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| BUY | AbitibiBowater Inc. | ABH-T (Dead) | 12.720 | The acquisition of Donohue was a good move. Cheap. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | ATI Technologies | ATY-T (Dead) | 21.500 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 48%) Sold out at a profit. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Aur Resources | AUR-T (Dead) | 3.600 | Got CALL options on copper last year, so will do well with copper price going up. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Axcan Pharmaceuticals | AXP-T (Dead) | 21.500 | Had a nice run. May be a bit high now. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Axia NetMedia | AXX-T | 1.850 | Getting a little expensive. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 10.980 | Had a good run. Healthy company. A bit pricey. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Canfor Corp | CFP-T | 10.000 | Lumber prices are firmimg up and stock is very cheap. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Celestica Inc | CLS-T | 67.300 | A good, broad customer base. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Compton Petroleum | CMT-T | 3.580 | A good gas play, but wait for oil/gas recovery. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Cognos | CSN-T | 41.690 | Had a good run, but a little high now. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Descartes | DSG-T | 9.900 | Growing well in Europe. Good acquisitions. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | EXF-T | 16.670 | Dropped with fibre optics. Near its bottom. Good margins. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Glamis Gold | GLG-T-X | 7.000 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 33%) Sold out at a profit. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | JDS Uniphase | JDU-T | 14.050 | A leader in their sector. Wait for Nortel's recovery. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Kingsway Financial Services | KFS-T | 19.850 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 30%) Sold out at a profit. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Mitec Telecom | MTM-T | 4.670 | Have won some good contracts. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 11.660 | Should grow. Doing all the right things to get healthy. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Precision Drilling | PD-T | 39.670 | Will stay down with oil prices. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| BUY | PanGeo Pharma | PIL.H-X | 3.240 | A good business and good franchises. | 2002-01-31 | ||
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| TOP PICK | Research In Motion | RIM-T | 40.600 | A great story. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Rubicon Minerals Corporation | RMX-T | 0.900 | Good properties. Made a nice acquisition. | 2002-01-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | ATI Technologies | ATY-T (Dead) | 20.100 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 43%) | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Bioscript | BYT-T | 1.650 | Has a new contract. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 11.570 | Defense contracts are holding them u;p, but airlines are pulling them back. Doesn't expect a lot ofmovement. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Canadian Pacific Rail | CP-T | 32.100 | A long steady HOLD. Should do well in an economic turn around. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| STRONG BUY | Cymat Corp | CYM-T | 3.840 | Very good products in all kinds of sectors. Should do well. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Descartes | DSG-T | 11.840 | Just bought. Has a lot of liquidity so is able to acquire other companies. Expanding globally.Good growth. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Glamis Gold | GLG-T-X | 5.760 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 9.6%) With Euro $ starting, sceptics will go to gold. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Hemosol | HML-T | 7.350 | A long term situation, but expects it will do OK. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| WAIT | IPSCO Inc | IPS-T | 18.500 | Bullish on the steel industry, but prefers Dofasco for conservative play with dividends. The pipeline part of their business is suffering because of low oil prices. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | JDS Uniphase | JDU-T | 17.100 | Likes the optics business. Cheap. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Kingsway Financial Services | KFS-T | 20.000 | (Was a top pick on Oct 11 up 29%) | 2001-12-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Linamar Corp | LNR-T | 13.000 | Cars are selling well and this stock should have done better. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Manulife Financial | MFC-T | 41.600 | Overvalued in relation to their growth. 2- X earnings. PK for long term. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Nexen Inc | NXY-T | 31.080 | Energy sector is down which will be reflected in future financial statements. Expects further downside on oils. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Power Financial Corp | PWF-T | 38.100 | Overvalued. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| TOP PICK | Royal Group Tech. | RYG-T | 29.380 | Sales have increased 6/10% in the last couple of months. Costs are also lower. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Teck Resources Ltd. (B) | TCK.B-T | 12.720 | Has a new gold discovery. Commodities should start to rally. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Telesystems Inter'l. Wireless | TIW-X | 1.570 | Has had financing problems. Needs a lot of volume to be profitable. | 2001-12-31 | ||
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| DON'T BUY | Unique Broadband Systems | UBS-X | 0.500 | Not a fan. Has management issues. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Vincor International Ltd. | VN-T | 23.950 | A well managed business.Growing globally. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Virtek Vision | VRK-T | 2.100 | Long term outlook is outsatnding and short term depends on how soon the economy recovers. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Westaim Corp | WED-T | 6.700 | At a good level. Has good technologies. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | Wireless Matrix | WRX-T | 4.510 | R & D is now complete so stock should do well as revenues start to grow. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 3.850 | Are now over their financial difficulties. Had a good quarter. If you buy, SELL at $5. | 2001-12-31 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Sleeman | ALE-T (Dead) | 8.950 | Thin traded stock. Better in the summer. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| BUY | Axia NetMedia | AXX-T | 1.020 | Will eventually take off. Very cheap price. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| WEAK BUY | CAE Inc | CAE-T | 9.680 | Good backlog of orders. Good mngmnt. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| TOP PICK | Dofasco | DFS-T | 23.290 | Expects economy to pick up. Present yield is 4.8%. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Husky Energy | HSE-T | 17.800 | Not a fan of energy at this time. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| TOP PICK | Isotechnnika Inc | ISA-T | 4.480 | Good product and is in phase 2. Volatile. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Kingsway Financial Services | KFS-T | 16.800 | May be too rich now. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Nordion Inc | NDN-T | 20.000 | Growth has been disappointing. Too high a price. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| BUY | Inco | N-T | 24.190 | Demand for nickel, zinc and silver has not dropped. Expects a big demand next year. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| BUY | Vincor International Ltd. | VN-T | 16.750 | Had a good quarter. Trading at 10 X earnings. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| BUY | Virtek Vision | VRK-T | 1.670 | Valuation is very good and expects big changes in the first quarter of 2002. | 2001-11-13 | ||
