Investment Q&A

Q: Hello,
Can you please recommend an ETF for the technology sector (US, CAN or international exposure) that can be held long term and with reasonable fee. Moderate risk. If not trading in $CAD, what are the implications if held in RRSP, TFSA or cash account? Thank you.

Q: In the answer about "5 Canadian growth stocks would you start to accumulate today" you mentioned that Celestica was "high risk, but it has come down to attractive valuations". Can you give you us the most important and particular risks you see for Celestica?

Q: Hello
Can PHYS, GLCC, GDXY and XGD be held in TFSA/RRSP accounts?
Is this collection a good mix?
Would AMAX be a better option than some of the aforementioned and if so, which would you replace with AMAX / drop completely.
Thank you.

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Do news stories like this affect the stock price of either the plaintiff or the defendant?

“Quebecor Inc.-subsidiary Videotron is suing Rogers Communications Inc. for $91 million over an alleged breach of contract related to the sale of Freedom Mobile two years ago.”

We have a small holding in QBR.B and although it’s slightly down in price compared to when we bought it, it certainly is holding up better than our large holding in BCE (down almost 50%, not including dividends), but BCE is an issue for another question!

Thanks for the great help you’ve supplied over the years.

Q: Good afternoon - Trump has been granted permission to at least temporarily fire two agency leaders. In your opinion has the risk of Jerome Powell being fired increased? And ultimately a losing an independent fed increased? Thanks

Q: With energy stocks lower due to this trade war, would this be a good time to look at getting into this sector assuming it would be through an energy ETF? If so, do you have a few names that trade in Canada that provide a decent return, and some safety through a lower payout ratio? Thanks for your insight.

Q: Hi 5i,

In which risk level would you place each of them?

CSU, LMN, TOI

High
Medium
Low

Q: Hello,

Do you see any opportunities in big US banks? If so, which ones, and what entry prices would you see as attractive?

Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i
"This time is different". With King Chump flying by the seat of his pants and his band of nutbars supporting his every insane move, is this time different? The US used to have checks and balances but it appears these have all been removed, allowing King DJT to do whatever crazy thing pops into his head (or appears in his social media feed). With his history of bankruptcies I worry that he is crazy enough to 'fix' their debt problems by defaulting. I'm not sure he understands the implications of this and who would stop him?
Greg

Q: I would like 3-4 ideas for investment to be held in cash account. I don't need the money unless an emergency and was thinking of parking in a few solid pref shares perhaps to pick up a decent tax efficient yield but open to alternatives.

Q: Peter; Is there an ETF that tracks “ grains” ? Thanks.
Rod

Q: Hi 5i, a while back you guys produced an excellent blog/market update where you discussed recessions/bear markets, their duration and severity, and the multi year returns thereafter. Could you provide the link to that update? Thx.

Q: Do you think HDIV would be a suitable replacement for BCE in this market or would you recommend another stock/etf? Looking to recoup some of my losses on BCE.
Thank-you!

Q: May I have your assessment of Steven Madden Ltd please. (SHOO:US)
How would you rank it amongst peers?

Thank you

Q: Hi team,
I am interested in purchasing Srad. However I was thinking there might be a better entry point . However I watched it today where big tech was selling off 7-8% this one ended up only -1.8% and seems to be holding up strong. Should I have patience here ? Do you see any rush to buy the name? What price would you suggest taking a position ?

Thanks ,
Shane

Q: I bought TDB2915 a U.S. money market fund some time ago . There is 10.82 % of my portfolio in it . My sole reason for buying it was TD Waterhouse said that was the only way I could get around currency exchange when buying U.S. stocks. I recently bought a U.S. stock and they did not take the money from the account and when questioned on it informed me that they no longer did this practice. So I really have no motivation for keeping the money in this fund. Though the fund has increased in value 10% over the six or seven years I have had it. I'm not sure if this fund is earning me any money or not . Could 5i answer that question ? And more importantly with economic chaos in the U.S. is 5i more optimistic in the short term on the U.S dollar or the loonie ?

I recently read an article that Canada, the EU, and China could do some pretty serious damage to the Trump buck should they unite to sell off their U.S. treasuries ....... Would 5i counsel moving it into Canadian cash to be deployed in the future ? I'm in no mad panic to buy right now til we know what the U.S. is going to do ...... Thanks for your terrific service .....

Q: I have cash in my portfolio. I am looking for a multi asset ETF. Ideally, I would like a 1 ticket multi asset ETF that has a category / asset class of "alternatives". (ie private equity) Is this available on the TSX? Could suggest 2-3 multi asset ETFs. If these ETF do not include "alternatives", are there any ETF that specialize in "alternatives" ie private equities not tied into the market. I understand liquidity may be an issue for such an ETF. Thank you

Q: Hi Guys,

Just wondering…are you buying now? If so what are you buying and are you doing it in several small purchases per equity?


Thanks!

Q: What would be some good recommendations for CDN income stocks yielding around 6% that aren't in your model portfolios?

Q: What's up with Dynacor?
The company has good mining operations in a relatively safe jurisdiction (Peru), recent results have been good, balance sheet is strong, nice dividend, solid growth expectations ... why isn't the stock moving up with the price of gold?
Are there any operational or management issues that you're aware of?
Thanks, Rick