Q: There are currently no obvious cyber security etfs listed in Canada. Do you have a short list of Canadian-listed cyber security stocks that I can make up my own pseudo-etf. As a long-time subscriber, thank you for your service.
Q: Outside of Gold I only hold TV in the materials sector. Can you name a few equities that you would recommend that are not oil related? What weighting would you suggest for this sector overall? Thank-you as always.
Q: Can you please provide comment after PHO's conference call? Hopefully management discusses the one time charges that dragged down earnings. Is the story still the same going forward?
American Hotel properties reit seems to be in a freefall- is there something beyond last weeks earnings miss to account for this? If not, is it a buy at these levels?
Q: Hello 5i. I'm overweight in CBI and have taken a big hit (35%). Stock sits in my Lira account which I'm unable to touch for 10 yrs. Would you recommend I sit on this and hope for bounce back with possible infrastructure bill to be passed or take my hit now and move on? if so, what would you recommend to replace stock with in U.S. or Can? Please offer 1 stock on each side of the border.
Q: I purchase some Chicago Bridged & Iron @ $16.00 and did an open covered call at $17.00 and got $1.75. I thought this was a good trade until the share price fell off a cliff lately. What do you think about CBI .... medium & longer term
Q: You answered a question yesterday for the top five tech stocks you would recommend. Surprised you omitted KXS - is this because of the Samsung thingy? Your answer to a later question on KXS indicated that you didn't think this was a problem. Is there some other reason it wasn't included in your top five?
Q: Morning Peter and team, In addition to the core 5i big-cap stable names, we own healthy positions in GUD, GPS, KXS, PHO, PTE, OTEX, TCN & TV and a 1/2 position in PLI, and have ~35% portfolio cash. What are the next 2 small caps you would add here ? Would you initiate a position in CRH ? Thanks, Paul
Q: If I sell a US stock held in a US account but leave the cash in the account and buy another stock how would I report the capital gain to the CRA? Thanks.
Q: Thinking of deploying some cash, maybe 3% of portfolio, between high yielding names that could have significant upside if things work out well for them (not usually my investment strategy - buy names with significant challenges and hope things work out). Among the names I'm considering are Callidus Capital, Pivot Technology and Alaris Royalty. Any problem with this strategy? I'm particularly intrigued by Pivot's eps expectations over the next few years (granted only one analyst follows them but he is forecasting 2018 eps at 63 cents and 2020 eps at $1.24.
Q: Good morning 5i Team:
My question regarding the six companies mentioned is about Equity by Geographical location.
Lets say I only have the aforementioned companies in my portfolio.
With the exception of BCE, all the other companies have a portion and sometimes a sizeable amount of their revenue coming from US or International divisions.
From the Equity by Geography scenarios I have seen; this portfolio would be considered 100% Canadian.
Am I misunderstanding this or should some of this portfolio be considered US or International even though all companies are Canadian.
Thank you as always for your concise, informative and professional advice. Wouldn't have the confidence to be a DIY investor without 5i.
Q: What are your thoughts/valuation on VNR in the 5i income portfolio?
Based on the entry price, it looks like you bought around mid 2014 and had a nice 40% gain, inline with the other utilities. But now VNR never gets a mention for utilities to own, and the recommendation is always between FTS, AQN, BEP.UN, or NPI.
I'm retired, living on dividend income and interested in being more defensive in my portfolio and increasing my position in utilities.