Investment Q&A

Q: Would it be a good idea to grab a few shares of Sprint ahead of whats look like a possible merger between the 2 companies

Q: Jim Rogers is calling for the worst bear market ever. In a recent interview, he said the following:

“When we have the bear market, a lot of people are going to find that, ‘Oh my God, I own an ETF, and they collapsed. It went down more than anything else.’ And the reason it will go down more than anything else is because that’s what everybody owns…”

“… If somebody can just take the time to focus on the stocks that are not in the ETFs, there must be fabulous opportunities in those stocks because they’re ignored… Some of them have got to be doing very, very well. And nobody’s buying them, because only the ETFs buy stocks.”

I’m curious to know what you think of these comments. Is he right that ETFs are bound to fall much more than stocks? Are some more at risk of a plunge than others? Also, if “ignored stocks” are better investments than the ones in ETFs, can you name a few examples? Thanks.

Q: I am a trader by obligation rather than by choice as I spend an important part of my time trading micro caps.
For obvious reasons these companies mostly have little or none revenues, expectations is all what is left.
However, there is another way of being sensitive to the balance sheet is expenses, and i am particularly sensitive to burn rates because that may be a key to future share offering with or without the dreaded warrant.
I just read this document: http://avc.com/2017/09/some-thoughts-on-burn-rates/?utm_source=Daily+AR&utm_campaign=871270e2bd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c08a59015d-871270e2bd-140326233
Would you give me your opinion on its value for future reference.
Thanks
CDJ

Q: How much do you rely on technical analysis for making buy recommendations...do you you consider buying a strong stock on weakness...a pullback to a moving average....pullback to major support levels?

Q: Could please tell me your newest additions to each portfolio in the last 2 months
I do not see where to find the date of entry ( although I see the start price)
Thankyou

Q: Could you suggest advisory like 5IResearch with focus on US stocks. Thank you

Q: I refer Richard's question of Sept.19th
Would this work for a RRSP as well, combined my wife I have $877,000. Sell our stocks and buy equal amounts of these etf'e.
This would give us a nice income should we take it out.
Also have a larger amount in cash and TSFA based on your portfolios.
We are 60 and also have pensions and no debt
Thank you and have a great weekend.
Mike

Q: Since, you are having a Webinar on Thursday on Money Saver. My question on Money Saver and 5i Research is on the Sell side. I do not remember any recommendations of an outright Sell on any Stock or ETF. There have been between the lines avoid and do not buy, but where have the words for Sell on a lousy Stock or ETF? Herbert

Q: I am amazed at how closely the D.J.I.A. and the SP 500 track each other.
The stocks in the Dow are picked by editors of the Wall Street Journal and are share price weighted so Proctor & Gamble has 4 times the weighting of GE.
The SP 500 is market cap weighted so Amazon which never makes money has 5 times the weight of Morgan Stanley which made $6 billion last year.
How can you explain this? Thanks
Derek

Q: Hi Peter, there was a video of a trader by the name of Alessi Rastani reported on the BBC Sept 20 network that is predicting a huge crash coming and seems to be very positive about it. Can you shed some light on this and should we worry about this. How do you handle something of this nature and people like this. Thanks Nick

Q: Could I have your views on these 3 funds from TD. Seems to be pretty good performers on a ytd to 15 year returns. Fees seem to be quite reasonable for those 3 funds.

Q: Hello Peter and Team,

With ToysRUs, it is a good reminder what debt can do to a company. Would there be any companies in your model balanced portfolio where rising debt is starting to raise flags?

Thank you for all you do.

Wes

Q: I am retired and was expecting dividends when I bought MT-U.
I would like your opinion on this company.

Thank you.
Serge

Q: Hi team, looking for some advice for a small LIRA account 40k, that won't be touched for the next 15 years. I would like to grow this as much as possible at a medium risk level with maybe a small position in higher risk, thinking maybe Square? Canadian or US companies, doesn't matter. Current holdings are FID 669 which is going no where but down and EFA. I'm thinking to keep the EFA and sell FID to reinvest in growth.
Thanks for your advice

Q: If you had two or three hundred thousand dollars (not in an RRSP or TFSA), and you wanted to grow it aggressively for a period of about three to five years, how would you invest it, and what kind of a return would you expect? Would your answer be different if it was only fifty thousand? Assume that I don't need any income from the investment, that I have maximal tolerance for risk, and that I've already tried tulips but I was 380 years too late. Thanks.

Q: Are utilities just not the place to be right now?

Q: I am retired, age 65 and I am constructing a portfolio for dividend income which my aim is to have monthly dividend income for cycles 1,2 and 3 for dividend payments. This will be my main portfolio for income.Here is the portfolio I have put together for a unregistered account :
cycle 1: BNS,BCE,SU,TD,GSY,TRP,T
cycle 2: BMO,EMA,RY
cycle 3: FTS,ENB,MFC,SLF,TRI,SLF,NFI,CU-T,AQN,ATD.B,CCL.B
I would appreciate your opinion on this portfolio.Also, I'm sitting in cash in my TFSA and I am looking to possibly put some of these stocks in that account and would appreciate your recommendation on that as well.

Q: I normally look up exchange rates on the Bank of Canada website for calculating my ACB for my US holdings but it appears that they only go back as far as 2007 and some of my US holding are older than that. Where is the best place to look up older rates?

Thanks

Q: Hi Peter,

I have been following your model portfolio and have greatly benefited from it. Thanks so much for your great recommendations.

I would like to ask for your advice on some non-tech US stocks. The stocks are:

- Abbot (ABT)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD)
- Celgene (CELG)
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
- Echo Global Logistics (ECHO)
- McCormick & Co (MKC)
- Restaurant Brand (QSR)
- Starbucks (SBUX)
- Yum Brand China (YUMC)
- Yum Brand (YUM)

Would you also be able to suggest some other US non-tech stock alternatives, as well as some small caps?

My investment time horizon is 15-20 years.

Your opinion is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Q: MICS

I heard about this product for the first time at the Money show from Colin Ritchie. Please explain the good and bad about them and if you feel they fit into a conservative income oriented portfolio? If so, would you consider them part of fixed income?

Thank You

Paul