BUY
Dividend is good. The pipeline side is a utility so your money is safe. It went through some difficult times but it’s up and he would go with it for the dividends.
BUY
Brookfield property is where you want to go for the dividend. BIP.UN is more for growth. The dividend from the property side is quite safe and he would recommend it. Both are good company stocks. He likes the group in general.
BUY
Brookfield property is where you want to go for the dividend. BIP.UN is more for growth. The dividend from the property side is quite safe and he would recommend it. Both are good company stocks. He likes the group in general.
HOLD
Not a stock he owns. It’s taken a hit recently. The group has Popeye’s, Burger King and Tims. Tims hasn’t been doing well, though the other two are doing just fine. If you own the stock, don’t sell. Maybe a good time to add more to your position. The management is smart. The sell-off wasn’t justified.
DON'T BUY
The energy sector is under a cloud. It’s an energy service company on the pipe side. It’s been caught in the energy downturn. He would stay away until the sector recovers. It’s a well-run company but it seems that nobody cares. Dividend is okay.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
The rail companies are both carriers. There’s been crop problems in Western Canada so their grain moving operation is down. They are also general economy stocks, though it’s trading with high multiple right now. He wouldn’t add to positions right now. The stock will be hit if the economy slows.
HOLD
The company says it won’t cut dividends. The cash flow is sufficient to do this. Operations are more significant in Europe which is a safer region and they’ve been able to operate in difficult political environments without any problems.
DON'T BUY
A holding company with Power Financial being a main holding. It is Great West Life investor group, so financial and mutual funds. Not a lot of growth. The original founder has died and his children took over. A disappointing stock and not exciting. He held it but sold.
DON'T BUY
A stock that looks to be fully priced. He likes it under $57, now it’s at $64. They’re in an area that can be affected by government regulation. There’s also concerns over the expense of 5G. How much is it going to cost? He would sit on the side lines to see what the bill to do the big switch is. Under $60, he would look closer.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
They operate where banks don’t tread. A legitimate business. They got caught in a squeeze with poor transfers in, but now they are doing well. As long as the housing market and economy goes well, it will continue to do well. The low interest rate has helped the company.
WATCH
He follows the stock. In recent times, he’s been tempted to step in. However, he thinks it’s a little early. He needs to see a base form and better numbers for backlog. They are in a good business, urban buses. Lots of production in the states so there is no problems. Just a little early. If there is an upward trend and better orders, he would look to buy it.
DON'T BUY
Not an area he would pay attention to though it is interesting. In good economic times, small caps are the place to be. In this cycle, the big caps and tech has been carrying the ball. The ETF hasn’t gone anywhere. Maybe small-caps aren’t doing well this cycle. We are also late in the cycle so they’ve already had their run. In a sell-off, small-caps get hammered. Wait a while to see how the cycle goes.
COMMENT
He’s reduced his equity exposure and switched to fixed income. The market is depending too much on the tariff war. They haven’t finished phase 1 and he thinks the Chinese will be a tough negotiator. The tariff war is a negative on the world economy.
COMMENT
Last year, the Santa Clause rally turned upside down. He considered last year’s sell-off a phoney since the market was looking for a bottom, and there were shorts that came in. The market recently hasn’t made a lot of progress until the the last couple months.
COMMENT
The oil sector is under pressure, and money managers have decided they don’t want to be in fossil fuel companies. There hasn’t been any rationale in the selling. Once we start to see a pick-up in the junior companies, the sector will pick up.