Investment Q&A

Q: Can you provide a selection from either the model portfolio or the income portfolio to replace Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN) or should I continue to hold it?

Q: I am a new sudscriber.
Re your model portfolio: I don't see the initial amount of money invested in each stock, the number of shares bought and the total at the start of the portfolio.
Given that the portfolio has had an 8.7% performance rate to date, how would one emulate this portfolio without coming in at a high level?
I look forward to being a subscriber to your excellent site that I have been aware of for some time now.

Q: SGY Surge energy , Can you please update me on the 3 biggest inside
holders of this stock , No of shares held , average purchase price .
What is the percentage owned by the top combined 3 versus
the total number of shares issued . Many thanks Rick

Q: Hi 5i Team,
I have been following CCL.B for a few months with the thought of purchasing a small position. Research shows it to be a good company but it has had a recent sell-off. Could you please give some insight regarding the recent sell-off and whether you think this is a good time to purchase for a 2 to 3 year hold.
Thanks.

Q: Hi Team,

I have a few SJR.B shares that I have held for a number of years now and am taking of switching them for Telus for growth. Do you see any problems with that?
Also for a two to three year time frame who do you think offer the best outlook for growth/returns between STN and WSP?

Thanks and good luck for the remainder of the ride.

BK

Q: Hello 5i team,
How do you explain the steady drop in share value despite a good quarterly report and a good order backlog that would suggest a good next quarter?
Greetings,
Tony

Q: Hi Peter. I've been reading that the US has been steadily reducing its foreign oil imports from most countries except Canada. I'm sure Canada's turn will come. Oil prices are dropping. Do you see the cost of production in Canada too high and thus reducing profits for Canadian companies. I have done well with Surge and Suncor thus far. Would you recommend reducing my position in these companies. (taking some profits)
Thanks for your great advice over the last year.
Cam

Q: Is there any problem buying WSP Global in our US RSP portfolio? Will the stock's performance basically match the CAN version?

Q: Would you consider BCE a hold or sell at this time. Tx.

Q: was there a reason why you chose CPD instead of PPS?

Q: I hope Peter is doing well on the ride.
I am 61 and need to get more conservative. What are your thoughts on iShares XHY, CBO, CPD and XBB. I see XHY is in your income portfolio but it pays about 6% yet it price varies more than that over 52 weeks.

Should my full service broker charge me fees to buy iShares?

Q: Peter and Team--Looking at your Model Portfolio and the outstanding return --but there is 4 stocks that are negative since inception and 5 negative YTD--Since you are still holding them then you obviously still believe in them--would it not be a good idea for us to give serious consideration to buying them?

Q: I have some SPB and I am considering buying more. However, I have a general bias against companies which have diversified divisions. I think that companies should stick to their core business. I could expand on this bias. Do you agree with this bias and, if so, is it a concern in the case of SPB?

Q: Hi,

Your comments on ET results and future prospects from here.

Q: Hi 5i Team: In the last couple of days, WSP Global (WSP) and Sylogist (SYZ) has announced bought deals.

WSP Global: The Acquisition and other related transaction costs are being financed through a combination of:
•$502 million bought deal public offering (the "Offering") of subscription receipts of the Corporation (the "Subscription Receipts") at a price of $35.85 per Subscription Receipt (the "Offer Price") and up to additional gross proceeds of $75 million pursuant to an Over-Allotment Option (as defined below);

Is this interpreted as: $502M / $35.85 = approx. 14M additional shares (not including over-allotment)?

•$400 million private placement (the "Concurrent Private Placement") of subscription receipts of the Corporation (the "Placement Subscription Receipts") at a price of $35.85 per Placement Subscription Receipt to two existing shareholders, (i) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPPIB") and (ii) la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("La Caisse") and up to additional gross proceeds of $60 million pursuant to the Additional Subscription Option.

Is this interpreted as: $400M / $35.85 = approx. 11M additional shares (not including over-allotment) purchased by CPPIB and La Cassie?

WSP Shares Outstanding before announcement is: 61.6M

If the above is correct, future WSP Shares outstanding would be approximately: 61.6M + 14M + 11M = 86.6M, therefore a 40.5% increase in shares outstanding. Is this correct?


Sylogist Ltd. ("Sylogist" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SYZ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Acumen Capital Finance Partners Limited ("Acumen"), pursuant to which Sylogist has agreed to issue, and Acumen has agreed to purchase on a "bought deal" basis, an aggregate of 1,820,000 common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") at a price of $11.00 per Common Share for total gross proceeds of $20,020,000 (the "Offering").

SYZ Shares Outstanding before announcement is: 22.4M

Therefore, the future SYZ Shares outstanding would be approximately: 22.4M + 1.82M = 24.2M, therefore an 8% increase in shares outstanding?

If my interpretation is incorrect for both companies, please advise. Thank you.

Q: I have held Telus in my RRSP account for decades and it has grown to be a huge part of my portfolio. I feel that I should trim it back substantially, although I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out what to replace it with. I have always liked its stability and have taken advantage of the DRIP.
My question is, when trimming should it be done all at one time or over a period of time and also, could you recommend 4 or 5 quality stocks to replace it with without regard for sectors.

Thanks so much

Q: Question about model portfolios:

Is it possible for a subscriber to see what date each security was added or suggested? The original “acquisition” date would help a lot and I sense it’s in here somewhere.
Thank you
Adam

Q: Good luck Peter ... happy cranking... Ryan I am about to add a rather substantial amount of pension $$ into my account. I am completely covered in the Model Portfolio with existing RRSP's ...should I just step into purchasing Income Portfolio at the 5% allotment giving me 39 stocks in my total portfolio. Can you give me some direction please. TY.

Q: Good afternoon, I was wondering your thoughts on the recently announced equity issue by WSP Global as well as the acquisition? Deal appears accretive and the last big deal they went through was well recieved by the market (earlier this spring).

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

Q: Hi - good luck on the ride Peter. Any thoughts on the WSP acquisition and financing. Seems like a very large deal for them.