Investment Q&A

Q: keep up the good work people -i like to look at the part of my portfolio that i titled hodson - lots of green - i like green.
have you looked at the brian acker model price guy stock evaluation using his ebv lines ? i have followed this for a couple of months and it seems to work on a lot of the better valued stocks . any thoughts on this
thanks
ed

Q: I'm 81, my wife 65. We are not rich but have assets of over a million dollars in our cash, investments and residence, ample to last us the rest of our lives. However our pensions are modest so our investments are 100% in 30 dividend paying equities. The mix is about 22.5% oil, 17.5% pipelines, 12.25% power, 8.25% telecom, 20.8% banks, 5.4% other financials, and 13.2% industrials. We are not greatly concerned about growth but still add almost half the dividends to purc hase stocks. Is this a reasonable course to set given our age? I should add that the funds are in the BMO Investment plan and, at $9.95 a trade, I do not hesitate to dump a laggard, and I have relied on your advice to a very considerable degree for purchases. Thank you so much for this great 5I program.

Q: Hi: I am new to 5i. I am having trouble with a quick view of the daily questions. Although I do know the name of the companies for a lot of symbols, many I don't have a clue. Although I know I can look them up (which is not an quick solution), I would like to see the name of the company and the symbol both shown. What do you think? Have a good day.

Q: Pharma stocks such as VRX and others did not participate in the rally yesterday after the Fed announcement. Any reason for the sector to underperform in this new environment?

Thanks Darcy

Q: Hi a little of the beaten track ,but do you guys have any investment book recommendations . Ones that are worth a read

Thanks in advance
David

Q: Hi Peter & Team,
thanks for your advise on the compossition of my RIF.
As a follow up question I would like your view on replacing my fixed income portion from bond ETFs to Utlity, Prefered stocks or any other similar lower risk higher dividend ETF.to enhance my potential return with a lower risks profile.
Thanks a lot for your excellent advise.

Q: Allow me to be the first to ask, the Fed is not tapering Bond buying, good or bad for equity? Most seemed to have $10-$15 billion 'priced in' so the obvious initial reaction is that stock will rally (they seem to be doing so as I type this question), however, the fact they are deciding to do nothing makes me wonder, just how bad IS the US economy? Should this really be considered a good thing for equities?

Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter and staff, we've been with you since Jan 2013, thank you for your excellent service - my wife and I have done very well with your recommendations. We were wondering when you do updates to company reports if you can show the ratings change + or (-)? - just a thought. Many thanks.

Q: Hi Peter and the Team,
I would like to have your opinion and advise on my plan for my RIf. 200K and I do not intend to withdraw more than the legal annual requirement about 7%. My goal is to protect my capital therfore expect a 7% annual gain.

Cnd. Equity 40%: TD Cnd. Index 16%, Mawer Cnd. Equity 12%, RBC O'Shaughnessy All Cdn Equity 12%.
US Equity 20%: VUS 10%, O'Shaghnessy US growth 10%.
Global Equity 20%: VEF 10%, Mawer Global Equity 10%.
Fixed Income 20%: CBO 10%, VSB 10%.

I would like your views on the composition of this portfolio, my expectations and my choice of investments.

Thank you so much for your excellent service.
Regards

Q: What is your opinion on selling "cash covered puts" as a way to generate additional income? Thankd

Q: Hello 5i team. I've noted that a number of typical 'dividend stocks' seem to have haled their downward momentum and are up the past few days ... e.g., AQN, BCE, CPX, NPI. Is it premature to buy back into some of these? Also noted that 10-year treasuries have pulled back from their flirtation with the 3.00% level and were at 2.78% today.

Keep up the excellent work you're doing for your subscribers.
Tom

Q: Hi do you suggest paying off a rental property or putting the same money into some of your A stocks some advise keeping a mortage on a rental since some of the interest is tax deductible

Q: I would like to know if your model portfolio is a long term buy and hold as it is, or if at some time you would make adjustments to it either by adding new names or by re-balancing?

Q: What service offers up-to-date info covering "shorts" as a percentage of the Float? Thank you.

Q: Can you tell me the ownership structure for ESL?
Specifically i would like to know %age of insider ownership.
What is a good source for this type of info for smaller companies such as ESL?
Thanks Shirley

Q: The S&P Dow Jones Indices has just announced additions and deletions to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices. For example, companies such as SUM has been added while companies such as DH, NFI, STN, WCP have been deleted. What does this mean? Do stock prices rise or fall on such changes?
Would index focussed fund manager purchases or sells also affect prices? Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter,
Wondering why the pipeline stocks in Canada and the US (except for IPL) are going sideways or down, while the rest of the oil and gas sector is doing well. Is it only because of their higher yield, or is there something else?

Q: Hi team, I don't know if this question will provide an answer so I'll give it a shot.
Mortgages- is it wise while rates are low (mine is 3.09 fixed 5 year term ) to put additional money on your mortgage to pay down the principal or would you be inclined to invest it elsewhere for a higher return? My thinking is to pay additional payments on a mortgage while rates are so low. Whats your take?
Cheers

Q: I believe the direction and level of the US 10 year treasury bond yield is frequently used as a portfolio weightings benchmark. I recall the quant/strategist Peter Gibson (formerly CIBC and SCM) used to say he would shift weightings in stocks as this 10 year rate approached 3.75%. (do you know where he woks now by chance?). Stocks still seem to have the heaviest weightings but as treasuries have moved rapidly toward 3%, I was wondering what rate do you think a shift into a heavier fixed income weighting in a balanced portfolio should occur. Thanks for all you great work.

Q: I am in the process on selling my TRP as part of a rebalancing. Do you recommend selling at the market price or the bid? For example I could sell small chunks at market or the total position at the bid. TRP must be widely held but I suppose a market price could be manipulated. How safe is the market price?
When buying do you guys tend to buy at the ask price or at the market?
My father told me he always bought/sold at market as he felt it was better to execute the purchase/sale rather than quibble about the price.
Thanks
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