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| DON'T BUY | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 10.000 | At a low multiple, but US airlines are running into too many problems, so orders could be in trouble. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Ballard Power Systems | BLD-T | 22.680 | Not a fan. They need to have a marketable product before he would consider. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 36.250 | Likes the banks. Royal has the least loan loss exposure. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| TOP PICK | Brookfield Properties | BPO-T | 31.100 | Has held up well. Good management. Earnings have held up. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| WEAK BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 7.090 | Has been oversold. US airline problems could be difficult. May take time. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Encana Corp | ECA-T | 45.350 | In very strong shape. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | General Electric | GE-N | 32.250 | At a reasonable multiple of 18. Very good price. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| WEAK BUY | Hudson Bay Co. | HBC-T | 7.390 | Has been oversold. Should recover. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Kingsway Financial Services | KFS-T | 12.250 | Numbers look good, but losing on the underwriting. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Metro Inc (A) | MRU-T | 18.400 | A good business to be in now. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Petro-Canada | PCA-T | 46.050 | At a 52 week high, but should go higher. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| TOP PICK | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 38.600 | Has been oversold. Likes their Great West Life and Investors Group assets. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Royal Bank | RY-T | 53.650 | Likes the banks. Royal has the least loan loss exposure. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| TOP PICK | Suncor Energy Inc | SU-T | 27.500 | Great reserves. A core holding. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Thomson Reuters Corp | TRI-T | 40.450 | Likes it, but its not cheap. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| DON'T BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 6.010 | Not a fan. Can't seem to make any money. | 2002-08-12 | ||
| BUY | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 13.340 | Concerns on how good contracts are. Slower growth for a couple of months. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Ballard Power Systems | BLD-T | 40.800 | Lots of cash. A development company, so will take time. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | Brookfield Properties | BPO-T | 30.900 | Stable income flow. Good management. Grade A leases. | 2002-04-26 | ||
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| BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 11.830 | Expects more upside. Not expensive. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| BUY | Canadian National R.R. | CNR-T | 76.550 | Earnings are good. Efficient railroad. A good price. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| BUY | Encana Corp | ECA-T | 48.800 | Global assets. Outlook for gas is good. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Husky Energy | HSE-T | 16.500 | Likes oil/gas, but this is not one of his favourites. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Microsoft | MSFT-Q | 51.500 | Tied up with the US Justice Dept. Not sure where its going as a growth stock. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | Inco | N-T | 30.810 | Has had earnings even in poor times. Outlook for nickel is good. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 5.460 | Poor earnings. Sales are down 60% from peak. Hasn't bottomed yet. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| TOP PICK | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 39.740 | Quality company. Assets are strong. Dividend. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Research In Motion | RIM-T | 28.250 | Great product, but can't see big sales. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| BUY | Toronto Dominion | TD-T | 42.000 | TD Waterhouse has held them back. Likes the banks with BNS and Royal being his favourites. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Westjet Airlines | WJA-T | 30.140 | Doing well, but have to watch AC for competition. Expensive. | 2002-04-26 | ||
| DON'T BUY | BCE Inc. | BCE-T | 29.730 | Could drop further. All telecoms in trouble. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| TOP PICK | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 37.510 | Likes all the banks. This one has lagged the other banks. Is expecting them to make some good moves. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Canfor Corp | CFP-T | 10.350 | Softwood embargo has created problems. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| TOP PICK | Dofasco | DFS-T | 27.440 | An economic recovery will help the steels. Good dividend. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| BUY | Imperial Oil | IMO-T | 46.400 | A good long term hold. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| BUY | Laurentian Bank | LB-T | 36.950 | Doubt if it is a takeover candidate, but the stock is cheap. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| WEAK BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 6.980 | Only buy as a trading stock. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Placer Dome | PDG-T | 19.400 | Not a fan of gold. Gold has to break the $300 mark and stay before he is interested. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| BUY | Power Corp | POW-T | 38.650 | Likes their assets. | 2002-03-25 | ||
