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Q: Good morning 5i team,
What is 5i's view of companies that spread stock option expense across P&L categories? A company might report significant R&D expense which an investor views as a positive, until one realizes that a considerable portion of the R&D expense is related to stock options? Is that generally-accepted accounting treatment? How do companies generally handle this? How does 5i view one treatment versus another? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Edward on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi 5i team
I would like to thank you for all your sound advice since inception. I would need to trim up to 5 stocks from this portfolio. If you were in that position, which ones would you cut starting with first to cut up to fifth. These stocks are in a rrsp with equal percentages. Thanks. Gilles
Read Answer Asked by Gilles on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi Peter,
I enjoyed your article again in the FP, as I always do. I do think the 60/40 split is an old market axiom that has outlived its time. I understand the bond argument for balance and income. I am lucky to have a DB pension, so I don’ t need bond income. Similarly, if I want to sleep better, I move into lower beta or value names, which I have done. My question, if you don’t mind me asking, is what is the average bond weighting of your staff in your portfolios?
Thanks again.
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on March 08, 2021
Q: I need to add some bond ETFs to my portfolio. Could you give three US dollar and
three Canadian dollar funds that you prefer .
Read Answer Asked by Roy on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi Peter and Team
We still hope that markets are looking strong for this year and next so are asking if we should use a cash position in our RRIF and TSA to pick up new 2.5 positions in your latest portfolio adjustment suggestions (DND, TRI). We are also hoping to have more US market exposure in these accounts and are wondering if we should wait for the launch date of the new US ETF that Peter has introduced. Is there a ticker or start date on this ?
Thanks for your continued guidance.
Peter
Read Answer Asked by Linda on March 08, 2021
Q: The etfs ZST and HFR are both classified as ultra-short term bond funds. HFR has an active designation and a slightly higher MER (0.47% vs 0.16%) but their long term behaviours are markedly different. Over 10 years, ZST has lost ~15% of its value whereas HFR has remained flat. In the covid-spring of 2020, HFR briefly lost 20% of its value (now regained) but ZST hardly moved. Do you have any idea what accounts for this different behaviour?
Read Answer Asked by richard on March 08, 2021
Q: Please share your long term view for this company - ttcf. Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by David on March 08, 2021
Q: If we do not want to accept the current Brookfield offer of $16.50 for IPL what happens now that we have received the offer from Brookfield. Will IPL be sending us a voting right to accept or decline this Brookfield offer soon?
Read Answer Asked by Vicki on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi, I currently own these stocks. What are your thoughts on them and are there any that are not worth keeping? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Keith on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi,

I am retired without pension and reliant on income from my investments. I do not want to exceed 55% of my portfolio in equities and thus am left with a sizable amount to invest in fixed income. I am concerned that bond ETF's are returning too low a yield to justify the risk of losing invested capital as interest rates rise. I have considerable GIC's(laddered terms), some ZCS and too much(20%) of my portfolio in Cash. I have been looking at HFR as an alternative for my cash/GIC's and would like your opinion if you think this represents diversification and yield improvement over the GIC's & cash while reducing the risk of capital losses?

And BTW - thanks for this service. It is great value.
Read Answer Asked by Morgan on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi 5i team,

Pls comment on MRE's results. Also do you any headwinds mentioned to also impact other parts mfgrs like Magna or Linamar.

As a side note, I'm waiting on a new 2021 pickup and my dealer said I'm lucky as their being told to no longer accept orders for trucks due to shortages on parts.

Thx
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on March 08, 2021
Q: Hi there,

With eye towards overlap, could you please rank these Canadian stocks you’d buy and hold for long term growth growth only assuming the top four would be held and the rest of the portfolio would be well balanced… Thx, M

SHOP
LSPD
AT
EGLX
WELL
XBC
DND
NVEI
Read Answer Asked by Mark on March 08, 2021
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