KeyStone’s Stock Talk – Canadian & US Small-Cap Growth & Dividend Stocks, Tips & Portfolio Building Strategies

We have a busy show for you this week – in Our Case For / Case Against debate we take a look at unknown, high-growth small-cap, Apollo Healthcare Corp. (AHC: TSX). Apollo is one of the largest private label personal care product manufacturers which saw its sales and profitability skyrocket in 2020 as one of the 3 largest producers of hand sanitizer and private label cleaning products sold at most...

This week in Our Case For / Case Against debate we take a look at e-retail and cloud computing services giant, Amazon Inc. (AMZN:NASDAQ). Aaron argues the bear case, I crush him with the bull case, and Uncle Brennan sits in as judge, jury, and executioner. In our Your Stock, Our Take Segment, we answer a listener question on the very topical Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (EGLX:TSX), who’s princi...

We have a busy show for you this week – in Our Case For / Case Against debate we take a look at Skylight Health Group Inc (SHG:TSX-V), which owns and operates a proprietary virtual telehealth platform, and a network of over 30 medical clinics across 16 states in the US, providing integrative, primary, and urgent care services to over 155,000 patients annually. In our Your Stock, Our Take Segment,...

This week we are start by introducing our new Webinar series. Our Dog of the Week is Xebec Adsorption (XBC: TSX), a market darling in 2020 and to start 2021, which saw it share price drop over 60% from its highs after reporting a revenue shortfall. Xebec is a provider of clean energy solutions for renewable and low carbon gases used in energy, mobility and industry applications. The company specia...

This week we start our discussion with a new U.S. ETF that has been getting a great deal of attention. The VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) – apparently the ETF is able to “cut through the noise of millions of online conversations to identify stocks with bullish investor sentiment.” And trade them. We will give you our thoughts. Our Case For / Case Against debate is back to take a look a...

In our Ask Us Anything segment, Brennan answers a listener question on Churchill Capital Corp IV (CCIV:NYSE) a SPAC that is set to merge with pre-revenue Electric Vehicle company Lucid Motors. Our Case For / Case Against debate is back to take a look at Air Canada (AC:TSX), Canada's largest domestic and international full-service airline. Brennan argues the bull case, I crush him with the bear cas...

This week, we start with a brief discussion regarding Warren Buffet’s right-hand man, Charlie Munger’s, comments on trading platforms such as RobinHood. For the second week in a row our Star of the Week is a company directly from our Canadian Small-Cap Growth Stock Research. Adcore Inc. (ADCO:TSX-V), a profitable digital advertising or AdTech company, was recommended to clients 1-year ago this mon...

This week, we start by discussing the testimony from WallStreetBets, Reddit et all before the House Financial Services Committee on the GameStop issue. Back by popular demand, we start with a Case For and Case Against debate on surging small-cap, Peak Fintech Group Inc. (PKK:CSE), a Fintech service provider to the Chinese commercial lending sector. Brennan argues the bull case, I crush him with th...

To start this week, we highlight a couple of Stars from our coverage universe. The first, Sangoma Technologies Corporation (STC:TSX-V) is a Communications as a Service or (CaaS) solutions for businesses of all sizes. In the past week the company made a US$437 million transformational acquisition of Star2Star Communications, a top-ten vendor of cloud communications solutions in North America. After...

We start the year off with a special 2021 predictions episode. Including predictions on Bitcoin, Gold, SPACs, the U.S. & Canadian markets, Cannabis stocks, Government Handouts, FaceBook & Google, the pandemic, Tesla, Brennan’s Case For Debate record and more. At the end we tag on a question from a listener on Nuvo Pharmaceuticals (MRV:TSX), which actually changed its name to Miravo Healthcare. Mir...

This week we start with a Case for Debate on food delivery giants DoorDash, Inc. (DASH:NYSE) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER:NYSE) – Aaron takes the case for DoorDash, while Brennan has the case for Uber. Ryan will act as judge, jury and executioner. We also discuss frothy valuations in the alternative energy segment on the heels of a significant acquisition by a Canadian small-cap, Xebec Adsorp...

This week we start with a Case for Debate on a unique Canadian Small-Cap Quarterhill Inc. (QTRH:TSX) is a Canadian company that focuses on intellectual property and the Intelligent Transportation Systems industry (ITS). It is a cash rich business, which success of failure is  tied to management’s ability to successfully navigate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as a substantial judgment in a...

