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Q: What is your opinion on this stock, doesn’t seem to be in your data base.
Read Answer Asked by Greg on February 11, 2025
Q: ENB-T has outperformed PPL-T in past 12 months. ENB has P/E of 21.81 and dividend yield of 5.94% where as PPL-T has P/E of 16.00 and dividend yield of 5.27%. Is it a good idea to switch at this price based on Sell high and Buy low? Beside these two metrics, is future earning growth of ENB-T makes it outperforming other pipeline stocks listed on TSX? Your views please.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Piyush on February 11, 2025
Q: Hi Peter and Team,

I notice that you often state that stocks did well under Trump's first term.

With all due respect, Trump 2.0 is, in my own view and the view of many others, Trump 2.0 is a different 'kettle of fish' than Trump 1.0. One needs only to look at both Canadian and US media to see the complete chaos that Trump is causing on both sides of the border.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on February 11, 2025
Q: Hi Peter,
My new strategy this yr is to buy growth stocks that have done public offerings to finance future growth in 2025/26. Can you think of any other names to add to this list?
Read Answer Asked by David on February 11, 2025
Q: Hi,
I read with great interest Lisa and Peter’s questions and your answers on Feb. 10 about Trump, US holdings and economic warfare.
Given Trump is now making noises about how some US debt could be fraudulent, and the US may not owe as much as the Treasury reports, I see new risks.
For instance, as part of his economic warfare against Canada, could he by the stroke of a pen declare Canadian held US debt is fraudulent to put pressure on Canada to become the 51st state? Further, could he freeze Canadian held assets in the US (securities, real estate, business assets, etc.) to further pressure Canada?
Along Lisa’s line of thought, does it indeed make sense to sell some US assets and re-buy in Canada?
Final question: if I hold US cash in a US dollar account in a Canadian domiciled bank, is it safe from Trump’s potential ravages?
(Please take multiple credits.)
Thank you, Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on February 11, 2025
Q: I would appreciate your comments on these ETFs [plus Capital Group Growth which did not register- CGGR] - my earlier question was too broad. How to go about assessing them one against the other. Would appreciate guidance on which ones are keepers for long-term hold. How would you evaluate them. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by sam on February 11, 2025
Q: Do you think South Bow is potential takeover target? Their pipeline would seem to be a desirable asset for another pipeline company, Private Equity or Infrastructure name like Brookfield Infrastructure. Would their higher debt be a deterrent at this point? South Bow reminds me somewhat of Inter Pipeline but perhaps more desirable since their pipeline extends from Canada into the USA. Looking forward to your response. Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Anthony on February 11, 2025
Q: To the gentleman who responded to my earlier question on this issue - the revenue for the past quarter was $168.6M vs $152.7M estimated, although I am not sure where the latter figure came from, but the forecast revenue for Q4 is only $132M which is down substantially, and not up, from their current revenue of $168.6M; hence my question and concern. Rational analysis indicates that the prevailing rate of growth will not be sustained in Q4 and the past quarter(s) was/were an aberration for reasons unknown to me for certain. Can you please elaborate.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on February 10, 2025
Q: I am just starting my TFSA and am starting young, I am wondering what are some good long term investments in the current environment? The companies listed are what I have recently bought shares in.
Read Answer Asked by Nancy on February 10, 2025
Q: Part of our total portfolio is invested in ETFs [non-registered accounts] and one-third is in Canadian-based and Canadian-dollar denominated US ETFs. Another third is in US ETFs - spread among Large Cap Value, Blend and Growth, and SMID. The final third is in Special US ETF - IAI ZBK AIRR PAVE SHLD PPA SMH UTES AND HXX. Your advice is requested as to which ones to over-weight, underweight or sell. Please rank each category, if you would. My lean is less tech/ M7 as already own most.
Read Answer Asked by sam on February 10, 2025
Q: Recognizing that 5i Research does not perhaps put as much emphasis on technical analysis as opposed to fundamentals, perhaps you have an opinion anyway on log charting in particular.

I noticed that CNR - generally flat for the last 4-1/2 years, fell out of a long term log channel 2 years ago - a channel going back to its listing three decades ago. In fact, with this in mind, I've discovered that the present price is at a considerable distance from the bottom of that channel not seen since the GFC.

So do you see this as a great buying opportunity for CNR based on this observation? Or do you have an opinion in general on the future of railroads in the face of any potential long term disruption that I am unaware of (eg. AI-based) ?
Read Answer Asked by James on February 10, 2025
Q: Given the turmoil in the market at the present time, I want to increase my gold allocation and am considering these two companies. How would you rank them and what is your reason for the higher ranking? Do you have another producer in the sub-1M oz of gold production/yr range that you favor over these two companies? What would be your maximum allocation for gold stocks in today's market? I already have 1% positions in each of KNT and AGI.
Read Answer Asked by Brendon on February 10, 2025