Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning:
I am a retired investor who owns small weightings in the above-mentioned shares. I am thinking of selling Ford and re-investing the money elsewhere while still having a position in the auto sector with the other two companies. I would like your thoughts on this and how you think this sector will perform in 2017. Have auto sales peaked?
Thank you.

Q: Is there a link which will provide the return & total return of TSX & S&P500 for each year? What are the numbers for 2016?

Thanks and all the best in 2017..

Q: Hello 5i
I have been using Preferred shares as fixed income strategy but would like to ask for your recommendation on traditional bond ETF and a Mutual Fund. (volatility dampening and downside risk protection)
Can you comment on return expectation and whether one should just stay in cash instead of select a bond investment?

Is there another strategy or investment that may be a consideration for inclusion in a well diversified equity portfolio to accommodate volatility dampening like Government bonds are suppose to do(but do not like 0 or negative return)?

Thanks
Dave

Q: Storagevault Canada Inc. strikes me as a unique little company and I'd appreciate hearing your views on it.

Thanks

Q: Is PLI worth an investment at this time or should I stay away?

Q: Hi Peter and gang,

I notice that 5i's Income Model Portfolio sold its full position in DH as of Nov 30,2016, was the decision based solely on the fact that DH had recently reduced its dividend payout significantly or other factors were also at play? If yes, what are these factors?

I am currently down by about 35% on DH, just wondering if I should hold or sell. If I were to sell my full position and put the money on something else such as Kinaxis or Premium Brand. And of these 2 companies, which one is your preference?

Thanks and much appreciated.

Q: I am just looking to expand my breadth of knowledge in the 'self driving car space.' With the exception of Texas Instruments (which I already own). Are there any other companies with exposure to this area that look like interesting investments?

Thank you,

Q: 5i Team:
thanks for all the help in 2016 !!.
The idea is to capture the electrification process of our society. It is a slow, but secure process/trend, in particular if use of electric cars increases, and robots and so on. This means more elect power will be required. Are Fortis (despite increase in interes rates) and Stella Jones good candidates ??. If not, are there other safe companies to capture the trend.
Also, if interest rates go up, would not ECI benefit more ?, as more people would preffer to rent than buy due to increase cost of capital.
thanks again ! Should I start buying now ?

Q: Hello 5i. I know you don't follow US companies but hopefully you can help me out with this one. I am looking at some refiners and narrowed it down to Valero and Philipps 66. Warren Buffet holds this company and is his 7th largest holding and has been accumulating shares throughout 2016. What do you think of the company PSX and what effect will the rising price of oil have on PSX revenue? Will rising interest rates affect it?
Thks

Q: Please comment on the above ETF's from Horizons. Are they good long-term holds for income and capital gains in a balanced to conservative portfolio? Thanks.

Q: Good morning,
I have half a position in Savaria and am looking to make this a full position. My question is regarding the outlook of growth in 2017. They have indicated that 60% of their business is in US. In this new protectionist environment in US, do you have any concerns here?

Q: Hello 5i
My main question is similar to a previous one.
We have 2 RRSP, 2TFSA, 1 non-registered, 1 non-reg. corporate accounts. We are presently with a full service broker(approx. 140 positions), but will be transferring to a discount broker. We are now taking income, mostly from the corporate account.
1)Would you suggest treating them as one when we build our new portfolio?
2)Our intentions are to have 30-35 positions. Is there a point where spreading over too many different accounts can make the portfolio less effective?
Thank you in advance, Bill

Q: hello 5i:
I'm having a bit of trouble with the specifics of taxation on US dividends, on stocks held within a TFSA. I'll ask it in 2 parts. Perhaps the following example will put this one to bed. If we hold XYZ, a fictitious US company paying a $1 dividend (simplifying as much as possible), then a 15% witholding tax is applied. Correct so far. Now, are the remaining dividends ($0.85/share) taxed again, or are they free and clear?
Part 2: do the US dividends received from XYZ have to be declared in annual income tax reporting?
thanks for your help
Paul L

Q: Could you advise outlook for the companies/sector. Thank you

Q: Would it be best to buy both of these stocks or you still prefer to just own CS? Do you think this sector still in play or has the money been made and better to move money in another sector? How high of a risk rating would you give these 2 stocks?
Thanks

Q: OTC is MOST confusing:
1)Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) announced that its board has approved a 2-for-1 share split of the outstanding common shares of OpenText . The share split will be implemented by way of a share dividend.
PAYABLE Jan. 24; for shareholders of RECORD Jan. 9.

2) The detailed blurb then says:A due bill is an entitlement attached to listed securities undergoing a material corporation action, such as the Share Split. In this instance, anyone purchasing a Common Share during the period commencing at the opening of business two trading days prior to the Record Date (i.e., Thursday, January 5, 2017) and ending on the Payment Date (i.e., Tuesday, January 24, 2017), inclusive (the "due bill period"), will receive a payable right. Any trades that are executed during the due bill period will be flagged to ensure purchasers receive the entitlement to the additional Common Share issuable as a result of the Share Split.

Based on the above, should I buy Jan/5, 9 or 24? Does it even make any differenc?
Thanks, Austin

Q: I have held Fiera for a number of years Could you please explain what they have done to make this a much more valuable company I read the press release but i did not really understand it

With the large share price appreciation what are the growth and profit prospects for the company

Happy New Year

Paul

Q: Gold and some material stocks are going high,is it still time to buy?.Do you notice any sector change or weakening of US dollar/.

Q: I have shares in XUU in order to get broad unhedged US exposure. This ETF is small with low liquidity, but has only minor bid/ask spreads with large number of shares available for trade. Do you have any concerns with the low liquidity? Is this a good ETF for US exposure?

Q: Div has shown a bit of an uptick recently,could you comment ?