Investment Q&A

Q: I own these three (half positions) and have had TRP for a long time so up about 70% on it and down about 20% on the other two. Would it make any sense to sell TRP and divie the cash proceeds between the other two (TOY and KXS)? I do already own ENB (full position).
Thanks again.

Q: Hello, Medtronic the medical device company is down by more than 6% today only (down by 12% in the last month). Is there something we should know about. Thanks, Gervais

Q: Good morning,

All four of our family TFSAs and RESP are invested in a mix of Mawer equity and balanced funds.

I'm reading a number of very favourable articles on the benefits of holding a one etf solution for a well diversified portfolio and was wondering if I should consider:
a. keeping the Mawer funds in our TFSAs and RESP but purchasing either VBAL or CBD.A for new TFSA and RESP contributions;
b. Sell all of our MAWER funds and buy either VBAL, CBD.A and perehaps some VGRO for the RESP given that our grandchildren are only 7 years old.

Your thoughts and adjustment suggestion to our TFSA and RESP holdings would be appreciated. Thank you.

Franco

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Can you explain the advantage of purchasing CBO with a yield of 2.74% instead of GIC's (1yr @ 2.6% & 2yr @ 2.8%-3% ) and Corporate bonds such as BNS 2-yr @ 3.27%?

Cheers,
Debbie and Jerry

Q: SIS--$17.28 p/p,current postion,3.5%. TFII---$47.58p/p,1.75% position now. Is it time to buy more of these 2? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: How likely is Mindbody going to receive a sweetened offer from Vista Equity Partners based on your experience?

Is the deal at risk here?

The cash offer represented a 68% premium to the prior trading day’s closing price but the SP was depressed due to recent reduced guidance combined with the fall's downturn. Shares have been trading at or near the purchase price of $36.50.

Q: Hi Peter & Team,
Happy new year!!
I want currency exchange currency from CAD to US to invist in the US market. I came across Knightsbridge FX an online currency exchange platform that provide better exchange rates. I wounder if you came across this company in the past, do you thing it will be safe to use them to exchange a large some of money?
Thanks,

Q: I bought both of these for dividend. But of course I'm not comfortable with the huge losses. Both are down significantly and not recovering well. Are there any reasons to hold these or should the money be put elsewhere?

Thanks,

John

Q: Hi
I often see on the SEDAR website the title Company A (formerly Company B) where company B is totally unrelated to company A. Would this be a form of cost savings for company A by taking over/changing a name or a red flag for me?
Thank you
J

Q: Would you please advise me on which US ETF you think is best at present, given that JNJ is one of the top ten in VYM? Or is there another ETF that I don't know about?
Thank you.

Q: I have a small position in SGY and am considering buying an equal position in YGR.
Your opinion please?

Q: Hi fellows,
In the US consumer cyclical sector, would crox be a good buy now in view of the coming spring/summer and is it very sensitive to the Asian markets ? What would be your favorites in the consumer cyclical sector, Canada and USA, for the coming months ?

Have a good year in all regards,

JD

Q: Given the uncertainty in short term market direction,I have 50% of my TFSA in cash.I believe Canadian interest rates are not going to rise.I am considering the choices listed above, unless you can suggest others.I also have some cash in my US$ RRSP and am considering the Vanguard fund for this cash.US rates may climb further,but not much.Perhaps you could rate these according to risk.
Thank you.

Q: Is it a good time to add ? Is it down because of the market or does the company have something we should be concerned about?
thanks!

Q: I own full positions in these four holdings, and have to sell two by the end of January - the other two will be held for long term. Please recommend which two you would suggest holding, and which two to sell. I'm not concerned about sector balance for this question. Thanks, Kim

Q: Happy 2019,
Do you have any concern with buying equal amounts of TD, CNR and SU with the recent market pullback? Long (10+ year) hold for a TFSA. Thanks again.

Q: Happy New Year 5i and thanks for being there!
I just transferred TDB171 for $6000 from a non registered investment into my self directed TFSA. Thereby gaining 1.7% in MER fees.
TDB171 is about 50% income and 50% equity.
My thought is to redeem these funds and purchase some dividend DRIP eligible stocks.
Looking at purchasing some income and potential growth stocks.
H, ZUT, and ZWB come to mind because their dividends are currently north of 4% and would allow a DRIP return. With the anticipation of the market rising over the next 3 years and a 3-5 year investment period would you see these as safe moves with a reasonable chance of gain? Any other suggestions in any sectors would be appreciated along with your comments which are also desired and welcome.
John

Q: I am looking to purchase some prefer shares because the prefer shares price down quite a bit in some cases. I compared two prefer shares offered by the same company "BrookField Asset Management Inc". BAM.PF.D , current price $21.10 yield 5.81% vs. BAM.PF.I current price $25.58 yield 4.63%. Both have the same face value of $25, why priced so differently on the market, are their risks different? So in general, how to pickup a prefer share from others?

Thanks,

Q: I understand how MAXR's debt (and now, cost of capital) undermines its prospects, but: isn't MAXR still a high-barriers-to-entry stock? I believe 5i said, many years ago, that there weren't that many companies that could even attempt the sorts of things they did. Aren't the rules for de facto monopolies more foregiving - for example, as concerns the multiplicity of suitors who would be prepared to look past this particular failure?

Q: Morning good 5i people,

My question is on calculating capital gains. I have the same stock in both a non-registered (cash) account and an RRSP, bought at different times and at different prices. To calculate the adjusted cost base for when I sell the stock from the cash account, am I supposed to use the average of the 2 acquisition prices, or just the price from the cash side? In other words, do I use the purchase price of the RRSP stock in the calculation of the ACB?
Thanks,
Mike