Investment Q&A

Q: Your opinion/advise regarding Paypal. I am down considerably, unfortunately held in a US$ RRIF so no tax loss selling advantage. Do you think it will recover , I am in no rush to sell if there's any hope.
Thanks

Q: Any thoughts on getting into this now? Any comments on their debt situation -- looks bit high to me and would be concerning if/when interest rates rise -- thoughts?

Q: Hi Team, I was stopped out of sde after a good return and I am now thinking of buying back in. My question is the PE at 2.9 seems very low, book at 1.1, too good to be true usually is, what am I missing?

Q: Hi,

I was wondering if I could get your thoughts on a general trading/investing strategy.

Over the years, I have seen my valuations go up and down, up and down-yet I stick to the buy and hold strategy knowing I am not smart enough to time the market.

I am now thinking of adopting this strategy: selling approx 30% of a security position when I think it looks frothy. If the prices goes up, I still have 70% holding to benefit... BUT if it goes down, I would buy back that 30%.

I am not referring to day trading in and out-this would be a rebalance once/twice a year. What do you think in general of this strategy?

Thanks as always for your sage advice.

Q: Hi Peter and Team
I have two questions: (1) In your opinion based on both current environment and previous experience, what is the chance that BABA is delisted from the NYSE? (2) If that were to happen, what is the effect on current shareholders?
Thanks
Marc

Q: Good Morning 5i,
With all the cash being generated by the energy companies I am wondering if you think the higher carbon producers would be looking to go private to allow them the time needed away from the public markets to transition to a lower carbon footprint. Would appreciate your thoughts in this regard, which companies do you think would consider going this route, would a company require shareholder approval and if so,
would there be a significant premium paid to shareholders to get the approval ? Thanks

Q: Hi thank you for all that you do.

I would appreciate your thoughts on a top ten list for growth plays in the US for an RRSP. (1 ETF) Time horizon is on my side as I’m a younger investor, and a dividend is not important.

Also, can you please provide a grade for each stock chosen? Ex A -E as shown in the Report section.

Would this list be any different in a TFSA? If so, why?

Thank you and please deduct points as necessary.

Nick

Q: This preferred is being redeemed. Is CPD a suitable replacement?

Q: Can you comment on 1) DOC's earnings and partnership with Sunlife 2) VSBY earnings

Q: Do you still like DIS for 5 years (post pandemic) hold? What would be your entry point?

Q: I am interested in opening a position in a Bitcoin ETF. It can be Canadian or U.S. Which EFTs would your recommend?

Michael

Q: Many Canadian banks doing share buybacks, what is the major reason for this ??

Q: In the health sector, would you be more enthusiastic about growth for Well or Neighbourly Pharmacies ? Looking at a three to five year time period. Thnks

Q: Good Morning 5i
What are your views on the need, terms and quality of a $25M Senior Convertible Note announced yesterday? The market reaction appears to be negative. Is this a short term reaction in your view?
Thanks for any comments.

Q: I might be finding out I'm less comfortable with volatility than I thought I was <g>. Or am I losing sight of longer-term trends and overreacting to isolated daily extremes?
Two of my holdings are down quite a bit more today than the general market and my other (mostly relatively conservative? - communications/banks/utilities) holdings.
Anything going on sector-related (CT REIT down almost 5%) or company-specific (Atco / utilities down over 3%)? None of my other utility holdings are nearly this bad today.

Q: On 25 Nov my portfolio dropped 2.4%.
On 30 Nov my portfolio dropped 2.7%.
On 30 Nov, still stinging from the 2.4% drop, I was watching the 5i questions but nobody was asking about the stock rout. I assume most investors were reviewing their positions to see what their exposure was.
I didn't do anything at all. But I kept watching for questions and related guidance.
Can I have your advice on what to do on a day like yesterday, where Bloomberg said futures fell due to Omicron so this was a forecast I could have acted upon. Also, the Fed was said to be more hawkish due to inflation and was going to accelerate completion of its bond buying program. Probably a few other significant factors. In this type of market, did I do the right thing? Or should I have been trading my riskier positions yesterday? My intuition says I should have done more earlier, but when I saw no related questions coming, I assumed investors were busy trading to have less exposure.
Just a few thoughts from the wounded.

Q: Thoughts on GMTN:CA, the recent floods in BC have seem to effected their price. Is this something to be concerned about?

Q: Hi Team,
I have heard DOO mentioned quite a bit in top canadian recommendations. Although sales have been good for the company and demand for their product is high, do you see sales/ numbers slumping for them for the next while due to supply chain issues. I know where I am the dealers have very little for inventory, and are only getting "spring break" snowcheck deliveries in for customers that pre ordered snowmobiles last spring. Will this not hurt their numbers for the next few months until supply chain issues getting straightened out?
Also, in a quick pitch...what are the main selling points for investing in this company for a 5yr plus time frame? Would it be one of your top picks today for canadian investment for share price appreciation...or after recent sell offs are their others you would choose over this one (please list)? Thanks

Shane.

Q: How would PRA fit into a portfolio? What percentage overall would make sense and what type of equity would you classify it as? If you bought it would you reduce your gold and oil exposure to compensate?

Q: CLPT Hello, what is your opinion of this small business in the medical space ? Do you believe their technologies are unique ? Thanks