DON'T BUY
More and more money are flowing into the sector. As ETFs and larger players are investing in them the smaller players could be overlooked. They avoided investing in the space as valuations are very high and there are no clear strategies.
BUY
They don;t own any of the cable operators. The dividend is safe. A problem that they had for a while which was the under-funding of their corporate pension plan was cleared. If you are looking for an oligopoly with safe income this fits nicely.
HOLD
Sold it in April last year at $49 as their reported earnings were significant below street consensus. The stock has come down quite a lot. It has a nice yield. He thinks it is going to be kind of dead money in terms of capital appreciation for 12 - 18 months. The UK purchase is transformational for them and it is good financially. The dividend is safe.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 28/18, Down 19%) He has been disappointed. They don't have control over oil price. operationally they have grown their earnings 2% YoY and production is up 11% YoY. Their refineries are running very well. Great operator. 40 years + reserves. Best of breed integrated oil company.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 28/18, Up 16%) It has been sort of their steady-eddy bond proxy. It is a defensive value play as retail is under pressure. Pays close to a 6% dividend. They are involved in redevelopment
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 28/18, Up 8%) For all the angst over banks and consumer leverage and housing they have grown earnings 6% YoY. they pay 4% dividend yield. They are the leader in Canada in personal and commercial and grew at mid-single digit pace. Very comfortable with this one still.
BUY
Forecasting commodities prices is very difficult. Copper in particular which is one if the main metals that this company produces has been low. If we get a soft landing then copper demand should pick up. China has been a bigger consumer and that demand is going to be there even at a lower growing pace. They are involved in many projects that will increase production in the future. The stock has been choppy as they had a sort of a Board coup with an activist investor being involved. Longer term the stock price will follow the fundamentals.
DON'T BUY
It has a strong position but in an industry that is in a secular decline. In the US we are seeing the same. The box office is not growing so they need to increase the ancillary revenues. He likes the strategy of the rec room and increase sales in liquor and pop corn. Still not enough for him to be a sleep well at night stock. (Analysts’ price target is $31.05)
DON'T BUY
Most gold producers are serial destroyers of capital. Gold is kind of an anti-US dollar hedge and there is a benefit in owning in the portfolio.
DON'T BUY
They sold it because they are involved in a $3.5B mega project in Alberta that will take 3-4 years to finalize and start generating the $500M expected.
BUY
It is the kind of stock to buy in a pullback. Lots of respect for the company. It is timely here.
TOP PICK

Largest bank in Canada and largest company in Canada and one of the ten largest banks in the world. Well diversified. Core part of their portfolio. Well governed oligopoly. It operates the leading wealth management business in the country. They are leaders in digital and AI. Dividend yield is 4% and grows at a 7% clip a year. Very comfortable buying it now. (Analysts’ price target is $111.21)

TOP PICK
It has been a ten-bagger since the IPO. Had a couple of tough quarters in the last year. A new addition in their portfolio. 1,200 stores in Canada. They are excellent at logistics, procurement and merchandising. They have a joint-venture in Central America with an option to take control of Dollar City next year. A good entry point. (Analysts’ price target is $44.67)
TOP PICK
They continue to be highly profitable in the packaging business. They have grown earnings ten fold over the last decade. They had been struggling with their input costs but that is behind now. Estimated P/E is 22. Buy with confidence here. (Analysts’ price target is $67.33)