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| Name | Symbol | last update date and price | Generic Rating(Explanation of Ratings) |
| Global Exchange Traded Funds | Various | Sept 25, 2017 | Not rated |
| Amazon.com | AMZN, U.S. | Nov. 27 ’17 at$1196 | Sell |
| American Express | AXP, U.S. | June 5, ’18 at$99.34 | (higher) Buy |
| Berkshire Hathaway | BRKB, U.S. | June 3, ’17 at $192.23 | (lower) Buy |
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton plc | BHP, Australia BHP, U.S. BBL, U.S. (this is plc) |
Jan. 27, ’18 at U.S. $50.00 for ADR that is 2 BHPAustralian$30.85 per BHP | Speculative Buy |
| Canadian National Railway Company | CNR, Toronto CNI, U.S. | April 28, ’18 at CAN$100.65 or U.S.$78.31 | (lower) Buy |
| COSTCO | COST, U.S. | August 14, ’17 at U.S. $220.21 | Weak Sell /Hold |
| CRH Medical Corporation | CRH, Toronto, CRHM, U.S. | August 4, 2018 at U.S. $3.45 and CAN $4.49 | Speculative Buy |
| FedEx Corporation | FDX, U.S. | April 30, ’18 at U.S. $247 | Buy |
| Fortis Inc | FTS, Toronto and U.S. | Dec. 28, ’17 at $46.18 and U.S. $36.72 | (higher) Buy |
| Heineken N.V. | HEIA, Amsterdam or Two HEINY, U.S. | April 8, ’18 at90.20 euros or two at $55.20 | (lower) Sell |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY, Toronto and U.S. | Dec. 17, ’17 at CAN $101.92 or U.S. $79.17 | (higher) Buy |
| Stantec Inc. | STN, Toronto and U.S. | August 9 ’18 at CAN $34.14 or U.S. $26.20 | (lower) Buy |
| Starbucks | SBUX | August 25, ’18 at U.S. $52.75 | Buy |
| Toll Brothers Inc. | TOL, U.S. | August 27, ’18 at U.S. $37.52 | Strong Buy |
| Visa | V, U.S. | June 4, ’18 at U.S. $133.26 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| Walmart | WMT, U.S. | Oct. 19, ’17 at U.S. $86.22 | (lower) Sell |
| 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 | March 6 17, 2017 | Not rated |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | ATD.B, Toronto | July 12, 2018 at$62.20 | Buy |
| AutoCanada | ACQ, Toronto | August 11, ’18 at $10.75 | Speculative Buy |
| Canadian Western Bank | CWB, Toronto | September 1, ’18 at $35.50 | (higher) Buy |
| Canadian Tire | CTC.a, Toronto | May 30, ’18 a $164.78 | (higher) Buy |
| Ceapro Inc. | CZO, Venture | September 3, ’18 at $0.45 | Sell |
| Constellation Software | CSU, Toronto | August 17, ’18 at CAN $949 | Weak Buy / Hold |
| Dollarama | DOL, Toronto | Nov 25, ’17 at$162.03 | (lower) Sell |
| Linamar Corporation | LNR, Toronto | March 19, ’18 at $71.73 | Strong Buy |
| Melcor Developments | MRD, Toronto | August 5, ’18 at $14.52 | Strong Buy |
| TFI International Inc. | TFI, Toronto | August 2, 2018 at $45.49 | Buy |
| WSP Global Inc. | WSP, Toronto | Feb. 5, 2018 at$58.75 | Buy |
| Income Trusts / Preferred Shares and other Higher Yield Entities | |||
| Canadian Western Bank Rate Reset Preferred Shares | CWB.PR.B, Toronto | June 11, ’18 at24.33 to yield 4.52% and currently projected to reset to 5.0% in April 2019. | Buy |
| Enbridge Inc. Rate Reset Preferred Shares | ENB.PF.A, Toronto | September 12, 2017 at $20.87 to yield 5.2% | Buy |
| Melcor REIT | MR.UN, Toronto | August 1, ’18 at $8.17 to yield 8.2% | (lower) Buy |
| Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund | BPF.un, Toronto | August 29, ’18 at $18.09 to yield 7.6% | Speculative Buy |
| RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust | REI.UN, Toronto | Sept. 18, ’17 at$23.84 to yield 5.9% | Buy |
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