Investment Q&A

Q: I am wondering about the benefits of using market and/or limit orders. My normal purchase is between $5,000 - $10,000 and I am a long hold investor type. I have used the limit option maybe twice and frankly, found it kind of stressful - always having to check if the order got placed or looking to see if the share price is increasing and therefore I miss out altogether. My initial reaction is that in 3 years I won't really care about the few dollars I might save today. Or am I being too blase about this and throwing money away needlessly?

As always, appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: when interest accumulates on 100,000 GIC does it lose government insurance
Thank you

Q: Hi Peter, I am looking to generate income selling options (both put and covered call). Ideally stock has the dividend, some blue-chip characteristics in case I have to hold. , How you view this as a strategy. Please some good US stocks /ETF for this strategy. thanks.

Q: Peter; In response to Bobs question on discount firms I would highly recommend BMO INVESTORLINE. I have been using them since they began the service. They also have a number of ETF's available , some managed by Larry Berman . They respond quickly and are open to changes . Security is excellent.

Rod

Q: hello Peter...I read over the week-end your article in the National Post about 5 mid-cap US stocks. Interesting! And now I’m wondering…..is this a prelude to inclusion of them in an upcoming 5iR US balanced portfolio?….Tom

Q: What discount broker would 5i recommend for a DIY investor who has a good knowledge level of the investment world? Things to be considered would be portfolio management, alerts, news reels, trading fees, real time quotes, charting capabilities, US & CDN Market coverage, consolidated reporting (across various accounts - e.g. RRSP, TFSA, LIRA, ORDER). Thank you.

Q: Where can I find a list of Canadian Div Stocks that shows Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Payment Frequency?

Thanks!

Q: I'm retired and am interested in building an income portfolio. A recent contributor provided a list of 6 utilities Aqn, Bep.un, Bip.un, KWH.un, FTS and VNR for a total of 15%. 5I was OK with the choices. I've been considering ZWU @ 15% for the utility sector. Comments, ideas please.

Q: Where can I find a list of Canadian Div Stocks that shows Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Payment Frequency?

Thanks!

Q: As I grow older I find myself more risk adverse. You receive many questions regarding going to more cash when one fears a market correction and you claim, and I agree, that market timing is very difficult to pull off. None the less I am fearful of large loses similar to those encountered 10 years ago.
Now to my question. If one is investing for income, as I understand it, if the dividend is safe then a capital loss while not good can be tolerated with the hope of recovery because of the steady income flow. I am setting up a RRIF and am concerned about equity draw downs from a recession as well as increasing interest rates. In conclusion an income investor should be able to sleep at night knowing there is a steady income stream. I am trying to generate a 5% annual dividend stream. Thank you.

Q: Hi,
If I were to buy & sell options as a strategy to create a monthly income flow, would any proceeds (profits or losses) be considered as Capital Gains or Income for income tax purposes?
Also, if trading options, is there any consideration to be aware of in regards to option-able stocks that pay dividends?
Thank you.

Q: On June 17th there was an article in the Globe entitled " Are these preferreds a 5 percent solution", by Rob Carrick. It spoke of many different perpetual preferreds paying close to 5%. What is your opinion as to how any perpetual preferreds would fit into any investment portfolio in today's investment climate. Would you ever recommend them?



Thank you

Paul

Q: Doc as many questions as required....

I am looking at moving out of a managed portfolio for which I pay about 1.5% management fee plus the fees for the products in the fund ( averages about 0.29% for a net of about 1.79%). The managed fund has not beat its benchmark net of fees in last 5 years so I am giving my manager and the product the boot.

Main reasons are:
1. I am paying for an "actively" managed fund that really is performing like a index fund ( I can buy the fund benchmark as ETFs for %0.23 mer)
2. I dont really need it to be balanced due to my other investments. It was useful when I had less money, less time and less knowledge.
3. I have the time, temperament and knowledge to move it all to be self managed

My plan is:

1. Not have any fixed income holdings as my wife's federal government pension counts for all required fixed income/bond. It is also the anchor that allow me to be more aggressive with our other investments

2. All Canadian exposure will be via stocks loosely following your balanced equity portfolio.

3. For the US-global exposure I am considering adopting the US/global portion of the CME ETF portfolio with the following weighting: 10% VEE, 10% VE, 20% SPY, 25% VIG, 25% IWO, 10% ZWU. ( ie cut out most CAD and bond stuff and kept the same weighting as CMS portfolio for the rest)
4. Simplify the number of products I have across multiple account. In other words balance globally vs balancing within each individual account.

So my questions are:
1. At a high level what if any changes would you suggest to this approach
2. My portfolio is a mess with multiple products across TFSA, RSP, RESP, and unregistered accounts for both me and my wife. Very generally can you remind me which products should be in which account for tax efficiency.
3. Any suggestions on how best to transition...general plan is all new money goes to ETFs, move 1/3 each year out of managed fund to ETF portfolio.

Tom

Q: Hi Great Service With ETF's gaining popularity and taking over from mutual fund investments ,how will they react with a 30 to 35% correction to the market? These investments have not been tested in a mass sell off. Question is about ETF's on the US and Canadian Markets

Q: for my sons RESP can I get your opinion of the 3.25% 5 year GIC being offered by Home Capital? The amount is far below the $100,000 threshold.

Is a safe 3.25% a reasonable rate of return for an RESP that I need in 5 years time? Alternatively, would I be better to off with the investment strategy your team outlined which would have a higher potential yield but principle risk.

Your thoughts are appreciated,

Don

Q: I often read about the term "dividend aristocrats" . I am curious to know who publishes the list please?
Thanks Rick

Q: What does this stock-split mean to me.
Why did this happen?

Q: It would appear that a 5% exposure to the Oil and Energy Sector is the current recommendation. Should energy midstream and infrastructure companies be included in determining ones exposure?

Q: A book I am reading says that the nominal return for bonds going back to 1928 is 4.9% represented by 10-year U.S. government-issued treasuries. How is this return calculated? How is the return on 10-year bonds transformed into an annual compound return?

Q: Morning Peter,
While the declines in oil prices are well assessed, whats the reason that other commodities like Coffee are hitting long term lows even though demand is high ? Is it also over supply ?