Investment Q&A

Q: I like to look at total return including capital gains plus dividends over the previous 5 or 10 years when considering the purchase of a stock. This sometimes keeps me from purchasing a stock with a big dividend but little or no price appreciation. But I do not have a site that I am confident in to provide total return information for US or Canadian listed stocks. I use Globe watchlist which has a 5 year return but it does not agree with Canadian Stock Channel, for example.
Is there a site or simple method to get this statistic?

Q: Please comment on today's results from RHT and also current thoughts on AKU and their financial situation. Thanks

Q: I hold ERF, NVA, ARX, TVE, GXE, and VET in the "play money" part of my portfolio and I'm certainly benefiting from and enjoying the large increases but I know all good things must end and sometimes quite abruptly.

Are there a couple of key indicators I should be particularly watching for that it's time to get out of all of these quickly before I give up all my easy gains?

Thank you,

John

Q: Can you provide your view on SOFIs earnings. Cash flow. Future growth. Potential. Do you like it, would you buy at these prices?

Q: Good day 5i,

I hold SEMR and VEEV and both reported recently. I would appreciate your analysis of their earnings reports as well as what you see going forward for both.

I have a long-term outlook and a high tolerance for volatility, if the growth story is intact.

Thank you for your insights.

Q: Hello Peter,

I have 6% of my portfolio in Gold and Silver stocks with PAAS as the lone silver holding. The rest are in gold distributed between large (AEM,FNV) and small (MMX,KRR,WDO).
I am considering selling PAAS to harvest a tax loss. I could replace it with another Silver stock(MAG) or replace with increasing a Gold producer or let my portfolio weight drop.
Given the current geo political situation, what would be your suggestion?
Regards
Rajiv

Q: Your opinion on the latest quarter? Big drop Pre market.
Thank you

Q: Turbulent times.
Yesterday you seemed to give a preferential nod to BCE in the domestic telco sector. Is this a change of view on Telus, which you have been preferring for some time? If so, could you please elaborate. Still grateful after all these years, so thanks again. Al

Q: Can you please provide the names of some Canadian blue chips with the best balance sheets regardless of sector?

Q: What companies are comparable and are they getting decimated like Anaergia Inc.

Q: I think I have over-diversified and I am now trying to condense my portfolio. I own these three and am thinking of selling one of them. Any suggestions on which one? or should I keep all three?
Thank you

Q: I have questions:

1. ATCO vs BIP.UN - Do you agree with this article making a case that ATCO is maybe a better buy?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4492123-forget-brookfield-infrastructure-buy-atco-instead?mailingid=26881852&messageid=dividend_ideas&serial=26881852.14358&utm_campaign=Dividend%2BIdeas%2BLaunch%2B2022-03-02&utm_content=dividend_ideas_control&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_term=Dividend%2B%26%2BIncome%2BSmart%2BList

2. Does ATCO have a rock-solid balance sheet that could potentially ride out an possible long recession?

3. Is there significant overlap between ATCO and BIP.UN ? Could a person own both? (I do also own BEP.UN which has utility exposure).

Q: I am in a quandary, I have no idea what is going on with this split shares. I bought the capital shares at the low of oil stock companies, the shares were $.50. I know that it was highly leveraged and there was no value in the capital shares. I accepted the fact that they could be worthless by 2023, the time that they would be redeemed. I was hoping that the oil stock would recover and the net asset value would go back to $5 as it was in 2018. Well the underlining stocks have mostly hit 5 year highs, but yet the net value of the capital shares are about $ 2.00, so the way I read it the stocks would have to go up another 100 % to get to this value, if my calculations are correct. Rhis is not going to happen, I emailed the company but no response I just do not under stand why the value is so low. Do I have this right if so I blow these shares out. Sorry for the long winded question.
confused

Thanks
auftar

Q: What did you think of their earnings?

I know you like the stock, despite it being high risk. I bought the dip in Jan, thinking of adding more. Would you consider it a buy at this time?

Thank You

Q: Hi 5i,
Hope you are all well.

My wife's portfolio accounts (RSP,TFSA,CASH) on a consolidated basis show the following asset allocations by % sector type:

Tech --- 38%
Telec -- 0%
Financ - 4.6%
Cons --- 6.8%
Mater -- 0.6%
Reits -- 1.8%
Energy - 3.8%
Util/Pip - 4.0%
Indus --- 2.6%
Health - - 0%
CASH --37.8%

Obviously, quite a few glaring gaps to fill ... could you please suggest some top of mind positions in the key underallocated sectors that would provide a more rational and balanced portfolio thesis.

Thank you very much,
Dean

Q: I selected Suncor as an example of a oil based holding to give some context and search ability, but it is obviously connected to oil price.

The conflict in the Ukraine is the obvious cause of the current spike in oil.

At what point do you decide that the oil price has peaked during this conflict and take profits off the table?

Would you continue to hold with the assumption that oil prices have more upside contrary to the faith in green energy?

If you took profits, or sold outright, would you park the money for reinvestment in oil when it falls, or move to a different sector?

This seems like an opportunity for building, one that may be missed by diversifying gains. I’m interested in your insight.

Q: Greetings.
1) Could Dream Industrials' expansion into Europe be a hindrance - given the Ukrainian situation?
2) Do you like DIR.UN at these levels?
3) If looking to buy a Canadian REIT - which sector would you recommend? Apartment, Industrials...? Thank you.

Q: The news has been pretty relentless recently in its higher price implications for commodities. What is your current opinion of BCI for the intermediate term?

Q: My portfolio is well diversified and is a combination of RRSP and TFSA.
Presently, 17% of my holdings are in oil and gas producers (CNQ, SU, PXT, ARX, WCP, TVE, CJ) and another 10% is in pipelines (ENB, TRP, KEY). I am up significantly in all of them.
Should I be thinking of trimming or allowing these stocks to continue their run?

Thanks, Rick

Q: What are your thoughts regarding their largest single acquisition to date?