Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i team,
What do you think about the CANSLIM method/criteria elaborated by William O'Neil for identifying potential growth stock? Thanks!

Q: Hi Team,
I heard about TD INVESTMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNT TDB8150 from a friend. TD Direct Investing says it is a no-load mutual fund, $10 per unit, currently paying 1.35%, and is RRSP eligible. (CIBC Investors Edge calls it a front load fund.) At TD it appears you can buy and sell at will with no commissions. Does this look like a reasonable place to park short-term cash in an investment account without risk of loss in principle?
Many thanks, Michael

Q: Hi !
This cannabis stock seems very much under the radar of everybody.
Any views on it ? What are its prospects ?
Gratefully,

Jacques

Q: Hi there,

I have owned this one for awhile and it is finally starting to recover from its dividend cut earlier this year. A couple of questions, is this worth continuing to hold given the improvements and is the dividend safe?

Q: Do u have any information on Amd trading on tsx. Thx. Ernie

Q: Brookfield seems well managed in all area. What stock (of theirs) would you recommend today for growth?

Q: May I please have your opinion on Axis Auto Finance Inc? Thank you.

Q: TH is om the move UP. What kind of upside do you see here.? What do insiders own ? RAK

Q: Short Attacks. What purpose do they have ? Should Short Selling be abolished ? Look what Musk tried to do to Shorts on his going private announcement for Tesla. Short Attacks cause massive selling in good quality Companies for no reason. What is your opinion ? RAK

Q: Yesterday,you listed BNS as your no.1 preference of the big 6 can. banks even after it missed estimated eps.whereas the other 3 that had reported beated.Subsequently,NA reported a beat.As of Aug 24,it was the worst performer of the big 6 on a 3mo,1yr & 5yr basis as per TRI.So please advise your reasons of choice,& is this a good entry point.Thanks for u usual great services & views

Q: Please comment on earning of SALESFORCE COM.
Thanks

Q: I currently own Visa and have done well. I like all of the payment processors. Should I stick with Visa, or take some profits and diversify into another processor? I am considering Mastercard, Square or Paypal.

Q: I have a 2.9% weighting in WSP should I add to make it a full 5% position.

Thanks

Peter

Q: Hello 5i
I stumbled across a recent article by Ryan in the Globe and a member made reference to another article by Peter in either the Globe or Fin. Post. My question is: Is there a link or can you provide a link to all articles written for non 5i publications? I feel this would be a benefit to all 5i members.
Thank you
Dave

Q: Without knowing details of my portfolio, would you recommend selling some SQ at a profit and buying some BOX today?

Thanks, cathy

Q: I have some extra cash to invest and am interested in adding either TEAM, SQUARE or BOX to a well rounded portfolio. With a relatively high risk tolerance, which of these do you see as having a greater upside over a short and long time frame?

Q: Further comment about press releases sent directly to investors from Covalon CEO Jeffrey Mandel: I own that stock. If memory serves, the stock hit a high of 9.15 on August 6 and then appears (in my naive understanding) to have become the victim of a short attack. Trading was halted and IIROC then asked the CEO what material change(s) -- if any -- might account for the abrupt drop -- which hit a low of 6.26 (nearly 40%). As an investor, I took Mandel's first direct emails (which began at that time) as reassurance to investors not to panic and dump the stock. COV has recovered somewhat since then, but I'm assuming that Mandel might be sensitive to the potential of another assault against his company (e.g., SHOP) and may want to inform investors directly of positive progress being made -- which include the last couple of messages that just arrived in my inbox.

Q: Hello
You consistently say Pizza Pizza is good for income but little growth expected. But I see John Heinzl is selling it out of his model portfolio in the Globe and Mail. It is now down 30% in my income portfolio and I now wonder at the advisability of just continuing to hold. Just how sustainable do you think the dividend is over time? Would you expect the company to react positively to restore growth? If sold what "safe" dividend stock would you buy with a comparable dividend?
Thank you .... Paul K

Q: I am looking for a bond fund in the US and just trying to sort out all the options. I have been looking at this one for awhile and seems like a good option. Any comments. This is for the fixed income portion of my portfolio looking for US retirement income.

Cheers

Q: Greetings 5i

In my TFSA I have enjoyed a nice run with PHO. I am thinking of selling my position and using the funds to buy TOY. My reasoning is that TOY is larger and thus more stable.

I am interested in taking less risk in my TFSA. I am not concerned with the balance allocation of the portfolio as my PHO is not a high weighting.

Your insights are always valuable

Thanks

Peter