Investment Q&A

Q: With energy stocks such as WCP and CNQ benefiting from high oil prices what is there best strategy for deploying free cashflow? M & A opportunities are expensive given increase in share prices; buybacks are also questionable as their share values have risen. Debt levels are relatively low. Are dividend increases or special dividends the best use of deploying Capital ?

Q: USA are reaching a peak of oil production and are net exporters , but will have to import are a certain point.. Is this US " peak" oil good news for canadian oil Cies for the coming years , and thanks for your point of vue for investing in canadian oil producers .

Q: I'm thinking of moving what little money I have left in GSY over to add to PRL.
Do you see more upside in GSY or PRL and why.
I think both will survive because the demand from the credit market they serve will
exist for the long run.
Any thoughts/advice will be greatly appreciated.
John

Q: I would appreciate your assessment of Transcontinental's recent acquisition of Phipps Dickson Integria Group Inc. Company after post dividend payout appears to be serious in looking for new ventures.
Thanks 5i

Q: I’m looking to increase both US and international exposure in a TFSA account, which is focused on long term growth. Knowing you can't provide specific advice, I'm curious: In today's volatile market, is it wiser to slowly add to each investment or commit to a full position all at once?

Q: Looking to add etfs that pay monthly dividends. How would you rate this with best to worst and the risk.

Q: Please give an update on STC
Is it a hold buy or sell
Thank you

Q: Can you provide some context around who you include in the “The Best Stock Ideas”
section of your website?

Q: The Canadian sovereign-computing initiative is meant to ensure that advanced computing power and sensitive data remain under Canadian legal control. Which companies will be obvious winners? Can you suggest entry prices ?

Q: Still hung up on sell or hold GSY. At 35$ I am down 70%. I know 5I always seems to suggest that not to redeploy cash from taking a loss as a means to make up for the loss.I do not quite get that. Could you explain .Regardless if I choose to sell do you think at today's price of 4.75$ that ZDC would provide more hope for me to recover or a better alternative .Much appreciated .Larry

Q: Good morning. The TSX Venture Exchange has approved the ABI request to implement a normal course issuer bid program, through which Abcourt may purchase, for cancellation, up to 80,000,000 of its common shares.
Is this normal practice at this stage of the companies development and growth?
What does this tell us about the company and what can a shareholder expect from this development moving forward?

Q: Hi gang,
Just came across this etf. Very impressive numbers. Any thoughts. Would you be a buyer at this.
Thanks. Alnoor

Q: Big insider purchases from Marcel Bourassa at SIS.Does 5i see this as well?

Thx

Q: Good Morning
Cant seem to find a reason for the big jump in
HPS.A this morning and then a slide back are you aware of what may have happened?
Thks
Marcel

Q: Do you think this etf is a good way to play a “rebound” in the software sector, when it does materialize, as it contains a lot of exposure to the big US companies?

It trades near its low on the year so if things ease up with Iran and the US, could it bounce pretty good?

Thnx 5i and Happy Easter
Dave

Q: Last week I was talking to my 80-something neighbour “Jim” (Canadian resident) who recently returned home from his (owned) condo in Arizona.

Over tea this morning Jim’s spouse Susan broadly shared with us her concern of how messy and drawn-out it might be for her personally to dispose of the U.S. property in the event Jim dies before her. Their adult kids want nothing to do with the condo, don’t want to travel to the U.S., and wonder why their parents continue to own instead of lease.

Jim handles the finances and is a strong and silent type. He jokes with me he is immortal because he has no concrete plans of dying. (wtf?..). In his mind, Susan is concerned over nothing because his will transfers everything to her upon his death. Jim changes the subject when Susan asks about the future of the condo. She doesn’t want the stress of settling the disposition in his absence.

Questions:
In your experience,
1)how common is this situation?
2)is there anything Jim (and people in his situation) commonly overlook in this simple plan?

Q: RE: TD Direct Investing - Stock Lending Program

This idea is new to me, and I’m interested in better understanding the concept.

According to the website, the benefit of participating is the interest the person lending their stock receives, which is split 50/50 with TD. There is no indication of what percentage interest you’ll receive. While I understand interest would fluctuate, without a range, it’s hard to determine the actual benefit or whether participation is worthwhile.

For an individual investor.
1) What are the major pros and cons of participating in a program like this?
2) Are there big differences if using a tax-deferred account vs a taxable account?

Q: Normally, I would continue to hold these stocks – CLBT, SNOW, CSU, TRI, OKTA, HUBS, ADSK, KRMN - but all are in the red and I could use some capital losses for tax reporting. BUT all are rated as strong buys with good potential upside by TipRanks. I think only KRMN reports within the next thirty days. Would you sell any today? And would you buy them back in thirty days? Would I be better to wait until closer to the end of the year? Thank you.

Q: I’ve sold out of GSY after a 5 year hold and am wondering about your feeling about lessons learned. It seemed that all the analysts were very positive and expectations were that any operating weakness would be temporary due to the company’s strong performance history.
Do you feel that investors were hoodwinked?
In retrospect could this have been foreseen?

Q: There was a banner on BNN this morning that said our trade deficit widened due to an increase in imports of gold. Who is buying that much physical gold and why is it coming from foreign sources? This seems curious to me. Thanks. Ian