On July 20th, Chevron Corporation (CVX) announced an agreement to acquire Noble Energy, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $5B, or a total enterprise value of $13B when debt is included. I have acquired additional shares for one of the 'core' accounts within the FFJ Portfolio prior to the July 31st release of Q2 [...]
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) is a leading North American energy infrastructure company. It operates in a highly regulated environment where pipeline capacity remains constrained due to lack of new infrastructure. Investor sentiment currently appears to be negative and I expect investor sentiment will change in the future which will lead to an increase in ENB’s earnings [...]
Although our daughter and her boyfriend are in their early 20s, they have expressed an interest in achieving financial freedom at a relatively young age so as to have 'options' later in life. While there are various ways in which to achieve financial freedom at an early age, equity investing is the method my wife [...]
CME Group Inc. (CME) is an appealing long-term growth stock with a unique attractive dividend which is missed by stock screeners. In August 2018 I initiated a position and intended to preiodically add to my position. The company's valuation, however, ran away on me. I, therefore, patiently waited on the sidelines until such time as [...]
The Fed is currently supporting the US economy which has led to the share price/valuation of many companies to be at levels which are unsustainable if Fed support is ever reduced/withdrawn. In my opinion, investors would be wise to dial back risk. 3M (MMM) is profitable and generates positive Free Cash Flow. Its current valuation [...]
E-L Financial Corporation Limited (ELF.to) is traded on the TSX. It is thinly traded because the majority of the shares are held by one of Canada's wealthiest families. Furthermore, shares trade at $680 as I compose this article. I am in agreement with management that shares are currently undervalued. An announcement was made March 4, [...]
I have never quite figured out how to generate reasonable long-term returns by acquiring shares at lofty valuations. I am of the opinion we will continue to witness a broad market pullback and strongly suspect many investors who were tripping over themselves to acquire shares regardless of valuation (the greater fool theory) will see their [...]
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) released Q1 2020 results on February 6th in which FY2020 guidance was lowered because of challenges experienced with its Alaris Infusion product. BDX's share price took a hit following the release of Q1 results and I acquired additional shares. Regrettably I was unable to provide a timely update since I [...]
I continue to have a positive outlook on Chevron Corporation's (CVX) long-term potential. Based on management's guidance for FY2020 and CVX's current valuation I have acquired additional shares for one of the 'core' accounts within the FFJ Portfolio. Summary CVX released Q4 and FY2019 results on January 31, 2020 in which it reported in excess [...]
Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) is a high quality Canadian based P&C insurance company with a ~17% market share. IFC held its Investor Day on November 19, 2019 at which time management provided its strategic roadmap for the next decade. Although I view shares as currently being richly valued I have acquired shares for an undisclosed [...]
