Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i team - I have heard recently that the demand for nickel will increase as the production of batteries increases. Could you please give me your opinion on the accuracy of this statement and also your view on the supply of nickel. Is it really dwindling as the author of this statement claims. Are there other uses for nickel that could have an effect on the market. Also would you be able to provide the names of a few companies involved with nickel that you think are well managed with decent fundamentals. Perhaps one major producer, one smaller mid-tier producer and one or two whose main focus is exploration. Thank you.

Q: reports next week does 5i know what the expectations are? Thx

Q: I have held MFT for under a year, purchased for fixed income outside of a bond fund. Currently down a bit over 1% not counting distributions, which is obviously pretty good in todays' market, but the drop does have me questioning where it might be going. What would you expect the fund price to do in the each of the following situations:
1) rates continue to go up, even if at a slower rate
2) rates stabilize
3) rates go down
Also, how would the distribution be affected in each scenario above and what is the approximate lag time?
Because of the mix of products in the fund, do you think it will act more as a bond fund or an equity fund to market gyrations?

Thank-you

Q: What's happening to RAY.A,It has declined to $7.13,close to a 1yr low. $9.10 p/p,down some 22% to a 1.5% position. Sell,hold or add.Thanks for u usual great services & views

Q: Can I get your update on Northwest Healthcare? Just wondering on whether to add or sell this one. Thanks

Q: What to do with cpd and Ecn.pr.a .
I’ve held reset prefs before, saw it through through the downturn in interest rates and the upturn again, did well, because I had a long term objective.
I now no longer have this luxury. However I feel some comfort with the minimum rate reset preferred. Should I. I appreciate your unbiased recommendation on both securities.
Thank you.
P.s. will be asking for a complete portfolio evaluation in the new year. Paid of course.

Q: I'm 75 and sort of religiously line-up my rrsp based on your income model portfolio,granted i dont expect always 2017 performance and i'm ready to surf the wave but in few case a Tsunami hit few holdings at this point i wonder if GS and FSZ will ever recover or end up like KWH . Mandatory disbursement (wich you are not responsible)and losses could seriously jeopardize my capacity to keep the divi/income in line.
Thank You
Daniel

Q: Just receive the dec.income portfolio and your NFI entry point is showing 8.78 ? is this a misprint ?
Thank You
Daniel

Q: Good morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,

In an answer to Ulrike on October 2nd, in which he asked: "Which one company would you buy today? Hydro One or Fortis? Or none? And why?", you answered "Fortis has raised its dividend every year for close to 50 years, and we would have more confidence in it. H is OK, but has a lot of political interference still, with a new board as well, and a large acquisition that has yet to close."

It's your last comment that I'm wondering about. Washington state regulators have blocked the sale of Avista to Hydro One, citing "political interference". Does this setback for Hydro One affect your opinion of H going forward?

Thanks for your insight.

Q: Hello
5 I has decided to remove Crius from the income portfolio. I will
follow and sell as I am at a current loss of 50%. What stock would you recommend buying with the balance of the money.
Thanks Maurice

Q: is high interest saving account and is safest to keep cash comparing with bank MMF.
CBO, CPP, XBB all have lost money during the last few years why one should keep the cash in these fund
I appreciate your comment Thank you.ebrahim

Q: Could you compare the CIBC Global tech mutual fund to the tech ETF QQQ
It looks like the former is performing better, and perhaps more diversified?
Thanks Peter.

Q: With so much blood in the markets and tremendous volatility, is the future (next 1 to 2 years) really as bleak as the current prices indicate?

Q: I'm one of those investors that has trouble selling things at a loss. I'll get over it some time...maybe? However, with Crius you answered a question yesterday that even with a 50% cut in the dividend it's still at 8% +/-. Can you comment further. I'd be happy with an 8% dividend and would be prepared for a long term hold until the company 'comes around' with their divesting of the solar side. What am I not seeing?
Thanks...Graham

Q: Any news on this company? I see it dropped 10%+ yesterday but cannot find any news. Near a new 52 week low. It seems to be one of the companies that would benefit most by the Canadian production cuts as they produce just under 10,000 boe/d from what I can see.

If one thinks that a recovery in energy could come through the winter, would this be a good candidate? I realize it does not have the safety of a Suncor or CNQ

Q: Good morning,
MUX announced new financing last night,it consists of a US $15,000,000 bought deal private place offering of 6,634,000 flow-through common shares priced at US$2.26. This offering price is at a 26% premium to the closing price yesterday of US $1.81. The stock price has been below US$2.26 for 6 weeks, why would anyone pay a 26% premium when they could have bought all the stocks they wanted at a lower price in the open market the last 6 weeks?
Thanks, George

Q: Merry Xmas
Six months ago, it was suggested PEY needed a bit more time. Since then it as dropped a little more. So far I have taken a 50% hit. It is in my RRIF Would you suggest selling now or holding longer. A month or two ago, it seemed to be moving in the right direction, but that all changed recently.
Another big loser of mine in my RRIF is ARC. Would you consider selling it or holding.
Thanks for all you do

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor. My current equity-only asset allocation is 22% financials, 8% real estate, 25% tel-pipes-utilities, 15% consumer (owning CGX, PBH & others contained in ETFs and MFs), 3% health, 8% tech, 8% industrials (owning WSP among others), 9% energy, 2% materials. I am mostly invested with roughly 8% cash available to deploy.

I capitalized on tax loss selling of NFI and TCL. I am considering topping up CGX and WSP to a full position and re-initiate a partial position in either NFI or TCL or another suggestion from you.

Question 1 = Could you please rank these 4 stocks based on a) security of dividend, b) growth of dividend and c) potential stock price appreciation (rebound potential).

Q2 = I am normally a buy-and-hold investor and do minor-trims-adds around core positions. Being we are in late cycle, should I just maintain my existing allocations and avoid adding to my consumer cyclical and industrial stocks?

Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: DOL.TO Earning seems fine. Have 2% position. Looking to add another 1% if market responds positive.

Q: My sister in law recently met with her new advisor at Investors Group. He felt her current Rrsp investments were to risky and is recommending Maestro balanced portfolio to be known as IG Managed Risk portfolio-balanced effective November 1. She has no work pension or other assets other than her Lira and Rrsp account with investors. She has little to know knowledge of finance or investing which is why she is with Investors and hopes to retire in 5 years. Is this a good and or appropriate fund for someone like her? Are there any specific questions she should ask or clarify with her advisor. I did look at the one page fund fact he sent her and thought the fees were high and it looks like it is a fund that owns other funds. Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks