you're a trader, not an investor, so look at emerging markets to trade.
BUY
The U.S. banks will have another run. He prefers another American bank, but Citi is fine. There'll be tailwinds, not headwinds for American banks after this correction. You can add to Citi now.
PARTIAL BUY
He owns nothing in this sector, because international money isn't flowing into this sector. They are strategically placed. Look at this if you are long-term only. KEY isn't a bad choice.
BUY
Well-run and he will buy more. It's been pulled back so now is a buying opportunity. An integrated company that does entertainment and delivers toys as a package.
BUY
A very good bank with better numbers (sometimes) than the big 5. It has a clearing corp that he uses; it settles the back-office trades for most of the independents in Canada, totalling $250 billion that NA settles for. Well-run. Weathered this correction well. Pays a higher dividend than the big 5. A very good hold. Sees no weaknesses.
BUY
A trading stock, not a long-term hold. Still no clarity about what Airbus is doing. Caught in the current pullback. Get a good position and throw the dart.
COMMENT
When will we get back into the interest-rate sensitive stocks? We're in a bear market for interest rates for long time. Not just a year or two. Inside those cycles are smaller cycles--maybe you can step into them. Utilities are full of debt, and interest rates will rise for the next decade or two, even. These stocks will face headwinds for a long time.
COMMENT
Is it a good time to invest in cannabis stocks? It's a trade, not long-term investments. It's like the tech bubble of the late-90s: no sales, no revenues, balance sheets were cash until they were all spent. Sure, there will be winners that'll survive, but others that'll go to zero (i.e. Nortel). The valuations are NOT cheap. Trade, trade, trade. Not an investment. He's not in this space at all.
BUY
It looks very good, though it's not cheap. He sold his shares, because the metrics didn't work, but they continue to grow yet keep their margins. They're in a volatile space though. An excellent stock. It needs to correct more before he re-buys it. You can trade this, but can also invest in it.
TOP PICK
He hasn't been in materials for a long time, so this holding is new for him. TECK is in coal which is stable because they sell it to the Japanese who are long-term buyers. TECK is also in copper and the Oil Sands. Prices will be okay for oil. They've added a lot debt to the balance sheet, but he bought it because they're paying it off and can manage it. The materials cycle will start again; he's confident the tariff situation will resolve itself soon. It's had a big pullback. but boasts a clean balance sheet while earnings will grow. Emerging markets will turn around. (Analysts’ price target is $40.17)
TOP PICK
Has long owned this. It's corrected and he bought because the US banks will do well as America normalizes its yield curve. Pays a 2.2% yield. Regulations are still coming off that will benefit all banks. has the potential to increase dividends and earnings. He's added to his position recently. His favourite U.S. bank. (Analysts’ price target is $34.41)
TOP PICK
Likes it for its Millennial demographic play; they will be buying homes and fixing them up. Good earnings growth, well-run and have been increasing their dividend in recent years. This should reach past highs again. (Analysts’ price target is $212.59)
BUY
Lloyds vs. ING among European banks? Loves and owns ING. Their capital ratios look great. The Dutch government fined them in the last quarter. All Euro banks in the past were bailed out by government, but ING has come back in gangbusters. He prefers ING to Lloyds. Lloyds still has the Brexit overhang. All European banks are now cheap (book value, PE). Now is a buying opportunity both stocks.
COMMENT
The US Midterms--happening today--are usually bad for the incumbents. Tomorrow, we could have a rally because there's so much liquidity given the U.S. tax cut, artificially low interest rates. If the Democrats control both houses, liquidity would diminish and be bad for markets though. Also, there could be gridlock ahead in Washington but good for markets, because there'd be no interference from either party. Commodities should rise on a valuation basis. The commodities complex id priced near/at the price of production. Also, commodities are also economically sensitive--we are in the 9th year of an economic recovery and he can't see this lasting. Also, Americans and Canadians make the mistake from looking at the world economy through an American lens. We should consider MANY parts of the world instead.
DON'T BUY
It's been really hammered through production shortfalls. It looks cheap, but investors question how they can allocate capital effectively.