Investment Q&A

Q: What is your opinion on Cerner these days? Is VEEV a competitor?

Q: This question is on Gamehost not the health care stock gaurdent. Is it possible to correct this in your data base so that it is easier to sort the questions or at least spell out the name in your answer when you see that the wrong GH is displayed.
We hold Gamehost In a Lif account that generates enough income so no stocks will need to be sold for many years. Is there any point to continue to hold this stock (I know the market doesn't care what we paid for it) or is it best to move on? Thank you.
M

Q: Hi 5i team,

Between WMT and COST, which one is your choice for a 3 years hold? Why?
Would you buy at the current valuation? Thanks.

Q: Hello
The Bank of Canada Target Rate is set at .25% until the Fourth Quarter of 2021.
However, I also noted that the forecast for the 5 year Government of Canada bond is different as follows:
Q2 2020......54%
Q3 2020.......63%
Q4 2020........75%
Q1 2021.........98%
Is it possible to have a gradual increase in the 5 year bond rate while the Bank rate is kept static at .25% ??
Thanks

Q: What equities in Canada or USA do you consider cheap with great balance sheets.

Q: Are you rethinking your position on Air Canada with the news about a possible downgrade in its credit rating.

Q: Greetings

Can you tell me a bit about this company. Nice 1 year chart, I like the business model, and may like it even more within the next year...

Hope everyone at 5i is well.

Q: Hi Team,
This husky prefer is reset, how often they reset the rate and is it worth to hold this one? Your comment is highly appreciated.
Thanks as always,
Tak

Q: A cure is a non-technical term so we need to be careful. Not to beat a dead horse (too much anyways)...Gilead is not offering a "cure" to Covid-19. Their drug was used as a treatment on USA patient 1 in Washington State, a young man who the doctors feared was dying from Covid-19. After receiving the injection he recovered almost immediately and was discharged from the hospital a few days later. Gilead's drug was entered into FDA trials and was shown to be effective for 30% of the people. While this percentage seems small the drug was considered so effective all the people on the placebo were put on the drug. Society is looking for a vaccine which will prevent people from getting Covid-19. This will likely prove more of a challenge to the health industry. Vaccines sometimes offer long term immunity but sometimes the immunity dies out - that is why we need Tetanus booster shots every 10 years or so. Dr. Fauci is on record as feeling a vaccine is "doable" by January 2021.
Publish if you feel this is useful.
Jim

Q: Wondering if you could update your thoughts on this company. The one year chart is somewhat dismal, but might this be a good entry?

Q: SHELL apparently just cut its dividend for the first time since WW-II. Do you know if there are any rumblings about other big firms in the sector doing the same?
Many thanks in advance.

Q: What do you think of COPA as a bounce back candidate in the next year?

Q: Can I please have your thoughts and analysis of this company's recently announced earnings. Would you consider it a buy at this price. Thank You.

Q: Received some BIPC shares from my holding in BIP.un. At the beginning both were equivalent in $ but now the spread is between $3 and $4. Although both are in my TSFA, should a consolidated all in BIPC before the spread get bigger?

Q: Hello, on several occasions you have suggested PHYS as a tool to invest in gold bullion. I see that there are two versions of PHYS, one is CA and the other is US. Which one would you recommend in a non registered account? Thanks, Gervais

Q: Good Afternoon,
Now that Royal Dutch Shell has aggressively cut their dividend do you think this will provide cover for other super majors on this side of the pond ( Suncor, Exxon, Conoco etc) to follow suit?
Thanks

Q: Hi Peter and Staff
I know calculations depend on what goes into them but I would like your comments on an article by Just Wall Street I just read.

It claims Sylogist paid out over 400% of its free cash flow last year ?

Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: I've been in the market for about ten years. During that time a certain predictability has emerged in what sorts of stocks get most heavily hit during market routs such as today's., and what sorts of stocks are least damaged. That predictability has disappeared since February. In fact, when the market drops down heavily the stocks most likely to be hit hardest are the ones which used to be hit least, like utilities, REITs, banks, and other dividend stocks. Do you have an explanation for this? Shouldn't the low interest rates which make bonds unattractive protect these stocks to some extent?

Q: Given the dividend cut today - does your view regarding the odds of cuts for Canadian Bank stocks as well as other blue chip Canadian dividend payers change. I realize that RDS is in a very tough industry right now but I would say the severity of the cut was pretty surprising and I wonder if there will be similar surprises in Canada for "undoubted" dividend payers in the past.

Q: Hi 5i,

Inflation or deflation. What do you see as more likely over the next 12 months? I would think that inflation is the risk, but central banks opened the presses during 08/09 and we did not see huge inflation spike. I'm beginning to think deflation is the bigger risk as more people will not or can not spend more once the crisis is over.

TIA!