Investment Q&A

Q: Hello

I am low in Tech and high in Financials.

Thinking of selling my BRK.B and buying CSU.

Your comments or your suggestions are most welcome.

Thank you

Mike

Q: I own both these stocks. I am even on Quis but have a loss on RHT. If you were to own one of these which would it be? I was thinking of selling the RHT and adding to my Quis position.

Q: Did you see Jeff Tonkin's interview with Amber on BNN today? I love the straight shooting, no nonsense way that Jeff Tonkin does interviews. Unfortunately I don't hold any Birchcliff because I have a lot of TOU and ARX. Looks like TOU is going to continue with special Divies but ARX dividend isn't as juicy. If nat gas prices stay in the $3 to $4 range I don't think that nat gas shares prices are going to move substantially so should I concentrate on dividends instead? If so would you recommend swapping out ARX for BIR? Tonkin sounds very committed to the new dividend and their debt free status gives Tonkin the backing to commit to a juicy dividend.

Q: I guess you spoke too soon yesterday as Birchcliff upped their dividend to $.20/quarter from $.02/quarter. Any thoughts on their press release yesterday announcing the new dividend rate plus 2023 and 5 year plans?

Q: HI there
Wondering what your thoughts are on the announced .80 Dividend. Do you believe this is sustainable/ And what about cutting the Cap program, if needed, to continue the dividend. Too good to be true?

Thanks

Stuart

Q: If you held no current position in NTR but wanted to begin one, would you be inclined to buy before or after earnings are released on February 8? I ask because the stock was clobbered after earnings were released in early November 2022.

I realize this is a timing issue which can be a mug's game but I am still interested in your gut feeling.

Thanks as always for your expertise.

Q: As a new purchase, can you advise which of these three you would recommend and why, please? Thanks, Dan

Q: Good morning team, BMO, TD and Royal have all announced big acquisitions in the past year. Do you expect each of these to be positive for shareholders in the next 2-4 years. What are some of the individual risks to these deals being accretive? Which of the 3 deals do you expect will provide the best return for investors and why?

Q: I am interested in your ideas for ETF that cover semiconductor stocks. For RRSP. Would prefer non-US-situs ETFs, if good ones exist (estate planning reasons); however, you can suggest US-situs ETFs as well. Can be either US or CA dollar-denominated.
Ted

Q: The US dollar seems to be heading lower.You think this might continue for the year?
What is the overall consensus?
Te Mexican peso already strengthened 7% in the last couple of weeks.
How could we play this theme?
Are there any companies you suggest which would benefit from a lower dollar?
Any currencies you think that would have a good upside?

Q: Hi Peter and Staff

Yesterday "D" asked a question about websites to find returns of various indexes and you provided a link for S&P, Nasdaq and TSX. The S&P link clearly said the returns quoted included dividends. Perhaps I missed it but did the other two state whether the returns included dividends.

I am not sure if this is a separate question but when the TSX index shows up on the tickers every day and whether it is up or down and yearly tsx indexes are compared , is it reasonable to assume that is a factored mathematical calculation based on size of companies and their prices over a certain period of time? Does it assume price only or that you re invested the dividends into more shares of those companies?
Thanks for all you do

Dennis

Q: For a covered call ETF,the ROC will reduce progressively, year after year ,the initial book value,so what will happen then if you don't sell the ETF after many years : if the book value reaches zero,does this means that the book value could then become negative? If not,it will be interesting to keep the ETF for very long term..

Q: Hello 5i,

A general market question.

Seems a though the next “wall of worry”
to climb as inflation is receding is going to be the potential debt default of the US government. I think they will be extending the debt repayment for as long as possible into the summer/fall, but ultimately I believe a refusal by US congress to increase the debt ceiling to be very credible this time around.

Would appreciate your thoughts and how best to position a portfolio for the worst case scenario?

Q: I realize this is still a very small company. Taking that into consideration what is your opinion of Starcore?

Thanks very much,

Mike

Q: These 3 equities are part of 13 in an income oriented portfolio. SLF is the only financial. If it were you, would you sell one of the Telco.s and purchase a bank? In a word, where would you want to tilt, do you believe the better return lies with financials or with Telco.s. If one is to be sold, which Telco would you let go?

Q: I am thinking of topping up GSY, PBH, and TOU. Do you see any issues? If I was only going to top up 2 which would you recommend? Thanks. Dan

Q: I read that Jan 16, 2023 Suncor amended an agreement with Elliott to add an additional director for Jan 31, 2023 to Mar 17, 2023. Why would SU add a director for 45days?
Thanks

Q: With the stock moving up lately, is this indicative of a deal being close at hand as I understand the company has put itself up for sale and if so, would $8 be a fair premium price for an acquirer to pay?

Much thnx
Dave

Q: Good day. As an investor, I try to investigate stocks that have good products that I am very familiar along with compelling financials and an excellent story. Sometimes this takes me to non North American locations. I know you don't normally research or comment much on such companies as Mazda but wonder if you could add anything on it.? Perhaps even some comment on the automobile manufacturing industry as an investment, generally. Secondly, Mazda trades as an ADR on the over the counter market. Any precautions that I should be aware of? Thanks.

Q: May I have your thoughts on the USA’s debt ceiling? There is speculation in the press that the most conservative elements (called the “Freedom Caucus”) inside the Republican Party will refuse to raise the debt ceiling without drastic cuts to the country’s chronic budget deficit. In a worse case scenario an impasse will cause government bonds to default. The caucus is quite small but seems to have a large influence over the Republican Party due to its very slender majority in the House Of Representatives. I will need to take some money out of my RRIF this year not covered by the RRIF’s dividend income. Do you think I should be selling stock now or to put it another way will a government bond default is simply not realistic? After all it would take only about 10 Republicans to vote with the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling.

A bond rate spike is typically bad for gold prices but in this case might be positive for gold. Do you agree?

Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Jim