COMMENT
Picking stocks. When so many people are focused on so many extraneous events such as Bitcoin, meme stocks, Covid, and the Fed, great companies continue to be great companies. They'll trade at reasonable valuations. Trading around is a risky proposition, expensive, and at the end of the day the conclusion is to just own great companies. His firm focuses on industry-leading companies that produce good products or services, run by strong management.
COMMENT
Ignore the noise. In the end, the businesses he invests in are just focused on building their products and services. If interest rates go from 0.25 to 0.5, that's not going to upset the apple cart. When people said you have to sell growth when interest rates rise, he says for a company flush with cash, higher rates are not a negative. Higher rates won't stop people from buying MSFT or AAPL products, or from using FB or GOOG. Focus on the fundamentals, and ask yourself why you own a company and if anything's really changed. Ignore the talking heads on TV trying to convince you they have a better formula than owning good quality companies.
WAIT
Not cheap. Tailwinds, well run, and has done well. Trading at 19x. Lots of optimism surrounding various deals. As a rule, you don't buy deep cyclicals when the economy is booming. Clouds on the horizon, such as a huge capex spend to retool for the EV market. Supply issues in semis will impact the auto sector. Doesn't fit his long-term, secular growth thesis. Buy in the throes of a recession.
DON'T BUY
Done well recently as part of the vaccine trade. No real revenue growth over the last 5 years. Stagnant profits. Decent dividend. See his Top Picks today for exposure to healthcare.
BUY

Exceptionally well run. Hit all its landmarks. Loves it. Pure play, best of class. Owns TPZ instead, a spinoff of TOU and which it still has a stake in.

BUY

A royalty play, and a spinoff of TOU, which it still has a stake in. Look at TPZ if you want a more defensive exposure to energy for growth, dividends, and exposure to the commodity price.

SELL

Exceptionally well run. Up until the last couple of years, a great secular growth story. The takeover of KSU will put a cap on the stock for the time being. Over the long haul, the absolute tonnage they've transported hasn't really increased. They've just become more efficient and raised prices. Stagnant profit growth. The KSU deal means a lot more debt, and a lot more shares outstanding. With valuations where they are, he'd take his money off the table.

COMMENT
When to sell? Sell decisions are always difficult. If it becomes an outsize percentage of your portfolio, that's a driving force for you to sell.
BUY
One of the best run industrial companies in the US. Multinational, continues to consolidate, highly innovative, pandemic tailwinds. Great long-term, secular growth story. Trump tariffs hurt them, as well as the weaker USD. Trades at 18x earnings, a good time to buy.
SELL ON STRENGTH
Lots of empty space in Calgary, a boom and bust market. The Bow is one of the best pieces of property in downtown Calgary. Still owed rent by its former major tenant. Paying down debt, improving balance sheet. Did right to cut dividend. Keep it, but he'd sell around $18. Don't buy more. Yield of 4% is pretty good.
DON'T BUY

Fascinating display of a lack of IPL corporate governance. IPL has done everything they can to not engage with Brookfield, but happy to risk 350M of shareholder money in break fees as a bait to get PPL to bid for them. He doesn't understand it. Wouldn't invest in a company that won't negotiate a bona fide offer. Missed expectations in last couple of years.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick May 26/20, Up 21%) It's struggled, as travel related and entertainment spending are down. These are recovering. Long-term secular growth story of increasing digitization. He continues to buy.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick May 26/20, Up 42%) Great long-term story. Likes the innovation, especially in VR, AR, and XR. Game-changing. A leader in healthcare innovation. Acquisition of Nuance Communications is exciting. Growing organically and by acquisition.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick May 26/20, Up 43%) Excited about what it's doing on e-commerce in India and Brazil. Ad money keeps rolling in, with lots of room to run.
DON'T BUY

LOW vs. HD Checked back recently with profit taking. He's not worried. Prefers HD, with its long runway for the foreseeable future, longer reach, good treatment of employees, good growth opportunities in Mexico and other places. Fix-it market is reeling a bit because of commodity prices. HD is better managed.