Investment Q&A

Q: Would this be a good etf (ptb)to hold for bond exposure it has been showing weakness as of late and if not could you suggest another alterative.

Q: My Father has finally caught on that paying the RBC +2% for their mutual funds is eroding his returns and asked for some help. He doesn't have the knowledge or temperament to jump into stocks so I am suggesting he move some investments to ETFs. He is 70, has a teachers pension and 250k of RSP "fun money" to play with. Since I view his pension as his fixed income portion of his portfolio I dont see any reason to get him into any fixed income ETFs or match your model ETF portfolio. I plan to suggest he move about 25k each into xwd, cdz and vgg for a start to get his feet wet. Then once he is comfortable move the rest into those same 3 funds ( assuming they are still on your suggested list at that time).

Any recommended adjustments to this approach in terms of ETFs or my equal weighting.

Q: Please don't answer this with the standard reply about split corporations. I know 5i is not crazy about split corporations. No one ever mentions the preferred share side of the split. Everyone talks about the ultra-high yielding Class A shares that pay over 10%. That's not what I'm asking about.

The preferred shares yield about 5%. DFN.PR.A was priced at about 10.50 in 2004 and today its price is 10.34. There was a 30% dip in 2008. Otherwise the graph is amazingly level, showing only a fraction of the losses "normal" preferred shares showed in 2015-16. Also, distributions have never been suspended. A graph of dfn.pr.a compared to the preferred share etfs CPD and HPR may be surprising. The question is, How dangerous are preferred shares of a split corporation? Certainly they have to be safer than the Class A, high yielding shares. Seems like a good place to park some cash, which is what I've been doing. Thank you for your thoughts.

Q: Hi, a friend mentioned these etfs may be a great place to start a small position ~5%. I would like your opinion on DBA and JJG, to play agriculture in US dollars. Thanks.

Q: Can you please list in order your 5 favorite dividend-growth stocks that you like enough to buy now. Thank you.

Q: buying opportunities for these? What is your short and long term outlook on these stocks? Thanks so much!!

Q: As you can see small retail investors are forced to compete in a market were self serving hedge funds are given a soap box on national tv BNN to hawk there position and fears into the small retail investor .The vast viewership of BNN are small retail investors who are influenced buy guests like last nite.
It is a very unlevel playing field.
As a senior investor it is clear to me that it time to get to hell out and the leave market to hedge fund hawkers
Stan

Q: I noticed that it has been nearly 4 years since you last commented on this company so I would appreciate it if you could provide an update.

Keep up the great work.

Q: any further comments on atd.b after cc would you add to a half position or just wait ?

Thx

Q: Hello Peter et al.

Ithaca has come out with the information circular for shareholders to tender their shares for $1.95. The circular puts the company potential down in its ability to grow. If it is so bad why are they trying to buy it lol!!!!! They must be taking lessons from Donald Trump's White House with 'False News'. I was disgusted with what I read. I believe the company has higher value potential and people invest to take risk to get reward and they say they want to protect us from the risk. It is more like they want to rob us of the reward!!!!!! I thought it was going to be a vote but from what I understand from the circular is you vote yes by tendering your shares for $1.95 and vote no by doing nothing. Is my interpretation correct?

What is your opinion of the takeover based on the circular and what is your opinion of the circular?

Thanks,

Brendan

Q: It appears the merger/acquisition of Reynolds American will go through. The price of the ADR has fallen almost by half. Any comment on why the price decline?
Next, is your outlook for the future of this company positive?
Doug

Q: I have an equal position in aqn and rmw. Would you advise selling some rnw and investing it into aqn? What is your outlook for each of these companies for a 2 to 3 year hold? Is the debt a concern for either of these companies? Thanx for your excellent service.

Q: Can you comment on its latest acquisition. Thx

Q: I am currently leaning towards Gas, as opposed to Oil. Can you recommend 1 or 2 good Gas ETFs?

Many thanks! Austin

Q: Can you please comment on recent earnings? Is it time to get out of the stock?

Q: Hi I just watched this hedge fund manager short EIF I wonder what his credentials are I doubt reading a Finance Report are his forte .I believe any can and has the right to short a stock but when as a guest on BNN you do this it has a impact on the stock .
I believe that BNN should not allow exposure to these hedge Managers to help them advertise their short position .
As a shareholder of BCE I am going to be a pain in !@@&^
for the next while BNN should be held accountable
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: Good Morning
Today, on BNN, an analyst indicated that he is shorting both stocks. I will appreciate your views with respect to the above noted securities. I am ahead about 40% on both stocks.
Would you recommend selling TRI and EIF
Thank you

Q: Good morning Peter and Team,

On BNN, David Lloyd recently painted a very bleak picture for Exchange Income and recommends shorting this stock. I'd appreciate your opinion of the very negative comments he has on this company. The following is copied from the BNN website:

Q: Hi 5i, I'm moving money from my broker (40+ stocks, 500K) to a few ETFs (Equal Weight) , I'm considering the following ETFs: XIC, IWO, CDZ, SPY, FDN, and FIE; would you please help me choose four or five ETFs from the list, I'm looking for moderate growth, and of course preservation if capital.
Thanks

Q: Teale Lind on BNN recommended the American Company Five Below for potential good growth. What is your opinion. Your input is much appreciated.