Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i Team. Between STN and WSP, can you tell me which you think would be a better longterm (5-10 yrs) investment and why?
Thank-you.

Q: A comment on Jacques frustration with RBC. I use TD Webbroker and very rarely experienced any disruption of service. I also use BMO Investor line with some minor disruption but not to the extent described by Jacques.

Q: Can a stock be transferred in kind from RRSP to TFSA?

Thanks for the great service
Kevin

Q: I have checked the archives. I am asking for your reaction to the press release yesterday from the company. The last question about Boyd in the archive was April 9. The press release was April 28th.

Q: In your April 20th response to Mike regarding FLTR, you said "We are not sure the company will list an ADR yet". I came across PDYPY which appears to be a FLTR ADR trading on the OTC market. It appears as if the ADR is .5 of a FLTR share.
- Is this correct?
- Is it possible to elect to receive the PDYPY ADR shares instead of the FLTR shares to avoid the excessive trading fees of buying and selling on the LSE?
- If so, are there downsides to owning the ADR other than making sure you put a limit price on any trade?
- I also noticed a PDYPF that appears to be FLTR shares trading on the OTC market but does not appear to have any trading volume. What is this and how does it compare to the ADR?
- if we can not elect to receive either of these in place of the FLTR shares and still want to be exposed to FLTR but not own LSE listed shares, I assume we would need to sell the TSGI shares in advance of the deal closing in May and buy one of these?
- which one would you recommend?
- will TSGI announce the closing date well in advance so those that want to sell have plenty of time?
Sorry for all the questions but I am confused and am hoping you can explain.

Many thanks
Scott

Q: Is West Fraser still a buy?

Q: Hi 5i - Retired income investor but also interested in growth. I have been holding FFH.PR.K:CDN for a number of years. Decent income but limited growth opportunity. It represents 1% of my portfolio. Portfolio analytics indicates I should increase my exposure to communications services. I've been thinking of selling FFH and buying BCE which I don't hold or adding to my current Telus holding (at 2.5%). Other options could be adding to Fiera (only 1% holding) or to TD (3.6%). Appreciate your thoughts and other options that provide relatively safe income with a greater long term upside. Really appreciate the good work you guys do!

Q: Can I have your opinion on SIA for generating income in a retirement portfolio? How does the dividend look?

Q: HI 5i, I need to transfer some dough from my RRSP to my TSFA... would you sell sia(rrsp) and then buy it again for my TSFA...... paying 8% and moving up... tks for everything and stay safe

Q: From your portfolios, can you please list the top 5 companies that are hit much more than they deserve in your opinion, and are solid investments in the next 5 years? That's for my children RESP, who need the money in 5 years.

Q: Hi !
I presently do all my transactions for the stock market on RBC Direct Investing. However, I am increasingly frustrated by the frequent breakdowns in the site. For example, this morning, 20 minutes before the opening of the market and now, 35 minutes after the opening, it is just impossible to check stocks or pass an order. In trying to reach the site, I get the following message: "The server is busy at the moment. Try later."
I understand the markets are seing increasing traffic lately, but I would expect the biggest bank in Canada to be up to the challenge.
Do you know if the problem of accessibility to direct investment account investment is similar in other providers of such service ?

Thanks for your help,

Jacques IDS

Q: i am interested in buying SU in my Rif to offset a tax loss of the same company in my non registered account. I was wondering what you think of buying suncor at the moment. Also wondering how it can be up five percent today when oil is hammered so hard?
thanks for all the help

Q: We are now about 15% below the peak for the S&P 500 and 17% below the peak of the TSX this year. Do you think the market is being too optimistic in apparently giving us about an 85% chance that everything will go back to normal very soon?

Q: Which company do you feel has more upside as a 5 year+ holding?

Q: The guy who predicted the 2008 financial crisis is now forecasting a depression 10 times worse than the 2008 crisis.
Furthermore Rosenberg predicts it will take 10 years to get out of this Covis 19 downturn.
I will appreciate your insight.

Q: At today's prices, what Canadian stocks look most attractive to you for a long-term hold?

Q: Hello Peter,
From your reports, Shopify has an inside ownership of 7.4 percent whereas Lightspeed only has 1 percent. Could this somehow be viewed as Lightspeed's management does not have the same confidence in the company as Shopfiy's? I am looking at LIghtspeed as potentially smaller version of Shopify's and am reluctant to put more than 1 percent given the inside ownership.. Please comment. Also, from the cannabis companies, would Organigrams be decent one at this price? Thank you

Q: Hello,
What are the pros or cons to holding US dividend payers (ETF's or Equities) in an RESP? Wondering about withholding tax issues on the dividends?
Thanks, Patrick

Q: Has had such an amazing run, I think I should protect into earnings. Do you agree?

When is the earnings announcements date? Before or after Mkt close?

Thanks


Sheldon

Q: Dear5i,
I am interested to start a position in either CRM and/or VEEV. Are these 2 companies in a similar business or would you suggest to diversify and select booth. What is your opinion on these 2 companies.
Thank you for your help.
Albert