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Today, John Kim commented about whether NPI-T, CVS-N, T-N, SNAP-N, AXP-N, MA-N, SHOP-T, HRL-N, ACB-T, SU-T, V-N, WIR.UN-T, LSPD-T, CIGI-T, BAC-N, FSV-T, MFC-T, C-N, TWTR-N, TCEHY-OTC, GOOG-Q, FNV-T, ATD.B-T are stocks to buy or sell.

COMMENT
All US stocks vs. GDP since 1971 to determine whether the value of the whole market is supported by underlying economic growth: there were peaks in 1999 (dot-com bubble), 2007 (before the crash) and especially now which is extremely high. This means we are at elevated levels, so we need to be cautious. Caution is necesarry. Also, growth has outperformed value for a decade. Before then, they were basically in line (based on the Russell 1000 growth vs. Russell 1000 value charts). He's looking for value in companies that are still growing modestly below 10x earnings and growing in dividends because their cash flows are still growing.
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HOLD
It has done phenomenally well. There are high expectations of them still buying companies. If you're a long-term holder, don't sell, but taking light profits is not a bad idea. It's had a monster run in the past year. ATD plans to grow their presence in North America and Europe.
food stores
COMMENT
Franco-Nevada Corp.
Or buy gold itself? He's not a gold bug. FNV is unique because it is a gold royalty company and not concerned with the daily price of gold. It's better to own this than actual physical gold, because it's less volatile, untouched by geopolitical headlines. Otherwise, invest outside gold.
precious metals
HOLD
Alphabet Inc
A tremendous holding since their IPO. Now, there's a lot of scrutiny in the tech space as the US government investigates the tech giants to clean up YouTube searches. This is a slight caution, but at the end of the day advertisers won't abandon YouTube. Hold.
Technology
PARTIAL BUY

He doesn't follow the Chinese stocks much. The decline in this and Alibaba stem from ongoing trade tensions, blocked from growing by the U.S. So, once the trade war ends then Tencent will revive. You can buy this long-term.

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DON'T BUY
Twitter, Inc

He doesn't follow the social media companies, but the issue with Twitter is them struggling with monetizing user engagement. Compare this to Google and Facebook, which knows how. Twitter has ups and downs in terms of usage.

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BUY
Citigroup Inc.

BAC vs. Citigroup if a recession happens He owns both, but he prefers Citigroup, because it has a lower valuation, trading below tangible book value and pays a higher dividend. Citi is viewed as an international bank, whereas BAC is viewed as American. The upside is better at Citi in the coming years.

banks
HOLD
Manulife Financial
Why is it flat despite impressive metrics? Yes, he's frustrated too. Why is it flat? MFC remains a show-me story. MFC needs to right the ship in annuities. True, Asia is their growth engine, but MFC needs a higher yield curve; rates are flat or lowering. So, this hurts all lifecos as well as banks. That said, MFC pays a good dividend and it's cheap, so he continues to hold it. Over time, investors will get rewarded, but until then, you will be rewarded by that dividend. MFC is pushing its investment service. Also, they will bring their asset management expertise in India in a new joint venture and this will let them pick up more assets to manage and develop into a new growth engine in the next 20 years.
insurance
BUY
Firstservice Corp

FSV vs. CIGI He prefers First Service, which is less volatile and more sustainable. Colliers just let go of their head of real estate for misbehaviour, so there's management turmoil. In a recession, Colliers will get hit harder, because there will be fewer transactions in commercial real estate, which is Colliers' business.

other services
COMMENT
Bank of America

BAC vs. Citigroup if a recession happens He owns both, but he prefers Citigroup, because it has a lower valuation, trading below tangible book value and pays a higher dividend. Citi is viewed as an international bank, whereas BAC is viewed as American. The upside is better at Citi in the coming years.

banks
DON'T BUY

FSV vs. CIGI He prefers First Service, which is less volatile and more sustainable. Colliers just let go of their head of real estate for misbehaviour, so there's management turmoil. In a recession, Colliers will get hit harder, because there will be fewer transactions in commercial real estate, which is Colliers' business.

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BUY
Long-term returns in Canada vs. US since 2000 The US has outpaced Canada since 2000, though that gap has recently narrowed. After the tech bubble burst in 2000, the TSX benefitted from the backlash against tech stocks. Then, after the Great Recession, Canada benefitted from the junior oil boom. If you traded that, you would have done really well. But if you are a buy and hold investor, then the US is much better; the US is better-diversified whereas Canada is dominated by oil and banks.
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BUY
Long-term returns in Canada vs. US since 2000 The US has outpaced Canada since 2000, though that gap has currently closed. Remember that tech stocks have bolstered US stocks. There were was a junior oil boom after the ... trader But if you are a buy and hold investor, then the US is much better; the US is better-diversified. Canada is dominated by oil and banks.
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COMMENT

Up 100% since IPO 3 months ago. A new Shopify? He's a value manager and LSPD doesn't fit that. True, there are similarities to Shopify, though more towards retail and restaurants. They're marrying their restuarnts to the payments side. If you look at the payments space, then the valuations of all of them have surged a lot because people Will LSPD also surge like Shopify? Maybe, but beware of volatility.

Technology
DON'T BUY

For an RRSP? They own industrial real estate in the U.S. This space has caught investors' imaginations in Canada. This trades in US dollars, which scares off some investors. Good managers. The issue is that the cap rates of these stocks are really, really low; the rate of discounting future revenues, so the lower it is, the higher the value. So, if your cap rate is 5, all you'll see is a 5% return. So, these REITs are not cheap. But people want to invest in industrial REITs because of e-commerce giants like Amazon. WIR's valuation can't get any higher. The dividend is safe, but the stock may decrease if interest rates rise. That said, REITs benefit any portfolio. He may consider this at a lower price.

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