Investment Q&A

Q: Looking for ETF that is ex Canada and US for international exposure. Any opinion on DWM or could you suggest other alternatives? Thanks.

Q: EMX is a small Canadian royalty company that appears to have some interesting projects. I would much appreciate your views upon its financial strength, quality of management, investor base and its prospects, both short and long term.
Thank you.

Q: Open Text has performed well in the Growth Portfolio, and seems to have solid fundamentals with a 13.7 Forward P/E. I was surprised to see James Hodgins of Curvature Hedge Strategies (Arrow Capital) is shorting it. To paraphrase, he said: 'They have 2x debt-to-EBITDA. It's pretty expensive, and their access to capital will decline since we are late in the cycle.'

I should point out that many analysts love the stock, including you guys. I'd like to know your opinion because once in a while the shorts (depending on who they are) offer a valuable perspective.

Thanks! Elliott

Q: Given the pull back on NVDA over the past 2 days, would you suggest that anything has changed for long term view of here? Would you anticipate more drop leading up to the 16th?

Q: This may be a silly question, but should GOOG be considered a "technology" stock or does it fit better with Telecommunications or possibly Consumer Discretionary? How would you count it in the allocation weighting?

Q: Hey 5i,
I am a new investor and member of 5i. Upon review of your Reports and Portfolios I have decided that my portfolio will be a mix of Income and Growth. My question is as to the number of stocks to purchase to balance my Portfolio. If stock A is valued at $100 and Stock B is $25, should I purchase 4 of A ($400) and B ($100) , or 1 of A ($100) and 4 of B($100)?

Q: This is a strategy question that has to do with using margin debt. I am wondering what you think of buying on margin. Last year for the first time, I bought on margin, roughly from fifty to one hundred thousand at various times throughout the year. This is a small percentage of my portfolio and thus not too dangerous. In doing my taxes I see that I paid $2480 in interest. The government gave me back $1187 of that as carrying charges. That means there was $1280 left. I bought all high dividend paying stocks and so expect that I recuperated or surpassed that amount in dividends. Then I get the capital gains for nothing. ( Or, the capital loss, also.).

So, I suppose I am asking you whether it is worth the trouble? Especially when I have 20 or 30 percent fixed income. Perhaps I should use that if i want to try to leverage things a bit? I am thinking that it may be a good stragegy when one feels that stocks are really low. But, the rest of the time it is hard to make any money. But, i am more interested in your thoughts on the strategy.
thanks

Q: I don't have any U.S. exposure other than IWO as suggested in the growth portfolio.
Can you recommend an ETF group to give me proper broad exposure to this market ?
Thank you.

Q: Comments on Cargojet earnings?

Q: What do you think of this food ingredient stock? Value stock or value trap?

TIA!

Q: Hi, could you plesae post earning estimates for the results expected on May 8. Thanks

Q: In response to Cam's comments about Stella Jones and concrete ties and poles taking their market share.... A couple months ago across the street from me a line of concrete poles was being replaced with wood. I chatted to one of the guys and he said the wood poles last way longer and that there is more maintenance required with concrete poles (cracking, rusting metal hardware were two of his examples). Judging by the trucks and team of people present there I would speculate the labor to maintain and replace a pole would be much higher then the pole itself. Cheers

Q: If one was not a shareholder in GUD would you be a small buyer before tomorrows meeting?

Q: Could you please comment on vmd’s dramatic earnings increase and Ptq exposure in the recent intrusive financial transaction. Mike

Q: What are the consequences of yesterdays scam assuming no recovery of funds?

Q: Can you please comment on the latest results?

Q: I continue be interested in SJ, but on a recent drive in BC I saw some work being done to replace railway ties...they were not wood, they were concrete. This struck me as being a problem for SJ but I'm hoping you can elaborate. Does SJ make mention of how concrete ties are affecting their business? Do you have any idea what the price point difference is between wooden ties and concrete?

Cam

Q: for a 34 year which ETF would you recommend for a LIRA for US exposure and or Emerging market? Has 20+ years before using the LIRA.
Thanks

Q: We have just transferred from an advisor to a discount broker. We have a 8% position between two separate RIF accounts . As the risk is the same in a RIF or a TFSA account would it make sense to move this holding to our TFSA accounts with a total 5% holding
as there is no tax in the TFSA accounts? Your overall opinion of of the company please, and if 5% is too high of a holding for this company? Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks MJ

Q: Hi Guys could you please give the latest short positions (Cdn & US) on EIF. With EIF reporting tomorrow after close do you anticipate any surprises ? Seems like last few reports have been pretty good like they might even be sandbagging a bit? Thanks eh al