Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i,

I am considering a change in my telecom stocks, specifically selling Windstream (WIN) and buying Consolidated Communications Holding (CNSL). I am looking for stability and the long term potential. The stock chart of CNSL looks much better.

Thanks,

Q: What is your opinion of (a) Yangarra Resources ltd and
(ii) Ikkuma Resources Corp?
Are they high risk? Good growth potential? Would you consider tem a 'strong buy'? OR would rather buy SPE.to?
Thanks

Q: I'd appreciate your updated opinion on CRP, particularly in light of their recently announced results.

Thanks!
Greg

Q: Since I am down about 50% on Surge am wondering if I should buy more to reduce my costs or go somewhere else like ATD or Parkland Fuel. Opinion please Thanks. Ernie

Q: I have reviewed some answers to questions that deal with the issue of hedging US exposure but am not certain as to your position on this matter. I realize the difficulty of trying to forecast currency movements but at present, with the Canadian dollar already off more than 20% within the last year, does it make sense to still favor the unhedged US ETF'S? Today seems to offer a prime example of the potential pitfalls of non hedged funds - while 1 day does not define a trend, we have a rising US market with the hedged US ETF'S also rising and the unhedged ones falling due to strength in the Canadian dollar - so what would be the best strategy going forward, over a 3-5 year term, for a non registered trading account in Canadian funds - hedged or unhedged US ETF'S?

Q: Would you agree we are still in a large-cap market, especially in the US? Is it a good time to move into small-cap and mid-cap positions, such as XUU (US exposure) and the Mawer Global small cap fund (global exp.) and any suggestions for Cdn small cap exposure?

Q: Could you give me a short list of your preferred US ETFs that contain stocks like Apple, Google Intel Qualcomm Oracle and the likes.
Thanks

Q: Regarding the question on retirement planning software,

I use RRIFMETIC (http://www.fimetrics.com/)to plan my annual
income and taxes from pension , RRIF, LIF TFSA, Taxable investments.

Q: Dear Gentlemen,
Its possible to mention dividende in US$ when applicable on compagnies followed by 5I ?.
Thank You
Best Regards

Q: I would appreciate a few suggestions in the consumer staples category, I'm trying to diversify.

Q: What are your thoughts on todays equity raise by Northland Power?

Q: As they have reported better results than expected does that make the shares seem cheap at this level and are they a buy at this price?

Q: Which would you choose between these 2? I know that ATB is much, much larger and successful but is it getting too pricey? Would PKI be a good substitute? I really like this kind of company as I think they present reasonably stable but growable parts of the economy. Do you share my thinking that now is the time to get in on the ground floor of PKI or would yo go with ATB?

Thanks.

Paul F.

Q: Can you recommend a U.S. divided paying stock(s) for my TFSA account
Thanks

Q: Thinking of adding to my TFIA [TFSA]. Your opinion on this particular ETF please?

Thanks.

Ross

Q: I have a small amount of extra USD cash in my TFSA and would like to put it into an ultra speculative high growth stock. Do you have anything intersting on your radar out of the US?

Thanks

Q: Thanks for a great service. I seldom ask a question as I usually find the answers in searching for recent questions.
Could I have your opinion of ZWU. I am retired and need the income from my RRIF due to the low interest rates. If not ZWU, any other ETFs I may consider.

Q: With respect to the retirement planning question, I stumbled across a website called Retirementadvisor.ca It has a various tools and scenarios that may be helpful.

Q: hi, I want to buy for growth and relative safety . Which 2 are best? CLR or Et Evertz or ESP Espial . Or can I expect as much growth and more safety with the more established EFN or Bip.un?
Thanks very much for your help. Helen

Q: I sold Sylogist a few months ago from fears of insider selling. I am just starting to accept I made a mistake and should buy back in. But already today I see volume on Sylogist is about three times normal. Should I assume this is more insider selling? Do you have any knowledge of anything significant happening?