Investment Q&A

Q: Thank you once again for the fabulous service, and thank you to everyone who posts questions. I find I learn a lot and get some good ideas from the collective community.
My Question:

Currently invested in WCN. I'm wondering if I wouldn't be better off to switch to GFL? I'm wondering if maybe there's more of a growth opportunity?

Alternatively, are there any other more growthy non- AI related companies you could suggest for a long term hold? (We currently very happily own WSP and BN)

Thank you,
Mike

Q: Looking @ CDN options that you believe have been beaten down with strong rebound potential both short term and with long term upside. Please list your current top 5, highest ranked first through to 5th.

Q: I'm puzzled by the fact that NTR hasn't spiked recently, with the Hormuz chokehold, farmers wailing about fertilizer costs, the Ukraine war etc. It's a cyclical stock, I know, and the market looks way forward but I'd have thought the current conditions would be excellent for NTR's share price. If it's not popping under these conditions what happens when Hormuz clears, etc. That could be a while. Can you shed your bright light on my little mystery?

Q: Hi. My very helpful neighbour has had a baby, and I want to give a gift to get him started on stocks. Do you have a recommendation for something that would still be a safe and good investment 20 years from now? I'm looking to spend between $300-$500 CAD. US or Canadian stocks would be fine. Thanks, Marg.

Q: What do you suggest for "recession proof" stocks in Canada and US and why? Looking for young adults who may need to access the funds in 3 to 5 years.

Q: My portfolio needs to be rebalanced so I'm asking for purchase suggestions (2 or 3 names ranked by preference) for the following sectors:
- utilities
- consumer defensive
- consumer cyclical
Thanks in advance!

Q: DOL has been doing better than ATD. How do you feel about switching? Thanks.

Q: Has anything changed since your last report on this company about a year ago?

Will capex taper off, and can they start whittling down debt? Is the current level a concern? Will they pursue more acquisitions?

If one's maximum waiting per stock is 5%, does about 2% seem comfortable for this one?

Q: With offering at $93, what do we make with the price at $88.
Is this a negative?

Q: Have you tried using the LLMs to see how well they perform as AI Investment Advisors? If so, which one do you recommend? I find the various models a bit overwhelming to choose from. Would Perplexity be the best, because it seems to offer access to both Claude and Chat GPT for a slightly lower subscription price?

Q: Is GFL a fair buy at these prices given the investor sentiment? I take the acquisition as a positive

Q: Does the takeout offer look reasonable? Interesting to note the price sits below the offer. Do you think the deal will proceed?

Q: comments on the bought deal?

Q: Just to build on Martin’s question about the grocers, there seems to be a new pet project amongst various levels of government to establish “gov’t grocery stores” (since the government has always proved to an efficient and low cost provider of, hmmm, nothing? I recall when the government established PetroCanada to give it a “window” into the oil sector, not only did prices not drop but PetroCan became known in the industry for leading the price up). Sorry for the editorial, but between executives from the grocers getting called up on the carpet in Ottawa and these latest rumblings, are regulatory/political headwinds getting significant enough to begin to impact investment in this part of the Consumer non-discretionary sector?

Q: If these were the only companies in a small Canadian portfolio: TRI, LMN, CSU and BAM, in what order would you sell?

Thanks

Q: The sector classification for Amazon is Consumer Discretionary, while Shopify is classified under Technology. I always thought that these two companies were quite similar, so why are they placed in different sectors? Thank you

Q: At this point what would be a good entry price for ATZ:CA.

Q: I am looking to purchase one of these 3. Each seems to recently have had a bit of a price decrease. The purchase is intended as a long term, dividends are not needed. Which would you favour, and why? Thank you for your excellent service.

Q: I am thinking of selling TRI (my act is $234.00) then wait 30 days and buy backTRI do you think that TRI will increase materially in the next 30 days thanks Richard

Q: Hello everyone, could you please rate for each on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest on the scale. With a brief reason for your rating.

WSP
PBH
PET
KITS
FC because of the deal with GFL

Thank you kindly