Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Ryan,

Just read a recap of your appearance on BNN today. How come you do not own any of your past or current top picks?

Q: Hello Peter and Staff
Please in some detail help me decide if ECN already owned should be replaced with TMX for total returns over a long term hold
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: Looking to purchase full positions in large caps with steady growth, at least a 2% dividend, and low debt in both the consumer defensive and cyclical sectors. Canadian and US names both appreciated. Thank you.

Q: Hi team,

Commissions on trades are gradually disappearing in the U.S. Do you think Canadian firms will do likewise and what impact will it have on the stock of TMX Group ? And your views on TMX now ?

Many thanks,

Jacques, Mtl

Q: The rise of X and ICE in the past year has been notable. I was in and took profit in X but perhaps I should return. Which company do you prefer?
Greg

Q: Hi,

Thinking about adding this company to my portfolio. Can I get your views and specifically the drivers that could continue to push this one higher. Would you purchase at this point?

Thanks!

Q: Any news regarding the TMX group today to account for its +2.63% move. The China tariffs news today had zero impact on its shares. Normally, market volatility hurts TMX Group's share price but today it was essentially a slow and steady climb to finish the day 2 cents off its all time high.

Thanks for your thoughts.

John

Q: Good morning, I have always wanted to purchase one of the exchanges. If you had to choose one or two, which one would you favour ?
And would you make a few comments on owning them in a portfolio?
thanks, Rick

Q: Like other members I am searching around for a good watchlist system. I have looked at TMX money but am somewhat confused about their platform. I can't see if there are any fees associated with their service. How do they make their money? I have not registered with them yet.

Thank you,

Paul

Q: I am considering switching from PWF to X .
I think the total return picture for the next five looks much better for TMX group. Your opinion please taking into consideration the capital preservation factor.
Raouf

Q: Sorry for the error the stock is tmx group.
What is your opinion on this stock for a long term hold
Thanks Pat

Q: Was there a downgrade for TMX Group, today, to account for this session's decline? If "yes" can you provide details on the thesis?

Thanks.

John

Q: I'd appreciate your thoughts on X. I am recently retired and considering a full position, but am mindful of the high beta. Recent earnings appear strong and I like the dividend, but don't want to take on too much risk at this stage. Thank you.

Q: What is the equivalent public company(s) to TMX in the USA?

Q: Hi 5i,

I'm looking to increase my current Financial Sector weighting from 5 to 15%. I currently hold BNS @ 2.2%, SLF @ 1.5%, and GSY @ 1.3%. What would you add too and/or too a new position? I don't like to have more than 5-6% of one holding, of course this would be risk adjusted down according to market cap/safety.

Last part, on sector weightings. I follow your general recommendation and I noticed you changed the following from Oct'18 to Jan'19 as follows:
Consumer disc. 10 up to 15,
Consumer staples 10 down to 5,
InfoTech 20 down to 15, and
Utilities 5 up to 10.

Can you add some commentary behind these sector weight changes?

Thanks, Chris.

Q: i own quite a few of your favorite companies kinaxis,the stars group,covalon,great cnd gaming,methanex,square -on square iown long dated options a year out,savaria,knight,enbridge,shopify,largo
i also own some you do not like , like baytex but ithink if oil gets to 60-65 this is at least 4.00, i have an awful lot of cash, so i am looking for one small to mid cap that you really like for the next few months, could be in the u.s. but i prefer canada.has to be liquid.does not have to be in your portfolios.dave

Q: Any material reason you can see or have heard of, other than the current earnings miss, to explain TMX Group being down 7%?

Thanks again for your help.

John

Q: TMX Group looks pretty attractive on a few valuation metrics and its balance sheet looks pretty strong as well. How quickly can a poor market influence TMX's eps expectations? Are its earnings pretty much insulated from a poor market, or can a poor market knock down its earnings expectations, 10%, 20%, 30%??

Thanks.

John

Q: Happy New Year 5i Team.
We have been considering TMX Group (X-T) to add to our holdings for some time.
We are long term hold and income investors.

In a recent answer to a question (December 11, 2017) regarding TMX you replied…
“..The main concern would be the lack of new listings, but listing are somewhat cyclical.”
David Baskin, regarding TMX mentioned on BNN (January 4, 2018) … “Business is going well on all fronts, and the TSX was #1 in international listings last year.”
Do the recent ‘newly’ listed cannabis companies on the TSX improve your opinion of the ‘lack of new listings’ ?

Perhaps I am misinterpreting something here, if so I do apologize.
Do you happen to have any new outlook for TMX for 2018?
Thank You
Dennis

Q: What do you think the TMX Group as a long term investment? Seems relatively inexpensive at 13x earnings with pretty decent eps growth expected over the next 12 months, at least.

Are there any red flags that may keep a lid on the shareprice, like debt or competing technologies etc etc?

Thanks.

John