Investment Q&A

Q: My brokerage has placed a note on my non-registered account concerning a stock that has ceased trading and is in receivership/bankruptcy. They are offering to accept these shares as a gift and remove them from my account screen.

Is this a better solution to filing a 50(1)?
Would CRA not be “concerned” that I filed a sale at $0 without a 50(1)?

You can see that my main concern here is not attracting the attention of CRA. Of course, if I gift the shares, I would receive nothing should the receive distribute any moneys when all creditors have been paid.

I cannot see the advantage of the “gifting” of these shares to my broker. Any insights?

Q: I am retired living on dividend income. Been considering starting a position in FSZ for a few months for the good yield and growth potential. Do you think this dip is a good time to start a position?
Or would you wait to see how they use the net proceeds of the recent offerings?

Q: enghouse reports next week,what s the market onsensus?Thx

Q: Hi Peter & team,

Over the years I have been focused on paying off my mortgage and putting the majority of any savings I have into my RRSP account and contributing into my child's RESP account. As a result, the RRSP account has over 80% of the savings that I have accumulated to this point while my TFSA and non-registered accounts total the remaining 20%. I finally have paid off my mortgage and I was wondering whether I should now be focusing on putting most of my money into the TFSA and non-registered accounts, so that the ratio between the RRSP/TFSA/non-registered accounts become more balanced? Is there such thing as a good balance between the 3 types of accounts?

Thanks for the wonderful work and all the insightful answers you provide.

Marvin

Q: I have $500k in cash to invest. Getting into the market with current economy and market conditions is hard for me to do. I have asked around at other firms and of course the answer has always been "Get in now. why wait", but I believe that they are biased because they will make their fees from me even if I lose money during a market correction.

As an example I did some back calculations using a tool on Steadyhand's web page and the rate of return from 2007 to 2016 compared to 2008 to 2016 is significantly different. By waiting one year the annual ROR changes by almost 100% (5% 2007-2016, 11% 2008-2016). It is interesting how nobody ever talks about this.

I would like to wait until the market correction happens, whenever that may be, but I need some unbiased advice.

I realize that this question has probably been asked before but I think that the answer to this question has to take into account current conditions and where the market is compared to historical norms and averages.

If I was using one of the 5i portfolios it would be the Income portfolio.

Q: GOOS has had a pretty good ride since the IPO. I also take notice of the number of Canada goose parkas I see walking by me now that it's cold out. Would you agree with taking a position prior to the upcoming quarter, despite being at the 52 week high? Is this a buy and hold, or something that would likely pull back during the summer months as their primary product is seasonal?

Thanks Team,

Q: Hi Folks,
This guy keeps drifting downward/sideways. Should I hang in there or move on?
Thanks,
Dennis

Q: CRH has rebounded off its low of $1.90 on Nov 15th, today it is $3.10 on decent volume.
Has there been any sign of insider buying or share buybacks since the normal course issuer bid was announced?
Could there still be some tax loss selling still to come?
A market call guest noted that breaking above $3.30 on volume would be a positive sign.. do you agree?

Also, what are your long term thoughts of the stock, 3+ years.

Thanks!

Q: Since bottoming out at $1.87 CAD three weeks ago, CRH is, today, up 61 percent. Given that I've been underwater with that company for a long time, this is good news. What gives? Thanks!.

Q: Hello,
What are your thoughts on Hexel corp which is a US company developing advanced materials including carbon fibre? I think carbon fibre has a lot of market and there was WSJ article on that. Thanks. Shyam
Hexel Corp (HXL)

Q: I own ALO, MUX,AGI,FNV,KL,
I want to sell two or three of what you may consider to be the least likely to perform well in the short term (1 year).
As always thank you. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas & Holiday Season.

Q: Can I please have your thoughts and analysis on Keysight's recently announced earnings? Thank You.

Q: Hi there, I noticed a recent answer where you recommended COV and GUD for a growth and balanced healthcare name. I know it may be best to split a position in two and own both names, but if you had to buy just one which would it be - for short term (1-2 years) or long term (5-10 years)? Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i.
I would like to know what your picks would be for North American Cobalt producers. One or two names would be great (US or Canadian listing).
Thank you.

Q: Further to a question asked by Clarence this morning I too am reaching for dividend income. Would you consider any of these high dividend paying companies an unacceptable risk today? I guess in terms of capital loss or dividend cuts? Understanding that obviously things could change in the future.
Artis 7.68%
Crius Energy 9.38%
Diversified Royalty 6.37%
Dream Global 6.66%
Enbridge Income 7.08%

Q: Oil prices are up around 10% ytd; RRX is down around 30%. I bought RRX with the premise that the oil market at some point would start to rebalance. The oil piece seems to be working itself out; can you explain the huge divergence with RRX.

Also, I could use the capital loss on RRX this year. Can you provide a good company to swap into. Thanks.

Q: hi folks:

looking for direction on oil services/drilling co's

balance sheet-wise what are your 2 -3 choices for long term stability in the energy services area?

(not concerned if it is a frack co; daylighters, upstream downstream etc etc etc)

and, since I have you........

what are your current 2-3 choices for pipelines; oil co's; gas co's

as with service co's i am primarily concerned with future viability (ie staying in business) vs biggest potential recovery

been sitting on my hands and actually making money...........by not buying as yet

thank you

Q: I currently have a 2% position in Crius and am slightly underwater. Like the dividend but I am somewhat concerned about sustainability. Would this be a good time to increase the position? What are your thoughts? I think the new website is fantastic.
Thank you.
Harvey

Q: Good Afternoon,

Can I assume you will roll over your shares of AGU held in the Income portfolio into the new parent company Nutrien?

Thanks

Q: Morning 5i,

What is the approximate portfolio Beta for both the Balanced and Growth Portfolio's at the moment, relative to their appropriate benchmarks?

Many thanks!