Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i
If unable to answer this Q that's okay.
Surprised at 7% price decline on VIGI - International Dividend ETF.

One Top holding in ETF is down 11% ( Novo nordisk) but that is all I can see.
It went X-Div today but the Annual Div is only 1% total.

Is there anything visible in your data that may reveal how in one day a 1/2 year of gains has been wiped out in a large cap Dividend ETF?
Current price is $US 82.58 down $US 6.12

Thanks
DAve

Q: Has your position on ALB changed given the recent election results and the fact that Boric has said that he would look to create a state lithium firm and criticized privatization of the sector?

Q: After market close,Bam.a bought Dream Works for new Reit for sale to investors. Please short comment & impact on Bam.a. Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Lightspeed, goeasy or propel, size aside, which would your crystal ball say has best potential for growth in the next 2 years?

Q: Hi,

I received an offer via BMO to add to my Otis shares to bring it to a position of 100 shares. This is sponsored by Otis. I received the shares when Raytheon split.

Thoughts going forward on Otis?

Q: Good morning 5i
and the best of the season to you all. I hope you all have a great rest and relaxation time this season. You have earned it, if you listen to most of the commentators on the site, who seem to be very happy with your service, And that includes me.

I was just wondering about options. I had a number of options expiring last Friday and I am planning on rolling them over for another month. It is a fairly down day in the market today and I was wondering whether I would b e better to wait a day or two, or a week, to see if the sentiment changes. Perhpas the option premiums would be higher at that time. so, that is the quesion, is there any profit in waiting out a down day before selling call options?
thanks

Q: A tale of 2 companies. CSU is acquiring companies at a record pace and ENGH says everything is too expensive. Thoughts please?

Thx

Q: In my dividend portfolio, I have half positions in these stocks. Can you put them in order of which you would bring up to a full position first to last in light of their current value? Thanks!

Q: Best to 5i Team and theirs. Thanks for all you do!

Q: CN went down quite a bit more than CP today - any particular reason?

Q: Do you know why NGC hasn't traded since the start of the month ? Thanks , Donna

Q: A big question for this one...LSPD has traditionally used it's stock as currency to fund it's growth by acquisition strategy. By nature of it's recent huge decline from it's highs, does this not now make any new growth very expensive and far more dilutive to current shareholders?

When the company is not making a profit and it's acquisition currency (stock) just took about $115.00 share haircut off it's highs, what's this going to do to it's ability to meet growth expectations?

Won't they either have to make smaller acquisitions which won't move the needle as much for growth rate OR have to issue more stock at lower prices, thereby further reducing the current value of the stock (dilutive to current shareholders) and does this not change the fundamentals of the story?

Do we know what they are doing to generate growth organically and what their expected growth rate would be organically (ie without acquisitions) until they can streamline their operations and hopefully become profitable? Would you add to this now, sell or hold?

Q: Any reason for today's pop? I can't find any news.

Q: VET is my worst performing oil stock, and I’m thinking of selling as a tax loss harvest. Which stock would you buy as it’s replacement? I’m thinking of perhaps NNRG? Do you agree with this strategy? Do you have another “better” replacement?
Thanks

Q: I have losses as follows for potential tax loss selling:
AQN 18%
BEP.UN 24%
SJ 14%
What can you recommend as suitable proxies until repurchase, or which ones would you not repurchase (leaving their "proxies" in the portfolio).
Thanks, and I wish everyone on the team, and your readers, Merry Anytime and Happy Always.

Q: What your thoughts on Lundin's Argentinian acquisition announced this morning? Market's not exactly doing cartwheels over it....

Q: Could you provide some insight into the sharp drop in share price today?

Q: When is tax loss selling expirey?
Doug

Q: hello 5i:
You receive a few kudo's at this time of year (though maybe not enough). It's a wonderful service and I say that having been a subscriber for about 8 years. But one thing I've always noticed: you have some very astute investors in your base. Not just the ones that catch mistakes, or the ones that ask detailed questions, but some that ask very simple and direct questions/comments. So, to you and to your membership, a very Merry Christmas
Paul L

Q: I would like to gain some more exposure into areas outside of Canada and the US, specifically China and India. I think ETF is the way to go. Would you suggest a couple? Any concerns with these areas currently? Would you suggest denominated in C$, US$ or any other currency for diversification?

Thanks, Mike