Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i team, Why the halt?
thank you!

Q: It seems to me Open Text is one of your top technology stock pick now, and I like it very much too. The only problem for me is that the company seems like to be paying too much to stock price and playing trick with the stock price. It has a split last year, and now it is splitting again. This is in stark contrast with companies like Google, Priceline, Amazon, not to mention Birkshire, etc. Is this a warning sign? I mean two splits in less than a year.

Thanks

Shaun

Q: Hi there, as part of the new year, I have rebalanced my portfolio with all names in the BE Portfolio with equal weighting. By reading through other's Q&A's and I've broken it down into the following accounts:

UNREG: BNS, SLF, WSP, T, PKI, CGX, ENB
TFSA: CSU, SIS, PBH, KXS, NFI, CXI, TOY, SYZ
RRSP: ATD.B, CCL.B, SJ, WCP, MX, AEM, MG, ENGH

I believe I read you are considering moving a name or two from the growth portfolio over to the BE Portfolio so I have a little bit of cash in my TFSA to make that purchase when the time comes. Based on my breakdown, are there any names you would swap around for maximum portfolio returns?

Thanks so much for your help and for everything your company does!

Q: CXI missed earnings and the stock is being hurt for it. Did anything surprise you in their latest reporting? The stock was rated B- a couple of months ago. Would it still be rated at this level now?

Q: Current thoughts for long term hold.

Thanks

Q: Good Morning: I hold a very small position in Enghouse and am considering an addition of shares. Your last report was in 2015 when everything seemed rosy but 2016 has seen some challenges emerge. From the Q&A section of your website I get the sense that you are still basically positive about the company. Is it your opinion that they will be able to successfully continue their acquisition strategy and who do you see as their major competitors in this area? As always, thanks for your help. Don

Q: Can you please comment on NFI's latest release detailing their backlog and orders for the upcoming year. Is there any new information here? Do you have any concerns?
Thank you

Q: can you please advise what percentage of NFI's manufacturing is doen in the US? Thanks

Q: Is the divdend paid in US $ for AEM?
Thanks
D

Q: What BE companies would you add to at today's prices? Long term hold. Thanks!

Q: Further to Greg's question re the Balanced Portfolio, would you go ahead and buy the full positions today or stagger the purchases?

Q: I am setting up a portfolio based on your model balanced portfolio. Would you still buy all the same companies today or are there some you would change?
Thanks

Q: RBC capital markets declared WSP Global best idea for 2017.Guess if you where to own 1 stock that would be the one !

Q: Hi Peter & team, if you had to make a choice today between OTC and ABT, what would it be? Are they both takeover candidates? OTC has debt and pays only a small dividend, on the other hand ABT has no debt and pays a good dividend. Regards, Gervais

Q: Richard Leberge has taken a position at DBO. Hes was partner in SIO which went bankrupt. How does that reflect on DBO. What is your take on this
Thank You
Clarence

Q: Looking at the financials of ET I can see why it is included in the income portfolio. However, since there are no reports, either with 5i or Morningstar can you please advise as to why YOU have considered it as a holding in the income portfolio?
Thank you

Q: Thinking of buying ATD.B or PBH or both.Please advise,& if this is a good entry point or after Jan 20.ATD.B is trading in a range of low $60 to low $62 between Dec 1 & Jan 5 & PBH from $64 to $70(Nov 11 to Jan5) Does this range of former indicates that it is forming a base & the latter is at resistance.Please explain.Always appreciate U usual great services & views

Q: Hi There,
I am currently considering adding a position in my kids RESP account of one of the three companies, CCL.B, MX or OTC.
I currently hold BNS,FFH, MG and REI.UN in this account. I am looking at a 7 year plus time frame before the funds are needed.
Please advise which of the three you think would be the best fit, or any other suggestions that you might recommend.
Thank you for your help.

Q: Is PLI worth an investment at this time or should I stay away?

Q: OTC is MOST confusing:
1)Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) announced that its board has approved a 2-for-1 share split of the outstanding common shares of OpenText . The share split will be implemented by way of a share dividend.
PAYABLE Jan. 24; for shareholders of RECORD Jan. 9.

2) The detailed blurb then says:A due bill is an entitlement attached to listed securities undergoing a material corporation action, such as the Share Split. In this instance, anyone purchasing a Common Share during the period commencing at the opening of business two trading days prior to the Record Date (i.e., Thursday, January 5, 2017) and ending on the Payment Date (i.e., Tuesday, January 24, 2017), inclusive (the "due bill period"), will receive a payable right. Any trades that are executed during the due bill period will be flagged to ensure purchasers receive the entitlement to the additional Common Share issuable as a result of the Share Split.

Based on the above, should I buy Jan/5, 9 or 24? Does it even make any differenc?
Thanks, Austin