The month of September is not starting on the right foot, but it was kind of expecting. Donald Trump might have taught for a second that Canada was going to sign whatever deal in a hurry because we are scared of being kick out of the NAFTA and of his stupid too short deadline, but it's not quite happening like planned isn't? The US traitors made a huge mistake by choosing to negotiate at first with a third world country where salaries are low, criminality on the rise... And what about the border problems between US and Mexico? That doesn't exist anymore? And what about the wall? Did Donald Trump forget about it?
We are not like Mexico a poor miserable country and we deserve much more respect. Canada creates richness for its citizen, with the best stock market of the wold; it's not the case for Mexicans. This misconduct of the US toward us lead directly to some more serious problems for the US in the long run because more and more Canadians will buy less and less products coming from the US. I had personally done so for the past couple weeks and its easier than you may think to buy Canadian. Currently, I am in search to find out if any anti-virus software is made in Canada, as I am currently using Norton on my computer. Remember: what you buy, in your everyday life just like on the stock market define who you are as an individual. Just got to decide if you want to be an asshole or a decent person.
I am scared about the dairy concessions we'll have to make in order to get on the NAFTA deal. I am not willing to drink any milk coming from the USA, that would be poison to my soul. It's up to each country to feed up their people from the hard work of their home farmers. If US farmers have financial difficulties, its because there're unsolved problems somewhere that hadn't been resolved. With millions and millions of mouth that need to be feed, and with a population that is much more important than Canada, it's quite strange that US farmers are experiencing difficulties. That's certainly not the fault of Canada. We shouldn't be taking advantage of. Fair trade, or no trade at all. I would like to know much the NAFTA negotiations had cost us so far. It might be several million, which is a shame, and it may drive us to no deal at all. And the next thing that could happen is a big points drop off for the TSX. I am ready for whatever will happen.
Currently, my portfolio is taking the hit, but quite gracefully. In your face Donald Trump. My non-registered portfolio closed this past Friday session at $180 280.45, my TFSA portfolio is just under the 80k, at $79 745.96, and my RRSP portfolio (stocks only) is exceeding the 40k, at $40 175.75. I really wanted to place a new investment before my 38th birthday, but I was on a too short notice and got squeeze in by my vacation week. Also, NAFTA insecurities are making hard on the market. It's not fun to invest under these conditions.
Long weekends are always nice and this one is no exemption. It's always a good time for one of my favorite fun stuff: check out for new investments on
Stockopedia. I often post about new investment ideas, but lately, this list is getting better, with a mix of stocks that I wrote about before and new ones as well...
Want to take a look? There you go:
Domtar Corporation (UFS)
Waste Connections Inc. (WCN)
Cymbria Corporation (CYB)
Clairvest Group Inc. (CVG)
Cargojet Inc. (CJT)Rogers Communications Inc. Class B Non-voting Shares (RCI.B)
Agellan Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (ACR.UN)
Mainstreet Equity Corp. (MEQ)Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (BBU.UN)
TFI International Inc. (TFII)
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN)
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (IIP.UN)
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APR.UN)
Summit Industrial Income REIT (SMU.UN)
Enghouse Systems Limited (ENGH)
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (AP.UN)
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP)
Wall Financial Corporation (WFC)
MTY Food Group Inc. (MTY)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
goeasy Ltd. (GSY)
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (RBA)
Stelco Holdings Inc. (STLC)
Neo Performance Materials Inc. (NEO)
Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (KMP.UN)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM.A)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (HMM.A)
Colliers International Group Inc. Subordinate Voting Shares (CIGI)
Mitel Networks Corporation (MNW)
FirstService Corporation Subordinate Voting Shares (FSV)
I underline in yellow my favorites for now.
What am I looking for? It's quite simple and it's always the same thing. A chart going all the way up and with not too much disturbances of the mark of volatility, mostly dividend payer stock - but if I have a perfect chart like the one of Cymbria Corporation (CYB), I am ready to sacrifice the dividend income part. I am also looking for stocks that exceed their value of before 2008 stock crash.
This is a first fish catch. I have to go through all of those stocks and pick the one that will be my next investment. I will try to avoid any new REIT or anything in finance.