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| Name | Symbol | last update date and price | Generic Rating (Explanation of Ratings) |
| Global Exchange Traded Funds | Various | November 25, 2018 | Not rated |
| Amazon.com | AMZN, U.S. | June 11 ’20 at $2660 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| American Express | AXP, U.S. | December 28, ’20 at $117.35 | Buy |
| Apple Inc. | APPL, U.S. | January 10, ’20 at $309.63 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| Aurora Cannabis | ACB, Toronto and U.S. | January 6, ’20 at CAN $2.60 ($31.20 adjusted for share consolidation) | Not rated but is highly speculative |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRKB, U.S. | May 8, ’20 at $173.48 | Buy |
| BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc | BHP, Australia BHP, U.S. BLT, London BBL, U.S. (BLT and BBL are the plc shares which are economically equivalent) |
Oct. 27, ’19 at U.S. $49.22 for the BHP ADR that is 2 BHP shares or $42.49 for BBL that is two plc shares Australian $35.77 per BHP |
Speculative Buy (We would favor the BBL shares which were at a 14% discount) |
| Canadian National Railway Company | CNR, Toronto CNI, U.S. | October 24, 2020 at CAN $138 or U.S. $105 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| COSTCO | COST, U.S. | August 24, ’20 at U.S. $344.61 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| CRH Medical Corporation | CRH, Toronto, CRHM, U.S. | May 14, 2020 at U.S. $1.83 and CAN $2.55 | Speculative Buy |
| FedEx Corporation | FDX, U.S. | October 29, ’20 at U.S. $264 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| Fortis Inc | FTS, Toronto and U.S. | Dec. 29, ’18 at $45.07 and U.S. $33.01 | Buy |
| Heineken N.V. | HEIA, Amsterdam or Two HEINY, U.S. | Oct 29, ’19 at 90.90 euros or two HEINY at $50.55. | Weak Buy / Hold |
| lululemon athletic inc. | lulu, U.S. | July 2, 2019 at U.S. $180.86 | Weak Sell / Hold |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc. | QSR, Toronto and U.S. | December 30, 2019 at CAN $83.56 or U.S. 63.89 | (lower) Buy |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY, Toronto and U.S. | December 24, ’20 at CAN $103.72 or U.S. $80.24 | (higher) Buy |
| Stantec Inc. | STN, Toronto and U.S. | August 30 ’20 at CAN $42.35 or U.S. $32.35Weak Buy / Hold | Buy |
| Shopify Inc. | SHOP, Toronto and U.S. | May 21, ’20 at CAN $1121 or U.S. $803 | Sell (or reduce) |
| Starbucks | SBUX | December 24, ’19 at U.S. $88.46 | (lower) Buy |
| TFI International Inc. | TFII, Toronto and U.S. | February 22, 2020 at CAN $47.03 or U.S. $35.51 | (higher) Buy |
| Toll Brothers Inc. | TOL, U.S. | Sept. 26, ’20 at U.S. $47.89 | (lower) Buy |
| Visa | V, U.S. | May 5, ’20 at U.S. $178.44 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| All the Stocks below trade in Canada but may in some cases also trade on “Pink Sheets” in the U.S |
Company Ratings do not consider the circumstances of any individual investor and are therefore not Investment Advice | ||
| Name | Symbol | last update date and price | Generic Rating (Explanation of Ratings) |
| Canadian Exchange Traded Funds | Various | January 1, 2019 | Not rated |
| Aecon Group Inc. | ARE | November 1, 2020 at $14.22 | Weak Sell / Hold |
| Alcanna Inc. | CLIQ, Toronto | November 14, 2020 at $5.47 | Speculative Buy |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | ATD.B, Toronto | July 7, 2020 at $43.34 | (higher) Buy |
| Andrew Peller Limited | ADW.A, Toronto | November 30, 2019 at $12.05 | (lower) Buy |
| AutoCanada | ACQ, Toronto | November 20, ’20 at $28.75 | Speculative Weak Buy |
| Canadian Western Bank | CWB, Toronto | December 11, ’20 at $29.00 | Speculative Buy |
| Canadian Tire | CTC.a, Toronto | November 11, ’20 at $165.25 | Buy |
| Ceapro Inc. | CZO, Venture | August 30, ’20 at $0.80 | Speculative Buy |
| Constellation Software | CSU, Toronto | July 2, ’20 at CAN $1537 | Weak Sell/Hold |
| Dollarama | DOL, Toronto | April 20, ’20 at $43.15 | (lower) Buy |
| Intact Financial Corporation | IFC, Toronto | April 16, ’20 at $138.70 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| Linamar Corporation | LNR, Toronto | December 15, ’20 at $68.65 | (lower) Buy |
| Melcor Developments | MRD, Toronto | November 14, ’20 at $7.00 | Buy |
| Metro Inc. | MRU, Toronto | April 29, 2020 at $58.35 | Buy |
| RIWI Corporation | RIW, Canadian Securities Exchange | July 16, ’20 at $2.95 | Speculative Buy (note the tiny size of this company) |
| WSP Global Inc. | WSP, Toronto | Sept. 14, ’20 at $89.16 | Weak Sell / Hold |
| Income Trusts / Preferred Shares and other Higher Yield Entities | |||
| Canadian Western Bank Rate Reset Preferred Shares | CWB.PR.B, Toronto | December 13, 2020 at $17.65 paying $1.07525 per year to yield 6.1% and will not reset until April 30, 2024 (at 5 year Canada plus 2.76%) | (lower) Buy |
| Canadian Western Bank Rate Reset Preferred Shares | CWB.PR.D, Toronto | October 13, 2020 at $25.70 and paying $1.50 annually to yield 5.84% and will not reset until April 30, 2024 (at Canada 5 year plus 4.04%) | Buy |
| Enbridge Inc. Rate Reset Preferred Shares | ENB.PF.A, Toronto | October 13, ’20 at $13.70 paying $1.02425 annually to yield 7.5% and will not reset again until December 1, 2024 (at Canada 5 year plus 2.66%) | (higher) Buy |
| Intact Financial (Perpetual) Preferred Share | IFC.PR.E | April 16, 2020 at $21.99, Paying $1.30 per year to yield 5.9% | Buy |
| Melcor REIT | MR.UN, Toronto | November 8, ’20 at $3.83 paying $0.36 per year to yield 9.4% | Buy |
| Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund | BPF.un, Toronto | September 8, ’20 at $6.73 to yield nothing but may yield around 10% if the distribution is restored at a 50% level but the new level is not yet known | Speculative Weak Buy / Hold |
| RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust | REI.UN, Toronto | August 23, ’20 at $15.56 paying $1.44 annually to yield 9.3% | (higher) Buy |
| Short Term Cash you can place cash in your brokerage accounts into savings account which pay at least some interest. These are bought under the Mutual Fund category in your investment account. |
Dundee Bank DYN500 TD Bank TDB8150 (TDB 8152 for U.S. dollars) Manulife Bank MIP510 ICICI Bank IBN100 CIBC ATL5000 Royal Bank RBF2010 Scotia Bank DYN6000 Laurentian Bank BTB100 National Bank NBC100 |
Deposit accounts recently paying 0.25% per year. Not locked in. There are U.S. dollar versions of these as well. There are also money market mutual funds but these deposit accounts may be a better choice. | Very low interest but it probably beats the interest on money market funds or on your brokerage account cash and is CDIC insured to $100,000. |
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