Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i Team,

Please give me your thoughts on the better ETF buy for a 2-5 year hold...or possibly more: XIU or XCS?
Thank you so much.

Q: This is by way of me trying to figure out why the market will suddenly shoot up or plunge down. I guess I can't help always seeking a reason. The reason given for today's big drop in the TSX and the DOW is tension in Iraq (or so I read on Bloomberg). This confuses me. The worst hit sectors were materials (Gold) and energy. Why would people fearing turmoil in the middle east sell off energy stocks in Canada? Would they not benefit? And isn't gold supposed to rise during times of tension? Or is Bloomberg simply seeking a reason for the fall and plucking that one of out of the air?

Q: A comment about investing whether to use a advisor or not .
I am arguably a fair income investor in my opinion the two key ingredients to be a successful investor is 1.Time and 2.Interest if you lack one of the two stay with an advisor/money manager.
My empirical opinion only
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: Do you think CKI would be a good buy now? I notice the last question was on March 10/14.I already own a half position in contrans

Q: Your thoughts on Pioneer Natural Resources PXD

Q: Hi,
What is your current opinion on DOL (Dollarama)? I currently hold DOL and AYA for consumer discretionary exposure and ATD.B and CCL.B for consumer staples coverage. If you were to switch DOL for another Consumer Discretionary, what alternative(s) would you suggest? ( with a 20-yr time frame) Thank you.

Q: I'm long ESN - I feel there's value and am enjoying the dividend but am losing my patience with the stock performance - should I hang in there or switch to something like an HNL or other in the space? thanks!

Q: Hi Guys - I have noticed Telus (T) has been coming down from $42 range. I'm not in a panic or anything as it is a long term hold. I just don't like when I can't seem to find related news or the rational for it to be back in the $39 range. Thanks in advance.

Q: Hello Peter, First of all, best wishes for your health and get well soon ( i hope that guy's driver license is suspended). question about holdings in my daughter resp, which has another 4 years of contribution time. A fairly conservative and concentrated set up - consisting of CHB, CDZ, ZWB, CNR, MFC, TRP, ENB each at about equal weighting. I keep on adding to these regularly. wish to get your opinion - Shall I continue in these names or you suggest replacement. I am thinking of switching CHB to XHY and ZWB to XFN as these has performed better relatively. Do we need to keep both ENB and TRP. May be sell one of these and buy another of your top pick.Thanks as always for your opinion.

Q: I recently took over non-registered accounts from financial planner. One account is US Margin Account. This holds a few US$ denominated mutual funds. What is the rationale for having such an account? Do you recommend holding US stocks in US$ account, and if yes, what top 3 holdings do you suggest for dividend and a bit of growth?

Thanks and speedy recovery.

Q: I have about $220K to invest in a LIRA. I'm 42 and plan on retiring at around 62. If I want to invest in equal amounts the same as the Model Portfolio, should I wait for a pull back or are current prices still good entry points?

Q: I see that many Members seem to have a problem finding the link to sponsor you in the 'Sears Ride for Cancer'. Maybe it might be an idea to point out that if you use the 'ASK A QUESTION' green button the first page you are then presented with at the TOP:

Member Questions
Ask a Question
5i Research is involved in a very special charity event in September. Click here for more info.

The above sentence is in RED and the 'Click here' is underlined
to represent the link. By clicking on the underlined "here" you
will be taken to the Donation page and your (Peter's) blog.
No need to remember, or cut and paste the link. It might be an idea if 5i was to increase the font of this line and make the print bolder so that it stands out a bit more.

Hope this helps others.

Q: I had filled out the questionnaire earlier today and here are some of my thoughts:
Top quality rated stocks are AYA, DHX, and SYZ. Stocks that should be rated a lot lower in my opinion are AVO, BAD, and CSU.
Dennis

Q: MTY
I was just wondering what is going on with MTY I am down about %10 since Dec. I can't seem to find much news. Thanks for the great service.

Q: Hi Guy's

Why are the Amaya (AYA) preferred shares not going to be listed on an exchange? How would a retail investor obtain them or does this mean they are intended for the "in" group of backers only?

Regards
John

Q: Hi Peter,

Hope you're back riding soon...be well.
I am redeploying some of my AYA money into other core holdings. Would you prefer at today's level STN or CGX?
Also, should I be concerned by either STN or CGX's valuation in weaker market? - Their P/E's scare me if sentiment changes.

Thanks in advance,

J.
Thanks,

Q: I am considering purchasing one of Evertz (ET) or Avigilon (AVO).
Of the 2 which do you consider as a"best buy" and why?

Q: could you compare medium term prospects for RE -vs- rmp -vs- rxx ?

Q: as you've mentioned, although AYA has had a good run a number of things could derail the train eg a negative earnings report, or a negative response from US regulatory agencies. Do you know when the regulatory response is expected and the date of the next earnings release? Thanks

Q: Is it worth having a financial adviser managing an account under 200k for someone who has some knowledge of companies but not of their stock value (especially for blue chip companies) or should I try to manage my own portfolio on my own using 5i as my adviser? I would not be making daily trades of companies, it would be for growth of my equity portfolio, checking every month I suppose.
Current holdings since 2007: BMO BCE AGF.B TRP RY TRP BNS TRI POW (US holdings) GE BP. Thanks.