Investment Q&A

Q: What will be the position of Alcoa options expiring in Jan 17 when the company splits.

Thanks

Q: Hi team, in the consumer defensive space, for growth and some yield, what would your thoughs be on NWL. Would P&G be a better choice.
Thanks! Sam

Q: Hi Team,

Can you please comment on the strengths and weaknesses of TIP - iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (ETF). It seems to be performing well this year so far.

Is it a good substitute for buying and holding bonds directly in a self-managed bond ladder?

Thank you. Michael

Q: Peter, I am considering buying one of these ETF's. HXS is quite small vs XSP but it has had much returns over the past 5 years. I would have thought that the returns of both would have been quite similar as they are designed to track the S&P 500.

Q: Any thoughts on Deere? What do I need to know? Thanks!

Q: How would you rate Ford and GM against Magna if held within an RRSP account. Magna offers 2.8% Div Yield versus 5% for Ford and 5.6% for GM.

Thanks Antoine

Q: Of course, most all have dropped but - would appreciate your financial & expertize on these 3 US healthcare related stocks. Thank you.

Q: Good afternoon,
I can understand that Wisdom Tree would decline after Brexit like other financials, but don't understand why it is being particularly punished (11%+) today. Could you please clarify.
Thank you.

Q: Will Nvidia suffer any adverse effects from this British Exit? I thought you had hinted as much about a week ago in an answer to someone, but can't find that answer! ... It was only a tangential hint that I may have misunderstood. Thanks!

Q: I have 50K US$ and wish to purchase 3 or 4 growth and income stocks on an American exchange. I was thinking of MSFT as one of them. Do you agree? Would you suggest other names. Thank you

Q: Hi folks
Two questions.
I have held both these for some time in my wife's LIRA account. She can not access this for about 12 years, so a long term hold is very possible. Have held these for a couple years. Both are down about 10%, I have held on because I see the ETF as a long term play on our aging population, and ACHN (hopefully you have a little info with this) as a risky but likely takeout target down the road. I have trimmed this one down and made a bit of $ in another account with it, so it isn't as bad as it looks.
Looking back, which is always easy, there are better options, however I am in now and wondering if I should stay the course.
Don't mind volatility, actually kind of drawn to it. Any thoughts?
Excellent job btw, your cheap at twice the price!
Cheers ;)

Q: I did my Brexit Wed. and plan on staying about 50% cash untill after the US election. Would like some ETF's that pay a relatively safe div. Thanks Al

Q: I own Hertz in my US Margin Account and I am down 49%. Down more than 9% on Friday alone.
I am advised of a reverse split ( never good ) combined with a 1 for 5 spinoff of Hertz's Equipment Division . Should I hang on , or should I run.
Come to think of it, I often get ripped off by car rental companies.

Q: Priceline is getting murdered today (down over 11%), because of their exposure to Europe - both in terms of revenues and currency exchange - which are assumed to be negatively impacted by the BREXIT vote. At the same time, it is on a growth path, its PE is really not that high for such a solid company, and I can't help but wonder if the sell-off today is overdone. Do you think this is a good entry point into PCLN?

Arnie

Q: to 5i team hello

US stocks:
I am looking to invest 10k in US$ with the following criteria:

-low downside risk
-good div. preferably from Canadian companies
-reasonable sustainable companies
-no banks or telecoms

I own full positions in :
BAC. GE, GM, JPM ,MSFT.

Canadian:
MFCSF - FULL POSITION DOING WELL
WPG.US - 0.5 POSITION
WPTIF.US 0.5 POSITION

1.THINKING OF INCREASING WPG.US OR AND WPTIF, or adding STD.US
2.GETTING SMALL POSITIONS IN BP,RDS.A, CAT
3.might also consider magna MGA:NYSE, as it seems very good value ?
4.WHICH COMPANIES MIGHT YOU RECOMMEND IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE

Please comment on 1 to 4

thanks as usual
Yossi

Q: reviewing your existing M macy's questions it appears many are mislabeled to M Mosaic and answered as such

can you pls review and correctly identify the macy/mosaic questions/answers

my question: is macy's a solid well run long term hold with a relatively safe dividend?

if not, what concerns do you have

thanks

Q: Good morning, ok brexit happened and the world is falling apart. I have 50% in cash. Can you recommend 4 or 5 stocks for my watch list. I'm 58 well diversified but have no bonds, golds or us stocks

Q: Hi, Just sent a question....the company is CALM.US.
I did type the ticker on the "Companies Addressed in this question" field. What did I do wrong?
THX,

Q: Hello Peter and the 5I team

I am using SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO as an example. I like to use ROE as one of the main numbers I look at before I buy a stock, is there a point when a high ROE is a concern. SHW has a ROE of 145 ( according to my RBC banking brokerage info) is this too high? At what level do red flags come up and what causes extremely high ROE. What statistics do you look at and could you rank them for their importance in your check list.

Thanks

Q: Could I please get your opinion of this fund for a RESP.

Thanks

Dave