Investment Q&A

Q: The Urguay government sanctioned cannabis producer ICC is up over 32% in a month. Any good reason for this, other than pure speculation?
Len

Q: Hi,

In the energy realm I own full positions in ALA,TRP and PEY and would like to add an oil producer to compliment PEY. My ideal stock would be a long term hold with a decent sustainable dividend. I have looked at VET, SU, IMO and CNQ. SU and CNQ seem to be close to 2 yr highs while IMO is close to 2 yr lows and VET somewhere in the middle. Which of the group do you see as the best value for me. Feel free to suggest a company I haven't looked at.

Q: Hi team, I have held DHX for quite some time but am finally ready to move on. Can you please provide a good alternative for this in a TFSA as well as an RRSP. Thanks

Q: Hi 5i,

In your Income Portfolio summary, you have ~10% in Energy. Which stocks are classified as energy?

If you were to add a new energy stock to the Income portfolio, what would be your top pick(s) be at this time?

Thanks in advance!

Q: There seems to be some new interest in Mexican securities. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MEXICAN MARKETS OR STOCKS OR ETFS!! Would appreciate any info and or recommendations - positive or negative. Thank you.

Q: Hi Peter,
I'm down 48% on NYX Gaming and it's been hovering around that area for a while now. Is there any reason to keep the name or is it time to sell?

Thanks

Q: If Freshii (FRII) considered to be within the Consumer Discretionary sector?

Also, if it is intending on tripling the number of locations, what would that mean for its stock price? I'm trying to reconcile its growth plans with its valuation which seems to fluctuate a lot since its IPO.

Q: I have a question about 1081

Q: Which company do you like best and see the most upside pho or gps.

Q: Sorry for asking another question about SYZ, but something doesn't smell right here. It appears that a couple executives bought some small amounts of stocks (aprox $250K) late last year, which for a light trading stock like this creates some excitement and pushes the stock higher and then late January the CEO and and officer sold $7.1 millions worth of stock, just before a bad quarter and the stock drops like a rock. While maybe legal, it doesn't feel right to say the least and I don't understand how the sale went through as it trades very lightly.

Do you have any concerns about management practices? Does it point to deeper problems at the company?

Thanks M

Q: Hi 5iResearch team,

What would it be for CPG: buy, sell or hold.

Regards,
Harry

Q: With about 3.5'in the above I have considered replacing with something comparable with more growth potential or higher yield. Suggestions? Thank you.

Q: I am a ten year old boy with my own business. I have two different savings accounts. One is to save for a car and one is to save for retirement. I have a GIC right now but even that makes me not very much interest.

What should I invest my money in?

Q: If someone is retiring in 10 years should they follow the stocks in the income portfolio or the balance portfolio?
Thanks

Q: I have small positions in zwb and zwc. Would you recommend consolidating into zwc as it has a position in most Canadian banks. Which would you prefer for a long term hold in an rrsp account for income and stability of yield? Thanx for your services.

Q: Hi,
I currently own 8 of Mawers Funds (MAW-102,104,105,108,120,130 & 150) to provide broad diversification to the individual stocks I own. I just noticed that they have a new Emerging Markets Fund MAW160. As this is a relatively new fund I know that information is limited on it but can you comment if you think this would be a suitable fund that would add further diversification to the funds I currently own and if I were to purchase it which account would it best suit i.e.- non-registered-TFSA-RRSP?
Thank you.

Q: Hello 5i,
If you had to choose between Enghouse and Open Text today which would you choose for growth over the next 2-3 years. I own a small amount of each and want to consolidate.
Thank you
Dave

Q: With the Tomahawk Missile being deployed yesterday (and possibly in the future), would RTN be a viable option to hold hold over the next 3.5 years of the Trump Presidency?

Q: Please help me understand how an investor would go about buying some of the new shares being offered at $38.00 instead of buying existing shares on the market at today's price, most recently $40.00. If I wanted some, or in my case, more, shares of KBL, why would I buy in the market instead of the new issue?

Q: I am selling my DH holding in the very near future, and want to replace it with another company in the technology sector. I plan to take about a 4% position with my proceeds from the DH sale along with some additional uninvested capital. Along with my plan to increase my holding in ABT to about 2%, this move would increase my technology holdings to about 6%. I would strongly prefer to buy one company rather than two, and I am debating between KXS and OTEX. I know that KXS appears poised for further growth, while OTEX is more of a mature company, with a track record to support it. If you had to choose one, would you go with the proven entity in OTEX, or the company that appears poised for significant growth in KXS; or would you split the investment and buy both? I am trying to limit my holdings, as I have found that I had too many small positions that didn't really add to my bottom line while increasing my bookkeeping efforts. I would like to take the position some time next week, as I have learned that timing the market does not prove to be as valuable in the long run as spending time in the market. Thanks for reading, and I look forward to your response.