Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i,
Back to PINS and PYPL again. Given SNAP’s lower earnings and Apple’s new privacy settings making it more difficult for advertisers on SNAP, would you expect PINS’ upcoming earnings to show a similar problem? If so, would PYPL have signed some form of NDA with PINS so that they would have knowledge of PINS’ upcoming earnings and any Apple privacy impacts?
Thanks again.
Dave

Q: Oil companies in Canada and globally over the last few years have suffered from low prices and now face the uncertainty of funding availability due to the climate change frenzy to choke off access to financial markets and to overall resistance to further expansion in production. In these circumstances it seems that many oil and gas companies will curtail further investment with the result that over time production will decline, perhaps at a faster rate than demand may decline. In effect they will become cash cows and pay out a greater part of cash flow to shareholders.
I was wondering whether you have done any research on this issue to get an idea of how this may play out and also the possibility that oil/gas prices may increase further and thereby increase fossil fuel company stock prices. Feel free to publish if you wish but not sure whether you might have addressed this issue already.

Q: Good Morning
This morning Peter McKeough is recommending that T is a buy. He is forecasting a 7.7 Price /Earnings ratio for the 2021 earnings.
Is this the right time to average down on this stock?
I will appreciate your insight as always.
Thanks

Q: Hello Peter,

The ETF's above are in the income portfolio. All have different yields that are paid out monthly. My question is, do any of these "dividends" increase over time? Not the yield but the actual payout per share?

Thanks,

Kelly

Q: Hi 5i
Would you be a buyer of PYPL today for a 2 year hold...down about -10% since announced interest in PINS yesterday...
If so, at what price would you be interested and would you expect share price to continue to be negatively effected by this potential deal?
Thx
jim

Q: What would be your choice as a buy now, WMT or TGT?

Thanks Valter

Q: I have had very good returns with both and would like to take some profits off both and buy either tropicus or one semi- conductor position. Which semiconductor stock would you suggest? For 3/5 years. Thank you!

Q: Hello 5i
I have been selling options on the US stocks that I own to make a little extra money. IMy question has to do with buying back the option. I think what I do is ok but I want to check with you in case I am missing something. If I decide to buy the option back before expiration date, if I have a feeling that the stock price has a good chance of continuing to rise.

I check to see how much I made with the premium and combine that with the difference now between the strike price and the current value of the stock.. For instance, Costco at a strike price of $460. The stock is now $477, for a difference of $17. Then I check how much it will cost for me to buy the option back. In many cases, I will get pretty close to the original premiums,, say in this case, $210 rather than $250. Then I can sell another option. The only downside that I can see is if the stock price should decline after buying back the options. I would only do this, of course, with stocks that I wanted to hold anyway. Any problems here?
thanks for you service

Q: Hi
Just read you market update and wonder if you could give your best recommendation for a semi conductor play at present and do you think this would be a good time to step in?

Q: Hello Peter,

I am learning how to build a position and would like to know how one should go about it.
In this case, I waited nearer to market close to buy AMD. As the price kept going up relentlessly, I decided to buy half a position.
I was aware that it was near the 52 week high and that it was going to report after 2 trading days. So the chances of the price retreating before that was not going to happen. Am I correct to assume that?
And now for buying more to complete my position. Should one do it immediately tomorrow, the next trading day or should one wait for the earnings report and buy once the trend is confirmed?
Thank you in advance.
Regards
Rajiv

Q: Good day. Could you please clarify the Sundial offer for me. I am up quite a bit on CLIQ and wondering what to do now. Thank you.

Q: In the growth portfolio you bought REAL for $12.95 and sold it, per your Oct 12 update, on a day when the highest price it traded at was $9.81, locking in a 24% loss. If you "like the industry and the company's fundamentals continue to look decent," isn't this a classic case of "buy high, sell low" when nothing but sentiment has changed in the company's long term outlook?

Analyst consensus EPS is $0.47/share in 2022 and $0.56/share in 2023. If such earnings materialize, this would be 19% growth in earnings for a company with no debt. I know it's a big if, but if REAL does achieve $0.56/share in 2023, traders selling it today would be selling a stock with estimated 19% growth in earnings for only 17 times 2023 earnings. What am I missing?

I took a quick look at the 5I Growth Portfolio and found that a couple of your big losers, QST and MRS, are bigger losers than REAL and have no earnings and/or none forecast. Why not sell these instead of REAL?

Q: DWAC, DWACW Would you please give your opinion on these two stocks, what is the relationship , how do you feel about them
thanks 5i,

Q: I am puzzled by their recent $75m bought deal when they have such a large amount to come in. Any thoughts?

Q: After a seemingly sunny day today (OCT 21) in the market -- including for each of the stocks listed -- something must have happened after the trading day ended. Tech stocks especially dropping into the red in After Hours trading. FB almost -6%; TTD -5%; APPS and ROKU -3% each. And those are just the more noteworthy ones. I cant seem to find any mention (as yet) in the press. Inquiring minds would like to know. Thanks.

Q: Not sure of the rationale for PayPal buying PINS. A $45 billion price tag seems like a lot considering they could of done a partnership instead. A merger that lacks strategic vision is a great way to destroy shareholder value…just ask Time Warner/AOL. Although it is preliminary what are your thoughts? As a long term PayPal shareholder should I sell and buy Square to hold for the next five years? There are no tax or risk considerations just a straight swap to change horses.

Q: What caused Energy Transfer stock price to fall today? Whatever it was do you see it as a red flag?

Q: Hello. I would appreciate your opinion about the merits or otherwise of investing in CDRs as a way for Canadians to hold an interest in US stocks - particularly the high value tech stocks. Is there any particular risk in trading through the newish exchange offering these investment vehicles.

Q: With all the speculation about major dividend increases once restrictions are lifted, would investment in banks be a good short term strategy (hoping for a boost upon announcements), or has the expectation already been cooked into current prices? Any guesses as to who will announce the largest increase?

Q: Dear 5i
I suspect paypal is declining of late due to the potential PINS deal . Should i continue to hold it or is there reason to sell ?Do you expect it will bounce back ?
Also CROX has been strong the past few years . In an otherwise balanced portfolio would it be a good addition either in a TFSA , cash account or RRSP account ? What growth rates is CROX expecting over the next 2-3 years ?
Thanks
Bill C