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Q: Happy New Year to the entire 5i team. Currently I have what I consider to be a well balanced portfolio based primarily on your balanced portfolio. I have $50,000 to invest in my TFSA. I would like to invest in Canadian companies that are relatively safe yet offer solid growth opportunities now and in the future. I have chosen the above companies. Please rank them for me and can you think of others I should add or any I should leave out?
Read Answer Asked by Les on January 05, 2018
Q: I think the US tax cut has the potential to be inflationary. Investors will have more money in their pockets as the US indices go up and at the same time US government debt will go up since tax income declines but spending does not. The government will be borrowing more to fund their operations. Inflation will help the government as they can use depreciated dollars to pay off their debt. I don’t really buy the argument that increasing economic activity/wealth will somehow flow into back into government coffers replacing the revenues lost to the tax cuts. That being said are gold mining companies a good hedge against inflation? Inflation seems to lead to higher interest rates which is bad for gold. We own some AEM but our weighting is a bit light. Any recommendations?
Thanks
Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on January 05, 2018
Q: Hello 5i Research Team, I'm a long time follower and new subscriber to your service currently looking to reestablish a diversified portfolio. Telecom especially in Canada is still rather archaic with respect to other developed nations and I believe there's a considerable amount of room for industry growth through investment in infrastructure development encouraged by government subsidies. Meanwhile the growing trend in digital cable and satellite seems to be people cancelling their packages and opting for web-based content distribution. Do you think that these companies have found alternate revenue streams to offset for this trend and if so which of the big 3 do you feel most confident in for future growth and stability of the dividend? Also, is there any evidence that NAFTA negotiations may allow for American telecom providers such as Verizon to enter the Canadian market in the future? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Kim on January 05, 2018
Q: Why the small cap sector has been lagging for the last 6 years. Its been underperforming for a long time. Also, why the millennials are not interested in his sector. I just do not understand why the sector is so unloved.

Last question, what is the difference between the US small cap vs Canada small cap.

Thank you in advance for your comments.

Norwood
Read Answer Asked by Norwood on January 05, 2018
Q: ABT is my first dividend stock. I own 1500 shares and it pays 4.6% yield on a quarterly basis. This is a real newbie question, but could you tell me how much I could expect to be paid each quarter at the current stock price? Would it be paid into my brokerage account?

cheers
Read Answer Asked by William on January 05, 2018
Q: How would you rate the following companies for growth to buy for my TFSA??
CLS, OTEX, ZCL, VET, PLI, TV, BUS, TDG. I really appreciate your considered opinion to help me make my decision. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Bob on January 05, 2018
Q: I own the above companies in my RIF account and want to make an “In Kind” trancfer to my TFSA as well as to my unregistered account. Which one or two do you see as having the best growth possibilities for the TFSA and which one or two would be most appropriate for my unregistered account?
Your advice is always appreciated - RAM
Read Answer Asked by Ray on January 05, 2018
Q: I see PEY is down 5% this morning and I am looking for your opinion on it as a long term hold. I have a full position in PEY (showing a big loss) and was expecting to see it bounce back somewhat in the New Year with tax loss selling off the table. I have always confidently felt PEY was a best in class NG producer with low production costs and strong management. Is it being taken to the woodshed strictly based on investors hating the sector or is there something specific about PEY making investors nervous? Am I wrong to be losing confidence in this investment?
Read Answer Asked by Morgan on January 05, 2018
Q: After being a laggard for most of 2016 &2017, Sylogist shares finally picked some momentum after release of last quarterly results in December, probably due to renewed optimism about company's outlook for 2018 and beyond. However, market interest seems to be fading out as reflected in share price falling back to $9.50-9.75 level (below where it started last year). I do understand that no analyst covers the co. and stock has low liquidity. Over past 4-5 years, since we started investing in the company, it has produced decent returns for us including respectable dividend growth each year, but I am wondering if it's time to lighten up (6-7% of portfolio) and deploy funds elsewhere. Unless, of course, if there is a compelling reason/potential to hold. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on January 05, 2018
Q: Don't know if you think this material enough to print but on the purchase of Westinghouse, the Wall Street Journal, quoting insiders, says BBU is not interested in building nuclear power plants (which was what got Westinghouse in trouble). However, Westinghouse has a steady, ongoing and very profitable business in maintenance and parts supplies to nuclear power plant owners. And that does sound much more the sort of thing a Brookfield entity would be interested in. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brookfield-business-partners-to-acquire-westinghouse-for-4-6-billion-1515075664
Read Answer Asked by John on January 05, 2018
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