Investment Q&A

Q: good morning:
if you were going to start buying a etf today that had low costs [mer] in canadian dollars and invested outside of canada and paid a decent dividend which 5 would you look at? can be small cap, european, etc

Q: I've been looking to REIT's with the intention of adding a level of potential inflation protection. CHP.UN seemed to me like a good REIT that would appear to have some resilience - even if Commercial Real Estate in general would take a hit. However it's the "shopping centers anchored by supermarkets" description that gives me pause. The "supermarket" part gives me a degree of comfort. The "shopping center part".....not sure.

Are you able to give me your always valued opinion please?

Q: Hi There, I am trying to stear my portfolio decisions going into 2025, and looking for some of your feedback. I am 28 with 55k in myTFSA ( all after home purchase, so longer time horizon), I have about 5K of the 55K to invest, and the other 50K in the stocks below with their respective weightings of the 55K. I am trying to decide if I should add any other specific stocks or top up weightings to 2% on BSX / BKNG / ISRG / TSM / CELH / SMCI and add to CRWD, DIS, GOOGl, another 1.0%.

Are there any other stocks you would recommend to diversify this portfolio some more. Do you have any concerns with any holdings or their weightings?

Please deduct however many questions you feel necessary, I don't often ask Q's.

NVDA - 15%
SHOP - 10.7%
MELI - 9.8%
TTD - 9.2%
PLTR - 9.0%
MSFT - 7.6%
AMNZ - 7.6%
META - 4.1%
GOOGL - 3%
DIS - 2.5%
AXP - 2.45%
CRWD - 2%
NBIS - 2%
SMCI - 1.75%
NU - 1.64%
CELH - 1.54%
BSX - 1.12%
BKNG - 1%
ISRG - 0.7%
TSM - 0.7%


Thanks,
Dan

Q: CCO is having a hard time in the market. I thought Nuclear was the worlds future Anything negative out there

Also NXE your thoughts Thanks very much RAK

Q: With reference to my December 4 question, thanks you for your comment. Unfortunately, the second part of the question was unanswered. For ease of reference by you the part unanswered was: “ Would you also care to suggest the best stock charting tools available that include hard-to-find data such as PEG, forward P/E, EV/EBITDA &c.

One cannot readily see which charts include dividends and which are price only. I would appreciate your comments very much on which are the better *MORE COMPREHENSIVE* charting tools available. Many thanks. :ao:sab

Q: CPX has been very volatile recently with multiple trading days of +/5% swings. What is the cause?

Q: Out of these three all-in-one ETFs:
1) Which one is most tax efficient in a un-registered account?
2) Which one is most tax efficient in a registered account?
3) Which one is better to invest for longer term of 10+ years?

Q: I want to convert USA to CDN. I usually convert USA / CDN dollars or vice versa using stocks trading on both platforms. Is this same as using Norbert Gambit method.

Which option would you recommend that is more benefits

What are your thoughts on USA dollars.

Thanks for the great service

Q: I have held these two stocks for a long time but I am frustrated with their performance. They have been flat in the past 5 years. I am thinking of selling both and repacing them with ALA. Am I wrong and can you give me your thoughts on Alta gas or do you have a better replacement idea. Thank You.

Q: What etf (s) do you like US small cap for a USD account

Q: Your thoughts on the quarter please for Drx

Q: Thoughts on the results?

Q: What do you think of Brown Forman? I am thinking of it as a tax loss selling candidate.

Q: Good afternoon!
I have some substantial cash to deploy, ideally into Canadian dividend payers at 4% or more. I already have many of the usual suspects, including the following: ENB, BCE, PPL, BNS, CM, LIF, SIA, T, LIF, BEP.UN, DIR.UN, FSZ
I have been waiting until the December sell-off (i.e. Benj Gallander’s suggestion that it is the best time to buy), hoping to find some that have made the sell list that are good candidates for bounce backs in the future. After observing the market in the early stages of tax-loss selling, would you have some names that might fit that bill? Ideally maybe 5 or 6, although I realize that is a tall order, perhaps! Again, I am seeking dividend paying Canadian equities paying 4% or more.
Thanks! Paul

Q: Hi - do you have any concerns about CGI's growth with US Gov't contracts once the Dept of Elon/Vivek starts to cut "costs"?

Q: How often do you think an average investor, long-term focused, should check prices of stocks in their portfolio?
What about for a long-term investor who also considers momentum in buy-sell decisions?
Thanks!

Q: Can you recommend 5 new growth stocks for a TFSA. I have DOL, TVE, VHI and WELL. Would you keep these, given the high valuations of some of them.

Q: LYB is in a downtrend can you shed any light on why? I like the div. and do need companies in the materials sector and consider. his a long term hold for me am I looking at this wrong?

Q: Could you please provide an assessment of this company. Also risk rating and potential growth rating, Worth adding to a portfolio ? If so, what % of portfolio would you go to.

Q: Good day, are there any microcaps, both on the US side and in Canada, that you find particularly interesting at the moment? If so, why?

Regards