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| STRONG BUY | Rothmans Inc | ROC-T | 30.550 | Good dividends. A lot of cash. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| WEAK BUY | Stelco Inc | STE-T | 5.180 | Prefers Dofasco. This one is a little riskier. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| TOP PICK | Suncor Energy Inc | SU-T | 57.900 | Doubling production this year. A 50 year supply of oil. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Trans Canada Corp | TRP-T | 22.000 | Not a fan. Growth outlook is not strong. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Telus Corp | T-T | 18.700 | Moving into east may not be a good strategy. | 2002-03-25 | ||
| BUY | Alcan Aluminum | AL-T (Dead) | 56.260 | At a good price, but aluminum is still weak. Good long term hold. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Enron Corp | ENE-N | 5.010 | Accounting is questionable. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| DON'T BUY | JDS Uniphase | JDU-T | 12.690 | Too soon to get in yet. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| TOP PICK | Magna Int'l. (A) | MG-T | 97.250 | 2.5% dividend. A strong company. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 12.600 | Too soon to get in yet. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| WEAK BUY | Power Corp | POW-T | 36.880 | Prefers Power Financial, but OK. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| TOP PICK | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 35.400 | Prefers over Power Corp as you are closer to the operating assets. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| BUY | Rothmans Inc | ROC-T | 27.920 | Good dividend. At its bottom. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Sears Canada | SCC-T | 17.600 | Retailing is questionable. Wait to see what sales are like. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| TOP PICK | Suncor Energy Inc | SU-T | 46.440 | Will double their oil production. Good core holding. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| DON'T BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 4.900 | Too close to bankruptcy. | 2001-11-22 | ||
| WEAK BUY | BCE Inc. | BCE-T | 38.300 | Overpaid for some assets. May be a long time. Not exciting. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Ballard Power Systems | BLD-T | 29.100 | No product, no guarantee. Speculative. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 41.550 | All banks are cheap. 12 X earnings. Still room to grow. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS-T | 48.250 | All banks are cheap. 12 X earnings. Still room to grow. | 2001-08-31 | ||
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| TOP PICK | Brookfield Properties | BPO-T | 30.660 | At an all time high. Have good earnings. Fully leased in NY. Not cheap. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 21.650 | Good company, but pricey right now. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | CM-T | 54.910 | All banks are cheap. 12 X earnings. Still room to grow. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Husky Energy | HSE-T | 15.950 | Likes the energy stocks. You're better in oil than gas at this time. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Inco | N-T | 25.820 | Nickel price is way down and won't be in demand until the economy turns around. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Onex Corp | OCX-T | 19.710 | Have a lot of cash. Its really a call on Celestica and he's not a fan of Celestica. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Precision Drilling | PD-T | 38.000 | Works in tangent with oil/gas prices. May be a good price. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 34.750 | An old economy stock. At an all time high. Good holdings. Good earnings. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Rogers Communcations (B) | RCI.B-T | 21.500 | Not a fan. They have never made any money. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Royal Bank | RY-T | 49.610 | All banks are cheap. 12 X earnings. Still room to grow. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| WEAK BUY | Sunlife Financial | SLF-T | 36.110 | Too expensive compared to banks. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Suncor Energy Inc | SU-T | 42.910 | Has lots of oil in the oil sands project. Will have big earnings next year. A long time hold. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| BUY | Toronto Dominion | TD-T | 41.550 | All banks are cheap. 12 X earnings. Still room to grow. | 2001-08-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 21.210 | Great company, but expensive. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| TOP PICK | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 36.820 | Cheap stock. 3% yield. Will be merged. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| BUY | Brascan Corporation | BAM.LV.A-T | 25.200 | Great yield Assets worth more than stock price. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Fairfax Financial | FFH-T | 190.000 | Their underwriting costs have been too high. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| DON'T BUY | JDS Uniphase | JDU-T | 32.800 | Valuations are too high. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 23.700 | Slower growth and cyclical. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| TOP PICK | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 33.000 | Good assets. | 2001-04-17 | ||
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| DON'T BUY | Research In Motion | RIM-T | 45.150 | Not a fan. Great product, but too high a multiple. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| TOP PICK | Suncor Energy Inc | SU-T | 42.750 | Earnings will be good. Doubling production later this year. Lots of reserves. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| WAIT | Tembec Inc. | TMB-T | 14.000 | Great operators. Will make money where others can't. Pulp is in a bad state right now. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| BUY | Talisman Energy | TLM-T | 64.060 | Tremendous earnings because of gas. | 2001-04-17 | ||
| DON'T BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 8.450 | Not a fan. | 2001-04-17 |