Investment Q&A

Q: Ottawa to introduce 2% corporate share buyback tax in 2024.

What does this mean exactly & how will it affect investors?

Thank you.

Q: The federal government is now going to charge companies that do share buybacks a 2% tax starting in 2024. Your thoughts on this and what it will do to share buyback plans by companies such as the energy companies which have been aggressively buying back their stock because it is so undervalued. Major buybacks in 2023 until the tax kicks in? This is obviously going to be a controversial tax - do you think it is something a Conservative government would reverse?

Q: I believe athabasca has around 200 milion in cash and around 175 milion in debt. Is there a reason why the company would not use some or all the cash to retire the debt?

Q: On October 31 the answer to a question I read compared LNTH to LLY as LNTH was a lot cheaper and would have more upside than LLY and big named actors were using the product as opposed to plastic surgery. Then I read very recently Peter's 5 2022 best percentage gains as having Lantheus Holdings (LNTH) first as he seemed very upbeat on it and mentioned it could pause a bit after having all these gains. Here I am 3 days into owning it and it is down over 12%. I read on my online account Nov 3 earnings were reasonably good but I also read on BNN Bloomberg that their earnings were not coming out until later so am I right about the earnings coming out today and were they worse than what I interpreted? I cannot interpret these earnings reports like 5i can. After being down that much in such a short period of time, I am wondering if I should sell or hold? Thank you,

Q: Another person asked you about the outlook for the US XLB etf which is the materials sector SPDR etf, and your answer was about the long term bonds?! You need to pay more attention... Also why do you keep promoting these losers - GSY 40% down, GOOG 30% down etc.

Q: Hi,

What do you think of these 3 ETFS (XME,XLB, XLI) for the next 2 years and, hopefully much longer? I'm hoping for a 7% position.
Would you invest in any of them?
Is there another ETF you like better?

Q: Should I buy BIP-UN or BIPC
Please explain the difference?

Q: Do you ever look back at some of the answers you gave to member's questions, and wonder why you were so bullish? Example: Unity Software

On March 22, 2021 when Unity was $100 you said:

"Unity gets a premium valuation as it is essentially in a global duopoly in its industry. It has more than 50% market share globally, and is in a good position to capture high growth in the market. This also gives it pricing power, and it has said it could double prices and only lose 2% of customers, but it wants to further entrench customers before it makes any price changes."

And on Dec 16, 2020 when the stock was $147 you said:

"In the gaming space, U is essentially in a global duopoly with Epic Games. Epic potentially is at a disadvantage with China trade dispute, so U's positioning in the sector is even stronger because of this. We consider it the 'Amazon' of gaming. It gets a piece of the action and makes it easier for games to launch. It is planning for the long term. Mgmt has said it could double prices and only lose 2% of customers. But it wants to firmly entrench its customers first. The stock is not cheap by any means, but revenue is expected to at least double in 18 months, and it should be profitable in 2022 or shortly thereafter."

Today the stock is $26.29. If you don't look back at your reasoning for being so bullish you won't learn. In an answer to a members question today you said Unity was a sell. What happened to your bullish view not that long ago, and holding for at least 5 years? Did you get caught up in the hype despite your decades of experience?

Q: Peter; Does the 2% buy back tax make any difference to those affected? Thanks. Rod

Q: I have many loosers but I am asking for big loosers only.
WELL,TCN,CAE,CSH-UN,ECN,CYBR,HUT,LSPD,LUN,NBLY,NXR.UN,ONEX,ZTS-N,ROKU-N,REI.UN,STLC,ETSY-N,NIO.N.
Tax loss is ok but it is also capital loss,confused but unable to decide,your opinion is highly valued and appreciated.I had high hope in TCN AS RENTS ARE GOING UP but loosing lot.

Q: Hi,
What do you think about the so called "windfall tax"? If O&G companies are going to be taxed for share buy backs, is it good or bad news for the shareholders? Should I add to my already held positions or sell and lighten up a little?
I saw briefly on Twitter feed Eric Nuttall thinks it's actually one of the few taxes that can be good for O&G stocks. I couldn't find his entire statement. So forgive me if I am misquoting Eric.

Q: I'm looking for a Mutual fund or ETF (preferred) that follows consumer cyclical stocks, do you have a recommendation?

Q: Hello 5i
Could I have your assessment of e.l.f Beauty after their recent quarter.
Thank you
Dave

Q: Can you suggest a safe proxy for WPM to do some tax loss selling? I already have a full position in FNV. I would prefer to stay with a streamer to avoid miner risk. Geographic risk also seems to be a concern with current geopolitical flux.

Thanks

Q: Regardless superficial losses, RBC Wealth MGMT states "Generally, two different classes of shares of a corporation would not be considered identical if they do not have the same interests, rights and privileges. For example, if class A shares of CompanyCo have voting rights but class B shares do not, they would not be considered identical."

Does this mean I can dump my GOOG for a loss and immediately buy GOOGL? Thereby utilizing the tax-loss...

Q: Good morning, I would appreciate your thoughts on the latest quarter. Is the market overreacting this morning? How does Spinmaster compare with other listed toy companies?

Q: Could I have your comments on Spin Masters' last report, yesterday?
Thanks

Q: GSY's YTD results are disappointing and in spite of the many positive touts (including 5i), I am losing patience in the almost 39% drop so far.

I've been interested in DOL for some time, would you recommend a swap of GSY to DOL at their current prices today? Or should I wait for the GSY report due on 11/10 before I do anything? Please advise.

Q: Guidance seems to be the key factor in reporting season for tech stocks. No one cares if you beat on the current quarter, like ROKU just did. Its outlook is terrible, with higher expenses and higher losses ahead. Do you think ROKU will become a profitable business one day or will the streaming wars never end? Is the end game for ROKU a takeover by NFLX or others?

Thanks and thanks for the detailed answer on META. Time will tell if the emperor is wearing clothes.

Q: It seems like everyone is dumping technology and piling into energy. When energy was dirt cheap hardly anyone was recommending and that was the time to buy rather than high flying growth stocks or highly priced renewables. Is the same thing happening here where clearly technology is not in favour and everyone is selling to buy energy as that is the only thing working. Isn't this the wrong way to look at things as you are selling technology low and buying energy high. Your thoughts appreciated!