Investment Q&A

Q: Can you provide any feedback regarding the content of the following link and its author? thx http://www.canadiantimes.ca/ct2/index.php/columnists/dr-mcvety/2274-trudeau-s-bail-in-now-law-to-allow-banks-to-confiscate-your-deposits

Q: Q: I plan to have a portfolio which is good for one year, five year and ten or more years. My objective is to have good growth, capital appreciation with moderate risk. Capital preservation over three years in spite of high short-term volatility will be fine. Please tell me what you think of a portfolio I am considering putting together consisting of V-N, UNH-N, WFC-N, NFI-T, FB-O, AMZN-O, GOOGL-O, KXS-T, ENB-T, CN-T, CJT-T, BYD.UN-T. Your thoughts on how this may compare to the BE portfolio performance, volatility, Saftey. Equal weights would be purchased. I invite you to make any changes, additions, deletions? I will appreciate if you place these stocks from high to low priority.
I apologize if I am asking too much. Thank you.

Q: Regarding the question about selecting half of your balanced equity portfolio, you mention ‘confidence ‘ ‘over the long term’ for stock like TOY and CXI over much bigger BNS and T ..
I’m not certain to understand ..do you mean confidence in over-performance over a longer period..at the risk of higher volatilty/risk ? Is it much better to buy the complete portfolio ?
thanks for the good work !

Q: out of all the stocks you mentioned that could possibly present an opportunity during tax loss season/window dressing which would be top 5 in terms of potential and safety?

Q: Hi guys,

Quick question: if I have a $500,000 portfolio with $400,000 in equities and $100,000 in bonds. I have a $25,000 position in TD, is it considered a 5% position when compared to the portfolio as a whole or a 6.25% position when compared to the equity portion? I presume it's a 5% position but I just wanted to verify.

Jason

Q: Hi, I have shares in Peabody energy which filed chapter 11 earlier in the year. Once listed with the "Q" designation, the shares lingered in the $1.50 range for about six months until the past week where they sky rocketed to what it is currently at $13.50.

Do you have an idea what machinations cause a ch11 stock to go this high? Also should I take advantage of this pop and sell my existing shares?

I read that once a ch11 company climbs out of bankruptcy they can issue new shares making existing common shares worthless. Is it possible that peabody may not do this?

Sorry for the barrage of questions, I am very curious how bankruptcies work.

Thank You,
Andrew

Q: Hi Peter and Team, Ken asked about GIC's for a not-for-profit. He may be able to get a higher rate using a simple savings account at Tangerine Bank since they have some "specials" that expire at the end of the year. Different clients receive different rates; my wife is getting 3%, and I'm getting 2.5%. I've also found that they'll "match" an offer from a competitor if you call them. These rates may be higher than GICs.

Q: RAI apparently is entertaining a buyout from BAT. Should I sell into the current price or hold for a better offer? I bought RAI for the U$ dividend but I would sell if I thought the bid would fail.

Q: Can you tell me what you think of a portfolio I am considering putting together consisting of some 5i all stars. Your thoughts on how this may compare to the BE portfolio performance, volatility, Saftey. Equal weights would be purchased. Sis, Syz, Zcl, toy, Pbh, Sh, Tnc, Esl, adw, Kxs, Gud, Rrx, Wcp, Cxi, Csu, Pli, xtc, Crh, sgy, Otc, Dbo, SJ. And a bank of you choice. Would you make any changes? If you don't think this would outperform then it will be the BE portfolio.

Q: I own a number of DRIP with SPP companies in a registered plan through a discount broker. How do I participate in the individual company's SPP plan? As it stands now the discount broker only reinvest full shares. Is this something I can only do owning shares directly with the company through a non-registered plan?
Thanks for the great service!

Q: Would you please explain what is a "sell-side" vs. a "buy-side" analyst, and why they are considered to be so different?

Thanks!

Q: When does tax loss selling start and end this year? Also what are the stocks that are most likely to be hit? The other part to my question is which, if any, of the tax loss selloffs would be worthy of acquiring?

thanks so much for the service you offer! I'll be a lifelong member!

Q: I would like to increase my portfolio exposure to Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples. What would be your favorite stocks in these 2 categories. Thanks

Glen

Q: PEG(PEGI:US) pays 7%,which "100% of distribution is characterized as non-taxable Return of Capital" which account is best to hold RRSP, TFSC or regular taxable account. Maybe you can explain why hold it at all , if I am only getting my own money back?
Thanks...Cec

Q: Looking for your recommendation on leveraging 1 or 2 oil plays for 6 mos. to 1yr. My choices at present are SGY, BTE, CJ & BIR.
However, as this is not for long term, you may have other choices based on current debt & overall financial condition.
Thank you.

Q: I am a volunteer helping to invest funds conservatively for a not for profit. What GICs would you recommend that combine safety and return? Period to hold is about 18 months but we want cashable GICs. Thanks.

Q: Why would FP report the TSX is up 155.73pts.
Globe & Mail reports TSX up 92.12pts, as does i-Trade.
Yahoo has TSX up 90.77pts.
Thank you.
HD

Q: Just thinking ahead about profit taking on some of this years winners during end of year down market days coupled with tax loss selling etc. What 5 growth stocks like SIS or ZCL would you put on your hot list to but or add to?
Thanks
David

Q: Is the following scenario possible?

Let's say there is a stock traded on an exchange and the shares are worth about $1 per share. At a particular time, Buyer A wants to buy 100 shares and puts in a market order for 100 shares. At the same time, Seller X has 100 shares but he puts in his sell order at a price of $500 per share.

Would this trade take place? Could this happen on the TSX? If so, would you recommend that a dollar limit should be placed on all orders?

Q: Good day 5i!

I am looking for a high quality ETF in regards to renewable energy. I considered XEN but see that there are several oil companies listed and I am already heavy oil/gas.

I am looking at PDB as a global ETF with most of its coverage being the US and 5%CDN. I wanted an ETF with more Canadian coverage but can't seem to locate any.

Any suggestions? Do you think there will be big global growth in renewables over next ten years? Which ETF would you suggest to capture growth in this area?

Thanks again for your valuable service!