Investment Q&A

Q: Hi again,
Re my previous question on KL price used for fractional share price on Detour take over.
Is the $23.38 price in USD as it seems way low for Cdn $. Do you have the Cdn $ value for that transaction?
Thanks

Q: Last year Dowdupont spun-off Dow and Corteva. Amounts were allocated to each of the spin-offs as to their immediate value on separation. I received a T5 setting out those valuations as "foreign income". My broker Qtrade left my original cost for the DWDP prior to spin-off as was. Allocating a theoretical cost for the DOW and CTVA shares without reducing the cost of the remaining DWDP shares leaves open an unfair (to Revenue Canada) capital loss upon sale of DWDP. Fair enough, however the response to allocate the DOW and CTVA share values as income seems unfair to the shareholder: as income full tax is payable whereas only 50% of capital gain is fully taxed and has the ability of set-off against losses.
Question Can you advise whether the Qtrade handling is mandatory per Revenue Canada or arbitrary by broker?
Thanks very much.

Q: I hold a small position in EIF (1%) and debating whether to add or move on here. I like the divvy, but is it sustainable (payout ratio?). 50% off recent highs made in Feb, is it likely to re-test lows of late March ($14) in a second wave of market downdraft ? What are it’s prospects in a post-Corona world, does its business lend itself to quick recovery?

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan and team,

How would you rank BYD, PBH, QSR and DSG for an add on in a RESP? Time frame is 8 years. Would rankings change within a TFSA?

Is it possible to buy stocks for a child who is under 18? Or would the child have to wait until 19 to own stocks.?

Please charge however among of credit for the questions.

Thanks again for your your great service!

Marvin

Q: I just read your report on PBH and wondering what does China have to do with supplying pork to PBH? (ref. Growth Plans section of the report). I always thought China was a net importer of pork and am shocked if Canada /PBH is buying Chinese pork. Please explain the China connection to PBH operations and its impact on PBH earnings & growth.

Q: Good Morning

I’m looking to add some US exposure. I currently have Guardant, Roku and Alteryx. Regardless of sector what would recommend for a long term hold.?

Thank you

Q: Natural gas has done better relative to oil, and because it's a greener type of energy, I'm considering selling my WhiteCap (at a loss) for PeyTo. What do you think?

Q: Can you provide further explanation for why you prefer unhedged products (ETF). I am referring to your answer to Mr. Lei’s questions from today’. Especially With the cad dollar at 70 cents or so, intuitively I have shopping for hedged products. Can you please explain the virtues and and faults of hedged vs unhedged products.
Thank you.

Q: Morning ,
Relative to your recent comments on Canadian Banks and shorts , What % of shorts does it take to make a meaningful impact on the upside. Have benefited in shorts recently in Snap, Shop and ETSY . Cut my investing teeth in the Nortel, Rim , JDSU days and yet my banks have been my best long term move.
Thanks
Greg

Q: Hello Peter & 5 I team,
Thank you for the update yesterday. You mentioned that solvency is a risk in these turbulent times. We are holding the above mentioned stocks and are wondering if any of them are an insolvent potential.
Thank you

Q: Hi,
I am wondering if there are any any tail hedging strategies available to the common investor. As an example Universa has an insurance product which uses tail hedging strategies where one invests about 3% of their portfolio which practically produces a zero return during normal times but during times when unforeseen events or sudden crashes happen they produce phenomenal returns..I believe such products are only available to institutional investors. Thank you very much. Regards,
Shyam

Q: Over the last few months I have become concerned about the stock market and have sold most of my holdings and now sit on a large cash position. Do you have any suggestions for parking money other than GIC's? Thanks, Bill

Q: Due to the current pandemic situation and how medication to treat infected people and a future vaccine, do you see biotech as an area of investment opportunities? If so, can you suggest an ETF that represents the companies involved.
Many thanks

Q: Verizon and Starbucks have both taken on a fair amount of debt.
I've had a recommendation to sell both, for this reason.
What are your thoughts?

Q: your thought on cyptocurency in general and on these company in particular. do you think these will survive even though they appear to be small caps

Q: The financial people keep on saying they are looking first at the company`s Balance Sheet. Therefore which, Stocks have the strongest and best Balance Sheet? Also, include US stocks as well as Canadian stocks, because I do hold both.

Q: Good Morning
What companies do you recommend and see being active in this environment on acquisitions. Or do you forecast a slow down on acquiring because of all the uncertainty.

Thank you

Q: I own all these as part of my tech sector which has now grown to 26.57% (getting a bit high I think)
CGI-1.5%
SHOP-11.77%
KXS-3.27%
CSU-3.7%
LSPD-2..21%
FB-1.05%
GOOG-1.81%
XLNX-1.25%

SHOP position has grown a bit larger recently, how would you balance this out? If I trim back SHOP a few %, what other names here would you increase right now?

Thanks!

Q: I am having a difficult time understanding the purpose of the analysts. The analysts group is: never right; the price variance is significant; they have a large conflict of interest problem; what side of the position are they on - buy side or sell side; who pays them; trust is important in any industry but who do you trust in the group; etc. etc. etc.
The never look at the analysts price information to make a decision, I review the information contained with the analysis to help me make a decision.
Comments are appreciated.

Q: Alaris...big drop today. I don't see anything in the news. Checked the company website...nothing. Was there a downgrade or did the June quarterly dividend get cut (which I've been waiting for). Depending on the news, I may buy a bit more on the downside.

Does your newsfeed show anything?

Thanks...Steve