Investment Q&A

Q: I was under the impression that GSY was very impacted by rate hikes. Can you tell me why that is though, I didn't think they had that much debt that would carry higher rates. Or does it somehow impact their clients, which impacts them? If they are charging high interest rates already to their clients, what changes if interest rates are raised? Thx for the help.

Q: Hi Peter and 5i Team,

My TFSA is made up of CSU (33%), TRI (22), VGT (17), DSG (14), GSY (14).
CSU is the core position (thank you for that recommendation) and will not be added to at this time.

With current available cash and the upcoming 2023 contribution which 2 companies out of TRI, VGT, GSY and DSG would you add to for the best growth scenario?

Thanks for all your sage advise over the years. My first 6 years of retirement have been financially successful and the dividend and share growth has been stellar. Again a big thank you to 5i!

Q: You mentioned yesterday you think there any many good companies that have the ability to double or triple in time. At this point could you give 5 US and 5 Canadian names?
Thanks

Q: Can you rank these companies from most attractive to least attractive to purchase for a long term hold in an rrsp? Thank you

Q: GSY's YTD results are disappointing and in spite of the many positive touts (including 5i), I am losing patience in the almost 39% drop so far.

I've been interested in DOL for some time, would you recommend a swap of GSY to DOL at their current prices today? Or should I wait for the GSY report due on 11/10 before I do anything? Please advise.

Q: Can you recommend 6 quality TSX stocks that may be victims of tax loss selling yet be attractive opportunities? Thanks.

Q: I retired last year and then setup a consulting company which keeps me busy less than half time. My accountant advised that setup an investment portfolio within the business banking account. I am looking at one CND bank ETF (25%), One dividend ETF (40%), and one growth ETF. (25%) I would like to add one or two CDN or US growth stocks representing 10% of the portfolio. Can you please give me some choices for the one or two growth stocks? Thanks again!

Q: Hi Team,
This is more of a general/ speculative question on Go Easy. What do you see as the "end game", or ultimate goal of this company? Do you see them as continuing to keep growing the company, as they been doing indefinitely. Expanding into the US possibly? Or do you see them being acquired by a larger entity eventually? Right now, their market cap is still only showing 1.6 billion. Pretty small relatively speaking in the banking world. What potential do you see them having over the next say 10-15yrs? 5,10,20-billion-dollar company? Just trying to gauge the potential over the long term here. Thanks!

Q: Generally which size companies provide the best returns after a decline we have experienced,?
All of the above 3 companies ( small, mid, large cap ) are well run with good financials and should be able to ride this out. Is the small cap story played out with investors staying away for a protracted period ? Are mid caps are of the right size to be seen as safer, more liquid,? Are large caps just too large to grow ?
My question is not on these specific 3 companies but is more general in nature as to where to look for best rebound returns. Thanks
Derek

Q: Bear markets are historically fantastic opportunities to build wealth for longer-term investors... what are your top 5 - 7 stocks that in retrospect we will be happy to have bought when we go back to a bull market ? Thanks !

Q: Guys...I have some room in my portfolio for a few high risk, high reward stocks. Can you give me one or two from Canada and the U.S. that you like currently...this is long term money...preferably something small cap. completely beaten up but that will likely still be around in 5 years....thanks for all you do.

Q: Good Day,

I have a bit of money to invest today, and I was hoping you could tell me that if it was your money, which one of the following companies would YOU invest in today (what looks most attractive and why)?

ECN.TO
GSY.TO
WELL.TO
CSU.TO

Thank you so much!
Tony

Q: Hi 5i Team,

With small and mid-cap stocks at very low valuations what would be your must owns for stocks in the US and Canada for solid growth over the next 1-5 years with the core characteristics that you look for including solid growth in revenues, strong balance sheet and etc.?

Over the course of the next 6 months would you be a buyer of small to mid cap stocks or large cap stocks? I'm a long-term investor with a medium to high growth risk tolerance.

Thanks as always,
Jon

Q: I am looking at one of these three to add to my TFSA for better than average returns for when the market returns to better times over the next two years.
Please discuss the strengths/ weaknesses of each and list in order your preference. Thanks.
Derek

Q:
looks like this stock is bound to perform well especially on the come back trail. your

opinion please?

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Q: Hi 5i
I am a little overweight in financials, about 2% each in above Canadian names and about 1% each in US names.

I am underweight real estate / property.

I would like to sell a financial. Probably MFC which essentially has paid me a nice dividend for a few years but hasn't really had a significant gain. Selling would provide a small capital loss that I could use. Certainly recent market downdraft has been a factor.

Would you agree that MFC is the one to sell?

2nd question is which real estate stock(s) or REITS to replace up to 2% of portfolio or simply go to ETF ZRE which is in the income portfolio.
I prefer individual - your favoured 2 or 3 but would definitely consider this ETF w good yield.

Criteria for buy(s) are (for retiree.)
(a) high yield i.e. 4% or more, mainly to replace income from MFC.
(b) low overall long term risk as compared to other REITs and
(c) low to modest growth.

re Reits buy all now or average in over 3 to 6 months?

Please subtract as many credits as you see fit.
Thank you for always helpful advice.

Q: I am looking at GSY to add to my TFSA. Current holdings are based on the Income portfolio. I’d like a little torque in the TFSA. Would this be prudent and what would you suggest is a good entry price?

Q: Can you provide a 'buy' list for a person wanting to deploy $200,000 (inside RRSP) with the goal of creating 5% or more sustained cash flow - as well as growing the original capital to keep up with inflatiion? We do not have company pensions - this would serve to supplement our government pensions.
Thinking, 20 stocks across all sectors @ $10,000 each (or 5%)
Also could you include 10 growth stocks (inside TFSA) for a total of $250,000 - gotta have some fun ;)
Many Thanks
Jan

Q: What publicly traded companies in Canada (outside of the big 6) originate lending for the consumer or small business sector? Ideally looking for companies that have a bit of an alternative focus (M&A, leasehold improvement, appliance financing, etc) and are looking to expand their capital deployment scope.

Q: Can you suggest some US and Canadian high-quality value stocks with attractive valuations and, finally, that meet the "mundane" test. Heard a commentator discuss this recently. I think the idea is that if a high quality business is flashy, etc, its valuation would reflect that (say Coke or Berkshire Hathaway?). Other "mundane" companies would not (yet) have that prominence premium.

I'm not sure if this is the same as "deep value". Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated.