Investment Q&A

Q: I have opened an RESP for my 5month old with 3K in it (2500 plus 500 from govt). I know its small the first year, but I don't want to add a Canadian ETF as they are too oil and gas and financial focused.

I would like to own some good Canadian growth names that will hopefully be worth a lot when she heads off to school in 18 years and would like to keep it small since it is a small account to start. My idea was the following 7: GUD, SHOP, SIS, T, TD, AQN, PBH. I would like your opinion on them. Would you do anything differently?

Once I own all of the Canadian stocks my plan is to add XAW for world diversification.

What do you think of this idea? Which stocks would you add to the account first? I was thinking of starting with either 3 of 1K each or 4 of 750 each. I pay 7 dollars to buy them which isn't too bad.

What order would you add in?

With only 3K per year in the account it would take 3 years to get the stocks and ETF. I could just add another 2500 to the account now so that I can buy more of it now and be instantly diversified. I would not receive the grant on it but would I still receive future grants?

Q: your thoughts on the acquisition? is this the catalyst that propels ECN share price up to it's stated book value of $4+ and/or longer term growth?

Q: I am sitting on a 125% gain on this company.It has dropped from the high, and does not appear to be doing much, only going sideways.Do you think that it is time to move on? It does pay a nice dividend - 5%.

Q: Hey guys,
I am wondering what you think about the clean energy sector? Is it a good time to be investing here? I work in the oil industry so I wonder would this be a smart way to hedge against my job for the future. I've been thinking of playing this sector with ICLN, the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF.

What do you think?
thanks

Q: With oil down, what would be your top picks for a rebound when oil picks up, without being too leveraged? I was thinking of Cardinal, with its nice yield (do you think it will need to be cut?) I already have some Spartan, but it seems to be a well run company. Other choices that are on sale? Thanks.

Q: I've just read a Transparency Market Report on these three equities.( I already own NVDA and plan to hold.) Would you please give me your views on the other two? Might they have the same potential as NVDA? Thank you for already making me richer--just hoping for more.....

Q: I attempted to ask about this stock yesterday but it appears to have not been received.This stock has been sitting between 7-8 dollars for a few years now. It appears to have a +20 ROE and no debt. Can you think of any reason for it's inability to appreciate?

Thank You, Stephen S

Q: Can you give me your thoughts on the above
Thnks, Terry

Q: CJ is about 5% of my cash portfolio and is down 40% since my purchase.Buy,sell,hold?

Q: Hi Peter and Team

I don't have any exposure to bonds and am not interested in adding any. Instead, I'm thinking of adding fixed, rate reset preferreds as a proxy. Am I on the right track and what percent of a portfolio would you generally recommend for this (bond, bond proxy) asset class for someone in the mid 50's?

Thanks
Peter

Q: I see that Beacon Securities launched research coverage on Sangoma Technologies today with a $1.50 target and the trading volume jumped. Is attracting their first analyst a significant step to bring more attention to Sangoma.

Q: BUS and CRH down a bit in last couple of weeks. Do you feel positivity is coming up?

Q: I am looking to start a position in either one(leaning towards dol) I know they are probably expensive for retailers however, they seem to deliver on results on a consistent basis. What do you think about a half position on either one?
Great work guys!

Q: Apologies... following up on Marty's question early today... I too have been holding CXI for some time and am not sure you answered his question when he asked should he continue to hold CXI;

"Is there evidence that their efforts are now finally gaining traction and would you recommend that I continue to hold?"


Or was it implied because you like BYD.UN to sell CXI and buy Boyd?

Thanks for all you do!

Gord

Q: Hi Peter and team, what do you think of Goodfood Market Corp. (Food)? Just listed on the TSX today. Regards, Gervais

Q: Hello,

Can you suggest an etf or stock suggestion to capture the global increase in defence and security spending. Also Trump is pushing hard on G7 countries to increase defence budgets. A lot of money could be flowing towards that sector. Also are these increases already priced in? Thanks. Shyam

Q: I'm looking for international exposure with more weighting on consumer staples rather than financials, since we have a lot here in Canada already. The best I can find is "ZLI" from BMO. When I look at the holdings, I recognize very little, and am concerned about the quality of those companies. Sure, an ETF is transparent, but if I have no way to "measure" the quality of the holdings, is this transparency useful? Can you help me out with this? Thank you.

Q: Hello
A learning question. When a company does not have analyst coverage but the share price continues to go up who is buying the shares retail investors or smaller investment firms? Reason for the question is yesterday when Peter was on Market Call he mentioned Boyd has done well even though there are no analyst covering it but it is up over several hundred percent.

Q: Hi Guys! I like and respect Eric Nuttall very much which is why i bought his SPR 006 Fund about 6 months ago. I'm down abut 30%. I've seen him on BNN many times bragging about his fund appreciating by about 60+ % last year. BUT when I look at his Fund Fact sheet, it show NEGATIVE Returns for all Previous Years. What am I missing?

Thanks as always!
Fund Performance as at May 31, 2017
MTD* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR Inception
-5.5 -37.8 -20.9 -16.6 -2.4 -5.8

Q: Gud appreciated after Peter made it a top pick on BNN on jun 6.Today it dropped after its presentation @ National Bank conference.Please advise what was said,& if it is related.Thanks for u normal great advices & services