Investment Q&A

Q: Need more foreign exposure ex-Canada and ex-USA. I already own VEE and ZDI, should I just add to these or does 5i have additional suggestions? Looking to cover all bases here. Thanks Ron

Q: Hi, Could you please comment on Paypal earnings. Thanks

Q: Allied just released this latest quarter -- how does it look as compared to their earnings potential pre-COVID?

Any major concerns if I buy and hold for the long(er) term?

Q: Orion Energy Systems, Inc. seems to be on a remarkable run lately. Do you discern any characteristics that would make it any more than a speculative short-term hold?

Q: Hello 5i Team
BCE Series R preferred share (BCE.PR.R) resets December 01, 2020.
BCE has issued a notice on their website (https://www.bce.ca/investors/preferred-shares/2020-conversion-notice-series-r.pdf) which states the dividend will be published on November 13, 2020 and
“will be based on a fixed rate equal to the product of: (a) the yield to maturity compounded semi-annually (the “Government of Canada Yield”), computed on November 10, 2020 by two investment dealers appointed by BCE Inc., that would be carried by a non-callable Government of Canada bond with a 5-year maturity, multiplied by (b) the “Selected Percentage Rate”. The “Selected Percentage Rate” determined by BCE Inc. is 600%.”
I have reviewed the prospectus available on-line and cannot determine how the “Selected Percentage Rate” is determined.
1 – Can you provide any more information on how the “Selected Percentage Rate” is determined?
2 – The five year GOC bond rate is 0.40 % as of October 30. Therefore the new reset yield would be (600 % x 0.40 % = 2.400%), which would make the reset yield equal to (2.400 % x $25.00 / $11.71 = 5.124 %) as of October 31 closing price. Is this calculation correct?
Thanks

Q: Do you consider that today's news of a joint agreement with Astra Seneca is significant enough to open a full position in Fusion? My read is that the agreement confirms that AZ believes FUSION has the goods so to speak, and is relieving them of a huge part of the costs of development in exchange for a piece of the action. I like the deal but would like your opinion before I jump.
John

Q: We are looking for a US Industrial to add into a portfolio for my daughter who is 21 years old. We have followed your balanced portfolio and she owns SIS, WSP, CAE and TFII. We are currently considering Systemax SYX which just reported good earnings and has jumped in price. I know it is a company that you do not follow closely but would it be a decent addition in the industrial space for a long term investor early in their investing “career”?

Q: Do you have an opinion on APD and its outlook considering their positioning in Hydrogen technology?
Many thanks

Q: Morning guys:
Please comment on today’s results ..
thx
Mark

Q: The go private offer at $14.50 per share is below the current market price of @$15. It seems like the market anticipating a much higher offer price; if so, what would you see as a potential range?

Q: In your opinion, how does OSTK fair in comparison to its competitors? Their last two quarters seemed great and their business has some diversity with the blockchain wing. And yet, their stock has been punished quite heavily as part of the broader market sell off. Would you consider it a "buy" at these levels? Thanks.

Q: natural gas prices are on the rise
what do you think about Black Stone Minerals
thank you

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor. I focus a lot on asset allocation...by sector and by security. I break out my ETFs into their various sectors (ex. ZLB, ZRE, ZWC, XIT, CDZ, LIFE) and then add in my individual securities (ex. AQN, BCE, NWC, NTR, PBH, PLC, RY, TRP, WSP, etc). Up until now I have lumped Telecoms, Utilities and Pipelines into one category and Energy is a stand-alone sector. The only "adjustment" I make is for TRP. I would normally assign it to Utilities, but because it seems to trade more like the Energy sector I assign it 50-50 to Utilities-Energy.

Fast forward to now with the increasing amount of "Renewable Energy". When researching individual companies for potential inclusion into my portfolio, they seem to all come up "Utilities" (ex. BEP, BIP, NPI). It appears Renewable Energy is not a subset of Energy.

So my question is...how do we deal with the asset allocation? Is Renewable Energy assigned to Utilities or Energy or is it a Hybrid?

Thanks...Steve

Q: Hi team,

I'd like your opinion on this ETF for emerging markets exposure in a non-reg account. What is your views on Emerging markets in general as a long term hold?

Thank you,

Keith

Q: I bought SDIV about 3 years ago and am down significantly (about 50%). Dividend income has been consistent but not enough to offset the loss in capital. Do you have a better recommendation in this space? Or do i continue to hold for the long term? thanks again! John C

Q: Hi, I follow your BE portfolio and I am curious your thoughts on how to construct my families portfolio. My spouse and I each have RRSPs AND TFSAs. Would we be better off buying the portfolio of stocks for each account (so replicating the BE portfolio in each account), or divide the BE portfolio into 4 and putting a 1/4 of of the portfolio into each account. I hope my question makes sense. One way i would save on stock purchase fees but chance that the accounts won't grow evenly. What are your thoughts? Thanks

Q: Hi ,

Many thanks for your instant reply.

Can you now explain the difference between "capped" and "equal weight" ?

I wish you could have a place one could go to to understand the meaning of technical terms of the investing universe.

Merci encore,

Jacques

Q: Is there any news that would cause Questor to jump today?
Thank You

Q: What are your 3-5 best current ideas for growth companies in Canada? Given uncertainty in economy and markets and the recent pullback, could growth stock underperforming value stocks over the next 12 months?

Thanks,
Jason

Q: Please rank these three in terms of ability to be substantially higher in 3-5 years and perhaps a short summary as to why.