Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, In a strong market and a FED induced rally, above stocks sold off sharply, in Today's trading, perhaps for different reasons. Drop in HPS.a, could be attributed to profit taking against the back drop of 300% jump, this year. But, the other three companies, I thought, will be benefitted with lower rates cycle over 2024/2025. May be, I am wrong. It;s just that, when some stocks don't go up ( and decline) in otherwise strong up market, makes me wonder, what am I missing ? Thank You

Q: Hi - as a follow up to your reply from my earlier question today on the above, would you consider a further pullback during this possible rotation to be an opportunity to add back to them? This would be under scenario that once a recession is upon us that they would once again do well. Secondly, do you "expect" that this rotation may last a quarter or two...or is your base case for recessionary positioning sooner?

Q: H - all 4 down sharply post fed day. Only one with earnings was DOL but they did very well. Any explanation as to why severe drawdowns today?

Q: If you were to pick quality compounders in the small cap space (US or Canada) like 3 mentioned, can you suggest a couple of good ones. I generally prefer long term horizon. Thanks. Shyam

Q: I just dumped DOO for tax loss and need a proxy in that C Discretionary space. Can you advice on a couple of options?

I suspect some C Discretionary CO’s might have some momentum here as well.

Q: Hi, I noticed that in Wednesday's trading, around noon, someone placed two large BUY orders at $75.80, for 30k and 18k shares (Total trade value $3.6 mln ). Stock later traded down to $75.51. Within an hour, after the orders were filled, Someone placed exactly the same two SELL orders at $76.20, for 30k and 18k shares. The stock bounced back up and both Sell orders were filled just before market close. These were not Block Trades, as there were multiple sellers/buyers for all four orders. CIBC World Market was the broker, both for initial buy orders and later sell orders.

Assuming (safely), that both buy/sell orders originated from the same party, the trades resulted in a net profit of $19k, on a trade value of $3.6 mln. Are these, Day Traders ( using Margin or not ), making money on a small arbitrage? Is this type of activity not uncommon during volatile trading of a stock, like today ? Does it have a relevance to large interest in ATD stock, Or, there is just not much to read here ? I am just curious and trying to educate myself. Thank You

Q: Hi, Based on the quarterly results and management commentary/confidence about their 5 years Growth Plan, and considering today's market reaction/price action of the stock, would you be on board, if we look to bump up current 1.50% position to 3% around $76 level ? Thank You

Q: Hi, Could you comment on ATD earnings. Thank You

Q: I already own CNR and ATD and am considering adding CSU and FSV as a couple more "solid additions". Can you please recommend 3 other large cap Canadian growth stocks ? (not including financials, energy, materials, nor Brookfields).

Could you please rank all 7 according to overall long term quality?

Q: We finally have an RESP for our grandchild.

Ready for first equity purchase starting with about $6000.

Looking for suggestions.

Thanks

Q: Hi, ATD has been quite a steady performer for years. Would you be comfortable starting a new position at current price ? If yes, would it be prudent to buy partially now and wait for the results to fill in the rest ? What is the growth trajectory for this co. and its stock, in your view ? Thank You

Q: Out of these 4, what two would you sell today and why (I know they are very different)? If you could include a comment on valuation please do.

Also, how does that answer change if we were to enter a recession?

Q: I need to fund my annual RRIF withdrawal soon. Of the 5 companies listed, could you please arrange them in order of which to sell considering future upside possibilities?
Thank you.

Q: I need to liquidate some equities to be able to pay out my RMD. I am inclined to sell the above 2 stock (NVEI and PBH), seeing only downward momentum compared to the other equities (above) I have that show steady or upward momentum. Might you agree?

Q: Thoughts on buying these here in an RRSP or RESP and forgetting about them for a few years ? Any you would change ? Thank you.

Q: I have a half decent position in Alimentation Couche-Tard...Never enough when a stock is gaining and acting well...
- I have wanted to add to my position for a while, but have not pulled the trigger yet, And I Missed buying before the recent run up...

- Do you think buying more shares at this point makes sense or would you wait for a pullback...
- Valuation wise do you see as good entry point to add or hold
Thanks

Q: I'm looking to invest $60,000 for a minimum of 5 years. This money will be used towards a downpayment for a house. Can you please comment on a split of 50% SPY and 50% quality stocks, such as GOOG, MSFT, SLF, ATD, BN. Also can you please suggest some additional stock ideas that are fairly conservative for a 5 year hold. Thanks!

Q: What would consider as a good entry point for each of these and also a price target please.
Thank you

Q: For new TFSA money this year what are your top 6-7 picks within your balanced portfolio as of today?

Q: As a dividend growth investor I'm looking for one more (non-financial) growth company to add to my group that already includes ATD and CNR. I've done a side-by-side comparison of the following three outlining concerns for each:

FSV - Reasonable debt levels. In a recession, perhaps the strongest of the three (?), but always expensive.

SJ - Arguably a bit of a moat, reasonable debt. But by already owning CNR, does it make sense to own a company whose business includes railway ties?

DOO - Great growth, nice dividend growth, and very attractive moat. But what about that debt ?...and in a recession who is going to buy those "toys" ?

Not looking for personal advice, but I would welcome any comments on the concerns I've mentioned. Thanks.