Investment Q&A

Q: As AGT trades further below the offer price, does it become a potential buy? It seems unlikely that the $18 offer will meet with positive response from majority of shareholders (unless of course share price somehow drops below $14 or so in the mean time).
What are the odds, do you think, of a higher offer if the first one fails?
Any chance the offer isn't genuine and just intended to support the share price until financials improve?

Q: I am a Money Saver Subscriber and have just read your 5i edition. Rani wrote a very good article on the Marijuana sector. I did really well in the sector as I unloaded in JAN2018 when the bragging started. I am interested in FIRE after reading the article. I see from previous questions that FIRE was not on the radar. It is now. What changed? What was the price at the time the article was written? Thank you. Jeff

Q: what is your current view on MFT - article in Globe recently was drawing attention to the leveraged loans used in floating rate mutual funds and ETFs as becoming a lot more risky in this environment - your opinion please - thanks - Karen

Q: Good days,

I am down 30% on this stock, can you please comment on buy more/hold/sale?

Q: Merry Xmas to all
thank you for all the good service you provide us all
What s your opinion on MRK at this price and would you consider it one of the best choices in this field

Q: I was reading an article in today's Globe and Mail where they were commenting on Investors fleeing the US trillion dollar debt market (leveraged loans)- and they felt they were becoming riskier in the current environment where interest rates were not expected to go up as much as predicted - MFT holds leveraged loans I believe - how safe do you view this ETF in this environment? - I looked at the price and it has a good current yield of 5.057% and although down a bit from its year high of $21.64 (currently trading at $20.72)- it has hung in there pretty well. I know it is hard in this environment to try and figure out which space to be in with the current unpredictable and uninformed US President - but I am just interested in your feeling about the floating rate space right now - hold, or sell. Right now I am interested in preserving principal and willing to take some risk. Was thinking of selling and maybe looking at it again once everything settles down to a more normal investing environment where rates might start going up again. Appreciate your insight - Karen

Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
I am thinking of moving from non-registered stocks to MFT for safety and collecting dividends. what you think of this strategy for long term? Do you see any risk or would suggest further diversification in current scenario.

Thanks

Q: On BNN today David Rosenberg recommended investing the the Corporate Bond Market. Would you have any recommendations in this area? Thanks, Bill

Q: Would you be able to list a number of convertible debentures from’safe’ companies and at reasonable rates?
Thank you, Team!
Happy Holidays! Let’s hope for a better 2019...

Q: for us residents and taxes, does trade date or settlement date matter to enter into 2018 tax return, where in Canada settlement must fall within 2018. Thanks

Q: In addition to your response to James about parking money for a short term with absolutely no risk, I would suggest EQBank and Achieva Financial. The latter is particularly good as the daily savings rate is 2.4% and all money (no limit) is insured by the province of Manitoba. EQ's rate is currently 2.3% but insurance is CDIC and capped at $100,000.

Q: What do you think of the acquisition of cylance by blackberry? Time to get on board. Chen seems to know what he is doing.

Q: I hold SHOP in diff accts; one is listed on Cdn exchange, other on US exchange. I notice today that the Cdn listing SHOP is up $14.27/share, the US listing is down $1.22/share. The difference is not the currency. Does this possibly illustrate the negativity of US investors, or what is/are the probable reason(s) for such a spread? Usually the diff is small once the currency is factored in.

Q: Now that tax losses over would be wise to hold the stocks even though most of them are in loss
specially TSE stocks mentioned in our portfolios.
Some how it apears to me that TSE stocks are much lower comparatively to US stocks. possibly better return,your opinion?

Q: Hello,
Back in 1998 I purchased my first ever shares in a public company called Ontario Hose Specialties Inc. It was such a poor investment I have forgotten all about it until the share certificate materialized recently. The certificate is for 500 shares but the company no longer appears to be publicly traded. It does however still exist and appears to be a private company. I am wondering if my shares have any value today. If the company went private and they had to buy out the shares am I entitled to that payment all these years later? Any assistance is appreciated.

Q: I am curious about stocks such as Shop which are listed on Canadian and US exchanges.
I have noticed that the actual dollar value per share is almost identical( when I do a currency rate check) even though the trading exchanges are different. Is this happenstance or is there a mechanism that does this.
This is probably a freshman question but I thank you for your work.
Peter

Q: Hi, Any idea, why COV is down another 10-15%, today, traded as low as $3.54 ? Is it still tax loss selling or any news ? Thanks

Q: Is cov's announced issuance of stock options today, causing it to be down 13% this today. Your current thoughts on COV would be appreciated.

Q: What two REITS would you think would be a good replacement for CHP.UN. I hold HR.un as my other REIT exposure and only have a 5% weighting to this sector with the potential to raise it to 10% in the future.

Q: Hi 5i team,
With the maximum pessimism prevailing in the market, it is the ideal time to invest now at the beaten down price. My question is how an average Joe with limited resources can take advantage of this stock sale. Unless one had sold all holdings to raise cash prior to the big drop, now is too late to cash in and bet the stock market to drop further. So what will you do without going into debt to raise cash to buy? What steps would be advisable?
Let’s take the Growth and Balance portfolios, and let’s ignore the tax consequences and tax loss selling. If I hold most of these two portfolios, should I sell those names that drop the least and buy those that drop the most? Should I sell those that drop the most? Should I sell those that are unlikely to advance in the next half year, and buy the stocks that will most likely have a big rebound? Which are the candidates from the two portfolios that will fit the last approach for sell and for buy? Thanks and merry Xmas to your team.