Investment Q&A

Q: Hello, what do you think about selling CAM (I'm basically even after one year) and topic my 1.5% position in WSP? or you have another preference?

Thank you and Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year.
Marios

Q: Would you please provide your opinion on AGT as it is reaching 52 week high today and a good jump in price? Any news? Buy, sell or hold? Thank you and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Q: Can you give me your opinion on Enterprise Group does it have what it takes to weather the commodities storm. I am underwater with this stock however I do not need the tax loss so I am not in a rush. Thank you.

Q: What is your take on this company? It's been doing well of late, but the Globe shows it at 42X forward earnings with 6.8% revenue growth and an unimpressive -.67 ROI. What am I missing?

Q: First best to the season to you.

I was wondering about your general thoughts on Shaw, now that the Wind purchase had rattled the stock price. Is this good for Shaw in the future, and is the current price one to consider it a buy now?
Is the duel stock structure a big hindrance to the growth of the stock price?
As always, thanks..

Q: I think yesterday's question was missed. Can you please suggest books for a 13 year old interested in investing/finance if such a book exists. Thanks

Q: Hi,
What are the forecasted forward earnings for Uniselect? Qtrade shows Q4 2015 earnings declining over Q4 2014 earnings and 2016 earnings being less than 2015 earnings. Are you comfortable with purchasing this stock at today's levels and are there any significant risks to be aware of? Thanks.

Q: Good Morning
With the 2016 contribution at hand what 2 recommendations would you suggest that would deliver the highest yield with low risk for a long term hold? The lack of the dividend tax credit muddies the water.

Merry Christmas to all and thanks as always.

Q: At this point in the year do you prefer XTC or MRE for value and growth?Please explain. Many thanks

Q: Thanks to 5i I have significant large gains in CSU and ESL which I have owned for many years. Is it possible to protect those gains through put options or some other strategy? I do not want to sell CSU or ESL shares as they are such great companies. Thank you, Peter

Q: At least 4 times a year I wake up to a stock that has fallen out of the sky. DIRT and IT both down considerably from their highs and under performing the market for quite some time seems to be what happens to these stocks that fall out of the sky. I still have DIRT which is fallowing a pattern just mentioned so I wouldn't be surprised if it falls out of the sky. From past history I guess I should be getting out of this one too. thanks Dennis

Q: Peter, Ryan and Team:
My TFSA has 20 stocks, overall has done quite well and I do not need income or capital from it in the foreseeable future. It has quite a number of picks from 5i's Balanced & Growth Portfolios (leaning more to growth) but I have significant losses (-45% and more) on 5 of the usual suspects: BDI, QST, SLW, SGY, WIN. I am quite prepared either to sell them and replace, or to wait 2-3 years for a recovery. I am under the impression from the Q&A section that you feel all five are a 'Hold'. Is it reasonable to assume that providing they weather the next year or so, that because of how far they have fallen, it is likely the stock price may double or more in price in the next 2-3 years? How does that stack up against selling them and replacing with stocks that you might have more confidence in now, but whose gains over the next 2-3 years will be more muted because they have not fallen so badly? I am really stuck in an indecision groove on this and would appreciate your comments and any suggestions on how to approach making a decision in a logical way both generally for this kind of problem and specifically for this situation.
Also, just to add my thanks to that of the other 5iers for the great service you have provided since the beginning...it has been a bridge over troubled waters !! The very best of the season to all.

Q: I have the following candidates to sell for a tax loss: IPL, IT, CXR, BOS, DH. I only need one or two. Which would you recommend - and would you bother to buy them back? Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter,
What is the place for hedge funds for an individual Canadian investor going forward ? Andrew McCreath who appears on BNN manages such a fund (ForgeFirst) and he makes a lot of sense in his thoughts on and strategy towards the current markets. You have also mentioned in the past that due to your non-biased advice you invest in hedge funds yourself. Any thoughts in general or on ForgeFirst are appreciated. Thanks to you and your team. Have a Safe and Merry Christmas.

Q: Hi Peter and team,

I know you have been positive on this name. Would you consider this to be a decent entry point and investment over the next 2 to 3 years. What do you consider to be the main risks with the name.

Thanks

Q: I am looking for some holiday reading regarding investment strategy, finance or economics and would like to know what you would suggest? I have read many of the classics and would like something more resent although I realize some strategies and theories are timeless so don't be afraid to suggest something that must be read from the past.

Thanks very much for the great advice as always.

Q: Hello Peter,
If I may extend the discussion w.r.t the question on Tucows by Rick yesterday .
The markets are volatile combined with tax loss selling and perhaps retail investors putting fresh money into registered accounts early 2016, there are going to be opportunities. It is also likely quite a few investors would look at the 5i portfolios to make new investments or add to positions. Perhaps you could guide the investor where the opportunities are based on valuations and fundamentals or even just qualitatively.
So here is my suggestion. When you email/post the month end performance report for the 5i portfolios; is it possible to include a column that ranks them on investible attractiveness as of that date? Now I would not be expecting 5i to have done extensive research before providing a rank. It could be a combination of your current existing knowledge, news that you may be aware of or just your opinion; quite similar to the opinion you provide on Market Call, except it would be for the stocks in the 5i portfolios.
It would help me and probably a lot of the subscribers in deciding on where to put fresh money – to start a new position, trim or increase existing ones ; based on our individual portfolios.
Regards

Q: Good morning,

With the increase in the interest rate by a .25% today and with a plan to increase by the same amount in each of every quarter in 2016, will this affect BCE and Telus since they are companies that are, usually, negatively affected by an high interest environment? I own both of them, BCE 5% and Telus 4.4%. I own them for their safety and increases of their dividends. Should continue to hold them?
Thank you

Paul

Q: Hi Peter & Team!
Thanks for all the great information and objective opinions. What do you think about Corus Entertainment (CJR.B), it has been so beaten up that the dividend itself makes it an attractive buy. So is the dividend safe and is there a chance the stock could recover (it's happened before!!). Thanks.

Q: Thank you for your work, this has been a difficult year. Hopefully things will settle down next year.
As tax loss selling draws to a close, what do you see as compelling value.