Investment Q&A

Q: I bought some BIP_UN@$44.46 yesterday in last 5 mins of trading. LevelII at BMIS indicated a 3cent spread to the best bid. A large # of shares changed hands in the last 5 mins at$44.29 where it closed. How does this occur? There are a number of exchanges listed in closing TX's. Is there a big sell order placed which chews thru the bid stack? How might the seller decide on his limit price? Can you tell me if BIP_UN is in a TSX index?
Thanks for the excellent info you provide.
Ernie

Q: Hi Peter I currently holds Win and it really seems to be doing nothing not sure if I should sell the shares and buy something else. if I did this what would you recommend? Thanks for your help Clare

Q: Good Afternoon,
I just thought I would check in with regards to New Millennium Iron (NML), obviously continues to fall with falling iron ore pricing in the low 90's. I know over the last two years or so you have thought this name was a good long term hold and will move once the commodity space turns, do you still feel this way? The DSO continues to ramp up, and one day Tata may decide to go ahead with the Taconite. Do you think this looks interesting here as an entry point at $0.39 for the long term? Huge deposit, no debt, strategic partner and shareholder in Tata Steel out of India.
Thank-you.

Q: Could I get a quick opinion on the Acquisition by Kelt today?

Q: I currently own Sylogist (SYZ), Avigilon (AVO), Constellation (CSU), Amaya (AYA), Fair Isaac (FICA - Q), DH Corporation (DH)and Enghouse (ESL) and am thinking of adding Evertz (ET). I know you like all of these companies (not sure about FICA) but I have two problems.

First, are they all considered technology companies, even though some are software base, they service different industries and some focus more on haresare? Can a portfolio safely handle 5% holding in each of these companies mentioned or os that way out of whack?

Second, if there is portfolio overlap, which are the "best' ones to own, in terms of long term holds.

Thanks for the superb advice. I am now well on my way to be being able to thank you for a constantly better looking retirement!

Paul F.

Q: Hi Peter & Team,

I have been holding ARW for quite a while now and down quite a bit. With the energy sector doing well right now, ARW has not moved much. Is there any hope for this company or is it time to move on? Thinking on investing whats left in MCR and hopefully recover some of the capital.

Thanks,Irshad.

Q: TSX over 15000. When you hold a few companies that have gains at this time , would you sell all or half of companies such as cnr and CNQ. I only own 100 shares of each.

Q: Would you invest in GNC now with the departure of the CFO? Is it a positive that OTPP is one of the largest shareholders?

Q: could you please comment on SLG Sterling Resources. I'm thinking of averaging down on it and I have a 2 year horizon. Or would I be safer investing in Whitecap Resources

Q: Hi Peter,
Our portfolio is comprised of five accounts. Within the portfolio we have 12.2% in finance plus another 8% in REITS. The strictly finance stocks & percentages are:

MKP 3,5% (in TFSA & RIF)
BNS 3.1% (in Inv acct)
GS 2.4% (in Inv acct)
TD 1.6% (in Inv acct)
EFN 1.6% (in Inv acct)

Question: MKP is probably a bit weaker company than the others. Would it be reasonable to switch it for SLF, and would SLF provide a similar overall return to MKP over 3 – 5 years? Or do you have a different suggestion as a MKP replacement? Or would it be reasonable to keep MKP, which has provided a great distribution and a small CG.

The REIT holdings are:

HR 3.2% (in TFSA & RIF)
MRG 1.9% (in RIF)
REF 1.6% (in Inv acct) (CG of 125%)
AP 1.3% (in Inv acct) (CG of 150%)

Question: Would you make any change to the REIT holdings in the TFSA and/or RIF?
If the overall finance holdings are a bit high, perhaps the sale of a TFSA/RIF REIT would be appropriate to make room for a material stock. The only portfolio holdings in materials are MCR and G.

Many thanks. Bob

Q: hi again; rmm what is your take on it thanks brian

Q: hi experts; what do you think of nwh.would you buy it? thanks brian

Q: Hi Peter:
re: PWF
this stock has dropped from $ 35 to low 30s
is there any fundamental reasons ?
I am looking for dividend and long term growth
I already owned some shares, thinking of adding to it
thanks for your help!

Q: TY for Amaya gaming ... have a small position in Richards Packaging (RPI). Are you still comfortable with this stock going long?

Q: good morning team,
now that combination of lnv/sgy has been completed;what happens to my shares of lnv?
thanks in advance,sergio
p.s. great services,best $$ invested!!

Q: There seems to be increasing negativity concerning d.un, because office space in both Toronto and Calgary is being overbuilt. Is it time to hit the exit. Thanks/Mark

Q: 11:01 AM 6/16/2014
Hi Peter

I sold my PrairieSky this morning at a huge 40% gain from the IPO price as it was like getting 10 years of dividends all at once as a capital gain - too good to resist - so now I am looking for a good long life higher dividend paying oil company.

I have narrowed down my choice to these growing light oil companies, one or more of which I would expect to hold for many many years.
Safety and growth of dividends, and decent share price growth are most important to me.

Whitecap [WCP]
Surge [SGY]
Bonterra [BNE]
Crescent Point [CPG]
Canadian Oil Sands [COS]

Could you please put these in order as to which you prefer and maybe explain why you make the choices you do.

Thank you very much............ Paul

Q: What do you think of British Petroleum as a buy. We heard this morning that it is undervalued and hasn't come back from the gulf spills. Supposedly it is about to rise significantly. Thks

Q: Dear 5i team. I have a question about transferring funds from my Margin account into my TFSA. Every year we are allowed to add $5500 to the TFSA. I did this in January of this year, but instead of depositing cash I transferred stocks. I transferred $2131 dollars of STN at a 28% profit as well as $2664 of WEF at a 40% profit for a total of $4795 transferred into my TFSA (the rest in cash). In the transfer process from my Margin to TFSA do I pay tax on the profits for these stocks? When I got my questrade trading summary last year it stated CONTRIB for the type/ price when I did this transfer. To me it seems that the stocks were "sold" at the market price that day and then they were transferred into the TFSA. Is my thinking correct? Or can you explain to me better the tax responsibilities when doing this type of transfer to maximize returns? Thanks so much.

Q: What are your thoughts on mmt right now. Seems like there is something going on right now the stock only goes from around 1.47 to 1.50 give or take a few cents here, it's been like this for a while now. One would think with the run up in o/g stocks it would at least move around more than this. What do they say "a rising tide raises all boats".