We start with a unique segment inspired by a listener. In The Case For Debate: We highlight two growth companies from the green/renewable segment to debate. Xebec Adsorption Inc. (XBC:TSX-V) and Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN:TSX-V). This week, our YSOT segment is on CargoJet (CJT:TSX), a provider of time sensitive domestic network air cargo services.  CargoJet’s has faced an almost perfect storm...

This week, our YSOT segment is on BlackBerry Limited (BB: TSX), the former undisputed heavyweight of the smartphone market, which is continuing its transformation into a provider of business security and information integration services. The stock surged over 50% at one point today on a deal with Amazon’s AWS. Is it hype or justifiable? Our Dog of the Week is Sona Nanotech Inc. (SONA:CSE), a Life...

This week, back by popular demand we put together another Case For, Case Against segment. In the line of fire is Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP: TSX), which designs, develops, manufactures, and sells proton exchange membrane fuel cell products. Ballard’s zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, passenger ca...

This week, we start by looking at what we are calling the “normalcy trade”, sparked in part by positive vaccine news and what appears to be a Joe Biden presidency. While returning to the old normal can sound great, for the stock market it may be a case of “be careful what you wish for”. In this week’s Your Stock, Our Take segment, we take a look at two companies. The first, Pfizer Inc. (PFE:NYSE),...

This week, on the precipice of a historic U.S. election I will start with a brief commentary on making portfolio decisions based on election outcomes. Back by popular demand we have decided to make our new Case For, Case Against segment a permanent fixture. Our head of income research, Mr. Aaron Dunn will make his highly anticipated first argument facing off against Brennan. In the line of fire is...

This week, after incredibly positive feedback for our new Case For, Case Against segment we are making it a return engagement. This week, I will face off against Brennan in an epic rematch. In the line fire is, WELL Health Technologies Corp. (WELL:TSX), who’s mission is to modernize the Canadian healthcare industry by digitizing it. The stock has been on fire in 2020 and just completed an $80 mill...

This week, we debut a new segment pitting 2 KeyStone analysts against each other in a rapid-fire “Case For and Case Against” an individual stock. Our third analyst will act as judge, jury, and executioner to pick the winning argument. In the line of fire this week is Cannabis giant, Canopy Growth Corporation (WEED:TSX). This week’s Your Stock, Our Take was sent in from a listener on Constellation...

This week we kick off with a brief discussion on SPACs. With everyone from hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Oakland Athletics general manger Billy Beane to former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn, former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, backing SPACs. And, Virgin Galactic, DraftKings and Nikola Motor Co. all going public through a SPAC. The SPAC has come mainstr...

This week in our Your Stock, Our Take segment we start by taking a listener question on The Joint Corp. (JYNT:NASDAQ), a franchisor of clinics and an operator of clinics in certain U.S. states. While still a small-cap, the company has more than 550 locations nationwide and over seven million patient visits annually, making The Joint Chiropractic a key leader in the U.S. chiropractic industry. Hit...

This week in our Your Stock, Our Take segment we start by taking a listener question on one of the leading online groceries in Canada, Goodfood (FOOD: TSX). The stock is up 24% over the last 5 trading days and up approximately 200% since the start of the year – we let you know why and if there is further potential in the stock. Our second YSOT is NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT (NWH.UN: TSX),...

This week in our Your Stock, Our Take segment we start by taking a listener question on Canadian communication companies. Specifically, whether Telus Corporation (T: TSX), is a good dividend/growth investment at its current price. Our second YSOT comes in from a listener on StorageVault Canada Inc. (SVI:TSX-V), which owns, manages, and rents self-storage and portable storage space to individual an...

This week in our Your Stock, Our Take segment we start by taking a listener question on Yamana Gold Inc. (YRI: TSX), a dividend paying, Canadian gold producer with a stable of exploration and development-stage projects located throughout the Americas. The second stock pick comes in from a listener on Vibe Bioscience Ltd. (VIBE: CSE), a micro-cap US-based Cannabis business with the goal of becoming...

We have a packed show for you this week. We start by looking at Thursday’s sell-off on the heels of new record highs for the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. In our Ask Us Anything segment we answer a listener question on how to use SEDAR, a useful but awkward tool for looking at all documents filed by every public company in Canada. In our Your Stock, Our Take segment start by taking a listener question on Ca...