Investment Q&A

Q: In reply to Gordon who asked about a good stock screener that includes US stocks, I use StockRover and pay for the Premium Plus (mid-tier) package for 27.99 USD per month. Different subscription packages are able to access different metrics to screen with and I believe they offer a free trial so you can check it out.

A sample screener I created selects for companies that have grown sales and EPS at 10%+ for 1, 5 and 10 years, have a 1, 2 and 3 year return of 10, 20 and 100% respectively and an ROE of 10+. A total of 44 companies were returned from a NA universe of 15430. Included in the returns of this screener were GoEasy, Apple, NVIDIA - names that should be familiar to us all...I think its pretty powerful and have been very happy with my subscription.

Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you provide an update on the fundamentals of Mirasol Resources including cash on hand, cash flow, etc. as well as potential for growth through new discoveries and/or acuisitions This company has done little over the past couple of years as far as stock price. If I were to sell is there a replacement you would recommend. Thanks.

Q: Can I ask for your opinion about Plpc, it’s getting hard to find smaller cap value, wonder if this a good possibility?

Q: Do you analyze the chart of 10 days, 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months before deciding to buy or sell a stock? I am confused about Pipe doesn’t seem to move over $5.,but technical chart did not show overbought, please kindly explain, thanks

Q: I'm a little stuck on what I should do now. Sitting at around 5% cash. I'm a growth investor 10+ yrs. With the market backdrop currently posing a headwind for growth stocks, how long does this process/rotation usually play out? Months vs years? I'm holding some value stocks but definitely lean more towards growth. What would be some questions I should ask myself through this process before I allocate my cash? Do I add more to my value stocks to create a barbell strategy or keep nibbling away at growth stocks and ignore the short term market noise? I keep gravitating back to growth names during my searches. Thanks!

Q: How do you evaluate how much debt is safe for a company like Enbridge? At a glance, their debt is massive and their CR is well below 1. I realize this is the case with utilities generally but why is this not considered high risk? At what interest rate does the company become high risk and/or unattractive to investors? Thanks.

Q: Sprout is more than 50% off its high. Other than the tech selloff is there any indication that growth estimates are slowing... they were projected to be 25 - 30% annually? If the stock price has bottomed what in this company would suggest downside protection from the current price?

Q: I currently hold Abbvie and PFE in our portfolio. I'm looking to add another in the healthcare sector, such as Eli Lily, Merck or Danaher. Do you have a preference among thee to add or another?

Q: Has Amazon’s online retail segment ever made a profit? Will it ever given its never-stopping investment into the future? If no prospect of profit, what’s the point of keeping on investing into the segment? Do you like its retail model - owning and selling goods? Isn’t Alibaba’s model better by only providing online retail space? Thanks. Liping

Q: in my non taxable accounts I have:
U.S. Side
AUDC 5%
NUE 8%
QCOM 23%
ROK 18%
CRM 8%
PHYS 6%
VCR 27%
Canadian Side:
CSU.db 33%
BIP.un 22%
BEP.un 8%
BEPC 2%
KL 28%
My question is, for this account what or how would you change the securities held to be better positioned going forward? Thank you for your assistance.

Q: Hi 5i,

Please comment on their earnings after market close today, I can also wait till their CC before reply to this question.

Also provide your long term thesis on holding this stock in one's portfolio.

Thx again.

Q: For the short term bond portion of my portfolio I'm struggling to decide between 1 year GIC's and short term bond funds such as XSB. Thoughts?

Q: are either of these worth holding ?

Q: best chance for growth? 1-4

Thank you so much LORRAINE

Q: I’ve read the previous questions about AAPL’s movement into the payments space and their direct challenge to SQ. I have LSPD, NVEI and GSY in the financial space. Given the potential reach of ApplePay and the evolution of Buy Now Pay Later (along with other innovations I may not even be aware of), could you please discuss potential future challenges that may negatively impact the 3 companies I hold. Thanks!

Q: In response to previous questions on your site, you've discouraged owning stocks such as Annaly and AGNC Inv. Corp.

Does this view change-- for better or worse -- now that interest rates are likely to rise and the Fed stimulus is reduced? Why?

Q: Just wondering what you thought of this company. Seems to live in the vegan alternative meat sphere and ESG domain. Not sure if you have any information but would be happy to hear your thoughts.

Q: Hi Folks,
I am looking to add to the Financial Sector in my TFSA - looking at BAM.A or Visa. Currently hold BNS and TD. Which would you recommend at this time.
Thanks

Q: Hello,

I would be interested in hearing your top 6 choices for Canadian stocks (or possibly ETFs) with reasonable yields (2% or more) where you would consider the stock/ETF price to be relatively safe in the current and near-future environment, e.g. rising interest rates and inflation.

Please exclude SLF as I already own it, and include no more than one bank stock (or ETF) in the list for diversification.

Thanks!

Q: Hello,

How does 5i feel about QQQJ, it would seem a good way of capturing future growth while staying diversified ?