| TOP PICK | | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Posko - A steel company out of South Korea. Has very reasonable valuation metrics, good earnings quality and really good growth characteristics. | 2007-01-23 | |
| TOP PICK | | Delphi Corp. | DPHIQ-OTC | 0.001 | Doesn't own, but a showing it as a good example of a great growth name. It is in bankruptcy, but looking at the underlying characteristics, it is very compelling. Dirt cheap in terms of what you are paying for every $1 of sales. | 2007-01-23 | |
| TOP PICK | | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 0.020 | Deutsche Lufthansa (airline) - Underlying factors were very compelling. A very cheap stock with reasonable valuation characteristics and good earnings. Most importantly, investors are buying it. Has great 3, 6 and 12 month price appreciation. | 2007-01-23 | |
| WATCH | | Nexen Inc | NXY-T | 72.280 | Possible takeover target. If you own, wait and see. | 2007-01-23 | |
| BUY | | Exxon Mobil | XOM-N | 74.490 | Epitome of a market leader that has both high shareholder and high dividend yields. Profitability has remained extraordinarily strong in spite of declining oil prices. Not a growth name, but a conservative, core blue chip holding that has a value profile. Does business in virtually every country, so limited currency risk. | 2007-01-23 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | | Daimlerchrysler | DAI-N | 63.530 | (A Top Pick Feb 2/06. Up 11.6%.) Still likes. | 2007-01-23 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | | Imperial Oil | IMO-T | 40.600 | (A Top Pick Feb 2/06. Down 5%.) | 2007-01-23 | |
| Comment | | Barclays Bank PLC | BCS-N | 59.550 | Will be very attractive when it has a very compelling yield. Have a dominant and Premier position in the world of banking. Focus on when its yield is going high which is a great entry point. | 2007-01-23 | |
| Comment | | Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | RBS-N | 0.001 | This is a stock you want to buy when it has a very attractive dividend yield. A market leading blue chip company. | 2007-01-23 | |
| HOLD | | CitiGroup | C-N | 54.490 | Had some troubles in Japan, but he got into this when its underlying numbers were very compelling. Not currently a “Buy”. | 2007-01-23 | |
| Comment | | Caterpillar | CAT-N | 59.560 | A large-cap value name. Use the dividend yield as the determination as to whether you want to buy it or not. | 2007-01-23 | |
| HOLD | | Marriott International Inc. | MAR-N | 47.200 | Has had tremendous performance. Not currently a “Buy”. He bought it because it was a market leading company with a high dividend yield. | 2007-01-23 | |
| Comment | | BP PLC | BP-N | 65.220 | Classic example of a monster company that tends to pay an above average dividend yield. Also very attractive when they are doing any buyback activity. Use net buyback activity and dividend yield and if it scores high in large-cap stocks, it's a good time to buy. | 2007-01-23 | |
| Comment | | Nortel | NT-T | 30.700 | 2 things to watch. Look at its price to cash flow. If it's low, it is in buying territory. 2nd, how has it been doing in price appreciation? Check this out for 3, 6 and 12 month price appreciation and if it is in the top of that category, that's the time to think about buying. | 2007-01-23 | |
| TOP PICK | | Imperial Oil | IMO-T | 120.000 | Still within his valuation. | 2006-02-02 | |
| TOP PICK | | Daimlerchrysler | DAI-N | 57.060 | Loves the dividend yield. Very cheap. Price to sales ratio is .3 so you are paying $.30 for every $1 of sales. | 2006-02-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Petro-Can | PCA-T | 56.350 | This one is outside of his valuation constraints. It has a .7 dividend yield and a 1.7 price to sales. If the price to sales was under 1.5, it would be a beautiful stock. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | Corning Inc | GLW-N | 24.210 | If it gets to a valuation of anything north of 1.5 X sales you would want to be careful. | 2006-02-02 | |
| WATCH | | Stelco Inc | STE-T | 0.145 | In bankruptcy. Going in the wrong direction. They might restructure and it might work, but watch and wait to see how things come out. | 2006-02-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | | TVI Pacific Inc | TVI-T | 0.155 | A micro cap stock. It has 4 X sales which is outside of his value constraint. It is losing money. It is also increasing its outstanding shares. | 2006-02-02 | |
| HOLD | | Du Pont | DD-N | 38.890 | In spite of its 8% decline, year-to-date, he likes this stock. A value investment. It’s dividend yield, buyback yield indicates it is a stock that wants to turn around. It will take patience. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC (A) | RDS.A-N | 66.190 | A good international holding from a value perspective. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | Merck & Company | MRK-N | 33.820 | Big pharmas have had a really tough go. He can now see them coming back. A good selection for a conservative, patient investor. | 2006-02-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Nortel | NT-T | 3.560 | You have to wait for the relative strength to return to the stock. Don't get in front of it. | 2006-02-02 | |
