Investment Q&A

Q: Hi team,
I follow a lot of U.S. tech. One that I actually haven’t been following closely at all is GRPN. It came to my attention this morning on a Seeking Alpha alert on GOOG. It seems that GRPN may be putting itself up for sale and several U.S. big tech names may be interested (or may not be). I was a bit surprised to see no questions on it yet on your website so time for me to use another credit.

I am never used GRPN but I believe you can sign up and get discounts off meals, travel and many other services. I think it is a highly competitive space and their stock chart looks like a disaster since its IPO a couple of years ago. I don’t like buying stocks just on takeover speculation but it is a nice kicker if there is merit in the underlying business model, which I suspect is likely not the case here.

Your thoughts?

Thanks again,
dave

Q: What do you think of this company for income and growth.

Q: Thank you for all of your good advice. I have some money put aside that I am think of investing in a mutual fund. Could I have your advice - would Burgundy or Mawer be better? What is the difference between the two? It's a large sum of money, so I'd like to know which one has a better return and is safer?

Thank you for your input - Marg.

Q: Saw a remark onBNN on PKI about valuation being very high. How do you see present value versus PKI's growth potential?

Q: I have owned this in the good times and bad ( have held it for years). What is your outlook for this stock for the next year?

Q: I note that in June you sold your entire position in SJ from the Balanced Portfolio. I hold SJ. Was your rationale for selling due to a problem with SJ or because you required cash to add TSGI?

Thank you

Michael

Q: Is the dividend sustainable & how are the debt levels
Is this a stock you would reccommend?

Q: I am 75% in equity with less than 10% in Canada, and mostly US with tech emphasis, plus Global and EM. The rest of the 25% is invested with a well known active manager (0.6% MER) of corporate bonds who invested in short-term corp bonds of no more than 2 years duration plus floating rate bonds. No Government or long bonds. With rising interest rate albeit not rapidly over time, bonds are not really a place to be in. Corporate bonds can lose capital as well if there is a significant downturn. What is your view on holding cash in MMF in lieu of corp bonds as a fixed income allocation of a portfolio in the foreseeable future as capital preservation? USD MMF instead of CAD cash?

Q: Due to health problems my Doctor advised that I cease to manage my investments through a bank self managed brokerage account. I will transfer my assets to a advisor associated with Hollis Wealth. Because HW is not a bank I had to sell my holdings and then transfer the cash. The investment will be made this week. Should I invest all the funds or spread it out over a period of time? It wii be a very long time investment.
Thanks for your advise over the past years.

Q: so whats your take on this one.and should i buy, sell or speculate?

Q: ..with improved assets, greater cash flow and increased flexibility to pay down debt all resulting from the RRX deal, is your negative view of Baytex based on past performance of mgmt or poor future prospects? thanks.

Q: Enghouse continues to rise in price. What is your explanation for this and what do you consider its potential for further increases in market price??

Q: I just read an article about the future of Esports by B Carlson and he concludes that Esports is (will be) very big. Any ideas how to invest in this growing trend? Not sure that players bet on outcomes, so TSGI may not be relevant. Apparently Bezos owns a piece of the action, so maybe Amazon?
Thanks for helping with this rather difficult question.

Q: I recently entered into a 2% position in the recent dip when Amazon announced the PillPack acquisition. This dip was shortly after WBA's addition to the DOW. Do companies historically see short to medium term strength after being added to the DOW? The long term trend isn't great on WBA so I am trying to decide whether I should lock in profits and enjoy the successful trade or hold it longer term as an investment. My healthcare allocation is ~5% including WBA.

Q: I notice this is down a fair amount from your initial position in the Growth Portfolio. Has anything changed (NAFTA, the metals market, etc) in your reasoning for holding this company? Or could this be a good time to step in to a position?

Thank You as always

Q: Hello,

Looking to park $2,000 in my TFSA. Torn between the 2.

Would you have a preference. I'm in my early 60's. TFSA well balanced and currently hold: AW.UN, AQN, BNS. BEP.UN,GSY,PHO,PEO,MG,MX,BNS,SLF,PBH,SIS

Any other recommendation certainly welcomed.


Thanks.

Larry

Q: Would you please comment on QBR.B, the 1-5 year chart looks good and the last few months it has taken off. Would like to know what percentage of their business is outside of Canada and if you recommend starting a position in it at these levels?
Thanks,
Steve

Q: In your response to a question regarding dividends in a tax free account you replied that withdrawals must be reported. Who do we report withdrawals to ? I was under the impression there is no reporting of income in aTFSA.

Q: You like the long term prospects for VB. What are your thoughts on their preferred shares:Vb.pr.a or b?

Q: Good Morning,

Is it to late to buy Boyd and why?
Thanks
Paul