Investment Q&A

Q: With AI growing rapidly, do any REITs in Canada stand to benefit? Allied Properties had such a presence but sold to reduce debt (and keep their dividend). I'd rather a Canadian than a US REIT if possible.
John

Q: A recent question/answer mentioned AGNC,NLY, BXMT. All have high yields 13-14%
Are these rates sustainable over a 3-5 year period. Would AGNC likely be the safest with only a 10.3 PE?

Thanks

Q: With most companies having reported earnings, which would be your top 5 with respect to ‘best earnings’? Thank you

Q: Hello Peter and team

To complement my all ETFs portfolio : VEQT 40%, QQQ 10%, VGT 10%, MOAT 10%, I intend to add 6 of the above 7 stocks for 5% each.
Does it make sense, please feel free to substitute and suggest other stocks and explain why.
This is for a 10 years hold with minimum or no trading in this account.
Thank you
Raouf

Q: I had asked a question about the 'equalization dividend' for the Enerplus deal. I subsequently spoke with ERF investor services and was informed that the Mar 19 dividend from Chord is not included in the calculation, so the equalization will only be based on the June 5th dividend. The equalization amount will about .233USD and will only be paid to shareholders of record on the date that the deal closes, likely May 31.

Q: Hi, Do you think, Hammond Power stock is settling now in a range and near term downside risk is minimal, with sellers/skeptics mostly done ? And if so, what would be a new reasonable price level to add ? Thank You

Q: Hi there,
Part of the $11.25Us settlement for TCN is return of capital ($3.10). Do we have to adjust the ACB for this amount, or this is only wording ?

Q: Do you know the reason for the 4.5% uptick in AND today ?

Q: I own shares in Nextracker and am happy with its recently announced results. Do yo like this company as an investment and do you have other companies Canadian or US that you would recommend that are likely to do well as a result of the movement in AI? Thank You.

Q: The ERF news release on Feb 21 included this note "It is anticipated that the quarterly dividend payments made by Enerplus until closing of the transaction will be equalized to those made by Chord, after giving effect to the exchange ratio, through an additional Enerplus dividend declared shortly prior to the closing." Chord's dividend payment on Mar 19th was $3.25US and the next payment on June 5th will be $2.94US. Using the share exchange ratio in the deal of .10125, should I be expecting a special dividend from ERF of about $0.50US ? ((3.25+2.94)*.10125-.065-.065)

Q: Hi Group i am 74 with a 500k portfolio. I do not need to use this money for another 5 yrs. I would like to slowly convert to dividend / growth / value ETFs. I am looking for yield of 5% or higher along with a 10% growth/value profile. Can yo give me your top 2 picks in the 6 main sectors that fir this criteria along with a few words explaining your selections. Thanks with your help with this

Q: Hi, Could you please provide street estimates for the earnings release expected, tomorrow. Thank You

Q: You have recommended SPYD ETF in recent answers, and on doing some research, see Morningstar rates it as a one star and Seeking Alpha has a dismal article on it. Just wondering why you like it? They seem to like SCHD much better. Would you agree with this thesis for a Dividend ETF?
Thanks!

Q: In an attempt to 'track' the hoped/wished for recovery of AQN, are there any quarterly trends in measures such as debt to equity or capital for say, the past 3 quarters? How would such a metric compare to, say, a comparable figure for, say, early 2022? Any tho'ts. would be appreciated. Thanks for all that the team does. Bill

Q: Can you please rank in order of what you believe has the best long term growth prospects? How are they currently valued in relation to historical average?
Thanks

Q: Could you comment on Boyd's 1Q results?

Q: Hi 5i,
With the drop today Boyd is down approx -30%. The 2021/2022 pullback was approx -50% and represented a great buying opportunity for the stock.

How do you view the drawdown and operational issues today relative to the 2021/2022 volatility?

Thank you!

Q: Good idea to add to a 2% BYD position today? Thank you

Q: The chart for PERI is a disaster. Do you now consider it a sell? Or a wait for tax loss season? Would you still buy it back after 30 days? It seems like you sold the stock last October?

Maybe this was a situation where extraordinary circumstances might have warranted a note in October to all of us that... 'based on our 35 years of investing, war isn’t a tailwind for most stocks and you should consider selling.’ This might have been helpful given how many companies from Israel you were recommending and there are so many opportunities elsewhere, even for defense stocks… Instead you’re cautious with PERI sometimes and then still positive at other times. It’s very confusing for someone sitting on a big loss.

Usually, when someone asks a question about a foreign stock... from Europe, China, Brazil etc. you mention you don’t have sufficient knowledge of stocks outside of North America to recommend. But not so much with Israel, which in retrospect seems to have been one of the most risky places to invest? On closer look, it seems the country has been constantly at war for a long time? What made you feel you had a leg up despite this? Is it possible that these stocks were fundamentally cheap for a reason… because of the risks?

On top of all the headwinds every company faces now we’re constantly hearing in the news about students demanding divestment from Israeli companies? I understand and can be patient with SHOP or DUOL but is war and this divestment thing worth waiting out or buying back into after selling for a tax loss?

There have been good recommendations otherwise, and my portfolio will be fine but it’s a big hit to performance that maybe could have been avoided or at least lessened…

thx, Mark

Q: Can you please comment on FIVE and your recent thoughts on its most recent quarter. Do you think the recent decline in price is an attractive entry point? Or do you have other ideas/recommendations that you have higher conviction in. Thanks so much!