(A Top Pick Sep 04/18, Down 5%) It's industrials and utilities in water. He's not surprised this is under water because industrials are down. As climate change worsens, governments will need to invest heavily in water infrastructure (due to flooding and drought). He has no problem adding to his position.
It's too small for him. He prefers larger companies. It pays a big dividend over 8%. Definitely a riskier green utility. They own geothermal projects in Nicaragua. Geothermal is commendable with great potential, but PIF owns only a few projects. He needs to see more projects and diversification for him to buy. That high dividend means limiting their growth.
Is the dividend safe? Stable company. Their price to book is 2.41. (Above 3 is a red flag.) So, they can pay their dividend, yet acquire new projects.Their PE is 17. He hasn't seen any issues with PEGI. As long they keep earning those cash flows and pay that dividend, this is fine.
Canadian-dollar hedged green ETFs? Aside from the global water one, CWW, there isn't one on the TSX. (Mackenzie does offer a mutual fund in the F series.) Green ETFs are traded on US exchanges--Google Nobert's Gambit to lower the cross-border conversion fee.
We're making batteries as cheap as possible, and that means lithium. He expe expects growing demand for lithium in coming years. But given supply, the lithium price may fall or stay the same. Lithium is a commodity and he's cautious about commodities. The trend for e-cars may propel this stock and space. Be cautious.
They own the patent rights to OLEDs that they license. The new iPhone uses OLEDs. A play on organic LED lights that will completely dominate the next generation of cell phones, TVs and home lighting. OLEDs are the future of lighting. (Analysts’ price target is $133.20)
After cannabis legalization, we'll see a lot more cannabis growing and in turn offshoots. The waste from cannabis growers will have many uses, from food to clothing. Hemp is a magical plant with many, many uses. But you gotta be a little careful with HEMP and this sector because of volatility, but it looks promising for the future. He'd rather invest in the cannabis off-shoots then the producers; cannabis is a commodity and he's wary of commodities. Watch this space.
Tracks the broad U.S. market, basically swapping out the S&P, but it's the first ETF to be socially responsible, fossil fuel- and gun-free. Caveat: It haas few assets and limited volume. Use a limit order when buying. Maybe give this a little more time to add more assets. This is good for couch potatoes who want to passively invest away from oil. CVS and Starbucks are some of the holdings.
It's the first ETF that tracks the UN's sustainable development goals. Companies here align with one or more of those goals. You get broad international, including EM, exposure. The holdings aren't perfect (i.e. P&G), but it's the first attempt at an impact investing ETF.