Investment Q&A

Q: I have a small USA portfolio consisting of these darlings which I've held for approx. 3 yrs. It's like watching a snail race. Can you recommend a replacement or two for each? I've done OK with SYK and was in good shape with Vertex until last October. Take as many Q credits as needed.

Q: GEVO Hi Peter and team,
Could you please comment on this company? I would appreciate your opinion. Do you think it is a good investment for 1-2 years term?
Thank you very much!

Q: In response to a question about SSJ you said:Its record of execution is not that great, though, and investors likely want more consistency here.
I woud be interested about eactly what you mean.
Thanks
CDJ

Q: Have you any thoughts as to why ATD.B did not bounce back to its pre-announcement- Carrefour-purchase price of about $42 or so? Thank you for your sevice.

Q: Now that Biden had made it clear that he will cancel Keystone pipe line. What impact does this have on the above four companies? With this in mind how would rank these companies based on growth and safety of dividends?

Thank you

Q: Hello 5i Team
Canadian Utilities (CU) has announced a $0.0044 (1.010565 %) increase in the quarterly dividend, continuing CU 49 year dividend increase streak.

1 – Why do companies increase dividends by “oddball” amounts, in this particular case why would CU not increased the quarterly dividend from $0.4354 to $0.4400 (instead of $0.4398) which would increase the total annual dividends by approximately $218,000 on total annual dividends of $475M.

2 – Is this a sign the board increased the dividend a “token” amount to maintain their 49 year history of increased dividend and that CU is facing stagnant growth in their business (which is not surprising given the majority of their business is Alberta based)?

3 – CU increased their dividend by 1 % and ATCO (which holds 52.2 % of CU) increased their dividend by 3.1 %. Does this make ATCO a better investment, given ATCO’s other divisions (Structures & Logistics and Neltume Ports) are providing better growth, leading to a higher increasing dividend rate, although a lower overall yield?

Thank you

Q: I just moved my RRSP over to Questrade from PH&N and have lots of cash to deploy (5+ year time line). For tax efficiency, I want to hold REITs, bonds, interest investments, US div stocks/ETFs, royalty income funds or any other investments that are not tax efficient in my MARGIN, TFSA and CORP accounts.
(1) Industrial REITs: I have half positions in DIR, GRT - should I diversify and also take positions in WIR and SMU or focus on DIR and GRT?
(2) Other REITs: Can you recommend any other quality value REITs? Is it a good time to invest in residential REITs?
(3) Can you recommend a good high yield bond ETF that has performed as well as PH&N High Yield Bond?
(4) Can you recommend some good value US div stocks (preferred) or ETFs? I am considering ABBV, PG, VZ.
Many thanks for any/all suggestions/comments!!!

Q: Hi group can you give me 2 of your top picks for each of main sectors (tech, Industrials , materials .health, real estate . consumer staples, consumer discretionary, financials, I am a medium risk invertor (US or Canada does not matter) Thanks for your guidance

Q: Next reporting date please.

Q: What is your opinion of Pure Storage. $PSTG.

Q: May I please have three or four junior/intermediate gas producers that will benefit from the Kitimat LNG project if/when in is operational in 2023?
With appreciation.
Ed

Q: Hi team , do see a good outlook for this company?
Thx
Javad

Q: With high Canadian government debt, increased money supply and excess stimulus spending, I feel inflation is a growing concern. Your thoughts on real return bonds (XRB) and commodities including Tek,B, and Suncor as well as the Can$ in the coming year?

Q: Hi, could you please provide a list of your highest conviction Canadian growth stocks. Any sector will do but the stocks you feel most certain will deliver good growth in most market environments. Not necessarily looking to blow the lights out, steady growth will do. Thanks.

Q: I have a large sum of money to "hold" for about 3 months with the purpose of buying a property. I'll be paying about 3% interest on it and am wondering if there is a short term place to hold the money and earn a bit of interest to offset that but not have too much risk of losing principle. I could just put it in my banks savings account for the time being (at 0.1%...) but thought I would pose this question in case you had any better suggestions. Thanks very much.

Q: Can you please comment on the stock, would you step in at current price?

Thank you,

Q: Why are they unable to do buybacks and increase dividends and what is the rationale for this? Do yo expect dividend increases when the BOC changes the rules? Why does the BOC seem to think they know better than the Fed who have opened up bank restriction?

Q: Lightspeed’s next quarterly report is the first week of February. If I was increasing my position for a long term hold do I: buy now; buy half now and half after quarterly report; or all later. I do not have an issue with volatility risk.
Clayton

Q: Morning
Quick question....
Which stock would you invest in now....
TC energy or Keyera, and why
Thank you for your help

Q: Gsy has had a nice run and at 52 week high but the market cap is still only $1 Billion. From a valuation have the underlying revenue / earnings kept up to share price appreciation and do you see this as a good growth story over the next 3-5 years