Investment Q&A

Q: Is it worth holding western forest. I have held it for two years and only get dividends no capital gains. Do you view it as a possible takeover?

Q: I watch a lot of BNN Market Call and enjoy listening to the different guests speak about stocks and different styles of investing. Some more then others.(you guys are great by the way) I always wondered if some guys have more respect on Bay Street then others? Also who would you pick to do your investing? I understand if you don't want to give out names but I am just curious!

Q: I'd like to invest in Tricon, but note that, as you say earnings are lower than in 2013/14, when it was trading between $6-$8 dollars.

1. Should I assume from this that I should wait until the stock drops to the $6-$8 level before buying?
2. Why are they having so much trouble generating earnings in an improving real estate market? Are the execs paying themselves too much?
Thanks for your opinions.

Q: It cropped up in a "reliable dividend" filter I saw published in the G&M yesterday. I owned it years ago. Any thoughts on it for income? Thanks.

Q: My question is about REITs in general. When I hear of management disposing of non-core investment properties I usually cringe as I feel like the buying and selling is just churning and move from one thing to the next while pay themselves finders fees and all the 3rd party fees for buying and selling. Why can't REITs have a strategy to buy and hold or is this a too simple a strategy in practice?

Q: cominar reit please give thoughts on their report today thank you

Q: A number of the food retailers are down 15ish percent from recent highs and I've been wanting to add another consumer staples stock for a while. Time to bite? Given your comments that sometimes we should look at stocks that are setting new highs, would you favour SAP today? My inclination is to go with L (which you seem to like) because they have both food and pharmacies. Any thoughts on potential dividend growth would also be appreciated.

Thanks for the support you provide to the average retail investor. Your CSU pick has easily paid for my lifetime subscription!

Q: Good morning,

Looking to clarify with regards to the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation etf's for an rrsp- if one wishes to have a currency effect( vis a vis US: Cdn dollar)they should purchase "VIG, or if looking to hedge and only feel the effects of the equity movements then purchase "VGG"? Also is there an equivalent for the IWO? Looking to add both to my portfolio and looking to see if they are a good complement.

With thanks,
Brad
Brad

Q: Hi, Peter and Team,
Could you please comments on HCG's Q3 and outlook. Is HCG worth hold? Thanks

Q: I recently asked about wdg and sold my position at a nice gain. it continues to go up. have you missed something about this company thanks bill

Q: Is Linamar a better buy than Magna today? Both companies did well for the quarter with LNR showing a better revenue growth over the last 4-6 quarters. The valuation is cheaper and while Magna is much larger, LNR is large on an absolute basis as well. Does npot the upside from here look better for Linamar?

Q: Hi Peter, I'm looking to restructure and consolidate my investments. Assuming I choose to follow the Balanced Portfolio as a guide with a few growth stocks, US equities & fixed income included for diversity, how should one split this mix among RRSP, TFSA, & cash trading accts? Based on a 25 stock maximum + 30% fixed income, are stocks best disbursed equally between the 3 accounts, or is there a better formula? (bonds & foreign dividend payers would probably go into my RRSP). Many thx.

Q: This stock has started to trend higher of late. I like the sector, valuation, and growth.

Anything to watch out for in particular here other then its small size?

Thanks

Q: Would this be a good option in lieu of a fixed income etf?

Q: I am a conservative, retired, dividend-income investor with a pension, CPP, annuities and a diversified equity portfolio, consisting of 60% stocks and 40% ETFs-Mutual funds.

I currently have 8% of my equity portfolio in REITs, 5% in Sentry Global REIT and the other 3% sourced from portions contained within ZLB, Sentry Cdn Income and RBC Cdn Equity Inc Fund.

Question 1 = What percentage of my asset mix would you currently recommend be allocated to the REIT sector? In the past, I believe you recommended 5%. If I ignore the "portions" discovered by "looking under the hood", I am at 5%. However, the true number is probably 8%.

Q 2 = About a year ago Sentry REIT was combined with Sentry Global REIT. As of Sept 30/16 it was quite global = 43% Cdn, 28% USA, 6% Singapore, 4% each in UK, Australia, France, 3% Spain, 3% Japan, 2% Netherlands, and 2% Hong Kong. I am concerned about the various currency impacts on the performance of the fund. The fund has a 1 year total return of 6.6% to Sept 30, but a -1.25% return YTD. I have held this fund for over 3 years and have averaged > 6%/year, but I am concerned about the currency impacts on future performance. It has a MER of 2.4%. Is it time to sell and move into something like ZRE?

Thanks in advance, Steve

Q: I would like to add to my portfolio either BIP.UN or BEP.UN. Which one is preferable, or should I choose soemthing else.

Q: Hello 5i Team, I am down signifigantly in each of these 6 holdings. I'm prepared to hold for the next few quarters if any will make turnarounds in 2017. I'd appreciate your opinion. All are in a non registered account.
Thanks

Q: I try to mirror your balanced portfolio to a strong degree. But I also have US, mainly tech stocks (Apple, Google, Facebook, Nvidia, Amazon) which amount together to about 10% of my portfolio. Do you feel I should be wary of having too much tech, and if so, which of the Canadian tech stocks in your balanced portfolio would you drop, bearing this in mind?

Q: What is your opinion of this company. Is it something to invest in now? Thinking of buying about 10000 shares! Play Money!!!!
Thank you

Q: I am wondering what benefit it would be to the U. S. to raise rates. On one hand is their economy that "hot" that it needs to be controlled ? They seem to be a consumer driven society so a strong dollar makes imported goods cheaper for the U.S. consumer. More consumerism makes their economy hotter. Was that not the scenario some years back culminating in a housing bubble? Also raising rates makes their goods more expensive for other countries. Some large U.S. corporations have experienced a drag on earnings with the dollar at its current levels relative to other currencies. How can the U.S. be an island of a strong currency when many other countries are weakening their currencies to promote growth? These are simple views but your thoughts on the effect assuming an interest rate hike in Dec.