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James Hodgins , Chief Investment Officer

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Date Signal Symbol Company Opinion Price
2013-02-26 N/A A Commentary A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert

Markets. A lot of commentators say the market is still cheap based on S&P maybe earning $105 and trading around $1500. That’s not outrageous but that is on peak margins. Historically net profit margins are in the 6% range and we are nearly double that now. If margins were to revert back to a historical mean, or what you typically get over a full cycle, then you would be looking at a very expensive stock market.

 Price:
$0.020
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
_N/A
2013-02-26 N/A A Commentary A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert

GOLD. Risk in the near-term is whether or not the US decides to pull the plug on QE 3 or scale it back. Relatively positive on the sector and it is so oversold and sentiment in the gold sector is so negative relative to such positive sentiment on equities in general. Going forward he feels gold will outperform broader equity markets. When underlying stocks tend to outperform the commodity, i.e. gold takes another leg down but underlying equities don’t fall, this will be his signal to get much longer. When this happens, this company will probably be his favourite vehicle to do so because it has such tremendous growth profile.

 Price:
$0.020
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
_N/A
2013-02-26 N/A A Commentary A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert

China. He is bearish on the global recession recovery in China. There has been a nice bounce in the sector but thinks it is going to be pretty short lived. The secular move within China, from an export driven economy to a domestic driven economy, is still the big push there. Demand for commodities out of China has flat lined and will continue to be so.

 Price:
$0.020
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
_N/A
2013-02-26 TOP PICK AAH-T Aastra Technologies

By taking over shrinking companies they are able to generate incredible synergies. Growth in cash flow and cash on the balance sheet has just been tremendous. More than half their market cap is sitting in cash. Trading at net working capital, which is a very low-risk purchase price. Share count has been shrunk from 14 million to 11.5 million in the last 18 months. Expect they will deploy their cash into another acquisition, probably in Europe, which are very cheap right now. Also, expects there could be a special dividend. Yield of 4.35%.

 Price:
$19.350
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 PAST TOP PICK ANF-X Anfield Nickel

(A Top Pick Apr 9/12. Down 5%.) Sold his holdings.

 Price:
$3.790
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
No
2013-02-26 COMMENT BTO-T B2Gold Corp.

Trimmed his position and then bought a little bit back when it dipped under $3. It is a good trader like this. Likes the company and does think that ultimately the environment for gold bullion and gold stocks is favourable. (See Comments under Gold.)

 Price:
$3.170
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 HOLD ESN-T Essential Energy Services Ltd.

Mostly service rigs, etc. which is more stable than a pure drilling operation. Has been a tough environment for the entire energy services sector in Western Canada. Well-run company. This is a sector that he is currently staying away from. 4.7% yield.

 Price:
$2.050
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
No
2013-02-26 COMMENT LIM-T Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Ltd.

Speculative. He holds a very small piece. He is Short on some other names in the sector. The whole group has taken a big hit on the CNR’s announcement that they are not going to build the rail line that would transport some of the ore. If you are not able to short other names in this sector, he would stay away from this one.

 Price:
$0.690
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 DON'T BUY LSG-T Lake Shore Gold

Has been Short this one for most of the last couple of years. He would stay away from this one. There are better places to be. Have missed on almost all of their resource targets.

 Price:
$0.580
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 PAST TOP PICK OPAY-LSE Optimal Payments

(A Top Pick Jan 27/12. Up 123.78%.) (London Stock Exchange.)

 Price:
$0.000
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Unknown
2013-02-26 DON'T BUY ORT-T Orbite Aluminae

He is Short this one. Has traded around this, only from the Short side, over the past 3 years and has been pretty successful. Company still has to prove the scale that would be necessary to take their process into full commercial production where they are delivering large amounts of refined ore. This process is going to be more difficult and more costly than they have been saying. 2 things would make him cover his Short position. 1. If there was a big positive fundamental change occurring in the company and they can prove, with big deliveries, that this process is working and economic. 2. If in general he felt the stock was really oversold.

 Price:
$1.980
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 COMMENT SPP-X Spot Coffee

Coffee. Has been able to expand their store base quite rapidly however they are going to need more financing to keep moving forward. Has been some selling pressure on the stock more recently. When they get their financing, he expects this to be a positive catalyst for the stock because the underlying fundamentals are fantastic.

 Price:
$0.130
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 TOP PICK SWHC-Q Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation

In 2008 when President Obama was first elected, there was a lot of talk about gun control. When gun companies reported year-end results and gave forward guidance in early March, stocks just took off to the upside because people stopped focusing on potential regulations and started focusing on the incredible demand growth. Gun permits, on a year-to-year basis, a realm over 80%. Reporting in about 2 weeks. Trading at roughly 6X EBITDA, despite high double digit sales.

 Price:
$8.950
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 BUY TCM-T Thompson Creek Metals

Buying up properties in the US. Just did a convertible debenture to increase their exposure. He is negative on Canadian real estate, which he feels is going to end quite badly. 20% upside from here would be reasonable. 3.6% yield.

 Price:
$3.370
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Yes
2013-02-26 PAST TOP PICK WED-X Westaim Corp

(A Top Pick Jan 27/12. Up 22.22%.)

 Price:
$0.025
Subject:
MARKET NEUTRAL INVESTING
Bias:
CAUTIOUS
Owned:
Unknown
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