Investment Q&A

Q: My first reaction to the Brexit news was to buy the SP500 dip this morning, but now I recall that in 2011, the market fell 17% over two weeks. This was triggered by the debt ceiling fears. With Britain leaving the European union and possibly more countries following, it seems that this event is FAR MORE important than the debt ceiling, so a 15% correction seems very probable. Usually, when an investor has cash, it's better not to wait for a pullback, but now we do an have an "event" on our hands. The media will surely go on a fear mongering campaign. Would you recommend waiting a week to start buying, or, giving it a few more weeks?

Q: Looking at a market downturn for the next several days or weeks,would you have any suggestions as to put a "stinking" bid in in certain companies?
Could you suggest some stocks?
And what would be the "stinking" bids be?at what point?
Can you see something on you computer screens?

Q: The fixed income portion of my portfolio has been suffering for the last few years, what do you think of the above and what recommendations would you have, thanks, Jean

Q: Hello folks:
Month of May has come and gone. Some seasonal investing gurus said, it is nowadays in June that we should see a seasonal correction. June is almost gone along with Brexit!
I know you are not fans of Technical analysis.
But is there going to be a correction. seasonal or not?
What does your crystal ball gazing say!!
Looking at employing cash IF and WHEN the correction takes place.
Thanks in advance.

Q: In addition to providing advice on specific stocks to buy ( which you are working on) can you provide advice as to timing and quantity of the purchase assuming cash. To be a little more specific, would you deploy the bulk of the cash today or over the next week and what time would you enter in? Thx

Q: Given yesterday’s UK referendum result, I expect there will be widespread panic and big declines on markets worldwide on Friday. I’m guessing your immediate advice will likely be “don’t panic, do nothing, wait and see how events unfold, etc”. In my specific case however, while I was expecting the “remain” side to win, I was also fearful and preparing for the worst just the same to the point that I am now 50% in cash. That is a lot of dry powder and I plan to start buying first thing Friday morning and into the coming days. What advice would you give someone who has been “doing nothing” for a while and is now looking to put sidelined cash to good use. Where do you think the best opportunities will be (both Foreign and domestic) to pick up specific names (or ETFs) that will get beaten up in the coming days worse than they likely deserve. Please provide a few names or ETFs for someone looking to be opportunistic on this occasion.

Q: If the market opens tomorrow in a blood bath, which companies would you buy?

Q: Hello Peter and the 5I team

I am using SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO as an example. I like to use ROE as one of the main numbers I look at before I buy a stock, is there a point when a high ROE is a concern. SHW has a ROE of 145 ( according to my RBC banking brokerage info) is this too high? At what level do red flags come up and what causes extremely high ROE. What statistics do you look at and could you rank them for their importance in your check list.

Thanks

Q: Hello Peter, I am looking for some bonds to add to my portfolio, I would appreciate your ranking the above for me. Also, your opinion of how would they react to upcoming interest rate increases. Perhaps can suggest a better choice. Many thanks, J.A.P. Burlington

Q: Hi Ryan and Peter,
My question is of a general nature and concerns a problem many seniors are having with portfolio construction. I'm 70 years old, have a defined benefit pension which, along with my wife's defined plan, covers our monthly commitments. We are underinvested in the fixed income part of our portfolio but because of the lack of returns on bonds and GIC'S, are hesitant to commit a large portion of our savings to this sector.
As with many seniors who have their monthly expenses covered by pensions, we need guidance as to what percentage of our funds should be in fixed income. What percentage do you think is appropriate and could you suggest a few specific investments.
If you believe, as I do, we would be better off investing in Canadian Blue Chip companies that offer relatively safe growing dividends, could you suggest several such companies.

Thank you in advance for your much appreciated guidance.

Q: Hi- which CDN $ non hedged European equity ETF's would you recommend and what are there total expense rations and yields. Would you recommend buying before or after the Brexit vote?
Thanks.

Q: Hello Peter,
In your latest Market Update you are suggesting:
"....We would view any declines in the market/stocks during the lead up to the Brexit vote as an opportunity to add to names that investors may have been waiting for 'better prices' on...."
Providing that there will be opportunity,I am planing to buy PBH,SIS,NFI,JKHY.US and AMZN.US .
My question is: when do you think is better to buy ,on day of voting for BREXIT , before day of voting or after day of voting?

Thanks

Q: If Brexit happens, I suspect ETFs like FEZ and EZU will take quite a hit (they already are). If that happens do you think these 2 would be good to pick up at bargain rates? Are there other ones you would prefer?

thanks,
Paul

Q: This is a follow up to your responses on these Bond funds (XSB CBO). Which would you prefer, and why? CBOs market value seems to erode over time versus XSB. Is this a concern?

Q: I have some cash parked to build a house and am wondering if I should keep this as cash or invest these in bonds to get some interest. If the latter, what do you think of 50% in XSB and 50% in XGB?

Q: I have some US $ sitting in my RRSP account which I am looking to invest. Preservation of capital is important and I am looking into this preferred share etf. Your thoughts please.

Q: Where do you see the greatest risk to equity and bond investments?
1. High inflation caused by economic growth finally putting to work all the money that was printed by central bank quantitive easing around the world; or,
2. Deflation caused by slow growth due to unfavourable demographics and financial deleveraging by consumers.

What would you recommend as the best defense in each of these scenarios?
Thanks,

Q: I have made some good gains on XCS(24%) and XIC (10.5%) from the market runup from January. Thanks to your article about small caps stocks from last year. Now I am wondering if I should take the gains, wait for a sell off and buy in again. With most of my stocks I never time the market and its all buy and hold but with XCS and perhaps XIC I am considering taking profits. Or mayble I should just take profits from XCS..Note that the holdings are in a registerd account so tax is not an issue. Your opinion is most valued. cheers, Shyam

Q: In today's Globe there is a lot of doom and gloom news about Bonds, especially from Bill Gross, the bond Guru.
As (an almost) a senior, should I worry about my bond ETFs? I a well diversified in Bonds, Short/medium term, Corporate, US and International.
If I have to sell them now, where can I divert that money?!!
I have preferreds ETFs, dividend ETFs, REITs. Should I increase my % in these areas? Or take the risk and increase the equity portion of my portfolio?

Thanks in advance.

Q: If Harry Dent is right and we are in for a few years of deflation, which Canadian stocks/ETF's do you recommend to see us through it?