Investment Q&A

Q: What do you think of Street Capital Bank (SCB)? It's been tarnished by the HCG brush, although SCB seems more conservative, especially as it went through a multiyear process to get its banking licence, just this past December. Thus, I would think that things would be in optimal financial and operational order.

Also, I would think that they would actually benefit from picking up business from those fleeing Home Capital.

The share price has already really come off significantly.

How do you see things?

Thanks,
David

Q: Hi5i,
Could you comment on Keyera. How does the balance sheet look and the sustainability of the dividend? Would it be considered a decent buy at these levels?
Thanks Dave

Q: could you please suggest a ETf similar to ZWE FOR :

1. EMERGING markets
2. asia
3. india
thanks
yossi

Q: Hello 5i team,
Do you have an explanation for the big jump in KEY share price today?
Thanks,
Antoine

Q: As an investor looking for dividend income above growth and while there is "blood in the street", I am looking at buying FN for a 1.5% weighting in my portfolio.

How is FN different than HCG in how it raises capital. Does it have different strengths/weaknesses?

Would you buy now, wait, or not touch? Thanks

Derek

Q: What are your thoughts on Washington Prime?

Q: Hello, I would like to "park" some money in a safe dividend paying stock. Your service provides lots of choices/recommendations. However, can you say with any degree of comfort which sector or particular dividend paying stocks therein would be less sensitive to an interest rate hike, and less of a bond proxy. Or, are all stocks paying a reasonable dividend subject to this risk. I was thinking of Enbridge. Thanks very much. Bill.

Q: Not a question but a THANK YOU for the U.S. % breakdown of portfolio stocks as per my previous question. I have been worrying that my VGH/VSP holdings of 5% were insufficient. The information you provided, shows I have another 20% which sounds about right. The 5i team provides a fantastic service !!

Q: Being an owner of veresen shares if i accept pembinas shares, instead of cash is there any
capital gains, or just when i sell the pembinas shares. thanks

Q: can insiders buy at this time.

Q: Looking to add a full position in your balanced equity portfolio ( which I am slow adopting). Currently overweight financial and energy so those are off the table. Could more or less add any other class and be ok for weighting. Recently added OTEX and ENGH as tech stocks so those are off the table along with MG, wsp. Which havew the best buying opportunity right now....wish I had picked up MX earlier this week when it tanked 4% on weak earnings...

Q: Hello 5i team, I know this may have been answered in the past but...is there a reliable public site where company short positions are reported & updated? Am thinking of increasing my position in EIF but as per an answer today, you mention EIF has been shorted. I'll make my own decision to buy or not but would like to see the % of float shorted.

Also, please allow a (short) rant: Re earlier member comment about 5i being responsible for not getting it right on HCG/DH etc: let's remember what 5i is; a reliable (impartial) source for an OPINION and that's all. The decision to pull the buy/sell/hold trigger is all ours. To assign blame:look in the mirror. Keep it up 5i, you guys & gals rock!

Q: I expected Norbord to be affected by the turmoil regarding
NAFTA, but it keeps going up.

Any idea why?

Q: Hi 5i,

Do you think these companies are good for growth? If so, would you buy before or after the merger? Do you have the details on the new shares for holders after the merger? I am looking specifically at them for their ag businesses.

Thanks in advance!

Q: For the past couple of years i have been building my Canadian equity portfolio. I have approx 25 names and the portfolio is approx worth 250k with a fairly even 8-10k per name. Up until now when i added new money i just purchased a new position in a company based on sector need. Now that i am at the point of not needing any new positions i am struggling to decide which companies i should be adding my new money too. What in your opinion is the best strategy for adding new money into an established portfolio?

Q: Which of these two for growth,income,and dividend increases in both the near and long term, up to 5yr hold.
Thank you

Q: Hi Peter This stock has very volatile for the last month since the short recommendation on BNN .It has since dropped to a year low,
Do you think there is any chance of recovery or should I cut my losses?
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: Sorry one company but multiple questions. I know you don't follow Distinct Infrastructure Group closely, but after seeing in Q&A was looking at for a microcap, but after looking to more, almost feel like trying to short. Wondering if you have time to look at a couple of questions.

1) Management took out an expensive $20M loan for acquisitions, made one acquisition for <$3M, took >$1M in Goodwill and the business lost >$200K in 2016. In 2017 they are refinancing and consolidating the acquisition loan into general corporate debt. What do you think of this?

2) The have seen material deterioration in income statement and balance sheet, and continue to issue a large number of shares. Is this normal to grow the business? Or sign that business will grow in size but not achieve profitability with that growth?

3) Do you have any data on material insider buy or selling in past 6 months?

4) Do you see any great risk in shorting specific to the company? ie. control of float being able to influence stock price even with deteriorating fundamentals vs general risk by definition asymmetric upside/downside when shorting

Q: I am looking for a health care ETF. Right now I am looking at ZHU and XHC. One is global and one is US focused.
ZUH has a MER of 0.39 and a yield of 0.42.
While XHC has a MER of 0.65 but a yield of 1.49.Which I think cancels out the higher MER.

I am not sure which one is right for me or how to choose. Could I use growth potential? Does one have more growth potential than the other? Or what other factors could I use to help me decide?

Q: Hi 5I,

As when anything goes wrong in a specific industry such as HCG and mortgages, many companies may be tarred with the same brush. Is there any company that has fallen just being in the same space as HCG that may be a good under valuation buy? Thank-you