Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,

Following the sale of XLF in my US$ Non registered account for tax loss reasons, I'm considering the purchase of an Energy ETF.

Q1. Between XEG in Canada and XLE in the US, which do you prefer and which d you think has a better risk reward profile?

Q2. Assuming you prefer the Canadian market for the Energy sector, is there another Energy ETF in Canada that you would prefer to XEG?

Thank you and I'll await your response.

Q: I generally look at a company's PE when assessing it. I think the S & P TSX composite is around 16 or so. But each sector within the composite has a different average PE. For example, the Financial sector is lower as is the energy sector, while technology is much higher. Is there a publication you are aware of the breaks down the PE’s for the various sectors within TSX or S&P?
Thank you.
Dave

Q: Please your take on this company.With such a high ownership percentage is there a chance of going private?taken over?
Would you buy it here?
Can you mention 5 stocks as a possible take over candidate?

Q: BEPC has been a favorite of yours for a long time. I bought it more towards the highs a couple years ago when there was so much talk about renewables from the Biden administration and everyone was piling into renewables. Since then this stock has gone down and it was your favorite two years ago at all time highs and now around 20 dollars off its high it is still a top dividend pick. I also averaged down on it based on how favorable you spoke about this company but I have still not broken even. My question is in what environment would you see this stock doing well again? What would be a catalyst for this stock performing well and why is it still a top dividend pick? Does it represent value at this price and could you please comment on the profitability of this company. Thank you!

Q: I've held BNS for 7 years now, and it's barely moved in that time. What is your rationale on continuing to hold this bank in the BE profile? At what point would you consider a switch?

Q: Hi, looking for a quick analysis on Silver Tiger . I know it is a very small junior but I am looking for small precious metal juniors for some extra juice .

Q: Does your view on Broadcom change with the announcement of Apple plans to take back some of the manufacturing done by AVGO? Is AVGO a stock worth holding or are there others to consider with less risk?

Q: This stock is headed for bankruptcy it seems. Why is the stock rallying in a big way. Shouldnt the shares be trickling down to NIL as the current shares are likely to be worthless?

Q: Both of these historically have gone down over their full length of time. Why is that? Do you think these are still good for a long term investment for an income investor and is this a good time to buy them? Thanks.

Q: Altus has been picking up steam lately and I am considering adding to my small holding. Do you suggest this is a good time seeing that there is some upward growth and the new CEO is relatively established? Or is there still significant risks?

Q: Could you suggest a diversified mini portfolio of Cdn stocks from your BE portfolio? The portfolio is too small to accommodate the full BE set of stocks. Thank you and happy new year.

Q: I’ve held PBH through thick and thin for over 5 years waiting for the “growth” to materialize and yet after this time I’m down nearly 20%. How long do you give a company to perform before moving on? Even if I was just breaking even I’d have some more patience with this but the opportunity cost of 5 lost years and a 20% loss is telling me it’s time to find something else. Your perspective would be appreciated. Thanks.

Q: We often see conflicting analyst opinions, but ratings of MDT seem to be on one extreme or other. For what it’s worth, MDT appears on various lists of “best stocks for 2023”. And just this week, Barrons carried this story: “ Buy Medtronic Stock. Shares of the Dividend Aristocrat Look Attractive” (January 2). This morning RBC-DI downgraded MDT from outperform while CFRA maintains a Buy. Both RBC-DI and CFRA seem to reasonably good track records. I have held MDT shares from multi-year highs all the way down to today’s miserable level. (Tax loss not useable).

I have previously asked you about MDT and possibly others here may have done so too. Would you care to take a side in this frustrating debate with your reasons? Thanks.

Q: What is your favourite defence (military) ETF?

Q: I must progressively restructurate a non-registrated portfolio, recovered in early 2022 for self-managing... Here are the percentage of each stock vs all portfolio, and also indications (+/-) if they are at a profit or at a loss on paper. stocks at profit are: BIP.UN (8% of portfolio), CM 5%, DIR. UN 3%, BIPC 1%, BCE 5%, ENB 2%, SGR.UN 1,5%. Stocks at a loss are: BN.PF.D (5% pf portfolio), TRP 1.5%, VET 1.2%.
My objectives are in order: stability, dividends, and some growth if possible.
Some stocks represent a probably too high percentage of the portfolio, I would not sell them “only to rebalance the portfolio” if they are still safe (to avoid non necessary capital gain tax), but I shall sell if they represent a risk. On the other hand, I would not sell stocks with a loss if they respond to my objectives.
I have already balanced a good part of this portfolio with ETF and a selection of stable dividend stocks. Those are the remaining stocks from the original portfolio..
Please give me suggestions for each stock according to objectives as : keep, sell, or sell partly. All of your comments are always greatly appreciated.

Q: Good Morning and Happy New Year

I have a few different accounts and I am very well diversified with dividend payers across the board assuming it was one big account. I will be getting one more registered account where contributions will be small and it will not have a lot of funds. I am going to treat this account as if it was on its own. Right now all I have in it is ZDV. I know it is hard to be diversified with only 4 holdings but if I were only to hold 4 stocks in this account what 3 others would you recommend to go with ZDV? I would like to have all 4 paying a dividend as well.

Thanks

Q: Could you provide any information/prospects on the above stock? Thanks.

Q: Asked by Doris on January 09, 2023
5I RESEARCH ANSWER:
We are not big fans of the staples sector overall right now in the US. It has fared decently over the last year but valuations are at the higher end now, as growth should moderate alongside inflation. Also, now that bonds offer more attractive yields, we think the relative attractiveness of staples is lower than it was a year ago (more safe alternatives for stability and yield now).

We think it is difficult to be too hard on COST though. Overall, we think staples names in Canada look a bit more attractive due to what looks like lower valuations on average. In Canada, we think PBH, ATD and NWC are worth looking at.

this is an answer you gave regarding staples . would you feel the same eay about hwalthcare stocks, such as gilead, etc

Q: I'm seeing conflicting information about BAM and dividends.
Your chart does not show a dividend for BAM - yet other sources say the dividend is 4.3 % and BAM is a good stock for income.
Does BAM pay a dividend and - if so - is 4.3% correct?

Q: Hi 5i, I currently own Loblaw preferred and like the fact it’s in the food industry decent dividend and us perpetual. It also trades below $25 which I like. What I don’t like is the PFD-3 rating. Should I have any concerns here and what are your thoughts on this preferred.