Investment Q&A

Q: Can you give a general overall picture of Boyd's current financial situation? Is revenue and debt an issue at all? Do their numbers look sustainable? And finally, what do you make of their management?

Q: Hi Peter and staff
Ok so can you comment on these 2 companies going forward . Specifically Boyd is it a sell and Real is it a buy at these prices at this time

Q: Hi i5,

According to "Buffett Indicator", when it's in the 70% to 80% range, it is time to throw cash at the market. When it moves above 100%, it's time to lean toward risk-off. Now Market Cap to GDP Ration > 100% means stocks in bubble territory. Do you think Canadian stocks may also in bubble territory? If US in bear market, do you think the above Canadian stocks which I am holding can be survived? Perhaps, should we start to off load which may be in danger during the bear market into cash, or switch among balance or income portfolio. Any suggestion?

Q: Please comment on earnings of byd.
How did the conference call go for WELL yesterday?

Q: With the likelihood of a vaccine in the relative near term there will be a rotation out of a number of tech stocks. Based on this thesis I consider the following stocks which I own to be good candidates. BYD,PKI,TFII,WSP & EIF. Do you agree and if so could you list a few other candidates that would be a good fit. Thank you.
Roy

Q: Hi, Could you please post earning estimates for these companies for the quarter. Thanks

Q: When do these companies report next?

Q: What are the prospects for badger daylighting in the next year? What companies in your balanced equity portfolio do you predict will have solid growth over the next Couple years?
Also your outlook for pho over the next year?

Q: Do you consider their high P/E and low profits an issue or is this common for a company who is cery active in acquisitions? Thanks

Q: I have about a 1% weighting in each of the following names in my portfolio: MX, PLC, BYD, MTY, ALA, NFI, TFII, GIB.A, MFC, SIS.
I want to refocus by eliminating 3 or 4 of these. Sector allocation is not a factor. Please suggest 3-4 names to eliminate (list the most obvious to eliminate first) and 2-3 good candidates to boost today (best first).

Q: hello 5i Research team,
I am currently cash only in my usd account. I have enough cash for one position. I have already well diversified portfolios exclusively in Canadian stocks and I am a long term investor. What 5 stocks would you recommend I buy in order of preference please? Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: Hi 5i, Can you please recommend/pick 3 stocks, so that 20 years from now I can say: I'm very happy I invested on them. Comes to mind techology, pharma, defense, etc
thanks

Q: Greetings 5i team,
I realize that these companies are not from the same sector but am looking at a hybrid recovery/mixed industries theme for the purchase of two or three of these companies.
How would you rank them in order of priority for a min 3 yr hold?
Thank you for your work
SP
P.S. Based on the feedback I have read on Portfolio Analytics, I have become more tempted to give it a try

Q: 3 questions
- is MX a good opportunity at this point in its cycle? (give me some thought on the cyclical nature of this company
- What other Brookfield stock should be purchased to go with Bam or should I just stick to the parent company Thanks for your help on this
- Good entry point for BYD or wait a bit so far I have 140 shares @$200 (give me some thoughts on the price appreciation going fwd

Q: Good morning,
I own a small house in Ottawa that is free and clear with a current market value of approximately $350,000.
A recent discussion with my trusted mortgage broker confirmed that a 5 year term (Closed & Fixed) term mortgage can be obtained at a rate of 2.29%. This mortgage is said to be:
a. insured through CMHC,
b. portable, and
c. transferable.
At that rate of 2.29% and given that the interest paid would be tax deductible if I use the funds for investment purposes, I'm seriously considering borrowing around $200,000 and investing this amount for an initial 5 year period with an expected net rate of return on investment of 4.5% .
Q1. With $200,000, what are your thoughts of splitting this amount in 5 different chunks of $40K in the following instruments:
a. Mawer Tax Effective Balanced Fund,
b. Mawer Global Balanced ETF Fund,
c. Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio,
d. IShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio, and
e. BMO Balanced ETF

Q2. As an alternative to the above and given the 5 year time frame, would your preference be to invest the $200,000 in a selection of best in class individual stocks split between different sectors and if so, would you be so kind as to provide me with ya listing of your best ideas at this time.

I thank you and look forward to hearing your thoughts on both of these investment strategies.
Francesco

Q: Recently, in response to a question requesting your advice on a number of stocks including the above, you singled out MSFT and CRWD to "buy more". What are other stocks would you recommend to "buy more" at this time?
Thank you for your advice.

Q: Hi there,

I'm looking to purchase a full position of BYD. It's come off a little bit and I was wondering if it's a decent entry point of it's better to wait for Q2 for this company. I suspect with driving down so much, their Q2 numbers could be soft. What is your opinion and what would you do.

Thanks!

Q: Boyd is off about $33 in the last few days. I haven't seen you comment on this, do you think they had moved up a little fast and there is profit taking or is there news we should be aware of?

Q: I hold shares in both of these companies. Which of these stocks would you recommend for a 5 year hold and would appreciate your reasoning. Thank You.

Q: I'm a little concerned about the trade tension, possible 2nd wave of the virus, protesting, economic risk, etc.
Do you think we need to do something in case the market crash?
Currently I hold the above 4 stocks plus 20% cash. Are they safe? Any other stocks that you recommend?
Thanks!