Investment Q&A

Q: ABEV (ADR)
Happy Holiday's.
I had been following Ambev for the past year and it traded in the high $30-$40 range and paid a dividend. In November 2013 it disappeared off my watch lists and I assumed it had not been trading anymore and could not find any info about what happened to it. I noticed that it has recently started trading again under the new symbol ABEV and it is in $7 range and I think no dividend. I can't find any real info about it. It is still near it's 52 week low. Do you have any insight on what happened or financial info? Would you rate it as a buy? High/med/low risk? Brazil has world cup this spring and Olympic's 2016. Thank you,
Kerri

Q: If you could invest in the ishares of any region outside of N America for 2014 where would it be? It seems Japan might be a good bet with Abenomics and resurgent inflation. However S Korea also seems to be a promising growth story, while Brazil has been a poor performer in 2013, but will it come back?

Q: I realize this company is out of scope for the website, but I would appreciate any thoughts on Mitsui(mitsf). I like the valuation, dividend, and diversification.

Q: I hold the iShares CWO Emerging Markets ETF. Its P/E is 8.1, the Price to Book is 1.00, its yield is 1.36%, and the MER is .69%. The performance of this BRIC ETF over the last several years has been flat.

Do you have any other recommendations for an emerging markets play? Should I be concerned that the daily volume averages 3.7K?

Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter and Team: First, thanks for the truly great service. My question: It seems the UK economy might be on the mend, so I have been looking at British ETFs. What do you think of EWU and EWUS for the next year or two? The latter had a particularly good 2013. Merry Xmas.

Q: Hi Peter and team and all the best of the season to you...
What do you think of Rio Tinto? I have been holding it for some time and am wondering whether I should continue or if I should bail out since it hasn't performed well.

Regards, Joanne

Q: HSCEI AUTOCALLABLE NOTES
I would appreciate your views and comments on these types of notes as I am having difficulty finding information on performance.
I am researching a Note- the HSCEI Autocallable Note. The note will be a 5 year note issued by xxxx bank and is linked to the HSCEI (China H Shares) index. It will have approximately an 8% coupon each year, will be callable each year if the index is flat or up from the issue level, have an approximate 30-35% downside principal protection and daily liquidity.
Example Outcomes:
The HSCEI Index is flat or up at the 1st anniversary date the note will be called and the total return will be 8%
The HSCEI Index is down on the 1st anniversary date the note will not be called and will extend to the next anniversary date
The HSCEI Index is flat or up on the second anniversary date the note will be called and the total return will be 16%
The HSCEI Index is down between 1-35% at final maturity your investment amount is returned
The HSCEI Index is down greater than 35% at final maturity the principal will be returned minus the amount by which the index is down.
Thank you.
Nadine

Q: Morning,
What are your thoughts on FAP? Where is the best place to check on it's NAV? Do you think the NAV will move up or down from here? Thanks.
Larry

Q: Hi 5i Team, please give your opinion on IDV (international iShares dividend). I do not have any investment outside North America. suggest better one if you can, thanks

Q: In response to your answer on HSBC, which I bought for global financial exposure, you state that you felt there were better options. What would some of those other choices be?

Thanks.

Paul

Q: Would you be able to provide an opinion on HSBC Holdings plc(ADR)
Thanks again for your comments.

Q: a fellow on bnn mentioned JBSS,said they were moving into the china market. your thoughts if any would help.looks like it might be a pretty good growth name.tkx pat

Q: For tax loss selling I am thinking of selling Trans Ocean (RIG) and buying Ensco PLC (ESV). Do you think this is a sensible switch?

Also in terms of the backdrop to this choice do you think its generally better to favour the UK market as opposed to the US. Bearing in mind the Cyclic Shiller PE is 50% over its long term average for the S&P 500 but under long term average for the FTSE and last week it was reported the UK has the fastest growth in the G8.

Q: Please give me your opinion on The Bank Of Ireland (IRE) as a medium and long term hold.

Thankyou

Q: I would like to purchase a European company, that trades on the pink sheets in New York , as a small retail investor other than the low trading volume are there risks to buying pink sheets? The company I am interested in is bouyf if u have anything I can add on that I would appreciate it.

Q: Please give your opinion on XUE Xueda Education Group. Forward PE is 20.07 and expected growth is 97.80% per annum (4 analysts following per Yahoo Finance). Eye opening presentation on their website for anyone interested in China's top performance on the math test.

Q: What is your opinion of CHIX-N Global X China Financials? Have a great day!

Q: IWC and DFE

Hi Peter & Co:
This morning, Cam Hui sent out his blog entry, "Humble Student of the Markets", writing about two Micro-Cap ETFs, IWC for the U.S. and the other, DFE, for Europe. Although Cam was writing about a seasonal trade, my question is whether these ETFs can form a further diversification of a portfolio with say, a 5%, exposure to Small Caps, usually gained through IWO?
Kind regards, Gail

Q: Peter - can you please recommend an ETF that captures the China market? This will represent 3 to 5 percent of my portfolio. I looked at XCH, however I am concerned of the very low trading volume. Is this an issue? Thank You.

Q: gsz is a european gas company based in France could I have your opinion please