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Q: Hello team, my son is 19 and he has 10,000 to invest for the long term. Can you advise what 5-6 companies you would recommend?

Thanks
Ed
Read Answer Asked by Edward on October 15, 2018
Q: hi Peter a little confused by the P/E ratios which you show on these companies profiles. if I use 2019 EPS estimates that you Kindly provided I get PBH p/e of 17.34 not 34.10 SIS p/e of 23.20 not 34.40. DOL p/e of 20.52 not 24.50 and TSGI p/e of 11.82 not 73.50. not sure what I am missing. thanks Richard
Read Answer Asked by richard on October 09, 2018
Q: In my TFSA I currently have BCE, ENB, FTS, TRP, CNR, SLF, BNS and TD - I'm looking to make a change to get some growth and dividends - I'm looking at getting rid of BCE, ENB and TRP - my biggest losers down 10, 15 and 12.50 per cent respectively. Can you recommend some companies.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by JOHN on October 01, 2018
Q: I have had for years. If I sell, can you recommend a replacement? Thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Dan on September 28, 2018
Q: In the answer to question asked by Richard you state that the 2019 EPS for SIS 2019 is 83 cents.
The company recently announced an estimate of $60M earnings for 2019 with less tha $50M shares outstanding, which is obviously a higher EPS than your est. Is this because the company is referring to EBITDA and you are referring to net earnings?
When we are shown the forward EPS on Morningstar etc..., are they referring to EBITDA or net earnings? Is it really only net earnings that matter? Please explain.
Thanks
John
Read Answer Asked by john on September 27, 2018
Q: hi Peter what are the 2019 earnings per share estimates for SIS DOL COV PBH and TGSI. thanks Richard
Read Answer Asked by richard on September 27, 2018
Q: Hi, I have made some pretty good profits in the marijuana sector but I feel like there's a down turn coming. Can you suggest some companies to invest my profits given the uncertain trade climate and terrifs. Dividends and growth potential are important factors.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on September 26, 2018
Q: What Canadian stocks would be considered dividend growers?
Read Answer Asked by Herbert on September 25, 2018
Q: Hello, SIS announced a couple of days ago it is increasing the dividend by 17% and provided its update on 2018 and 2019 guidance. The market welcomed the announcement with an upswing of 5%. But today again, it is down by 3%. The volatility is not matching with the market movement. Yes , the shares are up compared to a year ago. But still the movement of the stock is becoming un predictable to large extent. Is there any other news that I have missed on this counter. Thanks for your advice always.
Read Answer Asked by Sriram on September 21, 2018
Q: Hi guys,
I hold one ETF and a mix of equities (selected from your portfolios) in my TFSA, with the following weightings:
COV 5.48
CSU 6.70
GSY 5.42
KXS 4.93
PBH 4.26
PHO 4.50
SHOP 7.57
SIS 6.59
TOY 6.05
TSGI 5.63
VUN 30.35
WEED 12.51
Everything is up from initial purchase (many thanks) but some have grown much faster than others. I am considering rebalancing and/or adding a new position. Is there a notable position that you would add/remove (e.g, VUN in exchange for equities)? I have VXC and VCN in my RRSP so maybe VUN is better located in there.
Thanks for the amazing service and knowledge base that 5i provides.
Mark
Read Answer Asked by Mark on September 20, 2018
Q: VMD is up 300% since March while of RHT drop more than 50%. They were supposed to be in the same space and RHT was supposed to be the better company. It makes lower lows every week with no end in sight. Is there any other option that will provide growth in a TFSA account.?
Read Answer Asked by Marios on September 18, 2018
Q: Morning guys:
I have a cash trading account. I need to put some names in a tax free savings account. Looking at the above names . Can I sleep at night with these names for tax free accounts. Thanks for your great work.
Best in the business boys.
Mark.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on September 17, 2018
Q: With ECI being bought out, are there similar companies (in terms of yield and maybe a bit of growth) that I can consider moving the money to?
Read Answer Asked by Victor on September 14, 2018
Q: Good morning

If you had a 2 year period and could take a calculated risk to see some good capital appreciation...what 2 US stocks would you buy right now? also what 2 CDN stocks would you buy or be adding too...No concerns on portfolio diversification or taxes..

Thanks

Matt

Read Answer Asked by Matthew on September 12, 2018
Q: Hi, I sold Enercare and was wondering how I should replace it.
My portfolio is built with mostly large caps and some titles from your BE and Income portfolios. I am retired and depend partly on dividend. Here is the portfolio breakdown:
Consumer defensive 10,31 %
Energy 13,16 %
Utilities 11,05 %
Telecom 11,56%
Reit 0,76%
Financial 24,38%
Healthcare US 3,53%
Industrial 6,85%
Consumer-non cyclical 0,44%
Consumer cyclical 2,67%
Tech US 4,20%
Diversified 0,42%
Basic materials 1,84%
Fixed income 3,44%
Equity Canada(ETF) 1,80%

CASH 3,59 %
Total 100,00
Read Answer Asked by Serge on September 10, 2018
Q: Yesterday I asked the ? if you had any suggestions for an alternative to Fortis that pays a decent dividend and has some growth prospects, utility or not. Unfortunately, I forgot to mention that I already
own Algonquin @ Brookfield Renewables, my bad.
Any other suggestions.
Thanks: Jerry
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on September 07, 2018