The canaries are singing. I sold my Omnicom stock to put some money in the war chest.
Tag: Linamar
Back the truck up.
Hibbett Sports makes a return appearance and replaces Designer Brands in the portfolio. I also introduce the 5 year P:E ratio for the first time and use this tool to evaluate my current portfolio holdings.
There are value traps everywhere you look these days. I avoid the temptation to try to grab some of the cheese and instead hunker down in the relative safety of my current holdings.
I sell BGSF and declare an official end to a long and lucrative relationship with micro cap stocks. I look past the current market turbulence and review the portfolio from a more optimistic perspective, with an eye to the next business expansion. I also try to figure out where we stand after the recent market mayhem.
Stock market declines have me singing a cheerier tune and adding four new stocks to the portfolio while one gets squeezed out.
I sell Essential Energy Services and double down on Linamar and Foot Locker. I claim to rarely be mistaken even though I am frequently wrong. I wonder whether overweighting cash is really a defensive move in this environment and I use my new stock screening spreadsheet to showcase the process I use to find new investments.
In an effort to clean house and focus in on my highest conviction ideas, I sell Melcor Developments and Casa Systems. I explore the state of the markets, discuss the findings from my latest quarterly review and map out my strategy going forward.
I take advantage of a widening valuation disparity to switch horses, selling my Genesco at a tidy profit and moving that money into Foot Locker.
Lessons learned from a year of crisis and an optimistic look at the road ahead.
A stunning stock market recovery caps a surreal year in the markets and offers me a golden opportunity to take a little risk off the table.
I cast a critical eye on my recent performance and uncover some interesting stats from a pile of old brokerage statements.
Looking across the valley to the other side of this crisis, I plan for an eventual recovery and add 5 new stocks to the portfolio: Teck Resources, Magellan Aerospace, Foot Locker, Adcore Inc and PHX Energy Services.
With a very aggressively positioned portfolio, I am charging full steam ahead into the new decade.
As signs of an impending recession accumulate and trade war tariffs loom, the resultant investor gloom is throwing up some very interesting investment opportunities.
After an extensive review of the investment landscape following the first quarter earnings season, I decide to jettison Preformed Line Products from the portfolio, take profits on PHX Energy Services and add a new name, Bird Construction to the stable.
In the final 2 months of the year I sold Atlas Engineered Products, pared back on my Essential Energy Services and Geodrill holdings and added Gluskin Sheff to the mix. 2018 was a year full of surprises. I take a look back at the tumultuous year just ended and look ahead at what might be in store for investors in 2019.
A couple of sells, some market commentary and a look at the portfolio from a defensive standpoint.
Viemed, Questor and Magna were the bright spots in what was a fairly uneventful start to the year. With the market undecided as to which direction it wants to go, I maintain my hedge but use up most of my remaining cash to add 4 new holdings to the portfolio.
With a global footprint, record sales and earnings and a shiny, new acquisition in the works, this automotive and industrial manufacturing company is firing on all cylinders.