BUY
Canadian dividend ETF

He likes XHU-T, VDY-T and XEI-T, which he owns. All include financials and pipelines.

BUY
Canadian dividend ETF

He likes XHU-T, VDY-T and XEI-T, which he owns. All include financials and pipelines.

HOLD
Will AI be accretive to MSFT?

Too early to tell if the AI search engine will be accretive. But shares have risen above the 200-day moving average, but is expensive at 9x forward sales (tech is 5.5x). MSFT is one of the few tech stocks he owns. A leader in cloud. Careful adding to this and tech as a whole.

DON'T BUY

Shares fell below 200-day moving average. Respirator sales have been challenged. He likes industrials, though, but there are better names. Good dividend, but Honeywell, Caterpillar and Deere are better. A big overhang is this chemicals lawsuit.

HOLD

Many headwinds lately. Fortis and Hydro One make more sense, offering stability and dividends. AQN has been basing since December. Technically, this looks rough. If you own it, hold, but don't enter this.

BUY

A good runway for Canadian telcos. Shares are down 10% in the past year, because rates are moving higher. But rates will calm and even decline later this year. Telus's dividend will grow. Likes this stock. Good cash flow and steady dividends.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 24/22, Up 7%)

Still likes this value play. Outperforming the TSX since last May. Higher rates is a tailwind for insurers. Is reducing exposure to riskier long-term care insurance and variable annuities while and increasing exposure to Asia (55% of their revenues). China is exiting Covid and its middle class is growing. Pays a 5% dividend and trading at a cheap 1x price to book.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 24/22, Up 25%)

Just reported their highest-ever profit of under $40 billion. Pays a 3.5% dividend that should grow 8-10% annually in share buybacks. Shares have been outperforming the MSCI world since late 2020. Oil demand continues to outstrip supply. Announced share buybacks and a dividend hike.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Feb 24/22, Up 9%)

Value has been outperforming the MSCI world index. This holds a variety of value stocks, 68% in the US and the rest ex-USA.

BUY

An offshoot of VIG (US dollar version). Holds a basket of rising dividends over the past 10 years, like JNJ and Visa. Important to invest in rising, not static dividends as interest rates rise. Pays a 2.2% dividend yield. This remains good. For more growth though lower dividends, look at VVL. Consider taxation in a non-registered account.

DON'T BUY

Holds pipelines and telcos, plus an overlay of 8.3% dividend. Lots of cash flow, but utilities won't be the best performer if the economy grows. For income, this is great, but not the best for a total return. Covered calls aren't good in rising markets.

DON'T BUY

He took profits. They report on Feb. 22. Good that this stock rose above its 200-day moving average. It's getting caught up in the current AI crazy. Long-term this is good, but is trading at a high PE both current and forward at 20x-22x. Their chips are in gaming and data centres, which are good. Prefers other sectors from semis.

DON'T BUY

Has long lagged the tech sector, though better in the past year. He's concerned that IBM's mainframe customers will switch to the cloud. He sees only 4-5% growth rate in EPS.

DON'T BUY

Never owned it. Down 31% in the past year. Concerned because there are lots of competitors and trades at 48x forward earnings, not cheap. The growth rate is good, but there are too many competitors coming. 

BUY

Remains above its 200-day moving average. Strong customer renewal rate. Pays only a 1% dividend, but great at selling a limited number of products. Customers buy bulk items. It's the only staples stock he owns, but likes this for its growth.