Investment Q&A

Q: Looking for "blood on the street" stocks, with some dividend, have little chance of going bankrupt, and that have a good chance of doubling over 7 years. what would you suggest? sector diversification not a concern.

Q: Hi , I am contemplating a position in Loblaw
My understanding is the pullback in the sector is based of food price deflation (?) Can you clarify how this effects the sector , or correct me if that is not the reason .

Thanks

Q: Could I have your comment on SNC's press release today please. I have 35% gains on this stock, 5% of my portfolio.

Q: If this deal goes through what would the share price be for the combined companys. Pot get .4 of each share while agr gives 2.23. As of close on aug 9 nyse.

Q: I have a list of companies that I come across more than once by reading the questions and answers and if you seem favourable with them they go on my list. Spinmaster (toy), new flyer (NFI) and ITC and Sylogist (SYZ) meet that criteria. All fur of them are under performing the market more than normal. Is there any of these that I should get rid of? I appreciate your advice. Dennis

Q: As.noted in the A and A today some of the more speculative growth names Savaria Shopify New Flyer dropped today. Is it sector rotation into oil and gas after the OPEC announcement?
David

Q: Can you give an opinion on Ontario suspending Energy plan with regards to renewable energy companies RNW etc ?

Q: Good Afternoon 5i,
You seem to be warming up to Aston Hill (AHF), what would you like to see to give you greater confidence here and over what time frame? Seems like several intelligent people between the two companies.
Thank-you.

Q: Tucows has jumped in stock price recently with relatively higher volume. Please give reasons and recommendation Buy/Sell or Hold? I am already holding it for 3.5% of my portfolio.

Q: Any idea why it is on a tear.

Q: Hi, are the 5i growth, income, and balanced portfolios better suited for non-registered or registered (RRSP and TFSA) accounts or a combination thereof? I currently only have registered investments which, today, are a combination of CDN & US stocks and ETFs. Thanks!

Q: Terence says he is due to convert RRSP to RRIF, and wonders about choosing a lower minimum payout. Note that this is a minimum payout, and Terence can override that amount by taking out more, any time he wishes to do so.

Q: NYX looks tempting with the recent results and acquisition.
Can you tell me what the insiders have been buying and if you think this company is a good take over candidate?
Would you root for this company?
Any reason why the share price is still weak after stellar results?

Q: What are your thoughts on Quebecor Inc.?

Thanks for the great service!

Q: does AEM fall under material for a sector as yesterday you listed the allocations for each sector but wondered if precious metal fall under materials?

Thanks
Dolores

Q: Good Day Team; I've had a small position in CGI for a few years now, and am considering a switch to DH. Would you say that the forward growth (3-5 years) of these two companies would be comparable, and if that is true, would the additional DH dividend make a switch more attractive.

thanks,

Q: WEF has not done anything for quite some time. Should I continue to hold? Could you provide update on softwood lumber agreement.

Thanks

Q: Hello Peter and team:

You may want to perhaps address this question through your Blog or answer it here. Whatever you think is appropriate is fine with me.

What do think of the article in the Globe, Report on Business section, Saturday September 24 2016 edition by David Milstead on Big companies using non GAAP methods to report their earnings, profit, write downs and such. Except Imperial Oil, all the companies fail GAAP standards his article claims.
Many of the companies that you recommend don't fare well in the analysis by Veritas. For example Agnico, Manu Life, Magna, Interpipline etc., In fact 4 out of 5 companies negatively highlighted by the Globe are your favourites! Interestingly all the banks fare reasonably well which surprised me! The same bankers who "forced" the Govt to enact "opt in" measure come out as "reasonable"?
I went through the table provided by Veritas very carefully. I find that the following companies seem to have the least variance between GAAP and non GAAP measures: AGU ATD, BCE, BMO, BNS, CM, CNR,CTC, DOL, EMA, GIL, IMO, MRU, NA, POT,POW, PPL,RCI, RY, SAP,SJR,SNC,T, TD, WN.
Am I right in interpreting that these companies are "reasonably" clean in their corporate governance? Does this list by Veritas correlate with other lists by other companies that measure or evaluate ethics of a company by entirely another set of variables?

Do you folks consider this accounting issues when you choose a stock?
Thank you for your patience in advance. My apologies for this rather verbose question.

Q: I have held the Vertex Hedge Fund for about 15 years. In the early years the returns were acceptable. In the past 5 years the returns have been a disappointment. What do you think of that fund and its management? Should I continue to hold or sell and move on?

Q: /A potential class action litigation resulted in a positive reaction on 9/23 with a close of $4.79 after a high of $4.86.Please explain the class action & if the positive effect will continue.Still holding my shares & trying to sell @ possible best price.Always appreciate your normal great services & opinions.