Investment Q&A

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

Q: good day i was thinking of purchasing NFI with the weak price performance What are your thoughts , i realize the tariff talk at the border may not be helping .Thank you so much

Q: TV is under $1.00! Your thoughts, buy?

Q: is it a good time to buy TSGI for a 2.5% position with this sudden drop or should we wait a bit for thing to settle

thank
sylvain

Q: Hi, Stock price has dropped over $5 in past three days, since pricing was announced by the company, presently trading US$35 against the bought deal at US$38. I have a feeling that the precipitous drop is not just due general market pull back. Company also announced a $750 mln Bond offering on Monday. Underwriters/investors who bought 25 million shares are already under water, so who is selling and why ? Do you suggest any action in the near term ? I guess, many of 5i members already have partial or full position at higher prices by now. Thanks

Q: Should I average down on ECN.PR. A . Already have a large position 13%. I also hold position in ECN 3%

Q: Is the drop on these two companies over done???
What is your assessment for the future?

Q: Aside from cash and gold, what do you recommend as defence while the current imbroglio plays out? I am not looking for inverse ETFs or anything like that, just the sort of thing that does a bit better in a potentially tumultuous environment but that can also be a longer term hold. Defensive yes, but no defence sector please. I am looking for individual stocks or general sectoral recommendations. Thank-you.

Q: For an income porfolio (like 5iR's), I am thinking of buying CAR.Un and IIP.un for a long-term hold/investment. I know 5iR held CAR,un and am familiar with the differences between these two RIETs (thanks to the question/answers by 5iR). I would like to buy both as a combo. My question is what weighting would you give to a combination of these two?.....Like 4 or 5%?........And what would be the split be? ....like 50%-50% ?.....Thanks.....Tom

Q: Good day team, with LNR testing 52 week lows, is it time to start a position or is more downside likely. I know MG is the better of the two but for value picking I'm thinking LNR

Q: I have cash in the US side of my TD RRSP.I would like to convert it to Can$,staying in my RRSP,so that I can buy some oil stocks that don’t trade in the US.
As recommended in Norbert’s gambit,should I buy and then sell ”DLR.u/DLR”to accomplish this?

Q: Hello 5i, I own LEAF, and in the near future it is converting to ACB, .. would you suggest here to BUY, SALE, or HOLD ?, also I do not understand why ACB wants to give me some Australis stocks for free, what is the catch?
Thank you!

Q: Your thoughts about ET after earnings release and is the dividend safe here?
Would you buy it now?
Tell us some about their metrics here.
Also any thoughts about prospects in the future...is this a company that is looking at the future with potential.
I keep hearing that it might be taken over,so which company could be a good candidate to take them out?

Q: Hi, I am a dividend growth investor and looking to build a stream om passive income through dividends. I am 40 and have a long horizon (20+ yrs) so I'm not so worried about current income as I am about future dividend income and total return. I invest a part of my income every month. My current portfolio consists of mainly large cap dividend growth stocks in diversified industries in Canada, US and Europe. Mastercard and Visa look like great companies to me, high ROIC, high growth on all fronts, favorable developments that will benefit their business etc. They would also complement my portfolio well as I have no holdings from that industry yet. The only thing I am concerned about is their high valuations at this point.
So my question is, is this a good time to add MA (and perhaps V) to my portfolio? Or is it wise to wait for a pull back? Do you have a price point for entry? Your advice is appreciated.

Q: In my research of BDX the forward PE ratio is 19.7 or 6% higher than its 5yr avg, but when I look at the PEG it is 1.4 or 23% lower than its 5yr average. What measure is more appropriate to gauge its relative valuation?
Secondly, how much weight do you put into the ROE when looking at a company, the ROE for BDX is only 0.3%, is this alone a reason to stay away from this company?
What grade would you give this company?

Thanks

Q: I’m trying to reduce the number of stocks I hold and am wondering which you would prefer in health care for growth - COV or BEAT?

Q: I’ve held CGNX for a year and have watched it go to $72 and now down to $44.

Is it worth continuing to hold for growth in a balanced portfolio?

Q: Can I please get your comments on Atlas Engineered Products Ltd (AEP).

Thanks

Q: tell scott he absolutely has to file u.s. tax returns and this will go back at least 8 years now, so 8 years of tax returns.
and my wife was a u.s. citizen , but she renounced her u.s. citizenship 3 years ago, it costs about 2500. but it it worth it.we are never moving there she is a cdn citizen and the expenses for tax returns and fbars were onerous.
tell scott the u.s. government will come after him guaranteed. dave

Q: ETF MERs and recommendations

I am in the process of educating myself through your insights and advice along with other research. My wife and I have used a TD adviser for the past few years and our returns have been reasonable. However, I am digging in the weeds and find virtually all our funds have MERs of 1.8% to 2.28%. Our adviser has balanced our investments to our comfort level of risk. I think we can do better with your advice on replacement ETFs.
The funds involved are: CIF843 2.01%mer, FID1222 2.23%, FID2312.28%, MFC291 1.89%, TDB171 1.79%, TDB2940 2.06%, TDB331 2.06%, and TDB619 2.26%. These funds combined gives an overall 60/40 equity/fixed income which is what we are comfortable with; breakdown is 40% fixed income, 15% Cdn equity, 25% U.S equity, 15% intl equity, 5% other (whatever other is).
Are there a funds or a single fund that you could suggest to help us consolidate these into something where the MER will be considerably less?
I do subscribe to the ETF site but see this site as the go to for my questions.

Thanks for your informative site and previous and future advice.
Best regards,
John