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Q: A few years ago, I had some losses on several semiconductor companies, foundries and equipment suppliers to the industry. Since then I have more than made up. I VAGUELY recall a financial analyst saying one should not buy chip companies when they have low P/E.... that one should only buy when they look expensive. Does this heuristic make sense to you ? If yes , does the suggestion apply to all cyclicals or just some sectors?
BUT how does one actually apply the ‘rule’ , in other words:
What specific ratios should one use, including inter alia :
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E
PEG
It seems counter-intuitive and migraine-provoking to *intentionally* buy expensive and later intentionally to sell cheap.
I am interested in YOUR thoughts.
Read Answer Asked by Adam on January 29, 2020
Q: Hi 5i, Since early October volume on ABT has diminished considerably. The share price has moved up nicely but on low volume compared to historical levels. Do you know any reason why volume would be lower as the company seems to be putting up solid results the past few quarters.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on January 29, 2020
Q: Hi guys
From what i have been reading (Tony Siba) next year is the tipping point for purely economic reasons, it won't make any sense economically to buy a gasoline powered vehicle. From his point of view Batteries are going to be a huge disruptive technology in the future in both, transportation and energy (natural gas) as they become cheaper, and much more powerful.
Have you guys been looking for any investment opportunities in this sector.?
Thanks Gord
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on January 29, 2020
Q: Hello Iam looking for your thoughts on QTRH. I have owned this in my TSFA for sometime now currently at a loss. From todays value I would need a double to break even, I am happy to sit and collect the dividend as this account is long term but do you think this company can get moving again or should I sell and put the proceeds into say ATD.B or PLC or?? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Kolbi on January 28, 2020
Q: Hi, I am looking to deploy some US dollars I have in cash. My thinking is to focus on US tech - in particular the software, internet and semiconductor industries. Could you recommend names in each industry you feel would be a good choice, considering solid companies with growth prospects that could be held longer term?
Thank you for all your hard work!
Dawn
Read Answer Asked by Dawn on January 27, 2020
Q: What companies will benefit the most with the role out of 5G. I own both T & BCE for over 10 years: will they benefit in terms of increased activity - data and cloud computing?
Read Answer Asked by James on January 27, 2020
Q: Good morning,
I currently hold BABA.US in my RRSP and was considering a switch to AMZN.US. In an effort to further reduce risk while maintaining a tech component in my overall diversified portfolio, I'm now looking at selling my current BABA.US holdings and buying either QQQ.US or XLK.US which both hold some AMZN.US.
What are your thoughts on this potential move and of the two ETFs mentioned, which would you recommend and why?
I thank you and look forward to your response.
Francesco
Read Answer Asked by Francesco on January 27, 2020
Q: It looks to me that SHOP is a bubble. I have no doubt that it has a great potential, but I do not see how I can justify the actual valuation. If I assume a 30 % annual sales growth, a 30 % net profit in the future and a valuation at 30 times the EPS, it would take 7 years to justify the actual valuation. Please correct me if I am off the track. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Pierre on January 27, 2020
Q: In an article d/d Jan 22,you stated that CSU & ENGH are your favourities.On Jan 23 on BNN your top picks were KXS,LSPD & CAE. Please rank your top 5 tech stocks starting with the best to buy today.Thanks for u usual great services & views. Peter,you were great on BNN on Jan 23
Read Answer Asked by Peter on January 27, 2020
Q: Quarterhill wins the Apple court case (again) and has been awarded $85.M
Can Apple appeal this judgement? This must be considered a substantial amount of money going into the QTRH coffers. What would you think this should do to the value of the company? It seemed someone knew about the award before qtrh halted the stock yesterday as the stock price jumped and
volume was over eight times the average.
ed in montreal
Read Answer Asked by ed on January 27, 2020
Q: LSPD is a medium sized cap stock, less than $10 billon in market value. In general terms what does that mean for investment managers like: market size, investment strategies, company sector categories etc. When it gets to be a large cap stock, greater than $10 billon market cap, what does that mean for investment managers. Will more managers be buying the the stock to get their sector quota or and will it be followed by international investment firms etc,

Clayton
Read Answer Asked by Clayton on January 24, 2020
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