Investment Q&A

Q: Does VDY ,BNS, AQN, dividend paying stocks have enough growth to support the price, in view of rising rates.
Would you move away (sell) dividend paying stocks as per above.

Q: Good Day to 5I team: With banks trending down I am down about 7% but still with a 4% dividend.With VRIF my core retirement income holding also in a downward trend am down about 5% with a 4% dividend. Would you consider one or the other a sell for tax loss and. Investing proceeds in a 1 year gic at 2.45% to take shelter from what may or may not transpire into a resession and redeploy funds when markets look better? Which do you feel has a better chance of revovery?

Q: I have a well balanced RRSP and have cash to add one more 1/2 position, long timeframe. I have narrowed it down to the above 3 stocks.

Can you let me know which one you think is best to add and why?

Q: Given the rise in inflation and the current global environment, do you feel one should hold some gold in their portfolio? Would PHYS.CA fit the bill or do you have another suggestion.
Earl

Q: Hello 5i team,
In light of the upcoming 10:1 split, are you still recommending SHOP at these price levels? Do you still rate the company at A- if you were to do a report?
Thank You,
Andrew

Q: I have owned MFC for a number of years and over this period the shares have done absolutely nothing other than the dividend despite general markets that have been quite positive over this period. If that is how the shares performed in good markets what might happen if or when markets weaken. I suspect shares could tank as they’re does not to be a lot of ‘love’ for the company shares. Would appreciate your analysis. Should shares be sold or continue to be held? Could you pleases provide rationale for your position. Thanks.

Q: It appears that the environmental approvals are forthcoming to proceed with building this mine.
$185m in debt financing is in place and additional funds will come about from equity financing.
I suspect that the sp will trade sideways until the equity portion is finalized. Your thoughts about this suspicion please.
If you believe in the lassonde curve, is there significant upside with this company. Thank you

https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2022/04/12/marathon-gold-provides-update-on-development-plans-for-the-valentine-gold

Q: Hello,

You responded to Derek and his question about TSU and BAM stating “ TSU was a 100% spin off from BAM.A. BAM does not own any shares and there is no formal relationship between the two. Essentially, TSU is too small for BAM and we would not expect something between the two.”

In fact, Partners Value (private investment holdco of BAM) is the majority shareholder of TSU with a weighting of 10%. Also, Q4 2016 Flatt stated that senior management intends to keep all of their shares. Now I’m 2020 they did sell 2.5 mm of shares.

Q: You mentioned in a response that generally people are shifting out of banks to move into energy and materials. Is it wrong to chase these areas which have already run so far? About a year and a half ago you had recommended BEP and I know you still like it. For a long term investor if you had to choose between BEP and CNQ which would you choose? To me BEP seems to represent more value as renewables have suffered but CNQ clearly has really good momentum. I have bought oil stocks before at all time highs and it never worked out too well. My issue is never knowing when to sell. Looking forward to your thoughts!

Q: over the past 5 years, I've noticed when QQQ takes a decent dip, it climbs hard after. Do you believe we have seen the worst of this dip? And if not, when would you feel comfortable entering?

Q: Hi,
Would you be reluctant to maintain more than $100K invested in a Canadian financial institution because of the cap on CDIC insurance?

I recently transferred a bunch of dough to Tangerine as its HISA is paying 2%.

I'm not concerned but should I be?

Thanks,
Robert

Q: Hi, I read in the G&M that an analyst said that Inovalis’ AFFO payout ratio projected for 2022 was 170%. If so, does it have enough cash on hand to sustain the distribution? Thanks

Q: Q: Can you please shed some light on why the BIG drop in ABBV the last couple of days? Time to worry ?

Q: Is Real Estate a good investment in an inflationary environment? I have Prologis, Public Storage and American Tower on my watchlist. Can you please rank them and provide any other suggestion you might have.

Q: This company BNE has been doing well in the market of late. Does it have further upside at the $30 or so level? We often chase hot stocks only to find out they are already exhausted at that point when we enter, e.g. TSU was one of such names. Thanks.

Q: A year ago I asked for your opinion on these stocks to incorporate into my current portfolio of banks, utilities, REITS, infrastructure, etc. My first purchase was BAM With the current market decline I see an opportunity to purchase another stock. From a technical view which looks most attractive? From a fundamental view which looks the most attractive ? Which would you purchase next? Thanks. Derek

Q: Hi 5i team - What amount of cash holdings does Shopify have. Also what is the level of profitability and what are the expectations for its growth in this area. Also has there been any significant insider trading recently and what is the overall insider ownership. Thanks.

Q: Me, pondering a move or two and would like your take. In a LIRA that is diversified and balanced for stability and with say 20 years to go, I hold BAMR with a weighting of 2.66%. And I'm pondering selling it and replacing with with more GOOG, current weighting of 2.67% as GOOG, for me, has a risk factor of 9 out of 10 and is highly profitable......and that would take the position weighting up to say 4.5%.And then with the remaining cash, buy a starter position in MED, with my risk factor of 6 out of 10 and with both high growth and profitability and seems to be undervalued relative to its food product peers.Or rather than MED, take a starting position in Accenture PLC, with a risk rating of 9 out of 10 and with high profitability and low risk relative to its business support service service peersNow pondering what to do....Go with an add to GOOG and take a start position with MED or ACN......or take equal starter position in both of MED and ACN???....or another option that you might suggest I consider. ........Thanks for the assistance.........Tom

Q: IVOR ... your opinion on buying at this point

Q: Hi Peter
Will the city of Montreal opt-in decision significantly affect TCL ? If the stock drops further on this news, is it worth buying at this level?