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Q: Hello 5i Team
I am calculating 3, 5, 10 and 20 year compound annual growth (CAG) rates for dividends for select companies.
The questions I have are:
1 – Are CAG rates calculated for the company fiscal years (i.e. the Canadian Banks fiscal year ends October 31) or the calendar year (December 31)?
2 – Are CAG rates calculated for the dividend declaration date, record date or payment date? For some companies the payment date is after their fiscal year ends (i.e. CNQ with a year end of December 31 and the fourth quarter payment date is January 01 of the following year).
3 – Do you know what Bloomberg/Eikon/TSX use in their calculations?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on December 11, 2020
Q: Morning team,

It seems like base metals, especially copper, have been on a run lately, and I keep hearing the narrative that all the global government stimulus is/will fuel a bull market based around infrastructure spending. My questions are; 1) do you generally agree with this theory?, and 2) which base metals companies do you prefer? So far I've been looking at RIO, TECK, and FCX.

Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Read Answer Asked by Tristan on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi 5i,

Do you know where you can find the "downside beta" and "upside beta" for TSX listed stocks?

Thanks
John
Read Answer Asked by John on December 11, 2020
Q: From today's Wall street Journal:
Tesla’s 125-fold increase isn’t even the best gain since it listed. That honor, at least among the top 3,000 stocks in the U.S., goes to Xpel Inc., which makes film to protect car paintwork. It was a penny stock with a market value of a bit more than half a million dollars when Tesla came to market, and has since soared almost 170,000%, leaving Tesla in the dust.

I cringe when I read this. I bought 400,000 shares of this company at less than 15 cents in 2011. Just goes to show you, that it never hurts to hold on to some position. Alas I sold after making a 10 bagger.
Read Answer Asked by Murray on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi
Thoughts on the we.v Ipo next week? thank you

Read Answer Asked by francis on December 11, 2020
Q: Any thoughts about the We Commerce IPO scheduled for Monday? Seems anything connected to Shopify does well.
Read Answer Asked by David on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team,
It seems the IPO market is in a frenzy these days, with DASH and ABNB, in particular. I always enjoy reading Professor Damodaron, as per your recent blog, and his musings on ABNB. He views fair value at $36B. The IPO was priced at $68, resulting in an initial company value of $47 billion. It opened around $145, about 3 times the Professor’s view of fair value.
Some market analysts view these IPOs as a market top, a view I don’t share. I just think people are crazy to pay these prices to get a pizza delivered to your door.
Thanks again for your thoughts on this frenzy and what it means for the markets, if anything.
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on December 11, 2020
Q: I'm a bit confused about your interest expense deductibility answers on money borrowed in order to generate income. Aside from a line of credit, looking solely at a mortgage, is the requirement in order to be able to deduct the mortgage interest that the borrower use the borrowed funds to invest in Canadian dividend paying equities solely? So the borrower could not deduct interest expense if funds were invested in non-dividend payers? Appreciate the clarification on this.
Read Answer Asked by Ken on December 11, 2020
Q: I’ve been very fortunate with LSPD since I first bought it at $18 and continued to buy on the way up to $65. I’m up over 130% overall. But now to tough part...when to sell. It seems that it has a very long runway and because of that, i’m hesitant to sell a single share. I have it in multiple accounts ( about 3/4 in a tfsa, and 1/4 in a LIRA ). I’m 47 and 10 year away (I hope) from retirement but consider myself an aggressive investor and have some stomach for volatility (how can you not during these times) Given where the SP is today, where do you see the stock going in the next 2-3years? Would you sell and buy something else? Or, let it run? Looking for ideas.
Read Answer Asked by David on December 11, 2020
Q: I am intrigued by how VEEV has succeeded over the last 5 years. In 2015, one commentator on BNN stated that salesforce (CRM) would likely crush VEEV, because all VEEV did was customize existing software (so reduced start-up costs) and sell it in the life sciences vertical, while undercutting its competitors on price. It then quickly gained market share. Why did VEEV succeed and how did it fend off CRM and others? How big is VEEV's "moat"?
Read Answer Asked by Alfred on December 11, 2020
Q: Contemplating selling VGT and buying ARKK. The only thing stopping me is ARKK's 10% investment in TESLA. Would you stay away from ARKK given its strong bet on this one stock with a history of volatility? Additionally, how do you see TESLA's price (and therefore ARKK's) being impacted by TESLA's addition later this month to the S&P500? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi 5i Team

I have AX.UN and NWH.UN and want to add a full position of a pure industrial reit. If you had to pick one of DIR.UN, GRT.UN or SMU.UN, which would it be and why? I'm primarily interested in dividends and their safety and growth potential. Alternatively, would you go for a 1/2 position of two?
Thanks
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on December 11, 2020
Q: Can you recommend the best way to purchase a Canadian equity in-trust for a child that is not my dependent?
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on December 11, 2020
Q: Hi group bought MLM Nov 9th so far its down 2% and not acting particularly well. Do you still like it longer term ? also bought BEP (down 6%) same time. These stocks were bought to ride on Joe Biden winning the US election with a bet on a healthy infrastructure spending. Do you still like them both seem to be laggards Thanks for you guidance on this PS they are both full positions
Read Answer Asked by Terence on December 11, 2020
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