Investment Q&A

Q: With a large portion of VBAL in fixed income why is the dividend only 1.03%. Is this simply due t the ratio of equity to fixed income or does this fund reinvest some
income or dividends within the fund?

Q: Would you endorse a purchase of Daktronics at this level for a long term hold?

Q: I sold Enercare in my RIF and was considering TCL.A . I own CCL.B is therean overlap ? what other income plus moderate growth stock should I consider

Q: Any explanation about the current low price of Fortis (FTS)?

Q: HI Peter,
I asked about Knight in a previous question but I did not get a clear answer. Perhaps, you are tired of answering the same type of questions. The main question from my end is why are analysts not putting pressure on Knight? Normally, with other stocks, there are sells, hold etc but for gud, i don't see alot of press. Please clarify. I understand that cannabis valuations are very high, but when i look at Hydropothecary, they have signed deals in Quebec and basically has a large share going forward, yet this company in comparison to others like Canopy do not get much attention. Canopy is much bigger but does it deserve 7 times the market cap than Hydropothecary? Can you please shed light on this? I wonder if it is the same situation is Organigrams which is finally getting some attention. Lastly, do you feel tech stocks have had a good run (i.e shopify), spotify etc and it is time to take some profits. Thanks again.

Q: Do you have any recommendations for cobalt mining stocks?
nmx, sqm, lac
????
Are you sure....

Q: Hello,
Once a while 5i Research Blog has posted some articles from Mr. Nick Mccallum. I am wondering how is his Sure Dividend track records. Does 5i Research endorse Nick Mccallum’s recommendations. Like most recent one, he give 5 best dividend stocks in S&P 500 (IVZ, AMAT, T, WBA, CAH) to buy. I would like to know your thought for these 5 stocks. To me the wording sounds promotional.
Thanks
Victor

Q: Re: Your 3 portfolios
-Why not list companies in the growth portfolio in alphabetical order as they are in the balanced & income portfolios?
-Why not show the date of the 1st purchase in the since inception return so there is a better idea of the true rate of return?
I don't consider High Artic, Raging River & Trevali as growth stocks as they are tied too closely to commodity prices.Why not replace them with better growth stocks such as Premium Brands, Savaria ,etc?
Your comments please

Q: I am thinking of switching a high fee low performing global mutual fund to a lower fee ETF to try to improve performance while maintaining global exposure for the long term.

Do you have any suggestions?

Doug

Q: Visa isabout my largest holding (about 10%). I have no real concern about V however considering trimming V and adding to Apple or Amazon I don't own. appreciate your advice

Q: Unfortunately, I inherited this penny stock a few years ago. The latest news release looks like all smoke and mirrors. Essentially the company is selling one of the companies under its AAO (Foxtek) to another company that the CEO runs (Mooncor). I know this is a penny venture stock but could I get an opinion it just looks very fishy and its all promises of future earnings and shareholders will benefit down the road. Is this common? It looks like he is doing something that we only see on the Venture exchange.

Q: Hi,
From previous Q&As, you recommend DIR.UN as a solid replacement for AAR.UN. Does that still stand? It's had quite a run-up this year.
I know it's not "industrial", but where does CSH.UN stand in your view?
Thanks,
Robert

Q: Can you provide a general opinion of the following 2 potential longer terms holds:

CYBR Cyber security ETF)
ECI (Enercare)

Q: Hi there,

I read an article in the globe a few days ago mentioning that this was one of the top performing Canadian listed ETFs. What are your thoughts on this sector and this ETF particularly? If one were going to purchase, would a hedged or unhedged version perform better in the long term?

Thanks!

Q: Could I get your opinion on the combining of Xtreme and Akita. I hold Akita and used to hold Xtreme.

Q: I have held stock since 1997 and I am very happy to continue to hold the stock. Why is the stock price lagging the overall stock market?

Q: what are your views on Euro Sun Mining.
Will they get the permit from RO govt.?
What do you think of F& M, the promoters of this company?
They made an offer to buy out NSU, is it realistic or whimsical?
Thanks

Q: Greetings! I need to buy some safe dividend growth stocks for income, and a very long term hold. I already own plenty of bank stocks, telecom, ENB, ENF, IPL, MSI, FTS, AQN, CU.
This for a non-registered account, so .UN stocks are not of benefit. I have looked at the Income Model Portfolio. What would you consider to be good buys right now, whether or not the stocks are in the Model Portfolio? I also have a curiosity about EIF. Thank you.

Q: Hi, Don't you guys think there is a huge opportunity cost in owning Knight Therapeutics. Wouldn't it make more sense to buy it when it begins to show some decent momentum?

Q: Looking for an alternative health care stock that will benefit from the aging population.
Appreciate your thoughts on valuation.