Investment Q&A

Q: Hi,
How does EQB fare when compared to other banks (such as RY and TD) when being compared for being sufficiently well capitalized as discussed in your blog post? Thanks.

Shyam

Q: I'm currently overweight financials. Mainly due to new positions in BN/BAM/TD. With over 21% in financial broken down as follows would you begin to trim or consider BN/BAM diverse enough not to be a financial and thus reducing the overall financials concentration to 13.5%

BNS - 2%
BAM -2%
BN - 4.5% been growing this position (ideally want it to be 6%)
EQB - 1% new position
GSY - 2.5%
JPM - 2.6%
TD - 2.21% new position
Visa - 4.23%

10 year investment horizon.

Your thoughts are appreciated

Don

Q: Generic question: according to one money manager, a number of stocks are now being priced at “zero” …. clearly not zero , but well below traditional metrics for evaluating stocks.( FRC the most obvious example)

AND also arguing that this has not happened since 2008.

As always I am interested in the 5i perspective, please and thank you.

And can you think of stocks that fall into that category?

Q: Hello 5i Team,
I'm looking to buy a bank, I was leaning towards EQ or NB, but I'm open to all. Which bank would you purchase this week?

Thank you,
Brent

Q: Seem to be some good deals out there. Would you be able to suggest a list of top 10 compelling buys in this current market decline?

Q: What small to mid cap companies can you recommend that have been beaten up due to market conditions but have a high chance of success long term? Looking at a potential entry point this year with the prospect of beating out the returns of larger cap names that may be in a similar situation. Could you also give a brief thought on the risk/reward of this approach as well. Thanks very much.

Q: With whats happening in the markets currently with CM's admission of mortgage issues with SIVB debacle, rising rates, volatility etc could be the beginning of a big mess in the Financial services sector.

Although long term you are bullish on 4 of the 5 names do you think it would be prudent from a risk aversion viewpoint to step aside on these names and wait till things settle?

Can you also please comment especially on EQB and GSY and their outlook/risks in this cyclone.

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Would you have better stocks
ATZ,CGY,JWEL ,HORIZON ETF
to buy now?
Thanks

Q: Hi there,

I currently own BAM and GSY and am looking to add a third stock in the financial sector. Which of the 2 do you prefer between EQB and TSU?

Thanks!

Q: Could you please rank these five financials for growth for a relatively short time frame of say 2 years?

Q: Your comments on Versabank? Is it a buy, sell or hold? How does it compare to eqb which you recently added to one of the model portfolios. Would you sell vbnk to purchase eqb? Thanks

Q: Witch company would you prefer buying between EQB and GSY as a longterm investment?

Thanks

Q: My 26 year old son has some funds to invest in his RRSP. He also holds a TFSA and Cash account and between the 3 accts, he holds, BEP, ECN, BNS, VHI, BAM, GSY, KUT, PBH, TOI, ENB and SLF. We would like to add a couple new names and on our list are TD, MFC, TIXT, GOOG, AMZN and EQB.....if you were advising your son in this situation, how would you rank these 6 stocks for addition to his RRSP? If you could add some colour as to your ranking, that would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks for the great service and advice

Scott

Q: For Equity Bank, what Risk Weighting would you assign to this stock.....like 10 being low risk and 1 being high risk???......Thanks for your take as I considering adding EQB to my Income Portfolio as it seems to be showing good value......Tom

Q: What would be your top five income and growth investments for an rrsp

Q: I may be incorrectly expecting downward pressure on oil prices given the likelihood of reduced demand from recessionary conditions. As a result I plan on exiting my position in Suncor and moving the funds elsewhere in hopes of capital appreciation. I follow the Balanced Portfolio with a few holdings of some other names you like. Wondering if you could provide a couple of Canadian companies you feel are undervalued right now regardless of sector. Don’t need the cash again for 10 years.

Q: What would be your top picks for dividend stocks that are trading currently at good discounts and have a great recovery potential-across all segments US and Canada? One group making 3.5% or higher; one group 2-3% but have more growth opportunity? Thanks.

Q: Trading near 52wk lows. I read your report and am quite enamored.

Currently P/E around 5, yet management is expecting CAGR of 15% if I understand correctly ?

Market is pricing interest rate hikes and real estate slowdown, but is this not a compelling buy right now ? If not, what would be your better alternatives ?

Thank you !

Q: What publicly traded companies in Canada (outside of the big 6) originate lending for the consumer or small business sector? Ideally looking for companies that have a bit of an alternative focus (M&A, leasehold improvement, appliance financing, etc) and are looking to expand their capital deployment scope.

Q: Hi, What are your thoughts on dividend growers to beat inflation, rate hikes bad markets etc. Could you suggest some dividend growers who are attractively priced. Thanks.

Shyam