Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,
A large portion of my non registered portfolio is comprised of a combination of Mawer Equity funds which over time have all performed very well.

In reviewing the annual performance of these funds, I noticed that the asset under management (AUM) for the Mawer Canadian Equity fund has grown to nearly $3B and that this fund has had difficulty beating its benchmark in the last two years.

My question is whether or not you would recommend switching to another Canadian Equity mutual fund or ETF with a lower AUM amount, lower or equal MER and better performance potential.

Thank you for your thoughts and recommendation.

Q: What is your opinion of the Purpose Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, RTA. Management fee is 0.75% and it holds essentially ETFs. Are investors losing too much to fees here considering the ETFs being held also receive fees. Thanks

Q: I would appreciate your opinion on these three companies. Softbank seems undervalued based on their asset base. IQ, after the correction, appears interesting. Would Etsy be sufficiently competitive with other web retail sites?
Thank you for your input!

Q: On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 5:55 PM, Kevin wrote:
In the past I've held and eventually sold; KKR(kkr), Blackstone(bx), Carlyle(cg) and W.P. Carey(wpc).


At one time or another each has been reviewed by analysts on BNN ----- but never have I seen or heard of a review about Main Street Capital Research (MAIN).


Why is that ? Is there something about MAIN that makes it an inferior investment to the others ?


Would you have a preference among these 5 financial stocks?


K.Quinn

Q: Im not able to ascertain the public float %age online. Is there any reliable database or website to get this figure.
Secondly I also like to know if there is a source where I can get the Major Shareholder's (funds, institutions, HNI, etc) and how much they hold (quantity and %age)

Q: Hello,
How effectively can ZWC replace our ZWB and ZWU holdings?

Thanks for your efficient service and re assuring advice.
regards

Q: Hello,
Needing confirmation about withholding taxes.

European/International stocks are held in a Canadian "wrapper" within TAXABLE account then some websites say we can get dividend tax credit and others say we cannot. Confused.

For which type of account account should I buy above two holdings where dividend taxes can be mitigated?

Thanks!

Q: 5Iteam: If you look at the track record of phn balance d fund of which I have held off and on over the year's and allways ended up wondering why I sold. Could you give an opinion as to why anyone who wants a hands off approach to part of their portfolio would be any better off with say Plv or Vbal or even Pimco or other. Your comments greatly appreciated.

Q: In your response to Julien today on bonds you said among other ETFs that you like CPD. Isn’t CPD holding preferred shares not bonds?

Q: I am wondering why we would even consider buying Canadian stocks at this time with Donald in power? He looks to kill our economy and realistically could along with many others to make America supposedly great again Thx James

Q: Can tou please share your opinion on MO, PM and BTI? Is this a good time to initiate a position? Which one do you prefer and why? What do you expect from thr names going forward, both mid and long term?

Q: I'd like to know how much you find important to diversify through asset classes for a young investor with little financial responsabilities and a salary covering well over his regular expenses.
In my situation, I have no real estate, but 95% stocks diversified across sectors and geographies and 5% cash position to cover 8-10 months of living expenses in case of emergency. I am 27 and wondering if it is OK to have no bonds at all and focus on stocks? If one can tolerate a severe market correction-recession and has 25-40 years ahead of him, would bonds only be useful to help the investor feel more comfortable and a full-stock portfolio still be a better option?
Is the %Stocks=100-age a good thumb rule or just an overrated commonality?
If you consider one should still always hold some bonds, what would you consider a reasonable weighting for a young investor and what ETF(s) would you suggest?
Thank You!

Q: What is your opinion of this stock?

Q: Hello I am looking for your general thoughts on the growing MJ industry. I had purchased the HMMJ etf at the start of it's trading debut and once I had doubled+ I sold off enough to cover my initial investment. I am now playing with the house's money so to speak. With a date set for legalization I think these companies will start to have more pressure to perform and make money. If this is the case do you think a serious drop in stock valuation will happen if and when these companies don't make expectations? If you were in my situation would you sell and look to put the profit to work elsewhere? If yes then any suggestions? Please assume I am well balanced in all accounts. Deduct as many question credits as you see fit. Thanks

Q: ALA> what are your thoughts ? some say buy, some say dont touch it , is the dividend safe? do you have a target ayear out? thx . Jack

Q: I have 4% position in NFI in my RRSP. The value has dimished by more than 15% since I added it to my portfolio and continue to decline almost everyday due to NAFTA related issue, I suppose. Would you suggest divesting at this juncture? Or should I buy and average it. Thanks for the advice

Q: Do you know the reason this stock has declined significantly in the past two days?

Q: Your thoughts on GE after today's announcement?
Thanks

Q: Ax.un is showing a little weakness. I see no specific news. Is it ok to buy for income?

Q: Recently NFI has shown weakness well beyond the norm. Has there been any news that might indicate the apparent flurry of selling? I am aware that some folks look to transport stock movements as a precursor of a potential weakening economy (the old saw about financial markets being a leading economic indicator). Thanks for all the help that you and fellow members provide me with. Bill