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Today, David Cockfield commented about whether COS-T, TDG-T, PWF-T, BDGI-T, YRI-T, KEY-T, ATH-T, SU-T, IPL-T, PPL-T, SU-T, BA-T, CPG-T, AGU-T, VIG-N, BTE-T, BNS-T, ATRL-T, MFC-T, IMO-T, FRU-T, VET-T, CNR-T are stocks to buy or sell.

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A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert

Markets. We are in a typical correction. Investors, in the meantime, should conserve cash and avoid high beta securities. He is surprised that people are so surprised. We are seeing some really good signs of panic in the last couple of days. Big volumes, nice downturns. He had picked $14,300 on the TSX as support and we hit that and went under it today. This is a nice washout. Expects this will be the place that it rests on for a while or bounces off. There is lots of cash out there.

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A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert

Energy. The Western Canadian Select, which is the heavy oil that we are exporting, is actually up a bit in the last 6 months. He has liked the oil stocks since early this year. The biggest plays of earnings growth in the Canadian economy has been the energy sector. The WTI and the Western Canadian Select differential has narrowed because the Cdn$ is down significantly. In the meantime, there have been some real good developments in that we exported 2 million barrels per day, up 35% from the same period last year. This is a record level. He expects that earnings coming through on the 3rd quarter are going to be quite good. Has a feeling that the weakness in some of our energy stocks is because a good deal of the selling is from the US, and that US portfolio managers are not aware of how our market works. Also, Enbridge (ENB-T) is in the process of opening a new pipeline down south, which will be shipping good old Canadian heavy oil down to the Gulf, 600,000 barrels a day.

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BUY

Has a Buy on this in the $71 range. If you currently have it, you should certainly hold it. This is one of the big beneficiaries of the increasing oil production. They make big money shipping oil and are getting better at it and costs are down.

Transportation
HOLD

A lot of its assets are in Europe. With the Russian situation, oil being produced in Europe will be more valuable. Excellent company with good long-term prospects.

oil / gas
BUY

This is in a Buy range here. This company just pays out the royalties that it receives. Have good properties to drill and he thinks they will continue to expand. At these prices, this is a good Buy. 7.6% dividend yield.

Financial Services
BUY
Imperial Oil

This company got knocked down with the rest. Has good assets, good production and has heavy oil. One of the better quality ones. In the long-term, this is a very safe bet in the oil industry. He prefers higher yields in some of the others. 1% dividend yield.

integrated oils
DON'T BUY
Manulife Financial

This is an OK situation now. He prefers Sun Life (SLF-T) or Power Financial (PFC-T). A lot of their projections to future growth are built on continuing success in China. He has a bias against that type of situation. He has watched what has happened to other companies that are operating in China. If there is ever a political problem, you get nailed.

insurance
COMMENT

A tremendous company. The real concern here is if criminal charges are brought against the company, which will exclude them from future contracts with various government agencies. They have already, more or less, proved in court that the wrongdoing was not at the high levels of the company, but more of a division situation. In fact they have won a case against one of their employees.

contractors
TOP PICK
Bank of Nova Scotia

This gotten beaten up a little bit more than the other banks recently. Feels there is too much concern about their earnings in central and south America. He still sees them as economically doing quite well. A conservative bank. Yield of 3.87%.

banks
TOP PICK
Baytex Energy Corp

A heavy oil producer. They have been leaders in oil by rail. Management has shown themselves to be heads up in terms of marketing in the US and he thinks they will continue to do that. Yield of 7.88%.

oil / gas
TOP PICK

He sees the US market as offering specific opportunities at specific times. The dividend appreciation is one that he has used extensively with his clients who want exposure. A very high quality company. Well diversified and quite a conservative portfolio. A good place to have a piece of the US market. Yield of 2.45%.

E.T.F.'s
PAST TOP PICK
Agrium

(A Top Pick Oct 22/13. Up 9.26%.) Still likes this as a Hold. A little concerned that they have given some profit warnings in the last little while. Very much weather related, but we are still in the retrieval part of the crop year.

chemicals
PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Oct 22/13. Down 3.82%.) Down, but this is just a measure of the panic in the market. This is one of his favourite stocks. Pays an excellent dividend of well over 7%. Have an excellent production record. $81 US for Bakken oil now. A fantastic operator and they have years of drilling to do.

oil / gas
PAST TOP PICK
Bell Aliant

(A Top Pick Oct 22/13. Up 19.25%.) Being acquired by Bell Canada (BCE-T). He sold his holdings at $31.20.

Utilities
COMMENT
Suncor Energy Inc

Sell some Toronto Dominion (TD-T) and get into this? He likes TD, one of his favourite banks, and he has lots of it. He doesn’t know that he would like to sell his bank and would probably Hold them both.

integrated oils