He has taken a contrarian approach on the market. You can't solve problems with more debts. The strategies he has taken is starting to yield some nice returns. The stock picking is working. Central banks are stuck between a rock and a hard spot. As debt rises, he believes gold and gold producers are the place to be. He likes the gold producers. This is a massive opportunity. Need to position yourself as debt levels rise.
He likes this and the dividend is sustainable. He has been shying away from the energy sector. If you are looking for cash flow, probably not too bad. He is concerned with Canadian energy. Probably some upside to this name, and currently a good entry point. Has a $38 target.
Bullion exposure? He sees gold as money. He owns gold. The speculation will come from the producers. He buys Sprott and stays away from GLD. These are long term strategies.
Prem Watsa can do not wrong. This has been built on the backs of the financial sector over the years. However, he owns Fairfax India. As a long term strategy he prefers Fairfax India. Currency wise, anything in Asia should do well. Growth potential in Asian financials should be exponential over the next few years. Better growth market with the India play.
Outlook on owning silver He would allocate about 2-3 % of portfolio to silver. A number of good companies out there that will have massive leverage. Silver is looking to have a massive break. Will be better rewarded by owning the producers versus silver itself.
He likes pipelines and utility companies. TRP is a little more diversified and will benefit longer term. He thinks there are better buying opportunities in this name by waiting. There is no national strategy of pipelines, however this may happen when prices start rising.
(A Top Pick Jun 22/18, Down 31%) He still likes this. This is beautiful technology. They are actually a miner. His strategy is to have this at 2.5% of his portfolio, so has continually added as the price has come down. He has not lost faith in this, just thinks it is early.
(A Top Pick Jun 22/18, Down 0.1%) This have been a frequent top pick. Management has performed very well. This company will be completely self sufficient by 2022. Dividend has been increasing. Cost of production is about C$650. This will continue to deliver. It is followed by a lot of institutions, and they have sold off their precious metal positions of the portfolios.
(A Top Pick Jun 22/18, Up 57%) The Chinese and Russians have stopped selling us palladium and so now we have a problem. Palladium pricing has gone from $800 last August to $1500 today.
He is looking at it and he has it as a buy. It has good management. They have been lagging the other producers and this is why he is looking at it. He has a target of $8.50. He has to sell something in his portfolio before he can purchase IMG.
He has been holding this. If you are holding it for the upside of gold and silver, it is a good place to be. If you are holding it as a cash component, it is a good place to be. If you wanted the speculation, he would be looking at good quality companies to get the further upside.
This is a good quality company. Good reserves, low cost producer. He would have to sell something in his portfolio in order to buy this name. They are just starting production. He wants to own the companies that are already producing and can acquire other companies. Earnings still have to kick in on this name before he owns it.
It is a buy for him but does not own it. This is a large company that has survived by selling assets. He would rather be with companies that are acquiring assets. He has a $21 target on this name.