Investment Q&A

Q: I am looking for a gov't bond etf /fund to hedge away some equity risk. Can you recommend a liquid gov't bond etf for US treasuries?

I would also be interested in a similar version for Can gov't bonds, if you thought it would produce similar results.

Currency is not an issue.

Thanks, Greg

Q: I would appreciate your comments regarding the TSGI press release issued this morning -"The Stars Group and Eldorado Resorts Enter Agreement for Online Betting and Gaming Market Access".

Thank you, Peter

Q: Hi there, this is not exactly a stock related question but more of a general investment question. Between buying an investment condo property in Toronto (25% down) versus investing in the stock market (with no investments with margins), which do you feel would have a greater return over 15 - 20 years? Thanks!

Q: For a tfsa, just starting in 2019, what 3 eft would be best?
MJE

Q: In the preferred share space I own both cpd and Ecn.pr.a. I am down a fair amount on both. Does the market really affect prefs that much. I bought because of the reset feature . Assuming higher interest rates the reset rate would be higher. No indication yet of falling rates in which case I would sell CPD and take my losses. On the other hand minimum rate reset preferred guarantees a specific rate protection on falling interest rates while at the same time having a possible increase in the reset rate if interest rates rise. Looks to me the best of both worlds. My investment is for income. Final question , will price go back to par on reset date.
Can one expect the the closer to reset the closer the value will be to par.

Q: How will the close of The GM plant in Oshawa affect Magna ? Is it just redirecting parts supply to another plant or is it a real cost / slash of revenues ?
Paul

Q: I know you removed Pivot (PTG) from your Growth Portfolio several months ago to redeploy into a stock offering better potential. It seems to have bottomed out around the $1.00 area during this current bout of volatility/tax loss selling and has now risen to $1.29 area. Looks like the tax loss selling may have concluded for this stock ? Are vale investors stepping in ? Can I get your opinion of this company and its potential moving forward.

Thanks

Dave

Q: DHX seems to take two steps up one step back every day. I have been burnt on this stock before, so I do not want to give back what I have earned. Do you have a strategy for letting a winner like this run or do you set a target and exit? Stop losses would probably not work given the lack of liquidity. Thanks

Q: Could you give me four or five market leaders that have fallen off the cliff in this recent market downturn, preferably TSX stocks, that have the ability to bounce back fairly quickly, thanks?

Q: Toy is looking like another TSGI. The stock has been on a steady downward slope since July, now down around 30% give or take. On the basis of projections for 2019 the shares are trading at about 21 times projected earnings. Sales are expected to increase by about 7% in 2019, with earnings growing at around 10%. What is a reasonable multiple that the shares should be trading at? Unless there is something on the horizon that will increase growth, a 21 times earnings multiple seems too high for the expected sales and earnings growth. Something closer to 10 times would seem more appropriate. And if so, there is a lot more hurt to come by continuing to hold the shares. Is there anything that I am missing? Why do you think that the current price is justified? Why should shareholders continue to own the shares? And why this continued weakness heading into the Christmas season?

Q: Hi 5i Team.

I have positions in the three ETFs listed above representing financial and Canad/US real estate sectors. The ETFs are at a reasonable cost and provide good yields. What is 5i's opinion about these three ETFs.

Thanks

Iqbal

Q: Could I have your current top 4 or 5 picks in the junior to mid cap Canadian energy sector please. Thanks, Don

Q: I hold small positions in Heo nd Jtr at a loss. Is there any hope going for ward for these? If you were to hold just one,which has the better outlook for the next 2 to 3 years and why? Also, is Spb a buy at these levels? I'm concerned about their debt level,even though they have raised their outlook upwards for 2019. Thanx.

Q: Hi,

Can you provide your overall views on the transportation sector and your ranking of the three noted companies. Thank you.

Q: What would you think of adding to SPB today?
At june 2016 low any reason for the drop ?
Payout is low but no div increases in 4 years.
Thanks!

Q: I have a 1/2 position in CPD. Do you think this is a good time to increase to a full position? I hold this in a LIRA and consider it a long term hold. Thanks - Richard.

Q: Hi,

I read an article earlier this month that Glencore is shutting down production from one of its Cobalt mines until mid 2019. At the time this preport came out, KBLT had a short lived bounce but has since fallen back down to mid $5 range.

What do you think the odds are that Cobalt prices start moving higher again based on the Glencore issue? And if Cobalt moves back to previous levels from earlier this year, would you expect KBLT to move back to its previous levels?

Thanks,
Brad

Q: Good morning,
Both of our family TFSA accounts are currently invested in their entirety with a variety of Mawer Mutual funds (100% Equity). At 70 years old, I would like to reduce the risk profile of our TFSA accounts from 100% Equity to a more classic 60% (equity)/40% (fixed income) balanced portfolio.
Of the five investment options for our two family TFSA accounts which are used as an estate planning tool with the intention of never withdrawing any funds and leaving the proceeds to our grandchildren, which of the following options would you recommend, in what order and why?
Option 1: Staus Quo.
Option 2: Invest all TFSA funds in the Mawer Balanced or Mawer Global Balanced Fund.
Option 3: Invest all of the TFSA funds through a Discretionary Money Manager that currently manages our family RRSP and Non Registered accounts with total management costs of 1.30% (Money management fee, Sub Advisor fees, Custody fee, Transaction fee plus HST). The average long term target rate of return being 4.5% after fees for this balanced portfolio of which 25% of the portfolio is invested in alternative investments to supposedly further reduce volatility.
Option 4: In an effort to further simplify, reduce fees and perhaps improve long term performance of our TFSAs, invest all the TFSA funds directly in the Vanguard Balanced ETF portfolio (VBAL) through our discount brokerage account.
Option 5: Invest all the funds directly through our discount brokerage account in a combination of ETFs that covers 20% Bonds/32% Canada/32% USA/16%Global and if so what would be your preferred ETF recommendation.
I thank you in advance and look forward to hearing your response and recommendations.
Francesco

Q: I have room for one of these in my TFSA. Which one would you pick for best rebound when all this madness in the market goes away over the next 12 months? Thanks
Derek

Q: My energy setup currently is WCP (2/3) at a loss and BIR (1/3) at a gain. Would you take advantage of tax loss selling on WCP and replace with VET or trim WCP and buy VET as well? What would be your preferred setup?