Investment Q&A

Q: What are the lessons learned on these to avoid in future on the above stocks. All of these were unfortunately full positions over many years.

Q: I seem to recall a question quite a while ago (years?) about the maximum % of your portfolio should be by fund company. If I remember correctly, your suggestion was to cap each fund company exposure to 15%. Am I correct and do you still feel the same?

My BMO ETFs are just over 16%.
My iShares ETFs are just over 15%.
I have smaller exposures to the fund companies holding HMAX, HHL, NNRG (around 5% each).

Please remind me again what the dangers are of exceeding your suggested threshold? For the larger fund companies, is the threshold higher?

Thanks for your help....much appreciated....Steve

Q: As a long term investor of Goeasy I am not very impressed with the trouble that Goeasy has got themselves in, but am glad to see they appear to be setting the record straight now.
I guess I'm fortunate to still be up about 300% but having been up 1200% at times it still hurts. (fortunately I did take money of the table at times).
My question is what due diligents does 5I do when "Reporting" on a company beyond what the Company reports?
Thank You
john

Q: Thank you for your answer - sounds like VWAP is an institutional tool rather than some sort of performance measurement tool, as are most of the other measurement criteria.

Q: what is vwap and how is it a measure of performance or other criteria?

Q: Good afternoon.
When calculating the percent you have in a specific stock do you add in the calculation your fixed income portion?

Q: I currently have a 3.4% weighting in Nutrien. It has performed well in the last year after being stagnant for some time. NTR is considered a "cyclical", so does this mean that investors should be more active in buying/trimming stocks like these?

Q: Started my daughters TFSA with quality stocks (BN, TD, SLF, CNQ, TOU, ZEM, VIU, VBAL, CP, BEP, GOOG, ATD.B, WPM) and wanted it to be positive first experience with investing. It has done okay but now everyday it declines a little more. I know it can soon go negative. What is the best way to handle this if for long-term savings say 5 years out. I know she will hate to start losing money, and I know the right thing to do is hold. In times of instability does the market eventually stabilize. I guess no one can predict. Thanks for your wisdom.

Q: Re LMN - and the others like TOI and CSU - the question seems to be whether the software issue and the skills associated with the profession, are going to be needed or not going forward. On the one hand we have a supposedly intelligent party saying that the ladies and gentlemen who possess these skills will be toast (burned) once AI comes to fruition, facing an equally cogent view that these same parties will be in heavy demand, because they understand the intricacies associated with the application of artificial intelligence.

I do not know the answer to this riddle, but the value of a whole profession, the parties involved, as well as the worth of the corporations involved, appear to revolve around the answer, and the issue is meaningful from an investing standpoint. Would someone be so kind and address this question?

Q: Good morning 5i
A member recently asked who is the right kind of person to borrow in order to invest. It seems that a lot of people do this. I have always wondered, though, how many people could actually do it, since most people have a fixed income component to their portfolio. It doesn’t seem to make sense to borrow money when you have low paying fixed income available. Am I right about that or is there a benefit to borrowing to invest even with this fixed income?
Thanks

Q: Is MFST-CDR the same as MSFT other than being hedged to the Canadian dollar?

Q: You often mentioned that you can slowly buy a stock. If buying slowly does this mean only buy 1% to see how it goes? Buy and then wait for a few months to buy more?Exactly what do you mean by this?

Thanks

Q: Hi Peter and 5i Team,

Peter, a great article in today's Financial Post.

So far today, there's a sell-off in just about everything. Where is all this money going? Are there any free sites that can give some insight?

Thanks as always.

Q: PM Carney is supposedly promoting a Canadian investment scheme he calls Canada Wealth Gold on a platform called Quantum AI Platform. Do you know anything about this investment and supposed big gold mine in BC now in operation and paying big dividends

Q: Hello 5i team,
I think I know your answer, but I thought I'd ask any way. I've been with TDEasyweb for 10 years and been very frustrated with customer service lately. I'm thinking about switching Wealthsimple or Questrade. Any thoughts?

Thank you,
Brent

Q: Could you please expand on your answer to Sylvia yesterday regarding:delisting on the TSX. I hold GLXY in my TFSA with Wealthsimple. Could you please explain the tax implications (if any) of this holding becoming American listed. Also, could you explain the currency conversion used to switch over. The only US listed stock I own in my TFSA is NBIS purchased with US dollars so this is a new situation for me. Thanks so much for your expertise.

Q: Dismayed as I watch my portfolio drop in value. I'm paralyzed and hold. Watched AVAV go into negative value. Any recommendations on what to do in this type of market besides hold?
Concerned particularly for the investments of my young adult children. Any strategies or recommendations?
Sorry for the vague question, deduct as many credits as needed.
Thanks for helping get me this far! I've been a loyal client since 2013.

Q: I am having trouble deciding between market weighted versus equal-weighted ETF's.

Is it true that equal weighted portfolios often have a higher Sharpe ratio (better risk-adjusted return) but exhibit higher volatility (roughly 10% more) than market-cap weighted ones?

Q: 1. Can you please suggest a list of 10 companies suitable for a Smith Maneuver account? Additionally, please provide 3 to 4 ETF recommendations. For each suggestion, please assign a rating from 1 to 5, where 1 is least preferred and 5 is most recommended. Finally, could you let me know if HDIV is a viable option for this type of account?
2. When optimizing or rebalancing an existing portfolio, do you prioritize the Sharpe ratio or the Sortino ratio while still respecting individual sector and stock limits?
3. When adding a new position, if a company passes all your initial fundamental and technical checks, do you utilize correlation or covariance as a final risk-management check?

Please feel free to use all the credits needed to answer all questions in detail.
Thank you.

Q: How much importance do you give ROIC when assessing the merits of an investment?