| BUY | | Power Corp | POW-T | 36.850 | One of the best 10 companies in Canada. Trades at a discount to its asset value at about 20%. | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Nortel | NT-T | 96.310 | Earnings should grow at about 20%. Some accounting issues on true values oftakeovers | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Telus Corp | T-T | 42.100 | New mngmnt team. Recent acquisitions. Good company | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 22.500 | One of the best 10 companies in Canada. Earnings should be up 25/30% a year. Trading at 30 X earnings | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd | CTC-T | 21.400 | With int. rate cuts, should improve sales. New pres. Some uncertainty on earnings | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | BCE Inc. | BCE-T | 49.500 | versus BCE Emergis? BCEis more conservative. Asset value in low $50's. Good mngmnt dividends. | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Emergis Inc. | EME-T | 49.500 | versus BCE Emergis? BCEis more conservative. Growth part of BCE. More volatile. | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | Loblaws | L-T | 47.850 | Prefers this and Westons over Sobey's. | 2001-02-08 | |
| BUY | | George Weston Ltd. | WN-T | 77.850 | Prefers this and Loblaws over Sobey's. | 2001-02-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Trans Canada Corp | TRP-T | 16.850 | 5% dividend yield, but limited growth. Better companies available. | 2001-02-08 | |
| HOLD | | Potash Corp of Saskatchewan | POT-T | 98.660 | Earnings were down. Multiples at about 15/10 X earnings. Have their own gas source, so when gas is high, they can still produce. Down now, but should do fine. | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 85.400 | All banks are well run/profitable Multiples 10, 12, 15 X earnings. BMO the most likely to be taken over. | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS-T | 45.250 | All banks are well run/profitable Multiples 10, 12, 15 X earnings. | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | CM-T | 51.100 | All banks are well run/profitable Multiples 10, 12, 15 X earnings. Has a big surplus re Global Crossings. Probably not a merger target | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Royal Bank | RY-T | 50.300 | All banks are well run/profitable Multiples 10, 12, 15 X earnings. | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Toronto Dominion | TD-T | 44.030 | All banks are well run/profitable Multiples 10, 12, 15 X earnings. | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Sunlife Financial | SLF-T | 37.150 | Great performer. Money management in US> Good long term company | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Great West Lifeco | GWO-T | 37.600 | All ins companies and banks are top picks | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Manulife Financial | MFC-T | 41.600 | All ins companies and banks are top picks | 2001-02-08 | |
| TOP PICK | | Atco Ltd | ACO.X-T | 43.750 | Its an arbitrage in Canadian Utilities. Their interest in CU should be worth about $55 a share and they bought at $42 | 2001-02-08 | |
| WAIT | | Sobeys | SBY-T | 20.650 | Had a computer glitch which created a loss. Should bounce back next year. Prefers Loblaws or Westons | 2001-02-08 | |
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