Investment Q&A

Q: I trade with td Waterhouse and get their Technical alerts via e mail. Dec. 7th. Alert has downgrades on the above noted stocks. ipl- Close 20.92 down to 18.00 range. mre close 10.28 down to 4.75 range. sis close 13.01 down to 8.00 range. Your view on these technical downgrades, and are they fact. Sis was a recent top pick of Ryan Modesto. Should I be selling on Monday?

Q: Good morning team! My son has about $65,000 in RRSP, he's 33 and low knowledge about investing. He contributes $100 weekly into one bmo mutual fund only (classified as growth fund) with a MER of about 2.45% . His personal rate of return for 5 year average is 6.9%. Thoughts please and what is your suggestions based on a limited informations given.
Thank you as always! Jacques

Q: Can I please get a run down on this company. How does it compare on a growth and valuation perspective to ROXG? I'm looking to add some small cap gold producers to my portfolio. Thanks again

Q: I am a long time subscriber to 5i and long time follower of BNN and one of BNN's best, David Driscoll, mentioned that he could see another 16% down-side on the S & P. Also, awhile back John Zechner mentioned that there are stocks that are like melting ice cubes. Sell them before they are gone. Your opinion? I was always under the understanding that it is one credit per question. Please clarify this. Thank you. Dennis

Q: Wondering if you have any info on the Covalon timeline for the contract with Saudi Arabia. If there are no problems with it when should it start to show on the bottom line. Thank You

Q: Hello,

Any news coming out of this Company? Of course I am in for the long haul despite 5i's decision to drop it from the BP. Seems to have found a bottom despite or because of a lack of information.

Appreciated!

Thanks

KC

Q: Hi guys, my question is, do you think that these three companies would be good "sleep at night" stocks over the next five years, if not, could you mention a few that you think would be? I do realize that there aren't any " sleep at night" stocks these days though, thanks.

Q: I own both of these company stocks and am underwater by a large margin on each. They are both paying consistent dividends, do you think this is a good time to buy in and average down my holdings.

Jim

Q: Re: Growth vs Value in market downturn

How do growth stocks tend to perform during market downturns vs value stocks? Does one need to hold a bit of both? If one holds stocks of good companies but have premium valuations..what does one do in a downturn..wait for markets to pick up and do nothing? This is essentially what I am doing. Thank you.

Regards,

Shyam

Q: Can you suggest both a Canadian and Global Dividend Growth ETF?

Q: I see these companies are mentioned in today's Globe as being in precarious position! Due to negative EBITDA.
These are some of your favourite sticks, no? I own GUD, BB and FM. Hence my nervousness! Plus I respect Norman Rothery.

Q: A Canadian Investor with over 40 % a portfolio in US securities and additional Canadian companies either doing business in the US or reporting in US dollars. A lot of talk about 2019 being a down year for US dollar against the Canadian dollar.
How does one hedge this risk.

Q: With Bell and Telus being 2 of the prominent defensive stocks out there.Since Japan ,Australia,New Zealand ,Germany,England Usa have either banned or are considering it.It seems irresponsible of Bell andTelus to go full speed ahead.What effect do you think it will have on these stocks.Own a 5% holding in Bell for income.

Q: I have read that if Canada bans Huawei ( I think they may have to) from 5g that the telecoms , Rogers to a lesser degree will have a 1 billion hit as they will have to remove the equipment they have already installed. Now the time for the crystal ball.

If that were to happen , it is a one time hit, probably some tax write offs etc would the market react violently negative.
I own a lot of bce.

Q: If I were to buy this ETF, which account would be best. U.S cash account or a RRSP (CDN) account. Is there a tax advantage.
Thanks

Q: Further to my earlier question today about the so-called predictive value of the inverted yield curve, I think recent stock market action is not due to such a prediction but more due to journalist hype and general equity anxiety. As pointed out yesterday by Stan Wong on BNN, "An inverted yield curve, where short-term rates are higher than long-term rates, has historically been a precursor to an economic recession. We note however that these (recent; ed.)short-end measures of yield curve steepness have not been reliable precursors to recessions. As a recession indicator, the more reliable yield curve spreads have tended to be those with larger maturity gaps such as the two- and 10-year, which still currently indicates a normal yield curve." I do recognize that your table of two days ago did reference the 2-10 yield gap but I still think if a prediction hasn't materialized in 12 months or so, it isn't much of a prediction.

Q: Curious as to what's attracting Buffet to Apple. Could they be due to transform from selling product to a subscription model and enjoy a renewed period of growth similar to Microsoft?
I've enjoyed a good ride with CSU, but wondering if it could be timely to sell and purchase Apple. Would you proceed or not?
Thanks Peter.

Q: Hello there,
Any thoughts on the Convertible Bond fund ETF ( CXF) offered by First Asset Management ?
Thanks

Q: I am planning to realize losses on the above companies to offset capital gains with a plan to repurchase after 30 days. In order to maintain sector exposure in the intervening period I would like identify proxies for each holding. My thinking is as follows:

TECK.B == XMA
BNS == TD
TFII == ZIN
NFI == ZIN
WEF == CFP
VET == XEG
WCP == XEG

Please review my suggested proxies and add / amend as needed. Alternatively, if you think I would simply be better off holding cash until repurchasing please say so. Thank-you very much for your help.

Q: This stock looks like good value to me compared to peers and the market in general. Has a low P/E, high ROE, and decent free cash flow generation which is quite uncharacteristic for the sector. In your opinion what has caused the SP to slide and do you think it is a decent spec buy? I've heard there is heightened political risk with this name. Could you speak to this a little? Thanks.