DON'T BUY
He hasn't looked at it recently. It's a safe, Canadian dividend stock, but not the kind of business he's looking at now. It's in a heavily regulated industry, a commodity, so if there's too much sugar produced in a given year, the stock will get hit.
DON'T BUY

He used to own it to get exposure to Canadian natural gas. Assets and management are superb, and pays a fine dividend. However, at the start of March, he changed his outlook given how tough a sector energy was and gas demand was uncertain. He sold all his energy stocks and put his money into CNQ. Arc is still a good company. If you hold, be patient. When energy improves, so will Arc's stock.

COMMENT

Suncor vs. CNQ Both great Canadian energy stocks. He has owned Suncor and currently owns CNQ as his only energy stock. CNQ maintained its dividend throughout the lockdown, while he believes Suncor lowered theirs to protect their balance sheet. He likes CNQ in energy---you still get a nice yield. Suncor and CNQ will do well long term. Suncor will do well if the energy space improves. He owns 3.5-4% energy on the low side, but you don't want to own too much or too little energy. About two years ago, SU's refining assets were doing really well and got a premium valuations, so maybe that's why the stock has unwound recently.

DON'T BUY

He has owned CVS instead in the past. This and WBA have been hit hard in recent years from a lingering concern over pressure on drug prices in the U.S. So, both have expanded into drug distribution, not just drug retail. The multiple that the market will pay for either has compressed. So, he prefers other stocks in this space, like Loblaws (which owns Shoppers Drug Mart) Drug. Traditionally, drug retailing is a stable business, but in the U.S. the pricing issue remains an overhang.

BUY
He's long owned this, his biggest position. CJT exposes him to the e-commerce trend and has enjoyed super numbers in recent quarters with phenomenal growth. People are more comfortable buying online. There's a 95% chance that they deliver your package by plane across Canada. He would buy this for long-term investors. He'd buy during this pullback.
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(A Top Pick Sep 03/19, Up 45%) He bought it 18 months ago, when there were worries about Democratic candidates who may pressure U.S. medical insurance. The Medicare advantage is a serious tailwind given aging demographics in coming years--a lot of people will buy this insurance and Humana sits in the sweet spot. There'll be volatility in this space before the November vote, but medical insurance will remain a force. He sold some shares, but still likes this stock and sees a good long term.
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(A Top Pick Sep 03/19, Down 36%) Last early-march he sold this to raise cash. Their production numbers were way down, but this has bounced back a lot. Problem is, provinces and states are suffering such big deficits, they will spend (a lot) less on buying new buses.
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(A Top Pick Sep 03/19, Down 36%) 18 months ago, BPY bought US mall assets, but this sector (and high-end retail) has been badly hit in the last 6 months. However, the parent Brookfield carries record levels of liquidity, which can carry this stock. He sold his shares. If the shares don't recover, Brookfield may even take BPY private, he speculates. BPY is trading at a deep discount to NAV which will be under pressure because of the economic environment. BPY has been under pressure for the past six months.
BUY

The residential sector of real estate is still in a good spot with high occupancy. The concern in March-April feared renters wouldn't make payments, and this concern is still priced into these stocks. But cash flow is still one of the best performers in real estate. Likes BEI's exposure to western Canada and have great assets. Capex spending will be lower in years to come. He also own Interrent which owns properties in Ontario and Quebec. Also own WPT REIT in the industrial space. BEI is trading at a big discount to NAV.

COMMENT
He owned it years ago when they had just did a big acquisition in the U.S. which inspired concerns over leverage. All this hit the stock. It has since bounced back with great hydro and infrastructure assets. Pays a good, consistent yield. But he prefers Brookfield Infrastructure because it has more global assets that are run by fine managers. He prefers Brookfield.
DON'T BUY

In the past year, the shares have gone parabolic along with the Tesla rally. Too volatile and speculative for him. He prefers predictable cash flows.

COMMENT

It'll continue to benefit from work from home. Cloud computing will remain important. It'll be more and more important for them to upsell higher services to their customers. He prefers, likes and uses (in his office) CTXS which offers more office functionality than Dropbox currently. CTXS is also in the cloud business. Dropbox is seen as a platform to share documents, but the companies that will do well in this space are those that enhance office productivity.

COMMENT
Canadian vs. US banks 5-10 years ago, he owned both kinds of banks after the recession because they fell to such low levels. Great investments then. Long-term worries now are that interest rates will stay low, which will limit banks profits. The valuation compression on banks will be long term. He still owns TD an RY, and in the States, Berkshire Hathaway and EVR. When the economy recovers, so will the investment banking business. Banks are still good to own for long-term investors to collect the dividends. For now, be cautious with the banks. He's underweight.
TOP PICK

Bought it in March after they bought a videoconferencing company. He'd been watching this stock and their great track record of purchases. They're a Canadian tech consolidator, though smaller than CSU in market cap. They have incredibly consistent cash flow that they deploy well with purchases. The shares are being re-rated because of their videoconferencing exposure. Enghouse will continue to benefit from work from home. He sees a lot of organic growth ahead. Really likes it, enjoying great tailwinds. (Analysts’ price target is $89.67)

TOP PICK
He's been bullish gold for two years and remains so. We'll continue to see the debasement of currencies against hard assets, so gold is in the sweet spot. Barrick shares will consolidate around these levels for a while. He owns Barrick long term and doesn't trade it. It boasts record free cash flow. (Analysts’ price target is $42.38)