Investment Q&A

Q: What are your highest conviction "value stock" picks, for long term total return, right now? Thanks!

Q: Hello 5i,

I read a response to a previous question, which suggested investors who own their home already have sufficient allocation to the Real Estate sector. Just want to make sure I understand correctly before eliminating the sector from my watchlist.

Still, if I was to include a couple of REITs, what is your opinion of CAR.UN and AMT?

Q: Hello Peter,

Other than nice dividend, do you see much growth in pembina pipeline and would you consider it as long term hold? Also, as IPL , do you see potential takeover for PPL? I already own ENB, and TRP. I own some PPL and want to add more.. With respect to IvanHoe Electric, do you think it is too early to jump in? Thanks very much

Q: Could you suggest a few dividend focused ETFs for a taxable account to 'park' money that will not be needed for a few years ? I purchased UTIL because I liked its holdings but am concerned about its trading volume. I already own XEI and ZDV.

Q: Please recommend 3 oil and gas producers in each category of small cap/mid cap/large cap.

Q: Hello 5i gang!

In your opinion, what is the best widely available energy mutual fund?
According to a few strategists, energy will be the best performing asset over the next 5 years.

Thank you very much!

Q: I have run Portfolio Analytics and it shows that I am overweight by region in Canada (5%) and the US (10%) and underweight in International (15%). Can you suggest 3 ETFs that will increase my International exposure in a non-registered account and include some details on these ETFs (projected performance, fees, yields, etc)?

Q: Hi,
I own CSH.UN and am thinking of selling it and buying Sienna Senior Living but a friend of mine has suggested Freehold Royalties.
Both completely different market segments but could you give me your thoughts on these based on an income portfolio.
The money being invested is not a large portion of my portfolio but don't want to loose it either.
Or is Chartwell a keep?

Thanks
Warren

Q: Can you please give me your view on Wallbridge Mining. Is it a buy, hold or sell?

Q: What would be your top five Canadian stocks you would purchase today. Thanks

Q: Under Aggregate Statistics in Portfolio Analytics, there is a list of top 3 Canadian stocks, US stocks and ETF/Mutual Funds. What is the criteria to establish the top 3 performers in each category? Is there a calculation undertaken by 5i Research?

Q: Can I have your opinion on the risk/reward for Small Caps in general right now? Some analysts are suggesting Small Cap valuations are currently low based on their historical position relative to larger cap companies and should “revert to the mean” in the medium term. If you were to invest in this theme what ETF would you use? As always your insights are greatly appreciated.

Q: The question is about the Communication Services sector. As I seem to recall, this sector is classified as defensive when it comes to interest rate sensitivity. But for my portfolio it is down considerably. One reason might be that there are effectively two diverse groups in this sector - streaming services, like Netflix, and telephone services, like Bell. And now for the question - given these to diverse groups in the Communication Services sector, when it comes to tracking interest sensitivity, would it be more appropriate to separate these two groups with streaming service being cyclical or sensitivity and telephone services being defense. Me, just wonder for future reference purposes. Would appreciate your take on this suggestion.......and also whether would you classify streaming services as cyclical or sensitive when it comes to interest sensitivity........Keen to hear your thoughts....Tom

Q: I have recently redeemed some mutual funds that I have held for 20 to 30 years that will produce a significant capital gain for me in 2022. I have several stocks and an ETF that have been purchased in the past few years that are showing losses in the range of $5k to $15k. This includes TOI, U, SOXX, SQ, NVDA, MFI, MSFT, WSP and AMZN. Would you suggest selling these stocks to provide a capital loss that can be applied against my capital gain in 2022? It is my understanding that I will need to wait 30 days to repurchase shares to avoid the denial of the capital loss. If you would suggest selling these stocks and ETF, should I sell now or wait until the end of 2022? And if the stocks and ETF are sold to create a capital loss before the end of 2022, do you see some future in these investments and if so, which stocks would you suggest that I repurchase after 30 days? Thank you for your insights.

Q: 1)I'm interested in uranium, do you think I should wait or buy now? What do you think of URG?
I think you like CCO in Canada, what do you like in the US?

2) I was listening to someone on BNN suggest that in times like this in the past, the bottom of the market is only in when the last rate hike is announced? What do you think?

Q: I see the premium valuations of FRC and SIVB have fallen substantially. Would you recommend starting a position in either of these two (niche) banks at these levels? Which one would you prefer and why? Thanks!

Q: Your thoughts on the recent announcement??
Thx

Q: Please comment on your opinion of Open Text considering their recent takeover plan.

Q: I hold a substantial position in the Mawer International Equity Fund and it is down about 25% YTD. What are your thoughts? hang on, move on to another Mawer Fund or get out and buy another security? Thank You.

Q: I'm thinking ahead to December and the cash that is in four family TFSAs. I'm considering moving all the cash in these TFSAs out near the end of December into a cash savings account with the broker. My thoughts about doing this is to provide more options in 2023, like transfer in securities from a trading account or transfer in the cash sufficient to purchase a new stock position. Also this would provide more flexibility with respect to the new TFSA contribution room for 2023. Well that seems to be the upside and, me, can't see any real downside to this approach. I would appreciate your take and insights about how to manage cash in an existing TFSA come the end of the year.........Thanks.........Tom