Investment Q&A

Q: What is your current view on BLX? Do you see any upside in the share price?

Regards,
JR

Q: Hi 5i, I currently hold RCDB.TO in my margin account. My goal is twofold: 1) move it to my RRSP account 2) sell it and replace it with VAB.CA. Would I be best to sell RCDB.TO in my margin account first and then move the cash into my RRSP, or transfer it in kind to my RRSP and then sell it? And would I need to wait 30 days before I purchase VAB.CA? Please deduct as many points as needed. Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Q: Can you give me your current assessment of drr.u

Q: Good day 5i - I would like to know if it is advisable to pay a fee for an ETF Cash Account if you are frequently depositing and withdrawing funds to use to buy stocks, etc. I realize the funds are more liquid. Also, not having used an ETF previously, do you need to be concerned when the ETF is at a higher price when you purchase it. Thank you.

Q: could you please recommend a Cybersecurity ETF or two top stock suggestions and if good to buy now or average in.
Thanks

Q: A question on a few of my laggards. As a clean up of my portfolio these are back to original purchase price. Purchased 18 months ago and wondering if buy sell or hold.
Thanks

Q: I currently have no tech holdings. Could you please give your 3 top recommendations given current conditions and if it would be best to take full positions now or maybe average in over the year.
thanks

Q: What are your favourite Canadian bond ETFs given the current circumstances and looking ahead a couple of years.
Thank you!

Q: Hi there,

With MAGT getting taken out, are there any other names which could be a good takeout candidate? Would STC, SYZ and CTS all into this category? Would there be any others?

Thanks!

Q: The dust has settled a bit on the BAM spin off. So much for newBAM being undervalued within oldBAM ( now BN). Before the split I had shares of one company worth 44k, now I hold 2 companies one worth 36k (BN) and the other 8k (BAM). I have no need to hold both BAM and BN, do you have a preference for balanced but moving to income investor. 5+ year hold. The book on BAM in my account is showing as " zero" so looks like selling BAM would be 100% cap gain...Selling BN would be about the same net cap gain as I have done well owning it. So there is no real tax advantage to going one direction or the other in my unregistered account..

So hold both and get annoyed looking at the smaller positions in both, sell BN and buy BAM, sell BAM and buy BN or Sell both and buy your current new favorite...

Q: Any thoughts on Goodfellow inc./GDL. Debit looks reasonable, low p/b and p/e and ok dividend, I must be missing something?

Thanks

Q: For my wife's Cash account. Ignore asset allocation...I already own all of these and have some top-up monies available and assigned towards each of these 4 = BNS, FTS, NRGI, NWC.

I have designated monies to invest/month over the next 3 months (I am roughly half way into my re-investment strategy).

In terms of upside potential, what order would you buy these? My thoughts => NRGI, then BNS, then FTS, then finally NWC.

Thanks...Steve

Q: I have about 2% ish in AAPL and GOOG, how comfortable should I be to increase that % on those companies at these rates? Increase to maximum of 5%? Increase to a maximum of 8%? Increase to a maximal of 10%? AAPL and GOOG are long term holdings. Clayton

Q: These two preferred are going to be reset next month. Is a conversion from BCE.PC to BCE.PD, or the reverse, tax-free if we choose to do so?

I was very successful in the last 2 years with the BCE.PD floating shares, but would it be wise to let them go and convert to the fixed-reset at this moment of plateauing interest rates? I guess it could depend on the new rates which will be determined on Feb06.

Thanks to the team.

Q: Your thoughts on acquisition just announced

Q: Hello Peter and Team,

We are celebrating the start of CPP and OAS this year. With that in mind we have to think about RRIF in 7 years, investments , bonds, and GIC's in our RRSP's. We also have a small TFSA for higher growth stocks. With that said, it is time to retool our investments. We have not been a fan of bonds for over 10 years though we are open to bonds now. .

Which mix of CDN/US/Foreign Bonds, GIC's, and top 10 stocks would you recommend for RRSP's if you have a clean slate with a 7 year outlook.?

Thank you so much for your service. It is the best site by far for advice, CDN portfolios, and general questions by subscribers.

Sincerely,
Debbie and Jerry

Q: CHE.UN CUT THEIR DIVIDEND. DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH CASH FLOW AND ETC. TO MAINTAIN THE DIVIDEND? WHAT IS THEIR FUTURE,IS IT BUY,SELL,OR HOLD AND THE REASONS WHY?

Q: I am having difficulty finding out about fees associated with CDRs. On the one hand I see the answer 'there are no fees'. On the other hand, I see this on CIBC's website: "The notional currency hedge includes a spread earned by CIBC which will on average not exceed 0.60% on an annualized basis." Is this 0.6% paid for by owners of the specific CDR? If so, is there a similar expense at every bank or brokerage through which one might buy a CDR? This would severely hurt the value of buying CDRs would it not? You are still taking all the equity specific risk, you would still be charged the withholding tax, and unlike an ETF, you are not gaining any diversification for your fees. Thank-you.

Q: My son has a small portfolio consisting of two ETF’s and seven stocks (CN, AAXN, NVDA, CRWD, DDOG, DIS, TTWO). We have picked stocks that have good potential, but that are also fun for him to follow. He is using the ETF’s to give his portfolio some diversification with 20% in ZSP and 15% in XIT. He is investing for the long term. He now has some extra cash to buy another stock or two. Would you have some suggestions? We are also thinking of selling XIT and splitting the proceeds between CSU and maybe one other stock. Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

Q: Hi 5i team,
I am holding AEM and SSL , and thinking to add one more gold stock.

What is your opinion about Victoria Gold, would you be comfortable buying this stock ?

Thank you for your advice as always.