Investment Q&A

Q: I just wanted to circle back to one of my last questions around META to confirm something. I had a typo in my question where I said $425M shares but had the dollar sign accidentally, making it seem like the buyback was $425M dollars in shares, but in fact its 425M shares, which is obviously WAY more of a spend. You mentioned that there would be no dilution since their recent buybacks outweigh the new share increase. But with the correction mentioned above I believe it would put the 2023 share count a fair bit higher than the 2022 and 2021, which hasn't happened for a number of years for FB since they've been lowering the share count since 2018. Does this add up, and is META in fact diluting a fair bit with this move? Thx. I see 2020: 2,851B
2021: 2,815B
2022: Not sure
2023: With addition of 425M shares, somewhere above 3B

Q: Could I have your comments on this company. Would you consider it a buy? Thanks

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

For this year's TFSA, and being underrepresented in energy, please rank CNQ, SU, and TOU. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Q: Thinking about taxation and witholding taxes.
Are there any of these holdings that should not belong in a CELI?

ISHARES CDN SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX ETF XDV
ISHARES CORE MSCI EMG MKTETF IEMG
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 INDXETF(CAD-HEDGED) XSP
ISHARES CORE S&P/TSX CAPPED COMPOSITE INDX ETF XIC
ISHARES MSCI EAFE IDX ETF(CAD-HEDGED) XIN
ISHARES SEL DIVIDEND ETF DVY
ISHARES SP/TSX CAPPD REITINDEX ETF
HYG
ISHARES TR-RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX IWN
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US REIT ETF SCHH
VANGUARD FTSE DEVELOPED MARKETS ETF VEA
BMO US DIVIDEND ETF ZDY
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 INDXETF XUS
ISHARES CORE S&P/TSX CAPPED COMPOSITE INDX ETF

Q: At the end of each year I gauge my portfolio performance against a basket of indexes. Finding accurate total return performance figures for certain indexes is always a challenge. Could you tell me what the 2022 total return (before taxes) was for the following:
S&P TSX Composite
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
FTSE TMX Can Bond Index

Q: I'm wanting to increase my holdings in US healthcare. For share price appreciation and safety, which would you prefer and why?

Q: Hi Team,
Can I get your take on NVEI 's aquisiton of Paya? Thanks

Shane

Q: Hi,
Of this list do any of these names have concerns and if so, what might they be? Are there any you would wish to wait longer before buying? Any you do not think appropriate buys in this market? Others you feel are more compelling? If you were to buy these, in what order would you do so? I know - lots of questions - feel free to deduct accordingly! My preference is for stability of future earnings, lower or no debt and the dividend is a bit of a bonus, but not something to rely on. Many thanks!
Dawn

Q: Is there a way to avoid the foreign withholding tax on US dividends?

Q: Can you please recommend your favourite yield products for stability and income?

Q: Hello and Happy 2023:

IFC Is this company going to struggle or prosper for the next couple of years? If there are competitors that you think will do better could you please advise.

Thanks
Flo

Q: I would like to understand the tax implications of holding VXC in a TFSA.
According to my readings, I retain that the witholding tax is 0.48%. Is it correct?
Is an ETF you recommend? If not, do you have a suggestion?

Q: Good morning,

I know CSU and TOI are kind of related but not clearly know how. I have 8% in CSU now ( thanks to 5i). Is it wise to invest in TOI as well? Appreciate your advice as always!

Angie

Q: Hi 5i happy new year! I believe its time to step into US perpetual preferred shares due to interest rates. I'm having problems finding these and I'm hoping you can help. Quality needs to be high to the highest as this is for my retirement. I am an advocate of diversification so please if you can have a few stable sectors listed, thanks!

Q: Hi

Would you take the .36% of a share in Triple Flag or just sell MMX now which would be a premium price to the $3.92US being offered? I don't want to be shortsighted here. Does Triple Flag have a bright future in your mind?

Carl

Q: I noticed that your position on Google has changed in the past couple of months. Previously, you were always recommending it as #1 stock for growth/risk combination, lately I don't see this recommendation anymore. At the moment, it is the worst performing stock in my portfolio and I am down over USD $20K on it. Unfortunately, it's in TFSA portfolio, so I cannot sell and claim cap loss. Do you still believe in bright future for Google considering the challenges (e.g. Microsoft combining efforts with Open AI to integrate chatGPT in Bing and challenge Google search dominance and, by proxy, ad revenue)? Considering that the stock is held in TFSA, would you keep it or sell and replace with something else? If you recommend selling, please list your suggestions. What is your current recommendation on the US market for better growth/risk equilibrium? Thanks!

Q: I have both BEP.UN and BEPC in an unregistered margin account and for simplicity sake would to only hold one of them. Is there any particular advantage of one over the other in an unregistered account? Thanks.

Q: Do you know the reason for the huge drop in TMO today? Please comment on your overall thoughts on this company. Thank You.

Q: I asked about SIMO in July, but wonder your thoughts now. The price looks good for a sale.

Q: You haven't had a look at this company in a few years. Could I get an updated view on them, please? Has their debt gone down?