Investment Q&A

Q: I, perhaps foolishly, assumed that Vanguard Canada ETFs sold on the TSX in Canadian dollars would be Canadian income.... Are all the Vanguard Canada products US income, including VDY? Therefore is it ineffective to hold them in a TFSA?

Q: Good morning Peter and team,
Question is on Alarmforce (AF). Announced a special dividend this morning. Would you be buying on this news since the share price is pretty much flat since the announcement? And has the Matlin affair been resolved? Thank you.

Q: WFI - what do you think of an entry around $20 (seems like it's going there)

Thank you

Q: Hi Peter
Can i have your opinion on HollyFrontier Corp HFC-N.
Is it time to take profits in the refiners?
Thanks Gord

Q: Hi Peter, I received US stocks; ARO, AMR, DF, & GES from a transfer in from a managed account. Would you keep any of these ? Thank you, Paul

Q: What is your feeling on TCM. the price to book value seems like okay value or do you think that the book value will erode? at these prices it seems okay. what would you rate it? thank you.

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

What are your thoughts on First Defiance Financial Corp, FDEF?

Q: Hi Peter & Team,

What are your thoughts on Myers Industries, MYE?

Q: Dear Peter & Co.

If you were holding a full position in Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI) with a $4.79 cost per share, would you be inclined to sell or hold at this point? There hasn't been any substantial news from the strategic review since its announcement on January 6th, and am wondering whether such money might be better deployed elsewhere. We seem to be treading water, here, for the most part. Thank you, as always, for this superb service.

Q: Hi 5i,

Could I get your updated views on GXI? I know the 4th quarter came in weaker than expected, but i'm tying to look past it and see a number of catalysts for 2014. Would you agree? What do you think of the valuation / upside potential in an investmnet in GXI?

Q: Hello Peter...Well, I'm better diversified by sector, now. And I'm focusing on another aspect of diversification of TSX stocks....market cap. This dividend/growth portfolio is made up of 46 companies with 25 large cap, 11 mid cap and 10 small cap. By small cap, I use an upper limit of $1.5 billion, and then mid cap, $5.0 billion....and all the company names are ones reviewed or frequently commented on/answered about. Now the question - does this diversification my market cap seem reason? Or put another way, for a right-on allocation by sector, does this market cap holds okay ? (The main reasons the number of holds is 46 are a result of purchasing matching/similar like securities, Goldcorp and then the smaller cap Primero, and in case of info tech, holding some half positions in 4 companies.)..........Continuing towards 5iR-ing it.
Thanks....Tom M

Q: which offers better prospects - SAS or MND ? also slightly larger AR vs P(Primero)?

Q: my current O/G holdings - CDI,ESN,QST,SGY,TOG,RRX = 15% of my portfolio - anything to drop in favour of DTX or other for growth - thanks for your help.

Q: Hi Peter, what do you think of VIC's earnings? Should I hold or sell?

Thank you

Q: Re: BEP.UN

I established a healthy position in Brookfield Renewable several months ago based in part on the "A" rating by 5i. Would love to hear your comments on their recent acquisition of wind power assets in Ireland once you've had time to assess the deal.

Thanks very much, Brad

Q: With the reduction in MER's yesterday in 9 of Blackrock's ishares ETF's, (XIC,XEI,XSP,XUS,XEF,XEC,CAB,XSH,XLB)can you comment on how you would rate these in their categories compared to other company ETFs (i.e.- with the fee reductions, would you now recommend these over competing ETF's?).

Q: Could you please advise if you have any updated comments on Urthecast Corp [UR], further to what you have provided on the 5i site.

Thanks

Q: Please update Newstrike Capital NES. Thank you!

Q: Hello Peter
I have a policy that no individual security should exceed 5% of the value of my total portfolio. Normally when a stock reaches 5.5% I trim it back to 5% and invest the proceeds in the fixed income portion of my portfolio to maintain a 30% fixed income, 70% equity allocation. Over the past couple of years I have needed to trim shares of TD, RY, BNS, BCE, T, TRP and CU as they have all exceeded the 5% threshold. These stocks are held in an open account, so capital gain taxes must be paid on the dispositions. I know that the value of my portfolio would currently be higher if I did not follow this policy. Is this policy flawed? Should I just let the winners run?
Thanks David

Q: Why does BDI remind you a little bit of Badger? I thought one of Badger's strengths was its propritary technology which I don't believe BDI has. If memory serves me correctly once you said that Badger's clients were utilities who weren't so much concerned about costs as reliability and response time. Does this hold true for BDI and are they as good as Badger? (Are their clients utilities too?)
Thanks