Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning 5i,
I should say right away, thanks very much for the heads up on Jnj. I took your advice and got out in the summer!
but, I unfortunatly do have some that are still in loss territory. I am worried that these are probably down at their lowest point and that there may be a rally in the New Year that I would miss if I sell for tax loss.

I wonder what your thoughts are on that? Also, if you think that there isn't much of a chance of them coming back soon, how would you rate them as a sell, ie which one most likely to stay down for 30 days?
thanks

Q: One of my question's response I got was marked as private question. Not sure if it was a mistake since I had posted the question as public question.
Thanks

Q: Continuation of my previous question.

After reading your response my understanding is that 5i portfolios will not build the cash position higher for any major downside risks that the market may have in next few years. What about any new money available for investing Do we hold on to buying any stocks in this kind of unpredictable volatile markets until a clear bottom or direction is indicated by the markets ? MLP are not a good option for canadians because of tax implications. What is your opinion about US CEF (closed end funds) and do they have similar tax impact like MLPs ?

Thanks
Ninad

Q: Hi 5i!

been awhile since a question has been asked about CHRW. I am asking on behalf of my sister because she can enroll in a stock purchasing plan. Stocks will be purchased quarterly at a 15% discount. Having said that, I would like your opinion on the company and would like your thoughts on the balance sheet if it's worthwhile for her to enroll or not.

Thank you,

Rino

Q: What are the insiders positions in Cliq?

Q: Regarding your answer to Chris on Dec 19 re the market pessimism is not all that justified: I agree with your comments re all the current positives. However, what bugs me is Quantitative Easing with its subsequent Quantitative Tightening. This was and is huge. And unprecedented. I'll admit I don't understand all its in and outs. But the unwinding of QE 'spooks' me a bit. Could we get your thoughts on the consequences of QE and QT? Thanks.

Q: Hello, 5i
Sometimes entry price counts....
I have followed CSU over a few months now.
I know that you are very reluctant talking prices makes this question probably frustrating
So this is my question:
/Which of csu or engh do you prefer?
If you prefer csu,
1/ do you think it is over/under or properly valued at $886
2/ in case of a economy/ markets breakdown, from your experience, can it drop another 20%
Thanks

Q: Hello,
Like others, many of my stocks are down. Just wondering if I should be averaging down, and if I was, which 3-4 stocks I should be considering. I just saw your tax loss report and noted some of the stocks on there are in some of your portofolios. I've been following your balanced portfolio but do have positions in others such as GSY. Thank you.

Q: Morning guys:
I own the these 3 I’m down significantly with all three. All three of these have solid management teams and I have confidence to hold and dollar cost average for the long haul. Is it time to add at current prices.
Thanks
Mark.

Q: You recently published a list of companies being subjected to tax loss selling. I would be interested in your opinion of the top 3-4 companies that might be appropriate for a TFSA (some growth and a bit of income) come January 2. Thanks.

Q: To confirm my numbers/thinking around tax loss selling could you please confirm if the following is accurate: If I have a capital loss of $5000 and my marginal tax rate is 40%, I can now or in the future use that to offset a capital gain of $5000. 50% of this capital gain is taxable, so I am in essence saving $1000 spendable cash for myself (40% of $2500). Thanks!

Q: Just wondering if you are still generally positive on this one. I am surprised that it has sold down so much after recent earnings.

Q: Do you consider these stocks long term buy and hold ? : CCL, PLC, SIS, BNS, MG, MX, PBH, TOY, DOL, SJ, NFI, SLF.

Which are your favorites ? Would you sell any ?
Thank you !

Q: Could you please provide me with your opinion on the importance of global diversification within a portfolio. How comfortable are you with a heavy weighting in Canadian stocks for a couple in their mid 60's. The way I see it - we live in Canada, spend in Canada and am wondering if having exposure to US and/ or global equities exposes us to currency risk.

Q: Jeffery Gundlach ... in an interview Monday made a couple of key points: ( and might have been promoting his own business at the same time).
1. (In his opinion) A recession is coming and it will likely be "longer" ... did not say how long.

2. 2019 #1 priority should be capital preservation.

3. The key to capital preservation is to build a high quality bond portfolio.

I f one subscribes to his position/suggestion, what would the components of such a portfolio contain?

Thanks.

Q: Internal Damage?

When companies go through a major drop from their 52 week high (TSGI -60%, SIS -41%, GRUB-51%, NVDA-53%, KXS-35%) What kind of internal damage is created? I'm thinking employee moral, to stock options, to the ability to finance future growth? Other items? It's very tempting to continue to average down (although my dry powder is getting low) but when a company loses 40%-50% of it's value is it the same company anymore? Or is buying something like a Microsoft (down only 11%) a more prudent investment? (i.e. it hasn't breached a point of internal damage)

My holding period is very long, but I'm wondering if the current steep discounts currently are somewhat false illusions...

Q: Are you aware of any risks of holding a large ( 500,000.00) amt of cash in PSA in a RSP act?

Q: Can you comment on today's release about debt. Is this the cause of the upswing in the price? What does it mean going forward. I assume it's good news or else the price wouldn't be up on a down day.

Q: Hello 5i,
The link below is for discussion amongst investors. If we look for a correlation between unemployment rate and stock market performance the current situation makes sense (low unemployment and stock market declines).
http://chartsetcetera.blogspot.com/2013/11/unemployment-rate-vs-s-500.html
There are other data sets that can provide similar links. There are no crystal balls or data sets that can truly assess how steep a market correction will be before bottoming out or how long a bull market will run, but we can utilize historical data to provide insight into windows of time to be wary and when it may be safer to invest.
If you are in for the long-term (10+ years) then we are in a normal cycle. The cycle from fall to recovery was 24 months in 2000-2003 and 14 months starting late 2007. This cycle started in October 2018. Anything can happen.
Happy Investing
Debbie and Jerry

Q: Hi Peter:
Season greetings to you and your team.
I would like your opinion on the trade(s) I was thinking about.
1) Sell full positions in POW and NFI.
I've had POW for 5 years and it has done nothing during that time except go down about 20%. However, I also think that at $24.00 it has potentially hit a bottom support number. I would be happy collecting the nice dividend it pays.
I also think based on your recent answers to questions that NFI has potential going forward.
2) If I sold POW and NFI, I would add to the positions that I already have of the other companies that are mentioned.
I'm well diversified and this would not interfere with my sector or geographical weightings or the amount of dividends I am receiving.
I think both scenarios have their positive attributes and would appreciate your thoughts. Do the trade or remain the course.
Thank you very much for your valued opinion.