Investment Q&A

Q: We I currently own vfv in my husbands Rrsp account and have done quite well. Since he has now retired we are slowly repositioning his portfolio from income / growth to more income with safety we are thinking of selling vfv and purchasing a covered call etf that would still provide exposure to the us market. Do you think this is a wise decision,and if so what do you think of the Bmo Zwh? And which one would you purchase at this time-ZWH or ZWH.u? Are there other consideration we should be thinking about? Thank you
Maggie

Q: I joined 5iResearch a few months ago and I have learned a great deal about how to be a better investor. I have 2 sons - one in 4th yr business school and the other a recent business grad. I think they could both benefit greatly from your service. Do you offer a 3 month "trial subscription" (I am happy to pay) so they can see if its something they will actually use on a regular basis as I do?

Many Thanks

Scott

Q: can your bloomberg terminals tell you anything that is going on at ivanhoe, the stock has gone parabolic in the last few weeks on no news that i can find. dave

Q: I currently hold the following technology companies in the weights indicated:
CSU 4%; ENGH 2%; SYZ 1%; and GIB.A 1%. I also hold MDA at 1.4% but I am not sure it is classified as a technology company. If I include MDA my technology holdings are 8.6% of my portfolio. I would like to increase this weighting and I am considering adding OTC at 2%. I would appreciate your comments on my current balance of tech companies. Also, would OTC add diversification to my current tech holdings? Would you recommend adding to my current tech holdings?
Thank you.

Q: Thanks team for all the great advice and information. I would like your opinion on dominion diamond.

Q: Can you tell me what would be your favourite gold stocks right now. Not explorers, but actual producers, small, medium, or large, that can make money at this price, and hopefully have the prospect of increasing production. Thanks for your help.

Q: Looks like us financials are losing steam / as is the US currency against the Canadian $ I have some profit in US financials would you take the $ and run or wait?

Also what do you see for the US $ against the Canadian currency going fwd especially after Trumps comments today that the US $ is too strong ? - I under that this is 2 questions thanks as always for your insight

Q: you say the fundamentals are strong at AYA. Unfortunately I have a cost of $24/share. Should I take this as an opportunity to "average down"? (as long as I'm below 5% of my portfolio)

Q: Still hunting for income without taking on too much risk.

Both BIF.UN and PEG have yields in the 8% range.

I would appreciate your comments regarding adding these to a portfolio that contains most of all three of the 5i Portfolios, and is reasonably well balanced despite being underweight in utilities.

Thank you.

Q: Good afternoon,
I hold a combination of stocks from your BE and Growth portfolio. To date I have not purchased either of your energy picks. At current prices both have had a pull back. Which one do you recommend purchasing at this time? I plan to hold long term and dividend is not needed.
Thank you,
Kerri

Q: I'm building a non-registered account with companies that pay out a fairly high dividend (tax efficient for the dividend tax credit) and with an emphasis on growers. In particular companies that have indicated their intention of growing the dividend 5-10% annually and in some cases provided timelines as well. Looking for steady increasing income from this account but also hoping the increasing dividend will provide a floor for the stock prices against increasing interest rates expected over the next while. Time line 5-10 years.

For example, ENB who have indicated 10-12% dividend increases through 2024 (choose this over ENF who has indicated 10% increases through 2019). This should take ENB's dividend payout up to around 9%+ based on the current stock price. I've also included ECI in the account so far.

BEP/BIP don't fit the bill due to the distributions not being tax effective.

Looking for more ideas, perhaps 5-10 that I could consider adding to gain some diversification as well.

Thanks!

Q: I'm aware of the interest rate and housing market sensitivity, but I'm still intrigued by the yield. Are the payouts of such MIC's classified as true dividend income (eligible for the dividend tax credit)?
If you aren't a big fan of these MICs, what would be your top 3 picks for companies with high (as safe as possible) yields (north of 6%)?
Thank you

Q: I am 75 years old, have a portfolio strong in Financials,Oil, Telecomunications and Reits. I need to add fixed income, low risk with good dividend. Have looked at ZDV,CDZ,ZWH, VEE and others but hard to determine risk levels. Need to add 1 full position. Appreciate your thoughts and guidance.A dividend at 4% or higher would be ideal.

W

Q: I would appreciate your updated opinion on Questor Technology. Thanks!

Q: Per your portfolio adjustments you are selling ADW.A. You mention that it has a low yield and is shown as 1.39%. Is this 1.39% of original purchase price or current market price. I always look at my yield return based on original price paid and not on current price. Is this the proper way of doing it.Thanks

Q: I have no exposure to healthcare but I would like to have some exposure. Can you recommend some investments to this sector and it does not have to be Canadian companies?

Q: It has been a while since you have provided an opinion on this company.Technically the stock has been performing very well lately.Can you please provide your updated fundamental analysis.Do the current fundamentals support the latest positive price action.Would you recommend for an investor looking primarily for income with some future growth in both dividend and equity price?
Thanks very much.

Q: Hi, I have a very small position in each of these 2 bank stocks that I am looking to consolidate into just 1. It is for a long term hold within a USD$ RRSP...which of these 2 would you recommend? (even thou I understand you focus less on US stocks) Thanks, Stephane

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
As you can see MND just reported its Production and Sales Report for 4thQ. The stock fell today 2.2% while the whole sector had a very good day. Does this mean that there 4thQ financial report will probably not meet expectation? So the investors are disappointed and there may be a reasonable price dip? If so would that present a buying opportunity? Please give your current assessment of MND in light of this report.
Thanks for your superb service...
Dr. Ernest Rivait

Q: How sustained do you think the uptrend will be with respect to Callidus Capital Corp? (CBL)