| HOLD | | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS-T | 46.510 | Over the last little while, it continues to be good in terms of share buyback and in terms of the dividend yield. | 2006-02-02 | |
| Comment | | Laurentian Bank | LB-T | 36.280 | Prefers the larger banks. Look at its price to sales ratio and where its earnings are, compared to last year. It could conceivably be a growth story. | 2006-02-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Arcelor Mittal | MT-N | 35.270 | Would prefer looking at steel companies where you can still get a lot of value. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | Pfizer Inc | PFE-N | 25.780 | This is a value stock and is showing up under his parameters as a buy. As a strategic investor, this would be the time to buy this. | 2006-02-02 | |
| HOLD | | Sunlife Financial | SLF-T | 47.850 | An excellent company to be holding. It has the characteristics that, over a long time, leads to success. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | iShares Japan | EWJ-N | 13.770 | This is a good way to invest in Japan. | 2006-02-02 | |
| BUY | | Canadian National R.R. | CNR-T | 102.300 | Likes this stock and holds it in his value portfolios which is more for his conservative investors. | 2006-02-02 | |
| HOLD | | BCE Inc. | BCE-T | 27.250 | A value stock and as long as it is meeting your criteria of dividend yield and buyback activity, it is a hold. | 2006-02-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Alcan Aluminum | AL-T | 40.850 | Look for a catalyst on stocks like this by asking "Is it very cheap for every $ of sales that they are generating (cash flow) and has it turned a corner?". The chart on this one looks like dead money for the last 12 months. Look for a price movement or dividend yield. | 2005-05-09 | |
| BUY | | Altria Group Inc | MO-N | 66.120 | A classic example where the news just seems to get worse and worse and yet the price continues to climb. It sells for a fraction of breakup value. Low valuations in terms of every $ spent for $ of sales and/or earnings (cash flow) yet has a dividend yield of 4.7% plus all the buy back activity and this is why it's going up. | 2005-05-09 | |
| WAIT | | American International Group | AIG-N | 54.580 | A complicated story. Have been a lot of allegations. Cheap, but wait for the catalyst that tells you that the bad news is gone. Either a total shareholder yield which is in the upper 25 of all the names you look at or price appreciation, i.e. investors reinvesting again. | 2005-05-09 | |
| WAIT | | Thomson Reuters Corp | TRI-T | 41.850 | Has relatively low valuation and somewhat relatively improving price appreciation. If it continues to persist in with these 2 assets, he would consider taking it into his funds. | 2005-05-09 | |
| VAGUE | | Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Inc. | GAP-N | 18.270 | Good relative price appreciation which is an important criteria for his funds, but he would also have to know what is it trading at for every $ of revenues and what are its earnings prospects. (He didn't have the figures, but urged the caller to check this out for himself.) | 2005-05-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Nortel | NT-T | 3.240 | The momentum would keep them out of this stock. Dirt cheap on a valuation basis. Trading at $0.97 for every $ of sales. Needs higher earnings and good price appreciation. Dead money. | 2005-05-09 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Magna Int'l. (A) | MG.A-T | 80.120 | Good dividend for income investors but he doesn't like the price movement over the last year. You would have to look at this as a value name rather than a growth name. | 2005-05-09 | |
| VAGUE | | Coca-Cola Company | KO-N | 44.570 | Hasn't been an outstanding performer, but hasn't been horrific either. Check shareholder and dividend yield. If they're high, you've got a name brand, one of the bluest of blue chip stocks. | 2005-05-09 | |
| HOLD | | Chevron Texaco | CVX-N | 53.450 | A classic large cap value holding. He owns because of high shareholder yield. Check out the current buy-back activity and the dividend yield. Right now they have it as a Hold. | 2005-05-09 | |
| VAGUE | | General Electric | GE-N | 36.230 | In the last several years has gotten into his funds under a value philosophy rather than growth. Think of this one as a combination of companies. You might want to consider if you are looking for good dividend yield, but don't expect a lot of growth.. | 2005-05-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Lucent Technologies | LU-N | 2.920 | This is a valuation play with very, very low valuations. | 2005-05-09 | |
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