Investment Q&A

Q: What are your thoughts on these two companies, as individual companies and as to the environment that they operate in going forward?

Q: Could you provide some insights on DIN, CMG and any other US restaurant stocks you liked in general? DIN looked pretty good in terms of PE, EPS, and has high yield, why it dropped so much this year?

Thanks,
Adam

Q: Thoughts on Equitable Grp? The company has double digit revenue and ebitda growth over the last 5 and 10 years, yet trades at a relatively low PE and ebitda multiple. I know it has been painted negatively with the debacle at Home Capital but the macro outlook for alternative mortgages in Canada seems very positive to me? With the big banks forced to clamp down on mortgages with new rules coming into effect Jan 1 and Canada continuing to be a great place for immigration, particularly with what is going on in the US, won't demand for housing continue to biased to the upside? Consider this for a medium term view - say 3 years. Sometimes I get caught up in my own biases for a particular outlook so I would be interested in your views. Thanks.

Q: Atco paid a yearly dividend of 65.5 cents per share in 2012. Today it pays $1.14. I am considering purchasing it as part of my income portfolio. Its prior history of rising dividends ( before 2012 ) is something else that attracts me.

Your thoughts please.

Thank you.

Paul

Q: SBUX has been quite stagnant lately, what could be the reason for that and is it still a good long term hold?

Q: Hello 5i
With recent diverging prices for each FTS(up) and ENB(down) over the long term what are your thoughts on selling FTS to buy ENB?
There is a yield pick up and potential to see ENB bounce back up from its sagging stock price.
Is there anything significant in the ENB price decline?
Should we expect continued weakness?

Thanks for your important contribution to individual investors.
Dave

Q: The question is on Hamilton madcap financial etf, HFMU.U.

Is this a good play on the expected increase by the fed and the tax reform expected in the United States? Thx

Q: I have a half position in STZ in my TFSA and want to top it off to a full position. Would there be any concerns over this? Are there any other US consumer staples companies worth looking into for growth as well?

Q: What are your thoughts on the return prospects of BB and RFP? I noticed that Prem Watsa holds significant positions in these two stocks and I am having a hard time understanding the potential of these positions other than a speculative bet, which I don't think he would be making? What am I missing here? Thanks.

Q: How would you comment on recent growth of General Motors? Is the hype here to last? I wondering if this is good time to sell.

Q: Hello Team

I have noted that you like Enbridge. I am a relatively conservative investor and at present my holding in Enbridge is 4.3% of my Canadian portfolio. Because Enbridge is at the bottom end of its yearly high/low I am wondering if this is a good time to increase my holding it it. If so, how much of a high-end weighting would you suggest?

I am retired and have about 15% in cash in my Canadian portfolio at present. On the surface, it seems to me that the ENB dividend alone would suggest I deploy some cash into good, solid dicidend stocks.

Q: I am really confused as big majority of guests on BNN recommend/like ENB,but market dislikes it(1yr negative 15% vs TSX positive 5%;2yr -10% vs +12%;& 3yr -1% vs +10%) Trp has much better performance(1Yr -1%; 2yr +40% & 3yr +18%.However a technican recently stated that it is on a downward trend & better opportunities elsewhere.What are the reasons to stick with ENB?Is a turnaround expected soon.Is this a value trap or opportunity?Thanks for your usual great services & views

Q: I noticed an article about Passive Investing but in the process of validating my email to receive the blog posts, I lost the article. Can you direct me to its location?
Many thanks for helping the "little guys"
John

Q: I have never owned amazon, apple, google.microsoft, Facebook. I owned intel, Cisco and nvdia (sold way too soon) over the years. Could you rank which you would buy first in order of safety for five years. Thanks.

Q: Would you give me the reasons why Corus has dropped after earnings and do you believe it is a buy sell or hold. I like the income and am content with low growth if you believe it has growth potential still.
Thx gary

Q: In your recent report on Absolute Software, you refer to Van Berkom and Associates as a major stockholder of that company.

Checking their website I was struck by the astounding track record for their Canadian Small-Cap Strategy Fund. Over a period of 25 years it generated a compound annualized rate of return of 13,93%. However the website does not give any specific info on the stocks that currently make up the portfolio.

Do you have that piece of info or do you know of a site where it is available?

Thank you

Q: I have held sox for a year plus in my tfsa for income and growth. I am dead even counting dividends and am unsure whether to hold or sell with upcoming earnings report.Would appreciate your opinion please

Q: Holding 23000 shares in this Company (ICP)..... Should I hold or any other options ? ..... Thanks, Sean

Q: Hi 5i team. There maybe a few questions here so please deduct as required. Knowing that bonds need to be part of a well diversified portfolio, more on the income side, what are your thoughts about establishing a position now with the current yield curve. I'm covered with a diversified mixed of stocks and pref's and individual bonds but would like to move or grow into a mix of bond ETF's for 20 - 30% of my total portfolio. Thinking more of corporates, both Canada and US with the following on my watch list; ZCS, ZHY, HYI, PFH, XHY. What other ETF's might I be missing or should I consider.

Many thanks, steve

Q: In reply to the question by Miscellaneous this morning on tracking gains and losses, our BMO InvestorLine does this with continuous updates. It handles our Joint account as well as two TFSAs.
Cheers, Ted