| TOP PICK | ATI Technologies | ATY-T (Dead) | 14.350 | Lots of cash. Good R & D. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 13.150 | Good time to buy. Regional jets will be in more demand. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Bank of Montreal | BMO-T | 37.600 | Banks growth has slowed. Aspects some downside. Money will be starting to leave defensive positions and moving into growth. | 2001-10-11 | ||
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| DON'T BUY | Bank of Nova Scotia | BNS-T | 46.990 | Banks growth has slowed. Aspects some downside. Money will be starting to leave defensive positions and moving into growth. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | CM-T | 51.650 | Banks growth has slowed. Aspects some downside. Money will be starting to leave defensive positions and moving into growth. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Domtar Inc. | DTC-T | 21.750 | Sector is at a low period and demand is down. Contrarian view would be to buy. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | EXF-T | 17.560 | (Was a top pick on Apr 4 down 59%) Sold at $60. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| TOP PICK | Glamis Gold | GLG-T-X | 5.110 | Honduras mine is profitable. Good growth base. Cost of ore is $60 per ton versus $270. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY on WEAKNESS | Goldcorp Inc | G-T | 17.490 | Was a good gold play, but has already gone up. Wait for some weak prices. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| TOP PICK | Kingsway Financial Services | KFS-T | 15.200 | Had no exposure to New York tragedy. Expects insurance rates will go up because of the disaster and this company will benefit. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Linamar Corp | LNR-T | 11.850 | Now is a good opportunity to buy. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Magna Entertainment (A) | MEC.A-T | 9.300 | Now is a good opportunity to buy. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY on WEAKNESS | Meridian Gold | MNG-T | 14.500 | Was a good gold play, but has already gone up. Wait for some weak prices. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| WAIT | Medcomsoft Inc | MSF-T | 3.000 | Has been under a lot of pressure because of launch of new medical info software. Will take a lot of money. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 8.760 | Buying between $7.50/8.50. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Royal Bank | RY-T | 46.650 | Banks growth has slowed. Aspects some downside. Money will be starting to leave defensive positions and moving into growth. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | SMTC Manufacturing | SMX-T | 1.450 | Some concerns on their financial situation. Needs orders. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Tembec Inc. | TMB-T | 9.950 | Sector is at a low period and demand is down. Contrarian view would be to buy. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Toronto Dominion | TD-T | 37.000 | Banks growth has slowed. Expects some downside. Money will be starting to leave defensive positions and moving into growth. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Teck Resources Ltd. (B) | TCK.B-T | 10.850 | (Was a top pick on Apr 4 down 31%) Sold at $17. Looks good again and will be buying. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Thomson Reuters Corp | TRI-T | 48.350 | Good solid stock. Advertising is down. Good time to buy. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| DON'T BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 17.490 | Lacks strategic direction. | 2001-10-11 | ||
| BUY | Alcan Aluminum | AL-T (Dead) | 57.430 | Feels commodities have the best short term outlook now. | 2001-08-28 | ||
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| TOP PICK | ATI Technologies | ATY-T (Dead) | 14.700 | Feels that computer sales will pick up, especially for Christmas. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Aur Resources | AUR-T (Dead) | 2.440 | (Was a top pick on Feb 20/01 up 14.5%) Still likes. A good copper buy. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Bombardier Inc (B) | BBD.B-T | 20.600 | Historically good. Feels backlog is solid. Good price now. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Bell Canada International | BI.H-X | 11.490 | Not much margin or growth. Not a fan. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Celestica Inc | CLS-T | 59.720 | Volatile. Expects a further drop. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Exfo Electro-Optical Engineering | EXF-T | 19.760 | Volatile. Slowdown in semiconductor space has affected prices, but probably at a low and should start moving up. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY on WEAKNESS | Intrinsyc Software Inc | ICS-T | 2.330 | Has revenues/contracts and is making progress. Good product line. Good stock to buy on the dips. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Emergis Inc. | EME-T-DEAD | 35.830 | Continuing to grow and have pretty good numbers, but have dropped with technology. Good mngmnt. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | I Max | IMX-T | 1.730 | Not a fan. Limited growth. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Infowave Software | IW-T | 0.660 | Have a good product. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Linamar Corp | LNR-T | 13.350 | (Was a top pick on Feb 20/01 up 6%) Still likes, but sold at $15. May buy again if it drops further. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Mosaid | MSD-T (Dead) | 17.000 | Stock is dropping in spite of good numbers. Their product is tied in with computers, so some concern in near term. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Inco | N-T | 26.140 | Feels commodities have the best short term outlook now. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| TOP PICK | Nortel | NT-T (Dead) | 10.650 | Feels this is near their bottom. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | Onex Corp | OCX-T | 20.800 | Because of ownership of Celestica, stock is volatile. Also their ownership in auto sector has created a downturn. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | SMTC Manufacturing | SMX-T | 3.800 | Have been growing and have good contracts. A good value. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Teck Resources Ltd. (B) | TCK.B-T | 12.000 | Feels commodities have the best short term outlook now. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| PAST TOP PICK | Tundra Semiconductor | TUN-T | 9.750 | (Was a top pick on Feb 20/01 down 76%) Not sure if he will buy at this point. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| BUY | Virtek Vision | VRK-T | 2.350 | Likes their product line. Not much competition. | 2001-08-28 | ||
| DON'T BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 2.370 | Not a fan of energy stocks. | 2001-08-28 | ||
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| BUY | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 16.170 | Good dividend. Well managed. Will probably move up over the next 6 months. | 2001-08-28 |
