Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i Team

I purchased UBIL.U (Global X TSX traded ETF holding US Treasury Bills) in my RRSP as a holding vehicle for my 5 % cash allocation. My purchase price is US$50.01 (resulting from ETF commission) per unit.

I understand UBIL.U trades between US$50.00 and ~ US$50.20 based on interest rates on a monthly basis

In December 2024 Global X declared at non-cash distribution of US$0.70807 per unit. The units were consolidated and now my average cost basis is ~US$50.72.

Therefore when I sell the units of UBIL.U in my RRSP I am incurring a capital loss of between US$0.50 and US$0.70 which I cannot recover (or apply against other capital gains) as the units are held in my RRSP.

Questions

1 - Will other US$ Cash ETFS incur the same non-cash distributions?

2- I could in theory purchase US $ Treasury Bills through my broker (RBCDI), however their fixed income product selection is not great. Any other fixed income suggestions.

3 - Are there are any other products which will not incur the non-cash distributions?

Thanks for all the great services that 5i provides

Q: I know 5I is a financial service. But sometimes, one may wish to invest in companies according to his/her values, regardless of the financial data. I remember a Q&A where a member wanted to sell its Amazon shares after it closed its operations in Quebec, but your answer was strictly about the financial outlook. It’s OK, AMZN is a good stock, but Amazon does not have a great reputation as an employer either.

Some sectors might be blacklisted by an investor such as Oil sands, alternative lenders with ultra-high interest rates (GSY) , ‘sin’ stocks (tobacco, gambling), ownership (E. Musk), monopolistic control (NWC in northern Canada), some countries (DRC, Russia, China) and more.

Of course, it’s the investors ‘duty to know and decide what they want to buy. But I was wondering if 5I-Market Data could include some type of ESG rating, even if they are far from perfect. And make it a subject of the Blog from time to time. And identify some web sites for concerned investors.

Sorry, my English is not perfect. Thanks, Denise

Q: Hi.

Do you agree with TD's move on TOU from Buy to Hold? They also downgraded IMO to a sell. With the anticipated increase in demand for Nat Gas, in spite of TOUs low FCF yield, I would think there is runway for them. Any comments on both IMO and TOU?

Carl

Q: CSCO is one of my core and long term holds. Lost money and made money and now after so many years I am sitting with very significant gains.

The question is this: Under the current AI craze and momentum and things changing so rapidly, should one hold and let it run the course or sell it and move it to AI based stocks. (I already have some of your favourites like GOOG and NVDA.)

Where does CSCO fit in the new AI paradigm shift?

Many thanks.

Q: Between OKTA and S which would you invest in going forward, or is there another that is better. If Crowdstrike and Zscaler are your choices, where else would you deploy money.
Thanks Matthew

Q: A follow up to Mark's question on Oct 2nd regarding buying the Canadian Big Banks, you mentioned that you would not need to buy the banks in a portfolio. Can you elaborate and explain the thought process. Also how would you allocate a portfolio in terms of weighting in such a scenario.

Q: NVDA has been kind of left in the dust this year, up "only" 39%. LRCX, though, is up 90%, WDC is up 185% and SEA is up 190%. All good for me since I own all four but I'm wondering why the market seems to have turned away from NVDA. Especially in the last month, SEA and WDC are up 48% and 58% respectively, in the last thirty days.

Q: Tantalus Systems (GRID). Some guests on BNN put a price target on stocks.

Could you put a price target on GRID?

Thank you.

Q: Peter; Just saw the Alberta Government is looking to begin planning a new pipeline route to the west coast. Using ENB, SOBO and TMX to help.

Q: I have a glass half-full CSU question.

The valuation of CSU has compressed due to concerns about AI and CEO departure for health reasons. What about the valuation of the thousands of smaller companies that CSU targets for acquisition? Will these much smaller companies undergo even greater AI related valuation compression, and offer truly excellent, perhaps generational, opportunities for CSU to acquire? I would think that if small software companies are worried about loosing to AI, it would become a buyers market and CSU could selectively capitalize on the opportunity.

Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks

Q: If you were an income investor and wanted to invest in each of the 5 big banks, given current valuations and yield, what percentage of the money you have marked for investing in banks would you allocate to each?

Q: Peter; As a spec buy could I have your comments on this company, mainly about the people involved and its ability to attract producers ? Thanks.
Rod

Q: CSU has faced investor concerns recently, primarily due to the CEO’s resignation and rising competition in the AI space. However, I noted that two senior insiders purchased over $1 million worth of shares during the September decline. That typically signals confidence in the company’s fundamentals.

While AI competition is a valid concern, it may not be as disruptive as initially anticipated. The stock rebounded yesterday following the news, and I’ve initiated a position by acquiring one-third of my intended allocation.

Would be interested to hear your perspective on CSU’s outlook. Thanks.

Q: Hello Peter and team,
I would like your thoughts about Adobe who recently got a lot of downgrades from major investment houses of renown. Is AI going to affect their business to such extent? The same thing was said about Google a few months sho which lately rebounded quite nicely. Can they both be in the same boat? Thank you for your always interesting views. Adel

Q: My wife owns BCE, CU and ENB in her TFSA. She has a 10-20+ year timeframe.

Would you rate any of the three as a SELL or trim?

Can you suggest a replacement to BUY in the Industrial sector.

Can you explain the reasons for the BUY/SELL? Thank You.

Q: unfortunately you did not answer the previous question in its entirety. ( may not have been clear enough)

I was looking to get guidance on selling some winners and losers (no suggestions were given on the losers)with the goal to buy more CSU,LMN,TOI,(once in a lifetime opportunity or proceed with caution ?

How would you view this strategy and in what order and price would you add to the 3 of them or 2 or 1 as you seen the opportunity

Thanks for your help

Q: Hi 5i - for a long term investor, what are the most attractive 3 stocks in the Balanced and Income portfolios at todays prices?

Thanks, Neil

Q: Everyone, were do you see the markets going in the next three months? Clayton

Q: If DSG is sold what stock would you replace this one with?

Thanks

Q: Hello 5i,

I wanted to ask you about Renewables as i have nothing in that segment. Is there 1 particular renewable company you like/prefer (BEP-UN-T?) over others or would you suggest the better option would be a renewable ETF?

Always appreciate your assistance and insight.

Ralph