Investment Q&A

Q: May I please have your opinion on REAL. It has not performed well recently as you know. What is your expectation in their upcoming quarter. Is more competition from the USA something one should be worried about. Sincerely Joseph.

Q: Real Matters has experienced weakness in the last few months (as most of your readers know).

But in the past week, there was a gap down and I think it has more to do with their competitive position in the market related to the pending merger between CoStar and Corelogic (which I would think is Real Matters competition). What do you think about this? Do you know if this will have a material change in their ability to gain market share in the Appraisals business?

Q: Do you think it would be a better idea to maintain a position in REAL or to initiate a position in TOI?

Thanks.

Q: In a well diversified portfolio, I am considering selling BMO, CU, PHO, REAL, and SJR.B and buying AT, BYD, DOO, DSG and VII. Would you agree with this approach? What would be order to sell and order to buy?

Q: I am having a hard time valuing some of these growth companies and when to buy.... I bought REAL ahead of earnings and took a bath.... REAL missed earnings by one penny yet doubled previous earnings and painted a rosy outlook in it's conference call ..... I still like REAL but Mr Market doesn't ......Now I am considering XBC which according to 5I's company report was expensive at $7 a share.... So the question is to buy now { if I can get it under $10 } or wait a week until after earnings ? I am well aware these companies are priced according to the future but would like to minimize at least some of the volatility .... So this is simply a before or after question . If 5I wanted to purchase XBC would you do it now or wait until the earnings report ?

Q: The above companies are equally weighted in my TFSA. Which one would you add to today?
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i
I've read 5i posts regarding insider selling recently The Ink insiders buying report indicates recent buying of about $3M by director.
In your opinion does this increase your confidence in the company's share price going forward and if so to what degree? Or is it simply not that relevant currently?

Would you add to existing position at these levels?

Thx
JIm

Q: I own Real Matters (REAL), Topicus.com (TOI.v) and Flex Ltd. (FLEX) within a larger portfolio. I would like to sell two of these 3 companies. Which of the 3 has the best growth potential and would be the best candidate to add the proceeds of the sale to?
Thank you
Frank

Q: Hi - I recently subscribed to Portfolio Analytics and I was looking at the suggested sector allocations of which I am out of whack. So I need to scale back in Technology - out of the above holdings, could you pls let me know which you would considering selling first? Or if they are all good for the long term (I have 10+ years), I could look at reducing position sizes.

Q: 5i has stated in the past that the above companies have no debt (LNF "very little debt") - is that still the case? If possible, can you please name 5 additional good CAN and 5 US companies that have no debt or very little?
Thanks!

Q: At one time was up35% in real and am now down 10%. Wondering if I should sell it now as I'll only have about 3-4 years to hold it.
Thanks for your great advice.

Q: In my TSFA have equal weightings of PHO, REAL, WELL and XBC. Have additional funds to invest and was thinking of following AT, CTS, KRR, MCR, NVEI, or QST. You have suggested ATZ, GSY, or KXS which own most elsewhere to was looking to something new. How would you rank these stocks and would you have any better suggestions?

Q: ENB and TRP comprise 100% of my energy exposure and about 4% of my portfolio. I am looking to reduce my exposure to ENB but find it hard to sell a stock that seems quite undervalued. Part of my concern is that I will be selling at the same time as all the ESG sensitive fund managers and sovereign wealth funds who are reducing holdings in anything related to “fossil fuels”. So a part of me says “be patient” because ENB could easily hit $50 by the end of the year when more of the pandemic is in the rear view mirror. Would you sell now or wait?

With the proceeds, I am looking to buy something with more growth, perhaps REAL which seems value priced right now, or SYZ which pays a decent dividend. Which of these two would give a better total return over the next ten years compared to ENB? Or would you even say “ignore the noise and stick with ENB because it’s a stronger blue chip company longer term”?

Q: I have these equities in TFSA and have $6,000 to invest. I have small gain in PHO and loss in REAL. Would you keep both of these or have suggestions as to what would be three growth stocks to acquire in the sequence you would acquire them in. Thanks for your assistance

Q: As with you Canaccord has lowered expectations in the near term. They mentioned a weaker Q2 on Title expenses with the outlook for a stronger 2nd half. Would that be how you would look at this stock? Price target for Canaccord remains attractive in the near term but overall should I wait for Q2 results?

Q: I read REAL Matters financial results and your response to an earlier question. The growth in all areas seemed extraordinary so what is contributing to their EPS misses the past two quarters? The market reaction both times has been to significantly push the share price down?

Q: I seems like the CEO of Real Matters is selling shares on the public market while company buys back shares. In December CEO share buy backs for redemption or cancellation were always followed by CEO public market sale. Could this be an indication of something stinky going on?

Q: Hello Team,

Real Matters held their cc today. TD in a research note indicates that Real expects T&C to see a Tier 1 lender to be brought on board in the current quarter and for revenues to accrue in the 3rd quarter. While I note that the Company is working on getting a tier 1 lender into T&C, is that your takeaway from the call as well?

Q: Hi 5i,

First of all, thanks for your advise to help me understand more for the US & Canadian stock markets. I have a feeling that the US market will end the over 10 years bull market soon and bear market will come in. Due to the issue of GME, BB, NOK, and AMC showing many "NEW" investors involve the US and Canadian market (because of the BB), specially the Reddit social media investor forums is not healthy. I guess the Canadian market may also affected, due to the BB issue. Just in case the bear market will come, what the above stocks need to be sold to play safe. I am thinking to sell KXS, LSPD, and NVEI, those stock prices may not be survival during the big drop in coming. Do you have the same feeling that the bear market will come? Can you please rank the above stocks able to survival during the bear market and please suggest to take off any just in case the worst worst things really happen.

Q: HI 5I,
I have a 2/3 position to match the growth portfolio 3%. I know you are not fans of buying into a dropping stock but with the selloff is $16.50 a good buy price for additional shares. Or should I just hold on. Perhaps the price will settle in further.