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The market has bounced back quickly. He's surprised. It's like the last gasp; we've seen this before prior to past downturns. We had a sudden downdraft (December 2018), then a bounce (January-present), then things hit reality. Reality is tthere's a disconnect between high markets and economic realties around the world, particularly amid trade wars. Economists are lowering expectations for global growth. Be very cautious by holding more cash than usual, be careful what you invest in, and take profits. He expects no move by the U.S. Fed today, not in this market.

They sold a big part of their financial side last year, so they have a lot of cash. They increased their dividend. Otherwise, how will they deploy this capital? It can't only be share buybacks. They dominate in legal, accounting and finance, though the latter had depressed margins for a long time as they competed with Bloomberg. Maybe with their new partners, they will do better in the finance side. The stock has recovered too fast for him, so he'd wait.

It sold at a premium to its peers for many years, but now RY is trading in line with them. The big banks are a safe, long-term investment. Based on valuation, he prefers BNS, but RY is a dominant player that pays around a 4.5% yield.

(A Top Pick Feb 21/18, Down 2%) All the Canadian banks have been down this period, but based on relative valuation, he'd pick BNS now. Pays a good dividend. Its relative valuation has slipped because it is exposed to Latin America. That said, this is a core holding of his and he owns a lot of it.

(A Top Pick Feb 21/18, Up 12%) They're making fine progress in fiber to the home and capturing market share. Their wireless is also doing well. They regularly raise their dividend.

(A Top Pick Feb 21/18, Up 21%) At the time he picked this, there was concern about them being able to expand their pipelines, but they have maintained their core business very well. Their buyback of U.S. assets has straightened out the company's business structure. They will regularly raise their dividend in the years to come. This is a core holding.

They've hit one obstacle after another and are in a business that should be doing much better. They do more construction and less engineering vs. its peers. This is way oversold. This is a higher-risk, higher-reward holding. This could pay off down the road.

They've evolved effectively into a security software company with good contracts with car and U.S. government clients. The stock price is reflecting this good news, but its multiple is too high for him.

As a value investor, he thinks the rails are expensive, and he doesn't think the economy will grow that fast to justify a big increase in rail stocks. Rails are good, steady players, though, and are managing costs well. Now, they're too expensive. He'd step in at 10-15% below current share prices.

No reason to sell this. Yield pays 4.2% and it is priced competitively vs. the big banks. The ROE has been creeping up a bit. It's a much better bank than years ago, though they do have a lot of oil exposure that they have scaled back.

A success story, expanding their acquisition over the years. It's priced as a growth stock and beyond valuations he would consider. They've done well with convenience store with strong margins. U.S. fuel margins rose higher than the street expected, too. But if you own this, perhaps move into something more conservative--take some profits.

Worth buying preferred shares? Be very short in the curve with preferreds. He wouldn't look at perpetual preferreds. Most preferreds are issued at a base price of $25, but they are extremely sensitive to interest rates. Look at reset-rate preferreds; they will roll their dividends up in the coming years. If they are called, they'd be called at the $25 price. Caveat: if a company runs into trouble and their dividends become questionable, yes, they may continue to be paid, but he's seen $25 prefers selling for $15--be very, very cautious. Example: Bombardier's preferreds have been all over the map.

Very well-run and he likes it. Last year, a Chinese company tried to take over ARE. Since then, ARE has rebuilt. There are problems with SNC that could benefit peers like ARE. ARE's valuation is too high for him. He may step in if that valuation were 10-15% lower.

There's considerable upside, but the street is very split on this stock. It's a high-risk/reward stock. This could pay off very well at current prices. They just renewed some contracts and have paid down some debt. In a better oil market, this would be much more valuable.