DON'T BUY
There was a very, very convincing short seller report as a video a couple of years ago. What they need is a huge investor to come in. He does not want to own any of the big ones. In order to be a winner at this you need to partner up with someone big.
COMMENT
They were once the victim of a short seller report and they came out unharmed. Companies that acquire a lot like they do tend to blow up but they have done smart acquisitions, and maintained and increased their dividend. It would be nice to see more insider buying.
DON'T BUY
It is not a good entry point. They got hit when governments were not reimbursing as much for prescriptions. They seem to have stabilized that. He is nervous about it.
TOP PICK

They are well funded and have lots of room to grow. It is a terrific franchise to own for the long time. (Analysts’ price target is $64.00)

TOP PICK
All electric buses. Vans to double deckers. There is tremendous interest from all levels of governments. The transit authorities are terrified of ride-share services. The more aggressive ones are moving into this and need smaller buses. This is their biggest seller. (Analysts’ price target is $4.01)
TOP PICK
They distribute food and food items to restaurants. They have lots of debt and margins that have shrunk. They sold off a wholesale division to pay down debt. He thinks they will get the debt down to near zero. Insiders have bought a lot of stock. He'd like to buy more. (Analysts’ price target is $0.65)
COMMENT
The markets liked the trade news today. People are getting used to being off-balance with Trump. He himself holds a basket of 11 diverse (through geography and asset class) funds that he rebalances every 6-18 months. He still holds mutual funds that are ETF-like with low MER and good tax efficiency. He is critical of traditonal, high-cost mutual funds, but he likes mutual funds that charge a low cost and are diversified. Areas he likes for the rest of 2019 are the US and Canada, but not Europe.
COMMENT
How to catch up on unused $51,000 TFSA contribution room? TFSAs are vital for low-income people. Put money in monthly into a basket of ETFs, like $500 ($6,000 yearly). Then you can save up and buy an ETF and diversified portfolio. A regular $500 contribution means you don't miss this money.
BUY
You get the large-cap TSX names. It bottomed at Christmas, rose, had a bad May and rising this month. This is a single-take solution for Canadian stocks. A caveat: these are large-caps, not small, but this should do well.
COMMENT
Preferred shares If your goal is growth, then buy growth stocks and not dividend-growing ones. The preferreds--many like them for their diversification from common stocks. He doesn't have a strong opinion or buys these oftens. Don't worry if your preferreds are down these days.
BUY
He likes it. Japan hit its all-time highs 30 years ago yet hasn't returned there. They're in no-man's land now. As a result, products like this cover Asia--except Japan. If you like emerging markets, this is a good way to do it.
BUY

ZWU or ZWE Both are good defensive strategies. ZWE: He's not that bullish on Europe, but at least you get income from writing the covered calls here. ZWU: Utilities are much less volatile and more stable, yet expose you to Europe. If you belive in Europe and playing defence, then both ETFs are fine. These two ETFs are highly correlated, rising and falling together. Note that utilities are risk-off, not for you if you have long-term bullish.

BUY
Costs only 8 basis points. This follows the S&P 500, easy. A good index product at a super-low price.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Apr 08/19, Down 6%) He's long-term with EM (20 years) and he still likes this space. EM valautions are very low, yet there's strong GDP growth with an emerging middle class. VEE includes nearly 30 countries including China, India, Mexico and Hungary.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Apr 08/19, Down 1%) This ETF is based on Nobel Prize winning behavioural scientific research about human overreaction to market moves. BHAV capitalizes on the irrational foibles/mistakes of traders (i.e. an earnings miss that results in a 10% drop).