Investment Q&A

Q: I bought BX pre-pandemic and held on , thinking that its significant investments in real estate would bottom and share price would again climb. That didn’t happen. I have been trimming my holding in BX but still hold a half-position. I stopped reducing, now again thinking that perhaps long-duration assets owned by BX would become more valuable. Do you think this is true? Or, do you think an investor is much better off to deploy cash into KKR or some other private equity? (US companies only).

Kindly give your insightful reasons, skipping the obvious please.
Thank you! :ao:

Q: Good evening,

I was wondering if I could get an overview of the future outlook of the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Thanks,

Aidan

Q: I am considering starting a position in First National Financial Corp., Canada. It is dealing with mortgage financing with a healthy yield around 6%. Information that I have found indicates 70% ownership by principal owners so that liquidity may not be great. Is this company worth adding to an income focused portfolio? My other financials are Canadian banks, BN, BAM, AD,UN

Q: Sofi appears to be stagnant and going no where. Is it time to move on.

Thanks

Thomas

Q: How does PRL use credit unions in their day to day business?

Pls. provide year end EPS & loan book for GSY's past 5 years.

Thanks

Q: Last year in answer to a question you ranked these companies (among others) in this space in this order CME, MSCI, SPGI. Guests on BNN recently had MSCI and SPGI as top picks. Just interested in your latest thoughts on these three please. Thank you.

Q: Have been considering a purchase of Intact Financial for exposure to insurance sector. But already own BRK.B , which I tend to think of in terms of its portfolio of holdings , but has at its core their insurance business .
Different animals , I guess , but how would you think about this ?
All other considerations aside , would you add to BRK.B or initiate a position in IFC ?

Q: With their US acquisition all but effectively locked (only Canadian regulator to go), is this a good buy? For small cap growth over the next year or two?

Q: Hi. Could you please provide me with Visa's 1,3 and 5 year estimates for eps and revenue growth? Given its present price, would you be a buyer of it for a long-term hold? If not, what would you consider a 'good' price for purchase?

Q: Good morning,

If one wanted to have a 1-2% portfolio weight in US private equity, what one PE firm would you recommend? KKR? BX?

Thanks very much.

Q: My question is about CreditRiskMonitor (CMRZ) they are solvent from what I can gather but their main competitor Dun & Bradstreet Holdings (DNB) is not, what can you tell me about CMRZ besides it is tightly/majority held by the Flum family?

Q: Just curious. Would you know why GSY's SP popped by over $6 today? Albeit the trade volume is just 50K not particularly large.

Thanks.

Q: Would ONEX be considered a sort-of private equity type investment that long term could be used as portfolio diversifier? Thanks Ron

Q: Hi, Do you consider National Bank to be a good Canadian Bank to own, based on their flawless execution for a long period of time ? If so, after the recent sell off, what is a more prudent approach - To buy the * stock' now OR "Subscription receipts" to be listed, next week, which are likely to trade at a discount (what discount is reasonable ? ). considering cost to hold for 18 months period and a small probability of deal not going through ?

Would appreciate to elaborate pros and cons, Please !!

Thank You

Q: Is ZWB.U purchased in Canadian or US dollars?
In which currency is the dividend paid?
Thanks.

Q: hi group i am very light on financials does it make sense to invest in the smaller companies for exposure to the financial sector. (eg GSY,IFC EQB - please rate these 3 (in order of preference and why.-against CAD/US BANKS .. also I am light on Health care do you see the sectors as a buy please give me you top 3 picks in healthcare presently i own CVS and PFE should i sell them to invest in you picks?...Thanks for you help with this

Q: Which would you recommend as a buy right now, and why: MFC or SLF?

Q: Hi Peter, Can you provide me your updated thoughts on Olympia. The growth has been outstanding and it pays a 7% yield. Do you think they can grow the dividend. Also any comments on the management would be appreciated - I haven't heard much about them but they keep delivering.

Thanks

Q: Hello 5i Team

I currently own shares of Canadian Western Bank (CWB) and National Bank (NA) in my TFSA.

The yield on the shares of CWB are approximately 1 % higher than yield on NA

The announced takeover of CWB by NA is at at a share ratio of 0.45 shares NA per 1 share CWB.

NA announced an public offering of NA shares at $112.30 concurrently with the takeover. This implies a price of 0.45 x $112.30 = $50.54 for shares of CWB.

This morning share of NA are trading below the offering price (~$110.40) and the share price of CWB are trading around $42.35 which implies an exchange ratio of 0.39.

Is there an opportunity to acquire shares of CWB at a small discount to the takeover premium (with the risk of the deal not being approved by the government) in the anticipation of the takeover and exchange for shares of NA or should I just let the deal close in 18 months (end of 2025)?

I would receive marginally more dividend income from the share of CWB while waiting for the deal to close.

I also think there will be selling pressure on CWB for the next two weeks as investors may be inclined to sell CWB in anticipation of the June 25 change in capital gains inclusion rates.

Thank you

Q: Hi 5i, for better growth over the next 3-5 years would a switch from to TD to CWB, so as to take advantage of discount, make sense? I'm worried about TD being put in the penalty box for any new US acquisitions.

Thx