Investment Q&A

Q: Thinking of adding either COST or WMT to our portfolio. Would appreciate your opinion as to which would be the better choice.
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Q: Hi Peter and Ryan,
Lately I contributed some cash into my RRSP. I owns many Canadian companies as you have in your demo portfolios. I also have US shares of QCOM, Google, Twitter, AYX, SQ. I am thinking of adding 2-3 of US stocks in my list above. What will you recommend? Or do you have other stocks that have good growth potentials in the long term?
Thank you,
Yiwen

Q: Hi team,

I am watching WATCH. Cramer keeps coming up with new acronyms. I think he coined FANG several years ago. Cramer likes large cap consumer names with scale. So do I. I am looking for a new name in that sector to offset my large tech holdings. I already own a full Walmart position. While I like Amazon, I still view it as trading with tech sentiment, despite its classification, and I have more than enough tech. I am not sure it should be in this grouping, but I guess Cramer needed an A. I am considering Target, which I think is back on track after its foray into Canada a few years ago. I think I missed the big run in Costco. I don’t mind buying expensive tech stocks for growth, but I am more reluctant to overpay for consumer stocks. Lastly is Home Depot and it still looks relatively attractive to me here. What is your view on adding either Target or Home Depot for growth or are there other large cap consumer names that I should consider?

Thanks again.
Dave

Q: Hello Folks:
We have held Costco in our U.S. equity portfolio for several years (approx 3% of our portfolio). As It has done very well we are considering increasing our position a few percentage points. At it's current high value do you deem this a worthwhile bet. We will likely raise the money by reducing our position in Bank of America; we also hold a 5% position in J.P. Morgan. As long time Chevron investors we could alternately reduce this position for more Costco. Thanks for your fabulous service.
brian

Q: Could you give me 3-5 US companies (any sector) you would consider good buys at this time? Thanks

Q: Thank you for your terrific website. I need to add funds for my U.S. non registered account. I presently have IWD, DVY and SPY.
How would you compare the performance and outlook for the above funds? 5 year minimal hold.

Q: Hi There,
I am currently looking at adding one US stock to my RRSP account. I currently have JPM, VTI and IWO in the account. Of the above listed stocks or any others you feel would be a better fit, which would you recommend? Timeframe is 10 plus years.
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Q: Love the business. Can you please comment on the valuation and whether this is a good time to enter into the stock and whether this would be considered a defensive stock. Thx

Q: My records indicate that Costco paid 3 special dividends totaling $19 US a share between 2012 and 2017 in addition to the regular quarterly. Can you tell me the circumstances of these specials and would you expect specials to continue in future?

Q: Hi. I own 2 US stocks, Pfizer and J&J. Have become overweight in J&J so will have some US funds to deploy. I am retired and am a dividend investor with minimum risk. I read with interest your answer to Keith that Verizon and Telus about the same and JPM and Royal Bank similar. You indicated best to invest in areas in the US like Industrials, Tech or large consumer stocks. Appreciate what stocks you recommend in these areas as well as your thoughts on Verizon.

Wayne

Q: Which two would you pick for better growth over the next few years?

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Q: Hi 5i,

What would be your top 10 names for a U.S. growthy balanced portfolio?

TIA

Q: I would like to purchase either Costco or Walmart to my RRSP account.
Which one would you recommend.
Thanks,
Morris

Q: Who knows, with the recent news on Costco and JNJ which one would be better going forward today for the short-term?

Q: Am I right in thinking that if I wanted to " hide " from the madding crowd in my U.S. stocks Costco and Walmart would be 2 companies to consider?

Q: Good evening
Given recent results, is this a good time to take an initial position in COST? Or, are there other consumer defensive stocks you would prefer?
Thx

Q: Given the weakness in consumer staples in the US, if you were looking in this sector what are some names that'd be on your watch list?

Q: Sold FB and have some US$ to spend, can you provide 3 of your current favorites that may provide short term upside from down south please - higher risk is fine? Of the two I provided, which would you choose and why?

Q: My apologies - I forgot to say that I was looking to invest in that thesis with US stocks. I'd like to invest in the thesis that low-mid level income earners are going to start having more income based on a resurgent economy, lower taxes, and a very tight labor market along with reduced immigration. Can you suggest 3-4 companies that would really benefit from this scenario?

Q: Greetings 5i,

Despite their lacklustre performance this year, I am very fond of consumer staple holdings that focus on food and household products. My reasoning is that I consider their essentiality, as well as their (at least theoretically) defensive nature make them excellent, steady, long-term holds that do not need to be constantly monitored; thereby providing a "sleep at night" factor which I highly prize. Thus, my current sector exposure consists of full positions (5%) in L and PG that, barring some fundamental catastrophe in either, I intend to hold indefinitely. I also hold AMZN (5%), but, due to the breadth of its business, consider it more of a "hybrid."

To these, I am considering adding a position in COST, as I feel that, in addition the aforementioned reasons for favouring staples, its business model is perhaps better equipped to withstand the "Amazon effect" than many other retailers (WMT, KG, etc.). I am also looking to add some geographic diversity to my retail exposure, and view the recent weakness in the stock as a good potential entry point.

However, I realize that this addition would increase my sector weighting, and possibly create some unnecessary overlap. I would therefore like to ask your advice regarding this addition, and whether my reasoning appears sound.

I am 36 years old, debt-free, and relatively conservative. My investment portfolio is solely for the purpose of expediting my retirement, and I will have no need of its funds for the foreseeable future. Excluding ETF's, my portfolio currently consists of 22 positions (with none exceeding a 5% weighting), and is, for my goals and investing style, well diversified across sectors.

Based on my situation, does the addition of COST sound like a reasonable course of action to you?

Thank you.