Investment Q&A

Q: Just heard about this promising bioscience company on the local newscast. Your initial thoughts /analysis for a small position in a growth portfolio with a long timeframe? Thanx!

Q: In your last report on MTY it was rated as a b+. However that was about 2 years ago.

I won the stock and was in the red after its precipitous fall following its last earning report. However, it has recovered and I am breaking even now.

So its time to revisit this holding. Would you think there is significant price appreciation ahead or is it time to search for greener pastures?

Your recommendation please.

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: If you were a contrarian investor what sectors would you guys think would be a great area to look into at this time? Maybe pick 2 sectors and 1 or 2 stocks in those sectors. If room maybe add your reasoning as well. Feel free to deduct as many credits as nessacary.

Q: What do you recommend I do with CXI? I'm down about 50% and have held it for several years. I've been patient for many years and I'm now wondering whether I should sell and put the cash into something else at this point. I'm trying to clean up the portfolio for the new year.

Q: Hi,

I've held MCR since the highs of 2014 and have been patient - very patient. But I'm wondering now whether I should sell at a loss and re-deploy the cash. It's a small position that I'm left with and I'm still generally over-weight the energy sector.

Thanks,

Q: Any new thoughts on FTG since September and the last comment on the company? Looks to be breaking out nicely on the chart.

Q: Hi, using your analytical tool, it's telling me I'm still somewhat light on my tech sector. I hold a full position in CSU (and have done very well), and have half positions in OTEX and KXS (up reasonably well) and a quarter position in LSPD (flat).

What would you add to to bring my overall sector weighting up? I"m a middle of the road investor.

Thanks,
Robert

Q: Hi Peter and staff
Your service is good and very appreciated . Awhile back when asked you indicated that other than very easy questions Peter reviews each answer .

Recently a couple of times a stock was said to be in a different sector than it is

Today Stan wondered if there were problems with a negative ACB on Richards PAckaging. He specifically said in a TFSA or other registered account - the answer that CRA will treat the negative ACB as a capital gain is clearly wrong .

Dennis

Q: Hi gang, can you please give me 4-5 large ETF high volume and market cap in Canada.? Thanks.
Alnoor

Q: Hi 5i team,

During the fall, I saw several questions on stock metrics, so I thought I would follow up before earnings season starts again, as I notice differences between business sites, depending on assumptions. I tend to defer to the Companies section as that is what you use in your answers, I believe.

In the Companies data, are the PE ratios and the various Price to Comparisons TTM or forward looking? I use Price to Sales all the time for those tech stocks that do not show any earnings. Would you view around 10X as getting expensive or under which offers relative “value”, if I can use that term for tech stocks? I notice in a recent question, you mentioned LSPD, one of your favourites, but that trades over 30 times. I really don’t use the Price to Cash Flow or Free Cash Flow ratios. They seem to be all over the map, with wide variances, so I have trouble interpreting their significance. Which one do you prefer and what would be a general threshold for getting expensive?

Thanks again for the insight.
Dave

Q: Your thoughts please.

Q: Brookfield group tend to buy out the remaining interest in a company in which they already have a partial interest. Is it possible for you to identify those companies and list the percentage of interest owned by Brookfield?

Thanks.

Liping

Q: How do you feel about this company? Greetings,Peter.

Q: Wdo is all time high, I would like your thoughts on this company? Is there potential for Wdo to be the next KL? Thanks

Q: My Husband and I have some funds to add to our TFSA's. We have a basket of solid dividend paying stocks between us. My husband has a small position in LAC and has been following it closely. He says they are executing their development plans in Argentina and Nevada and the stock is starting to move.. Would you agree? What's your take on LAC for a 4-5 year hold to participate in the EV boom?

Thank you for the great work. We've done well by your advice.

Q: Hello, I have a portion of my investments in MG and would like your opinion on their recent performance. The recent reports I have read do not exude confidence. Would you hold is it time to move on? Thank you for your answer.

Q: I was thinking about getting some aerospace/defence exposure and wondered if you thought Raytheon was the go to name in that space and at this time? Do you know anything about a French aerospace company called Safran enuff to comment on it as well? Many thanks

Q: Hi guys
I have been a holder of rpi.un for many years once held 10000 shares .
I have trimmed every year to keep the percentage in line and am now down to 2400 shares.
With the run up now over $50 my percentage is higher than I like but I have a reluctance to trim any lower.
Your thoughts this now ten percent also what are the drivers in your opinion that is pushing this stock.
In my tsfa I am almost at zero book value what is CRA position on a negative book value in a tsfa and any other registered account
Kind regards
Stan

Q: D you consider this a safe place for cash at this time? Would you recommend a better alternative?
Thanks.

Q: Is this a safe place for cash at this time. Could you recommend a better alternative?
Thanks as usual.