Investment Q&A

Q: If you wish to hold a large portion of your wealth in cash or cash like investments what are the safest investments to own. I’m talking safe from the perspective of a significant economic downturn in the economy with severe risks to our financial system?

Q: Hello 5i Team
I have reviewed previous answers regarding tax loss selling, however I cannot find a clear answer to this question.
I sold a stock on September 18, 2020 with the settlement date of September 22.
The thirty-day period from the trade date (September 18) is October 18.
The thirty-day period from the settlement date (September 22) is October 22.
What is the correct day I can re-purchase the stock and claim the capital loss:
1 - October 20 (settlement date October 22)?
2 - October 21 (settlement date October 23)?
Thanks

Q: I’ve been seeing a lot of these SPAC investments lately, Or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies or a pre IPO deal offered from the likes of Whitney Tilson, Abeyta Enrique and Bill Ackerman.
They sound too good to be true and wonder if they are only for American citizens and what 5i thinks of these investments.
Thanks

Q: Government uses previous year total income to determine if one is qualified for GIS (guaranteed incoming supplement). I would like to know if the GIS received from previous year is also included in the "total income" calculation? The Government of Canada site does not seem to be very clear. Thanks.

Q: I have been getting calls from a company with the name Flameback Capital, they offer free research and suggestion. They are usually on the aggressive side promoting IPO'S. Do you know of this company? Is it one of those that try to scam investors?


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Q: Hi, as many canadians I suppose, I am really overweight $CDA in my investments. I try to buy canadian cmies with lots of international exposure to mitigate this risk. Can you please provide your comments on the validity of this argument. For the average canadian investor who plans to stay in Canada, what % of your portfolio would you allocate to US / international stocks? (General rule of thumb). Thank you.

Q: Hello 5I team,
I hear unless you investments in your TSFA are all Canadian, you would be subject to CRA tax.
Is this true?
What about ENB, a Canadian Co but with lots of USA income?
....Thanks ....JC

Q: Good morning
Can you recommend a safe site for downloading quarterly/annual financial statements (suitable for importing into excel) US and Canadian companies?
Thanks
Peter

Q: What do you think of the Rule of 40 for SAAS companies? Is it valid or not? The Rule of 40 adds growth rate % and EBITDA margin to arrive at a score and suggests SAAS companies with scores over 40 are buys as I understand it.

Q: I recently read that in 2009, the US accounted for 30% of world market cap. Today, that figure is about 55%.

In terms of portfolio allocations, I am trying to decide how best to do my geographic allocations for the next 10 years. My guess is that the main geographic regions (Canada, US, Developed International, Emerging Markets) trend over longer timeframes towards a norm, and the US is now overweight based on long-term historicals. However, I do not know where to find the data to test this hypothesis.

Do you have any data, starting after WWII, which show the relative geographic market cap weightings? Do the relative weights of the geographic regions revert to a norm over time? Which geographic regions are currently under and overweight based on historicals?

Thank you for your valued insights.

Q: Can you please guide me in which sectors do well in a different environment?
Recession -
Interest Rate High -
Interest Rate Low -
Inflation -
Deflation -

How can we tell that the environment has changed? Is there any book to read?

Thanks for the great service.
Hector

Q: Is there an ETF or Company you would recommend in the Regenerative Agriculture area?

thanks,

Paul

Q: When taxpayers start paying in 2021 and beyond, for all the gov't covid-19 relief programs, will it be in the form of higher income tax brackets, or a return to a 75% inclusion rate on capital gains tax?
Is there a Federal budget coming this fall?

Q: Tax question. If a Canadian donates to a charity not in the Canada, can the donation still be tax deductible? I would like to donate to the wild fire relief in the Pacific NW and can only find US charities accepting donations for that purpose.

Google has an easy way to donate but they say "If you are a resident of Canada, your donation may not be tax deductible. You should check your local tax regulations and consult with a local tax professional to make sure."

I don't have a tax professional so I thought I'd ask here.

Thanks!

Q: Jeff Brown and Chris Hunt who work for a financial firm - they have been online recently predicting the market will drop 92%. They have a picture with red arrows and charts, etc. I do not know them. Apparently Chris Hunt made many predictions over the last while which have come true he claims. The last one being his prediction of the sell-off in March. Larry Berman who is well-known is also bearish on utube - his recommendations are usually short plays. Is this just standard when the market has more downs than ups? Should we take these comments seriously? I appreciate your advice - thanks, Dennis.

Q: Do you have any Post pandemic suggestions?

Stocks or sectors?

If you find airlines and Cruise lines too precarious at this time, what does work for you?

Q: Hello 5i Team
Is there a readily available website listing the subordinated voting shares on the TSX?
With the recent takeover offer for Cogeco / Cogeco Communications, a spotlight has been shown on multiple voting / non-voting shares?
What is 5i opinion on whether multiple voting / non-voting shares are beneficial for the small retail investor?
This might be a suggestion for a blog entry similar to Canadian companies paying US dollar dividends.
Thanks

Q: Recent pullback in the tech sector in U.S. & its big techs aka FAATMAN, & by extension can.tech. Is it ok to buy now?Please provide the best 7 tech stocks from u portfolios to buy & rank them from best.Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: There is no doubt carbon energy stocks are out of favour for many reasons, not least of which is the green movement. The future is all leaning toward electric vehicles (which I agree with), but I also realize electricity isn't going to appear out of nowhere. I could be completely wrong, but I don't believe wind and solar will be able to replace fossil fuels anytime soon. It's "very" possible more sustainable energy will appear down the road to replace fossil fuels, but so far I haven't seen a golden goose. I also think the Big Tech Companies are getting away easy when it comes to climate change. They are using a lot of electricity (and producing Co2) to run the steadily growing Data Centers (the Cloud). They claim they are using mostly sustainable energy, but I don't buy it. At work, even small communication rooms need a fair amount of cooling. Also most computer components, phones, etc. are throw away items filling landfills. So this is just an opinion I have today which could change, but wondering what your thoughts are on this?

Q: REITs are beaten down. For a long term investor who wants real estate exposure, is this a time to get in? Can you suggest (1) two or three REITs or other entities and (2) an ETF for this? Thank you!