Investment Q&A

Q: You often refer to the Return on Equity (ROE) to evaluate companies. Can we find this metric in the Company Profile section or elsewhere? Is ROE similar to the inverse of the P/E ratio, i.e., E/P? Thank you

Q: I would like to journal CSU to my US account. I see it trades OTC as CNSWF. Is there anything I need to be aware of when an OTC market is involved? Is journaling okay under this scenario?

Thanks.

Q: Hello - would you please explain the merits of journaling Canadian shares that are listed in both the US and Canada. For example, I have RBC. What advantage to I gain by journaling it to the US? Does that impact my Portfolio Analysis to give me more US exposure? At this point, I'm selling Canadian positions and converting the cash proceeds to USD then purchasing (different company) positions in the US. Thanks, al

Q: Received a Class Action Notice from XBC..CA regarding a proposed class action settlement, which reads in part:
"SUMMARY OF THE SETTLEMENT:
On October 19, 2023, the Superior Court of Québec (“Court”) approved the settlement of this class action.
Under the Settlement, CAD $5,000,000 (the “Settlement Amount”) has been paid in full and final settlement of all claims against the Defendants, including Class Counsel’s fees, applicable taxes and expenses, and interest, in exchange for a full release and settlement of the class action."
Number of shares purchased was 800 @$10. Would you know the approximate number of shares that were outstanding at the time (Nov 10 2019 to Mar 24 2021) and In your experience, is it worth it to submit a claim?
Many thanks.

Q: Good Evening
Why is it that only American analysts recommend selling a stock and not Canadian analysts ?
For instance the three analysts that recommend selling Fortis are all American.
Thank you

Q: What would be your opinion of the 50 for 1 split to be voted on in June? I know these splits don't change the company but can help generate buzz with more retail investors seemingly able to buy more shares to form a meaningful position. My question would be do you think CMG have the same ability like a TESLA or Netflix which are two I can think of off the top of my head that split and then ran back up towards their previous pre split price.? thanks

Q: Thanks for your links to retirement planning sites. Just a word of caution, the Canada Life page at https://www.canadalife.com/investing-saving/retirement/preparing-for-retirement/how-to-decumulate-your-assets-in-retirement.html mentions that capital gains in a TFSA are taxable (tax deferred) and capital losses can be claimed which is, of course, incorrect. Quite surprising to see this from a major insurer.

Q: After many years of learning how to make money, still working on that, full retirement is near and I am beginning to learn how to spend my money, and suprisingly, to me, there is more to it that I'd imagined. Using back of the napkin figures, a $68000 investment in HDIV would bring in a little over $600 per month pre tax. This particular ETF has been up and down but roughly flat over 3.5 years, so a guy would have his $68000 in tact, and over $23000 pre tax in monthly distributions from a RRIF. Seems like part of a good income strategy for a guy used to high risk? I use HDIV as an example because I own some. Lastly, I heard about and read " Your Retirement Income Blueprint" here at 5i, looking for more reading information on the topic?

Q: can you tell me where i could find out where the canada pension fund, omers, and teachers fund invest in equities. are they up to date?

Q: Hi 5i team,
Can you please help me understand the difference between LLY on the NYSE and LLY on CBOE Canada. The stock price difference is like $28 v $748 which makes me think that I am not looking at the same company. Please enlighten me!

Thanks for your assistance,
Paula

Q: Wednesday morning cibc investors Edge was plagued with issues. The app was spitting out system errors.

Any one else have issues? Sadly on one of my trades I chose the wrong currency with all the errors on my screen, hard to keep everything straight.

Called cibc. They verified system issues, though they had less sympathy for my mistake while their system was coughing up furballs.

Are their any online brokers that are bullet proof ?

Q: I was not able to watch the full webinar about the new analytics because I had to run to work - is there a link to the recording? Thanks.

Q: There is an old adage about when to buy and sell. It was somthing like"Don't buy before 10AM and don't sell after 3PM" or maybe vice versa or something si,ilar. Do you remeber the adage and has it been totally debunked by now? Thanks have a good weekend

Q: Analysts, are they are all good, they sure can swing a stock price. I remember a couple of years ago when one of them downgraded a Berkshire owned stock, and Mr. Buffet said the earnings were just fine and the analyst got it wrong. Why do they always have to be right?
Thanks Again

Q: Can you send me some advertisement on 5i that I could give to my friends?

Q: I have a small amount invested with wealthsimple and they are asking me if I would like to participate in their stock lending. I can earn passive income if any of my stocks are loaned out.
Do you see any problem with doing this?
I don’t really understand how you can make money doing this but am willing to do it if basically risk free.
Thank you for any input

Q: In one of your podcasts Peter had mentioned looking at small caps for growth opportunities. Can you suggest what screening criteria one could use to come up with a list to potential candidates?

Q: Me, would like 5iR's take/opinion on 2 measures - Piotroski Score where a higher scores classify a stock as a strong financial position, and also Altman Score that helps investors to gauge the probability of a company going bankrupt ........Keen to hear what you have to say about these two measures/scores......Thanks.....Tom

Q: Hi 5i Team - If a company is listed on both the U.S. and Canadian exchanges, do you have an opinion on which would be the better choice, I realize that this may be a bit of a complex question with a number of variables to consider so if you could address just a couple of those variables that would be great.
As a corollary do U.S. dividends need to claimed in RRSP's and TFSA's.
Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i
The options market seem to be very busy these days especially in the AI area. ..,,,How does this affect the share prices of these AI companies... If so can you give a coles notes explanation how this might work.

thx