Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Folks: Can you explain why BNS is taking such a hit today on news that they exceeded earnings expectations and are planning a share buy back

Thanks

Q: Hi 5I,
Could I have a general opinion on this US REIT, specifically, as a new position for income - would timing (considering interest rates) or valuation be of concern. This is expected to be for a roughly 3-5 year holding, possibly longer.

Thanks for your insight
Mike

Q: Interest rates: what do you see happening to Canadian interest rates over the next 2-3 years? At what point will they start to play into the equities market?

Q: On BNN this morning Larry Berman made a comment about ETFs that are sold in Canada and are essentially repackaged ETFs from the US. He stated that there is some double taxation going on. I believe related to withholding taxes although he didn't explain in detail.
I hold VGG and VEE which are repackaged holdings of VIG and VWO, respectively.
Is this in fact true and how much of an impact would this mean to the rate of return?

Q: Energy Sector - I am hearing that in 2020 the IMO will be enforcing ban on ships that use fuel with higher sulfur content. To take advantage of this can you recommend refiners that will benefit as well those oil companies producing more light oil. Thanks AJD

Q: Hi 5I,
Having had a decent run, do you think MX has the potential to carry on in the short term and why?

Thanks
Mike

Q: Goodmorning 5i,
I have noted your positive views on Premium Brands and have been considering purchasing it. I don't want to have too many stocks and so I have thought of selling Conagra in order to purchase it. This is also because companies like Conagra seem to be having trouble negotiating the change in habits and diets of people today. Although analysts seem to think it has a little brighter future at the moment. I generally have a well diversified and relatively conservative portfolio. My concern is that pbh seems to be quite narrowly focused in comparison to a company like CAG. Do you think this would be a reasonable switch?
thanks for the great service, as always

Q: hi, again I am asking for your top picks for income, I have a full position in BNS. if I hold your picks I may top up, if you think this is a good time to buy and why thx Jack.

Q: Hi 5I,
With a zero weight I am considering a possible two of the three mentioned companies as new income generating positions.
Two part question - (1) which are most suitable for more stable income (& why) and (2) considering the interest rate environment, would this be less than ideal timing to start new these as new positions

Thanks again
Mike

Q: It looks like RHT is using purchasing power by volume order to secure hardware which seems to be in short supply. I expect that they wiil make a little margin on the units but the real benefit is that the units will no doubt have RHT software installed which is recurring revenue. I see no real issue here. Am I missing something?

Q: Please u take on latest results & going forward.Appreciate u usual great services & views

Q: Good Morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,
I am looking to add one oil producer and one natural gas producer
to a conservative, income producing portfolio. I am looking for sustainable dividend growth over time. Which names would fit this criteria ??? Thank you. DL

Q: Can you please name a few of your favorite conservative, dividend-paying stocks?

Many thanks.

Q: This week I will reduce my current energy portfolio (@12%), bringing it down to two holdings to a total sector percentage of 5%. I need a second suggestion for the Energy portion, considering RRX, though with a tendency to PKI.

With the available funds, I’d like to get into the Tech and Healthcare sectors, selecting one new holding each. I have earmarked RHT and PHO for Tech, with CSU and SHOP as secondary options. For Healthcare, I’m eyeing GUD, COV and PLI.

This approach is geared towards a slightly balanced but still aggressive enough growth portfolio.
Please advise on your top picks for each sector. Many thanks in advance.

Cheers

Q: good morning 5i members as of this morning ORT>H has a cease trade order issued ; is this the wooden spike in this co.s heart GARY

Q: Can you please comment on $ISRG. I am planning in initiating a small position. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Valter

Q: After the acquisition of Lane Quinn, are you expecting a uptick in near term growth and does it enhance longterm prospects?

Q: whats your take on reliq announcing the purchase of 27,000 blood pressure units,that they will resell to their customers.
the whole thing sounds fishy. i mean they say their customers had trouble buying them, so why would reliq be able to buy them. strange stuff. dave

Q: Hi 5i team. After being badly "burned" by healthcare companies over the last couple years (phm, vrx, cxr) I had sworn off investing in healthcare/ drug companies as every one I was invested in seemed to turn out to be giant scams. But, that being said, I find myself liking the idea of the technology behind RHT and I am considering investing in this recent pullback. On the flip side I used to feel the same about patient home monitoring (and we all know how that turned out). I guess I am looking for reassurance that RHT is a MUCH different home monitoring company than phm was, with competent management that aren't scamsters like Dalsin was, and describe the level of potential RHT has for future growth. I like the "tech" and "AI" component of this technology the best as I believe these will continue to be the highest sector of world growth going forward.

Also, in regards to the upcoming quarter; is there a negative setiment out there in regards to the release that you are aware of? Would a person be better off to buy the dip now, or wait until after the release? Thanks

Q: We have a 3.5% weighting in JNJ. We like it for its exposure to the USD, its steady dividend income, its blue-chip size and very modest share price growth. However I am concerned about the potential losses arising from their "baby-powder" lawsuit. We have owned the stock for years. I am thinking about switching out around 2% weighting into PFE. Its dividend appears to be higher and its chart seems to be better.
Reading over 5i responses on JNJ you seem fairly sanguine about JNJ so I hesitate to sell. We are retired but not currently spending our USD dividends - they are kept for foreign travel.
I must say I like XBI's chart. However its dividend is much lower so potentially we would need to sell stock if we needed USD. XBI should lower our risk profile as it is an ETF which is probably a smart move.
My questions are...
1) Would you recommend selling all our part of our JNJ or just do nothing?
2) Would you recommend purchasing PFE or XBI or both?
Please deduct as many credits as you feel my question(s) justify.
Thank you for your assistance.
Jim