Investment Q&A

Q: I just transferred $54,000 from my tsfa to my personal account. How do I find out how much I can transfer to my tsfa from my cash account thanks

Q: 5 Cos for an entire TFSA

Q: In reference to a question answered today, the person asked about taking equities from a RRIF in kind, then transferring to a TFSA after year end.Can you explain the procedure?
Thanks

Q: Good afternoon 5i,
As usual, thank you for your level-headed advice, especially during this time in the market. It is time to decide on a candidate for tfsa. We will be taking stocks out of our rif in kind to margin and then transferred into tfsa in Jan. I am debating which would be the best strategy regarding two stocks that I am considering, and wondering the best criteria to decide. I would really appreciate your take on the situation.

the two stocks are Toy and Goog. Neither of them has a dividend to worry about, so no withholding tax for the US stock, and no lost dividend tax advantage for the Canadian.

I have about a 40 percent profit in Google and Toy I just bought recently and have about a 5 percent profit (so far). I like the idea of growing them in the rif because of the tax advantage and ten putting them in the tfsa.
I am not sure but I imagine the decision comes down to growth. Which one will grow the fastest. Relative safety could also play a role, but the stocks have already been bought. Wondering what your suggestion would be on this?
thanks

Q: Moving your money from Regular acct to TFSAs

I am at a quandary as the market starts to lurge from the grave on a strategy moving capital from my regular account to my tfsa.

I'm letting my energy stocks ride ( i know i know, it's madness, but there's so little left there).

My real question is between my so so stocks which have regained and and are showing signs of going positive, down 30% to 3% and my winners in tech which some have done very well while some are plodding along. I'm thinking of moving one of more successful ones like SHOP AMZN ADBE or would GOOG MFST ( a recent buy) be a better choice.

I suppose the question I'm asking is more of a strategy first question rather than a specific stock. I feel no real need to buy something new, so is shifting one of my winners to the TFSA sound?

Any insight would be helpful. Deduct what is necessary.

Q: Which types of shares/etfs should go in a cash account rather than a TFSA?
Thanks for the great help in good times and bad.

Q: I have a Tax Free Saving Account government regulation question. In January 2019, I contribute $6,000.00 dollars, the new possible limit per year. Then, in January 2019, I transfer in-kind from regular account to my TFSA a stock worth $6,000.00 dollars. Now, can I buy another stock in the TFSA with the $6,000.00 dollars in cash in the account?

Q: can I contribute stock in kind as opposed to cash into a TFSA as either a new contribution or in replacing cash previously taken out.

Q: Greetings, I have not asked a question for a while now (2 years?); here it goes. This seems like a good time to deploy some of my cash held in my TFSA. Can you suggest a stock similar to KXS in potential? Maybe GUD, PHO? Thanks as ever.
Henry

Q: I am new to this service. Over the summer I averaged in 75K into a TSFA and have been following the 5i balanced portfolio. I am down quite a lot since I bought in at market highs but fortunately have a strong stomach. I held onto 10K in cash in this account. Would you use the recent downturn to deploy any of this cash? If so can you please advise on which stocks you might ‘top up’ or consider here? I have a 15 year time horizon…

Q: I have 24k US to deploy in my TFSA account. My question is 2 fold.
Looking at a 3-5 year time horizon.
1)Should I keep the money is US $ or convert to CAD$
2)In view of the aforementioned time line what securities constitute a unquestionable buy at the moment.
Appreciate your services rendered.
S

Q: Do you think the 2019 TFSA limit will increase to $6000.00 in January?

Q: Loving your content! One question --- for an investor with a 20-year outlook who is using a tfsa, do you recommend dividend stocks and your income portfolio? Or are your income recommendations specifically for investors with short-term income goals and tax requirements.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan,

Is it more beneficial to have stocks such as Amazon or Google inside a TFSA or in an RRSP?

Cheers,
Jerry and Debbie

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Staff,
Even though I 'thought' I had elected to receive some BIP shares with the sale of ECI, I notice today that all of my ECI shares were sold. Thanks again to 5i.:)
ECI was held in my TFSA, and my only Industrial holdings in this account are SIS and TFII. If I want to stay in the same sector, would you suggest deploying the new cash by adding to either or both stocks, or investing in a new Industrial stock or even an ETF like ZIN? Thanks as always for your valued advice.

Q: In my TFSA my strategy was to anchor this portfolio with blue chip positions which had worked to achieve my initial goal of making a steady foothold in the market. I then decided to add a few growth positions to see if I could improve the return on the portfolio. The only one in positive territory is PHO up 10%, do you think as a strategy this has the potential to work or not,also do you feel that ECN & TGSI have the potential to thrive in the future I'm down 10% on ECN & 36% on TGSI. I do not intend to draw down from this TFSA so I can wait. I know the answer on RHT

Q: TFSA and US listed stocks. Recently you recommended SPY a NYSE stock and various other US listed stocks for a TFSA. Is it not true that US listed stocks are not tax exempt? That there is a withholding tax on dividends? An example would be HOT.UN . XSP is in CDN funds and therefore not subject to tax in a TFSA?
Thanks for clarification if I am wrong.

Q: Hi team,
I just read your reply to Murray on activity in a TFSA and potential CRA thresholds. It causes me some concern. I do most of my trading in my TFSA to maximize my tax-free growth. I am not even close to $500,000 but typically average more than 5 trades per week. My style is to add and trim positions in stocks based on momentum and growth outlook. So, I trim off some of one stock to add a bit more of another. I don’t consider myself a day trader, where someone buys a penny stock or pot stock in the morning and flips it in the afternoon. I am into big cap stocks and do most trading in U.S. tech names (not that it matters). I read various articles that CRA interest would only be triggered by much more trading than 5 per week. So, I have two questions. Is the 5 per week threshold just your personal view or have you seen some evidence of that? Secondly, there must be millions of TFSAs in Canada. How would CRA have access to trading activity?
Thanks again,
dave

Q: Dear 5i
It was great seeing you at the Money Show.
I have been a member for 6 months and love your service. I would like clarification on something that I have read regarding very active investment accounts that are TFSAs but perhaps it also applies to RRSPs. Although I am not currently an extremely active investor in terms of number of trades placed, and it doesn't really suit my temperament, I have read that the CRA has designated some of these very active accounts as a "business" and removed the tax shelter from any gains realized within these accounts. What is the actual rule regarding this? What I read was very ambiguous and not quantified. Thanks so much for your help.
Kind regards,
Murray

Q: Hi guys,
I hold one ETF and a mix of equities (selected from your portfolios) in my TFSA, with the following weightings:
COV 5.48
CSU 6.70
GSY 5.42
KXS 4.93
PBH 4.26
PHO 4.50
SHOP 7.57
SIS 6.59
TOY 6.05
TSGI 5.63
VUN 30.35
WEED 12.51
Everything is up from initial purchase (many thanks) but some have grown much faster than others. I am considering rebalancing and/or adding a new position. Is there a notable position that you would add/remove (e.g, VUN in exchange for equities)? I have VXC and VCN in my RRSP so maybe VUN is better located in there.
Thanks for the amazing service and knowledge base that 5i provides.
Mark