Investment Q&A

Q: Can't stop, won't stop. Like 5i, I like momentum.

Thanks for the recommendation a while back. I'm approaching a double and position size is still reasonable at 3.5%. Is a top up to ~4-5% reasonable given the momentum and outlook or do you think it remains a bit too risky to increase position size? Note that I stop buying a position at 5% and let them run to 7-10% before trimming, so topping up to 5% would put ECN as my third largest holding after CSU and GSY.

C.

Q: Hi Team,
Any comments on Lendcare (GSY), announcing point of sale financing for auto repairs? This seems significant to me, but the stock is not moving today. I have never heard of auto repair POS financing where I am. Seems like this could be a big thing if it takes hold.

Q: Can I please get your opinion of this company.

Thanks

Dave

Q: Would appreciate your updated thoughts on Voyager Digital and their recent quarterly report. Would you be a buyer here?

Q: MCAN (MKP) is a mortgage company that I hold. It seems to be a good income stock. It is raising more capital that I interpret as positive. Is this to hedge against the "expected" rising interest rates? If rates go up how will this affect their business? My holding is 3%, I am thinking of bring this up a bit based on their positive moves to increase capital. Am I reading this wrong?

Thanks,
Doug

Q: "TD earned $3.7-billion, or $1.99 per share" and yet it is down nearly 2% as I am writing this. What in your opinion is causing the drop?

Q: I am looking for US financial names to add to my existing exposures in PYPL, and V, Would you prefer the investment dealers or money center banks? Which names do you recommend in these sectors?

Q: Hi there, may I please get your opinion on UWMC, and how their recent results faired against expectations? How are they doing against their competition for market share? How do you feel about them going forward as a hedge against inflation?
Thanks!

Q: What an interesting approach to my enquiry. I'm currently in the midst of a 30 day free trial and thus far I have posed two questions to your team. The first was answered professionally. The second was met with disdain and an indication that I am "out of credits" and should renew my membership. Fascinating. If anyone of any importance sees this and would like to take action to perhaps answer my second question, which was about GSBD:US, that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Q: Hi ,
I hear about Bitcoin, Dogecoin and all sorts of other coins and names. The complication of understanding them kept me on the sidelines, not to mention the wild daily fluctuations. I was wondering if an easier way to get some exposure to Bitcoin, directly or indirectly, would be to buy some shares in Square?
Your thoughts are appreciated.
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i,
I want to deploy some funds into Financial Services in a registered account for a 3-5 year hold. I know that 5i is bullish on GSY, and I wonder if you would recommend it over BNS for a hold of that length. Today I can buy about 1.85 BNS shares for every GSY share bought, and would thereafter pocket (at present rates) approximately 2.5 times more dividend return from BNS than from GSY for every dollar spent buying in. With the goal being to relatively safely make money over the 3-5 years, and assuming COVID is under control, no other pandemic strikes during the period and only 'normal' market forces prevail, do you see the likely capital appreciation plus dividend of GSY over the period outperforming the likely capital appreciation and higher yield of BNS during that same time? I know that GSY has had a great run over the past year, but now that the world seems to be settling back down I'm having difficulty understanding why I might consider putting money there instead of into something that's many orders of magnitude larger and also less expensive to buy, both in absolute terms and (I think) on most 'price to' metrics .
Thanks for helping me out.
Peter

Q: Can I please get an update/opinion on this company. Thanks !

Q: Considering adding a small position in my RRSP of FIH. I thought with all the bad news coming out of India this might be on sale, but price action appears to be hanging in on the high side. This would appear to bode well for when India gets Covid under control, thus making it attractive going forward. Your opinion and analysis please.

Many thanks.

Q: Hi, I'm wondering if you might be able to offer me any insight into Goldman Sachs Business Development Corp Inc (GSBD:US)? When I look it up on TMX.COM there is an indication that it is trading at a price earnings multiple of only 3.6, that it has earnings of $5.43 per share (which I assume is for the past year), it pays a quarterly dividend of $0.45 and is currently in the midst of paying several additional special dividends of $0.05 per share and that its current yield is over 9%. With those earnings per share the dividend looks to me to be highly sustainable. I'm wondering why it might be trading at such a low P/E multiple? Is there something highly risky about the source of the firm's earnings or some other aspect of its business? Thank you!

Q: Hi team
any reasons that this stock is dropping ?
I thought that the report on the earnings are favorable

any fundamental reasons for the recent decline?

I was going to add to an existing position

thanks
Michael

Q: I am a holder of MCAN (MKP). I missed the earlier announcement but now find that I have been issued shares of MP.PRT. These are rights that need to be exercised by a deadline. Please explain this right offering and how I go about exercising it before it has no value.
Thanks,
Doug

Q: Hi 5i Team;
Would you please give your opinion on the prospects for FSKR:US. I am interested in the current value (Is it a good buy today) and likelihood of growth over the next three years. Is a competitor company a better choice?

Q: Will there likely be any repercussions to Fiera for collecting $2.9 million CEWS support that they didn't require? If they repay the money, would they need to restate their financial filings?

Q: I currently own FSZ and wondered if you feel a 5% weight would be too high for an RRSP account? At the moment I have a 3% weight and wondered if bringing it up to 5% would be ok ?
Thanks

Q: I thought I heard a report that US banks would be allowed to resume share buybacks and resume or increase dividends effective June of this yr. Is that correct?
Thanks