Investment Q&A

Q: Under a scenario where Trump gets his aggressive rate cuts, US unemployment rises as lay-offs continue, U.S. personal debt delinquencies continue to rise and US national debt increases even further, what segments could see a lift? Segments to avoid? Please provide 10 favourite Canadian stocks under that scenario.

Q: You've mentioned a few times that TVK has higher debt levels. Generally I would take a pass on high debt but did buy some a while back and have done okay. Is there reason to be concerned by the level of debt today? Under what scenarios would it be a problem, and what are your thoughts on the likelihood of those scenarios?

Thanks.

Q: I have around 35% cash to deploy in my TFSA, with a long term time frame in mind. I currently have positions in XIC (16%) and VFV (10%). Looking to add and diversify with another 2-3 ETF's. Could you list a few suggestions?

Q: In your answer to Brad this morning you mention Ben Watsa managing " a successful India focused fund with strong returns " ..... Doing some research I find the symbols MCL 400 and 0P0001TWBV.TO ..... Neither of which gets any response when I search for it in my TD Waterhouse RRIF account.... First where can I research the company ? And should I desire how do I buy it ?..... And if I do buy it how do I track it's movement in a place it doesn't appear to exist ? .....Thanks for you terrific service .....

Q: I cannot find your article on HALO stocks (Heavy Assets, Low Obsolescence). It's not under "blogs" or "reports" or "Questions" or at "home"...

Q: This is a follow-up question regarding XIC/XIU. In your response you said that you preferred XIC over XIU because it is more diversified. This seems to be at odds with the portfolios outlined in the ETF publication where XIU is the preferred option. Somewhat confused. Could you provide some rationale please. Thanks

Q: Can you explain a bit about Anduril and how it currently and in the future might impact Kraken. How much overlap is there? Do they compete in the same arena? It was mentioned that Anduril is going public. How might this impact Kraken?

Q: Some experts talk about a bank being attractive or expensive at a certain PE. For Canadian banks for example attractive at PE 10 and expensive at PE 15. Do you consider RY a sell right now or should one disregard this approach.

Q: is there an equal weight S&P 500 ETF that can be bought in CAD (but not hedged) and does not pay a dividend?

Q: Your thoughts please on the quarter? Markets seem to like it.

Q: Hello, I have recently invested in CSU (2 months) and saw the stock price go down by a third so far. In your crystal ball, do you believe there could be a catalyst at earnings’ time, to get the share price jumping? Is there a chance they might do a conference call, for once? I am tempted to sell for tax loss reasons, but it would be frustrating to see the price jump 10-20% afterwards… Thanks

Q: Please rank these providers of products to data centres for a new buy and suggest any you would prefer. Thank you.

Q: Please rank these oil stocks for a new buy and suggest any you may prefer. Thank you.

Q: The negative momentum is driving the stock price down big time. Would you sell or hold here?

Q: CN Rail shares were added to the Income Portfolio, Today.

If you decide to add exposure to rails in the Balanced Portfolio, which Canadian rail would be your preference today and why ?

You had mentioned before that CNR has a cheaper valuation and good dividend yield. But, I would appreciate your reasoning to cover other factors like future growth prospects, geographical considerations and total shareholder returns, as well.

Thank You

Q: GSY has yet to announce Q4 earnings release date, whereas in past years earnings have been released on ~ Feb 11th. Lack of an earnings date means it’s still another two weeks out. Should one interpret this as a sign management does not have their house in order or worse?

Q: I am interested in your general perspective on OKLO. Given the recent pull-back I am curious what price you see as being attractive as an entry point (if at all).

Q: Please see below some recent commentary from The Economist. Can you please provide your thoughts? Could you also please suggest one or two US listed ETFs that fit the bill and ideally have worldwide coverage?

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From: How to Hedge a Bubble, AI Edition

“Some of the most effective hedging strategies the Goldman analysts found fell into the third category: combinations of stocks and non-bond diversifiers. In fact, the best diversifiers were mostly filtered baskets of stocks, such as the S&P 500 “low volatility” subindex, which includes the 100 least volatile stocks in the main index. A 50/50 split between this and the S&P 500 would, from 1996 to 2002, have generated nearly twice the annualised excess returns (over cash) of the S&P 500 index alone. So would a similar split with the S&P 500 “dividend aristocrats” index, which includes only companies that have increased their dividends every year for the past 25. Diversifying into “quality” stocks (with high returns on equity, stable earnings and low net debt) would have brought similar returns.
Today, the idea that the best way to hedge equity risk is with equities feels unsatisfying. Considering the alternatives, though, it might just be the best shareholders can do.”

Q: i wish to buy a company that is oversold due to ai fears
i own and will cont to hold csu
between dsg and tri which has the better potential for a good rebound
many thanks for all you do !

Q: What do you think of the quarterly results. would you shortlist for including in the investment portfolio after the 10% drop?