skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: I am getting beat up by the above companies --all down 20 to 27%.
I am not comfortable with these kind of losses--usually bail out around 10%
Which proves to be a mistake sometimes.
What is your reccomendation SELLor HOLD and for how long if you are suggesting I hold.
Thanks
Peter
Read Answer Asked by peter on October 04, 2018
Q: With all the subsidies benefiting US car industry. Do you think it is beneficial to start a position on a company like GM?
Or, Would it be better to invest in companies which develop autonomous cars? Can you suggest any such names of software or hardware for autonomous vehicles? I already have a half position in MG.
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on October 04, 2018
Q: I want to consolidate my utility sector as I have too many.I currently own the below in my non registered account. Which would you sell and which would you add to? Below are the weightings:
EMA 5.7, BEP 3.4, ENB 5.2, FTS 5.10 , AQN 3.0, BCE 7.5, TRP 3.3
Looking for income
Thanks for your great service,
Read Answer Asked by Jennifer on October 04, 2018
Q: Hi Peter, know as the nafta deal is over where do you see our Canadian $$ against US. $$$. Thanks Alnoor
Read Answer Asked by Alnoor on October 04, 2018
Q: May I please have your opinion and analysis on A.O. Smith, a company that was just downgraded by Goldman Sachs. Also, is Edwards Lifesciences worth holding or do you have an alternative choice in the sector?
With appreciation,
Ed
Read Answer Asked by Ed on October 04, 2018
Q: I have owned Inter pipeline for a long time and have done well with it, but it has declned enough recently that I would like to sell it to cover some tax losses.
I would still have an equivalent amount of enbridge

I plan to sell celestiaca at a loss and CRH at a lossto cover the the sale of IPL and put the proceeds into Amazon.

is this a bad time to sell CLS or buy AMZN?

Thanks for considering this question and your valued advice.
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on October 04, 2018
Q: My wife and I have recently retired and we have enough from CPP, OAS, and a company pension to cover our basic needs. We are bring over about 650K from an investment company that we are not happy with. With that money I would like to earn about 4% in dividend income to pay for vacations, and extras for us. I am thinking of taking 400K and investing it in your income portfolio and 250K in 3 or 4 dividend paying international funds. What are you thoughts? Could you also recommend a few US and International dividend paying ETF's. Thanks for all of your help.
Read Answer Asked by Gerry on October 04, 2018
Q: Members keep asking about the dividend safety for this co. It sits in an interest sensitive space so it is down, it is a unique business model as well but am I wrong in thinking that so long as profits are not changing and their subscription base is not changing significantly then the dividend is better than safe and could even increase. I could see stock price being an issue if the company were needing to raise money or make a purchase with stock but a company making the same money now and now maybe more with cost cutting as when it was significantly more expensive is a great value. Is there a metric I am missing that puts company at risk.
Thx for the great service
Read Answer Asked by Todd on October 04, 2018
Q: Hi, I see other members are selling stocks for a tax loss. In my case I only have investments in my rsp, so will not be able to use this strategy. How much of the downward momentum on stocks like DOL and TCL can be attributed to selling for a tax loss? The recent negative market reaction to both of these stocks was quick and as you have stated possibly an "over reaction". How much of the drop can be attributed to sellers seeing the chance to take a tax loss. This is a part of the market I don't understand all that well. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Dan on October 04, 2018
Q: I sold dol recently. I'm down 8% on ccl and 5% on pbh. Both have been week lately which is driving crazy while the US markets grow. I'm tempted to sell these 2 and replace with ba, ita, grub.

Your thoughts please.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on October 04, 2018
Q: I got LEN as part of the Calatlantic takeover which I did quite well on. But these homebuilder stocks are having trouble getting a bid - even when they beat their estimates. I understand what interest rate hikes do to the affordability of their products but those hikes have been gradual and very well communicated. I know US stocks aren't your bread and butter, but am I missing something? is it more about LEN you think?
Read Answer Asked by Martin on October 04, 2018
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!