Investment Q&A

Q: Dear 5i;
I am planning on retiring within a year and would appreciate your opinion on my proposed portfolio.
1-40% bond etf`s -CLF,CBO,CPD and XHY.
2-15% in large cap high dividend paying stocks.
3-25% in combination of US and CD stocks.
4-15% inUS ETF`s VFV , VGG ,and ZWH.
5-5% in Asian and European ETF`s -ZDM , VEE .
Do you see anything glaringly wrong with this setup and are there any percentage changes you would recommend ?
I realize a portfolio is a very personal thing but would appreciate your input .Income is important but I'm having a tough time deciding between percentages of fixed income assets versus equity . I`d say that I'm a moderately conservative investor so not opposed to some degree of risk .
Thanks so much for what you folks do . You provide very valuable information to investors like myself and and I'm sure are highly depended upon by many similar to myself . Please deduct several points for this .
Thank you
Bill C

Q: Hi All at 5i! Could you please refer me to a good source that explains the use of puts and calls to create income. What would be the best stocks to use for,puts and calls. I am not 100% clear on this whole topic. Cheers, Tamara

Q: I thought gold went down when inflation was going up? Why is it hitting new lows? What am I missing? And under what conditions should it recover?

Q: Just an observation.Traders returned from vacation and are adjusting portfolios.Historical data shows that Sept is a month of decline,on average 0.5% to 0.7% for SP,NQ & DJ.On the other hand,only 5 times since 1980 has SP been higher for each month for April to August.In those years the final 4 months were higher every time with some really strong returns

Q: Hello 5i team,
Which passive lowest cost ETF would you recommend to proxy the following investments: S&P/TSX, S&P500, MSCI EAFE, MSCI Emerging markets, Canadian bond market, US bond market, US High yield debt, Emerging market debt?
What weightings would recommend for the average 54 year old among the previously mentioned ETFs?
Which 3 Canadian growth companies would you recommend to add, to spice it up?
Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: I have recently started a corporate investing account and plan to invest in it monthly for the next 15-18 years prior to retirement. I am thinking of focusing on 8 to 10 CAD/US dividend growth companies that I can buy on weakness and hold forever. I would appreciate your thoughts on which companies would make a good selection.
Thanks!
Colleen

Q: Can I please get your top 2 stocks in each sector in the USA. Looking for a growth tilt, small-mid caps please.

Q: Hi Team,

It would be nice to have a column in the Portfolio report indicating a recommended price range for buying any stock for new money. The "Start Price" column shows the price when 5i added the stock to the portfolio which could have been a long time ago and the current valuation of the stock may be very high in terms of price. Alternatively if the stock is in the portfolio report does it mean it is always a buy recommendation ?

Appreciate all the work done by 5i Team.

Thanks
Ninad

Q: What are you recommendations at this time for blue chip dividend holds. I'd like to know my money and dividends are fairly safe. Please give about 8 stocks, in order of preference. Please and thank you.

Q: Quantitative, Fundamental and Technical Analysis are the three basic disciplines used to analyze stocks. What is 5i's preferred method and why?

Q: Hi there, I've been reading the Q&A section regrading optimal portfolio size. If you had to craft the "perfect" portfolio ranging from the 15 - 20 small to mid cap holdings, what would it look like? A guidance for risk tolerance for me would include names along the lines of KXS, SIS, DOO or GSY. Thanks so much.

Q: Hi 5i,

For diversification I would like to buy Bidvest Group. They are located in south Africa and own a lot of Companies, can you help me form an opinion on them.

Bidvest Group Ltd
OTC Pink - Current Information:BDVSY

Q: For Canadian dividend investing, this article is an amazing piece of work and a superb reference.
https://www.dividendgrowthinvestingandretirement.com/2018/08/canadian-sectors-industries-dividend-paying-dividend-growth-stocks-specific-stocks/

Q: Hi 5I team, when you adjust the portfolios, you talk about 1%. Does it refer to total capital . Is it not easier to understand if number of shares is used? We try to follow your recommendation as close as possible. Thanks.

Q: Peter’s question on August 17 made reference to the trimming by 5i of pho and kxs for portfolio management purposes. Are these changes published on this website and available to subscribers? Thanks

Q: Like FAANG in US and DOCKS of TSX, can you recommend high performing growth stocks in India and China. Thanks for your great advice.

Q: I would like your favorite names that pay a good dividend and look like the growth is still on the upswing.
Would like to live off the income in my retirement.
Thank you Peter & Ryan

Q: How do you expect markets will react if the Democrats take control of both houses in the upcoming elections?

Q: I don't have any FAANG stocks. I want to buy can you please give me in order which one I should buy first. I was also looking at FTEC ETF. Do you recommend this ETF or would you recommend another one?

Thanks for your great service.
Hector

Q: Hello 5i Team

The passive index fund industry is dominated by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street. Seen together, these three giant, passive asset managers already constitute the largest shareholder in at least 40 percent of all U.S. listed companies and 88 percent of the S&P 500 firms. What are your thoughts in terms of the big three controlling the corporations and what happens when there is a market correction or meltdown. Would there be any buyers left and also individual stock investors could get into deep trouble.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/30AD689509AAD62F5B677E916C28C4B6/S1469356917000064a.pdf/hidden_power_of_the_big_three_passive_index_funds_reconcentration_of_corporate_ownership_and_new_financial_risk.pdf

Appreciate the good work done by 5i team.

Thanks
Ninad