Investment Q&A

Q: Sir. In the spirit of weeding the garden, I find myself well down in these stocks…with a time frame of 1 year , please comment on which to keep or toss how…. 5i had good things to say about many of these in the past, but we all know that times change quickly in this business…

Q: Is this attractive here ?

Q: Portfolio Analytics indicates that across all accounts, we are underweight in the Basic Materials sector. The two stocks and CGL.C listed above are the only holdings in this sector. (CGL.C is a small holding. as it can be traded with zero commission)

Please suggest some additional Canadian and U.S. stocks in this sector to improve diversification, include reasonable entry points, and rank them in order of what to purchase first.

For a Canadian ETF, what is your opinion of XMA?

Please deduct as many credits as necessary.

Thanks

Q: Portfolio Analytics indicates that, across all accounts, we are significantly underweight in the Basic Materials sector. The stocks and ETF noted above are the only holdings in this sector. (CGL.C is quite a small holding.)

Please suggest at least five additional Canadian stocks in this sector to improve diversification, include a reasonable entry point, and rank them in order of what to purchase first.

Thanks

Q: In your answers to questions regarding sectors allocation, you say that materials sector should be at 10%. In my case it is 4% and includes AEM, NTR, CCL.B, WFG, MX. What would you do to increase my allocation? Would you replace some companies? Thank you

Q: hi,
I hold all these, several fro many years. they are all in the red. many are (former) stalwart blue chip dividend plays. I am basically comfortable holding them, and I do expect a good rebound in prices when rates start to fall. 1) am I missing something? are there any in the list that you think the dividend may be in jeopardy, or you see no runway for growth ( small or large). 2) are there any in the list you would be comfortable adding to ( which is what I am wanting to do)?
cheers, Chris

Q: In a reply.to a question asked by Satish on January 15th. You suggested an entry point of 65$ to look good. Would your opinion be changed with the recent run-up as of late to as high as 72$. Tks. Larry

Q: Are there any particularly compelling resource stocks that are worth buying currently. I have zero exposure to commodities and I am fine with that, but I am open to your recommendations, either CAD or US. I am a moderate-to-agressive investor.

Thank you.

Q: From a value perspective, where the current price is compared to it's historical price range and it's future potential, in what order would you add to these equities (NTR, FTS, XIT, XST, ZUT) to reach asset allocation goals?

I understand it is not apples to apples, due to some of the equities are stocks vs ETFs; and some are conservative vs aggressive.

When looking at both the technicals and fundamentals, I would suggest that NTR and ZUT are undervalued and could be earlier purchases, compared to FTS, XIT, XST. Purchases will be spread out over several months.

Your thoughts on the order?

Thanks...Steve

Q: Current long term owner of NTR....still up by quite a bit. I have some TFSA cash available to add more to NTR. Happy to let it sit making 4.5% in a cash investment while Nutrien completes it's current slide.

Q#1 = while any stock can continue to plummet, at what level do you conclude that the current price is absolutely buyable? As I write this question, NTR is at $69. Using technicals with a 50mda and a 200mda, it looks like the slide could continue for a while. When does the data conclude that you should just buy it? No one can time the bottom, but NTR is getting to levels that are pretty interesting.

Q#2 = on the NTR profile page, in the top box the P/B = 1.351. Down below, P/B is 1.01. Are these numbers from different timeframes or a data provider mistake?

Thanks....Steve

Q: If you had to choose just one of these companies to invest in, which one would you choose today? Would you still give a B+ rating to CAE? Thank you

Q: Good morning 5i Team,

If considering buying NTR, FNV or CCO for a 1-2 year hold, could you please rank your current preference with a brief comment. Thank you.

Brad

Q: I'm down about 20% or so on this one. I know you're against averaging down, from what I've read, but do you see long term (5+ years) value at these prices?

Q: You answered Cathy's question about Nutrien on January 12, and I have a similar question. I met someone last week who works for Nutrien, and states that the company is in trouble and starting to sell off some of its businesses in various communities. I am not sure if there is any validity to this statement and curious if your research shows otherwise.

Q: Hello,

I notice some recent questions about NTR. To further those, at what price would you consider an attractive entry point (for a long term RRSP hold)?

Thanks!

Q: Good morning. Nutrien has had a bad week. Is this just the cyclical nature of fertilizer or is there something else going on?

Cathy

Q: Would you buy these stocks now and in what order?

Thanks,
Milan

Q: Your opinion

Q: I need to gradually raise cash over the next 6 months and am operating on the assumption that interest rates will begin a to decline in late Q1, I would only like to sell those holdings that are less likely to do well in a declining interest rate environment. Please rank each of these holdings from "Sell Now - least likely to benefit from a declining rate environment" to "Avoid Selling - should do very well in a declining rate environment". AQN, BCE, BN, BNS, DSG, ENB, GSY, KXS, NTR, PBH, TCN, TD
Thanks...Glenn

Q: Hi 5i
I'm considering adding to NTR $76. Would appreciate your thoughts on when demand may pick up. Also BHP is going ahead with Jansen. Is it likely to weaken pricing/profitability for NTR?
Thanks, Greg