Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i

Would like your thoughts on the scary four letter word DEBT. The US is at $22 trillion and counting. I asked a chief market strategist of a major brokerage firm if I should worry about this and was told China's debt is more worrisome right now. they also said that the US may have a problem in 5 years. It seems the world is drowning in debt. A recent Forbes article said global debt is 251 trillion, 3 times global GDP.
How concerned are you about this? How can we protect our capital and when should we start? The Forbes article sited four countries Brazil, Italy, Greece and Argentina. I will call them BIGA because similar to the worries about PIIGS a few years ago, we could have a BIGA problem if any of them head towards default.
I look forward to reading your comments.

Q: I need to increase my allocation to financials.
Should I go with the US banks which currently have "Momentum" on their side .... plus great new jobs numbers in the US.

Or the Canadian banks which have been hurting and the only "M" seems to be down .... or are they in Value territory? (of course we in Canada just saw 70K jobs disappear).

Or is there a third option?

Thanks for your help in sorting this out?

Q: Do you think. Stn could be a good fit for WSP???

Q: Hi Team,
I was contemplating buying either TTD, ROKU, or perhaps both. I understand both of these are a play on online advertising, which is no doubt set to be long term trend as more and more of the world gets online. Which do you prefer of these 2 names? And are they too expensive to buy at these levels? Any concerns with either of them at this point? My other part of this question will also be: I already own FB. Given that most if its revenue comes from social media advertising, and they are doing great at what they are doing, is there any reason to buy the other 2 names mentioned for exposure to the future of online advertising? Other than simply diversification? Thanks
Shane.

Q: Would it be a good time to invest in American banks and financial institutions for a 2 to 3 year hold? If so,can you recommend a Canadian etf that you like and hedged or unhedged? Thank you.

Q: A bit of info re: Alex's question about selling Canadian gold coins. Current 1 oz coins are .9999 percent gold and the banks will buy them. The coin will marked with its purity. Older coins were minted to only .999 percent purity and some banks (at least TD) will not accept them. Those need to be sold at a "cash for gold" place, in which case, definitely shop around for pricing.

Q: I'm interested in researching US financial institutions for new investment ideas. Could you provide me with a shortlist of 4 to 5 US companies (e.g., chartered banks and any other financial institutions) that I might consider. Many thanks.

Q: I am trying to quantify the new political risk owning this name. With the transaction for GBT being in Brazilian Reals I expect most of its revenue is in Brazil, however your report mentions Argentina and Chile as potentially unstable and there is a total of 10 Latin countries it operates in.
Can you break down the revenue sources for GBT by country please?

Q: Would swapping ECN for TD be an advisable move?

Q: Hello Peter and Team,

Cloudera just had another earnings beat quarter. Do you think that this may be a good buying opportunity, now that the buyout of Hortonworks appears to be integrated and the chart is starting to move in the right direction? Relative to other cloud companies, doesn't it seem inexpensive?

Thanks.

Brad

Q: Good morning Team What are your thoughts on Mx lately on a downward trend ,do you think the dividend is safe or is this becoming a buying opportunity Thank you

Q: I have nothing relating to the Healthcare sector and would like to fill this gap. Considering both the Canadian and US markets, what are your best suggestions?
Much appreciated. RAM

Q: I have been researching Nevada Copper that I saw listed in your tax loss selling October Document. Very interesting prospect, can you comment please.

Q: Hello,could you recommend some ETFs that hold US financials(banks) ?
Thanks

Q: What do you think of cnr as a long term investment. I can bring up charts that only go back as far as 1996, roughly the same time when we were on the cusp of a commodity boom. Do you think the trend it’s been on will continue.

Q: Good Afternoon,
Any thoughts on the pros and cons of owning a physical Gold Trust (PHYS) to hold in your brokerage account or actual gold bars stored in a secure vault somewhere? I suppose the obvious would be you can easily see and track the PHYS daily in your account and provide instant liquidity if one chooses to sell. I know you have to be careful with some Gold ETf's and products out there that don't really have the gold to back the paper but that is not the case for PHYS. Do you see any benefit in purchasing actual gold bars? Insurance & storage costs, illiquid and not easy access would be strikes against holding the physical metal.
Any thoughts on this?
Thank-you

Q: From the REITS that you favour, could you list the two that demonstrate the highest rate of dividend increases over the past five years?
Thank you.

Q: Further to a previous question about your suggestion for 4-5 core holdings in the U.S., I notice that you did not suggest any Healthcare stocks. Could you comment on this - do you like any? I don't see much in Canada to choose from.

Thanks so much
Margaret

Q: I am reviewing all portfolios and have an investment in each of these. Please provide your thoughts on each company going forward... Thanks!

Q: I have quite a bit of money to invest but I am in no hurry, maybe even in January as there are a lot of problems in the world just now.
impeachment, British Vote,,Brexit, Trumps antics, upset world
What are your thoughts or suggestions

Ernie