Investment Q&A

Q: Does your recommended allocation apply to the Canadian market or all markets?

Q: In a normal market pull back , where do you see support levels in the tsx and the dow ?

Q: How does criteria to be added to the TSX composite and additions/removals to the index work? I have a hand full of stocks I would've guessed would be on it but aren't (SIS, TIXT, CTS, WELL, DRM, PLC). Then, I noticed REAL is on it - would it be up for possible removal due to its decline and smaller market cap? Thanks for sharing.

Besides the above I mentioned, what other stocks might be added to the index over the next few years that you would recommend? GDI stands out as one I would guess? Any others?

Q: What part of the market do you see as undervalued? and can you provide a few choice selections? txs as always...

Q: Do you think the federal budget (and any nasty surprises in it) could have a significant impact on the Canadian stock market? Do you think any sectors could get hurt, or benefit, more than others?

Q: i understand anytime is a good time to buy stocks, but I feel this recent rally is slightly overdone Is this run up a combo of Major trading firms covering any shorts they may have on their books as reddit chases different asset classes and maybe some institutional cash being put to work?

Q: The TSX total return is now positive for the year. I would like to better understand whether the market breadth for the index is quite narrow, and whether the TSX returns are based on exceptional performance for a few stocks only, such as Shopify.

Are you aware of any site which provides details about how each stock has contributed to the overall return of indexes, such as the TSX? I would like to understand how many (and which) stocks are up, and how many are down, over the last year.

Many thanks for your assistance. Best wishes to you and to your team for a very Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year!

Q: hi, according to the bnn website the tsx forward (I presume) PE is at 24.78, which as far as I can research is astronomical for a "recovery" period. can you shed some light on the tax historical forward PE, and provide some data/statistics on how well the tsx does over the next 6-12 months with a PE of 24.5 or above? I assume you have access to this data?? cheers, chris

Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and Team,
If you were to use the beating the tsx strategy using the dogs, which 10 would you choose today. Please no energy companies.
I got a service error so sorry if this is submitted twice.

Thank you!

Wes

Q: Any bad news causing the TSX has a big drop today? Specially, the technology sector declined more than 5%, any reason behind?

Q: Hello,
Read your article about the economy is not the market and vice versa, you said “just remember that 46% of companies in the Russell 2000 and 35% on the TSX are down over 30% this year”. I was wondering if you had any insight into the real bargains of those stocks that are down in those two indices. Thanks, Rick

Q: Looks like the markets are liking the financial aid packages approved in the last day or two but do you think that this bounce is warranted? Would you start deploying cash here in both the Canadian and US markets or wait for less volatility? What does your experience tell you? Thanks.

Q: Governor B.O.C said things will/can become much worst due to virus if I understand correct market will not do better in immediate future if so why hold stocks?

Q: Hi Team,

I've been through many of these events over past 35 years and I really like to avg in while people are throwing the baby out with the bath water.

Could you guys start a list of 5i stocks which should torque back after this selloff, ie stocks like Shop, LSPD, or any others in your universe that fit this criteria.

I'm certain you will start to get similar questions and it would nice if you could publish an updated list online like the tax selloff list.

For now I'd like your top 5 that have potential for a strong bounce.

Thanks again for all your great work!

Chris M.

Q: Good morning. My question concerns the shut down of the TSX yesterday afternoon. Our CDN platform goes down yet we have some 50 odd CDN stocks trading on multiple platforms that can still be bought or sold. It seems an entire nation of investors and investment professionals are unable to do their respective jobs because our data system is antiquated. Billions of dollars in trades are held up yet stocks with dual listings can be traded. Once again I'm underwhelmed by all things Cdn. The TSX needs to upgrade it's systems. I can see some enterprising lawyers developing a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors and investing professionals who are powerless under these circumstances to do a damn thing in real ttime. Any thoughts or suggestions? David

Q: Hi 5I team, can you explain in what ways the coronovirus affect stock market. Flu virus in the states are infecting over millions of people every years and killing over 100,000 this year .Thanks.

Q: Notwithstanding the Coronavirus (which I understand is a wildcard at present), what sectors and regions would you be inclined to over/underweight in 2020? Thank you.

Q: Hello Peter and Staff
I am looking to find a table of historical TSX returns inclusive of dividends .I can find the Composite returns but I believe those are exclusive of dividends. Also can you please explain what makes up the stocks in the calculation
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: Hi,

I'm looking to start investing a lump sum over the next 12 months or so. What list of Canadian stocks would you recommend at current levels? Do you have 5-7 names that you find particularly attractive right now. Looking for a mix of growth and income with not too much risk.

Thanks,
Jason

Q: I'm in the middle of switching my portfolio to a much more simple style. I've always indexed my US exposure with ETFs like VOO and VFV and have bought individual Canadian stocks just because the Canadian index is so unbalanced, holding mostly resources and financials.

I've looked at VGRO and VBAL as well as XGRO and XBAL. I'm hesitant to buy them because they have a high percentage to the Canadian index. I also don't want emerging markets or any EAFE exposure. I'm a huge fan of Jack Bogle and he preached that all anyone needed was the S&P 500 and a bond fund. Since app. 48% of S&P 500 sales are non US, it seems to me investing in EAFE is unnecessary.

My plan is to go 60%US and 40% bonds. Since Canada represents just 3% of the worlds markets, why do most Canadian investing professionals say to put 30% or more in Canada? Doesn't make any sense to me! Thanks for your help.