Investment Q&A

Q: I bought BCE two or three years ago and watched its value peak about 3 times before settling back down now to levels pretty much where I bought it. In the meantime, I've had the benefit of a good dividend.

When I look at the 3 year chart, it is beginning to look encouraging again. so I was thinking that maybe some folks are buying into the telecoms because they like the stability offered in an economic downturn. I was about ready to sell and look for something with a bit more growth. Maybe I should hang on?

Would you recommend anything else with a similar dividend and stability in this economic environment?

Q: Analysts have recently become quite positive about AEZS. Morningstars sees 38 per cent upside to fair value; Thomson Reuters rates is a 10/10 with a trailing P/E of 5.7 with a net margin of 34 per cent. Has your opinion changed since your last reply?

Thank you.

Q: SIS and Toy are continuously going down is there any other reason than tax sell,Are they good buys today?. Or something wrong with them?.

Q: Ryan and Peter,
I'm looking to buy a company that has good rebound potential once the market turns. SIS AND NFI both seem to be oversold. In your opinion, which one looks like it is poised to impove its share price the most once this market improves. Which other companies, (sector doesn't matter) have excellent rebound potential. Thanks for your advice.

Q: I have a question about VFV and index ETFs generally. If equity markets are facing headwinds in the next year or so as some analysts believe, would this be the wrong time to sell individual stocks in my investment account and go to index funds? My goal is to simplify and de-risk my portfolio and reduce some volatility. Thanks for your help, Ron

Q: Good morning 5i,
I believe you have said somewhere that you would prefer the American banks at the current moment. I am wondering if I am remembering correctly and if so, would you stand by that, and again if so, would you buy bac now instead of BNS, all things being equal.
thanks as always

Q: Is having a good day. Anything 5 i sees to account for this. Thx

Q: Kinaxis has grown significantly over the past few years. While
the company has solidly managed growth to date, a key risk is the
company’s ability to manage and support its rapid growth and the challenges and
difficulties associated with managing a larger, more complex business. In your view, does KXS current management have the ability to scale KXS and take the company to the next level internationally?

Q: Hi: The above three seem to be dead money or major losers. Is there any hope for them? If not, is it time to sell them or wait longer for a possible bounce?

Q: This ETF has shown on May 31,2018 95 million Outstdg shares. On Nov 1 they had 99 million shares. which in my opinion diluted the value of my shares.??
I called them and they said, that they had to issue new shares as Institutional clients asked for it.I said why they did not come on the open market and bid up the price. He said it doesn't work that way. I said isn't it like a Central Bank who just prints more money.Can you clarify who is right? Am confused.Art

Q: I have funds to invest in the office/retail sector. I could add to positions I hold in Brookfield Property Partners and H&R, or I could buy Artis. Your opinion?

Q: Hi, I’m a little low on oil and reits and was thinking of vermillion or summit to add at this time. Vermillion because of a possible rebound and dividend, or Summit as it is in a nice uptread but may be soon done? I have been caught a few times buying high and watching it go south.
Would you have a clear idea which way to go or a better alternative? I don’t want to buy both because of limited funds
Thanks

Q: ILUVIEN approval for GUD. How big a deal is this. I noticed on the Globe and Mail GUD was proposed as a small cap to watch. I don<t know how important this deal is. But, i see it didn<t affect the stock price much.
thanks for the great service

Q: Hello,

Are these Debentures convertible? And if so, what are the terms?

Thanks,
Stephen

Q: Can you suggest a couple of low cost, US financial ETFs in CAD for me to follow up on? Thank-you.

Q: I am setting up a fixed income portfolio for 5 -10 years with little need for income. HISA @ 15%, HTB @ 5%, HBB @ 5%, PYF @ 5%, HFR @ 20%, MFT @ 50%. I would increase the Horizon's ETF percentages, but liquidity is low. Would you please comment on this set up. Thanks for your service.

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Q: interesting, yesterday james hodgins on bnn had tfii as a short saying it is expensive wage inflation, possible recession and then in the evening david baskin was on bnn saying he loves tfii saying cheap gas etc and it js a buy.
i know you have it in your balance portfolio so you must like it but could you comment, it does not seem to get a lot traction but then nothing is getting any traction. dave

Q: Greetings 5i,

My question is twofold, so please deduct two credits if you see fit. I have some cash to deploy into the bond portion of my fixed income allocation, and would like your advice about how to proceed. Currently, I have VAB.TO and AGG for broad based bond market exposure, and XRB.TO for inflation linked bonds. To this, I am considering adding an ETF strictly devoted to Canadian government bonds in an attempt to add increased long-term safety (I am becoming a little skittish of corporate bonds).

This addition would be a very long-term hold (likely 20 years or more), and would bring my bond allocation to roughly 15% of my total portfolio (the majority of my fixed income investments are comprised of GIC ladders).

I am 37 years old, debt free, and fairly conservative in my risk tolerance. My investments are solely for the purpose of providing for my retirement, and I will have no need of their funds for the foreseeable future.

My research has led me to either an overarching fund such as XGB.TO or VGV.TO, or to one with laddered maturities like CLF.TO or CLG.TO. Given my situation and style, do you feel as if the addition of a Canadian government bond ETF makes sense for my portfolio (as opposed to simply adding to VAB and AGG)? Moreover, if you do approve of said addition, which of the aforementioned funds would you consider to be the most beneficial?

Thank you.

Q: Can you compare the two for me? What is growth expectation for each and valuation on a comparative basis. The yields are very attractive while BEP has committed to increasing their yield through 2022. Also, can you note why BEP.UN is rated an "A" and would it still be rated an A as it hasn't had a report in a while? Thanks.