Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i, I'm investing on my NEW TFSA, the stocks I'm thinking on choosing from are: PBH KXS ATD.B GUD NFI RRX OTC.
I would like to reduce the number of stocks to 4. Which one would you suggest I go with, for a 5 year investment, I would like to max my growth and I do not mind taking some risk.
Thanks

Q: Hi,

I recently opened an RESP account for my daughter and am looking for advice on a few ETFs to purchase that provide some long term growth potential, while being appropriately diversified.

Given that i an just starting to save in this account, I'm starting from a small balance, roughly $2,000, i would prefer to only purchase a couple ETFs to limit transaction costs. I have a relatively long time horizon (18 years).

Thanks

Q: Hi, your thoughts on this mornings news release. Is this going to be a share dilution afair?

Thanks

Q: I am looking at investing in one of these 2 companies. What are your present views on these companies. Thanks.

Q: Hello- I have 400000 in a Hubert Financial High Interest Account.
I am concerned about it's safety in case of a financial meltdown.
What are your thoughts? Am I safe?
The website says:
Are my funds insured by the CDIC?

No, Hubert Financial is not a member of the CDIC, however, all deposits are guaranteed without limit by the Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba.

Are my deposits protected?

Yes! With Hubert, every penny of your deposits are 100% guaranteed by the Deposit Guarantee Corporation of Manitoba. As a member you can rest easy knowing that no matter what happens in the economy, your investments are safe and secure with Hubert Financial.

Q: What US ETFs would you recommend for growth at reasonable risk? I own most of the stocks in your balanced portfolio but about a third of my portfolio is in US$. Not knowing enough about US stocks I think I would probably do better to sell most of them and buy ETFs. I already own XHE.

Q: Someone suggest XAW (iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF ) for 50% of the investment portfolio. This ETF includes 54% US stock and the remaining in International stock excluding Canada. In your opinion, for a large investment amount, will one single ETF work well for the investors? If not, what other ETF should be added to benefit from the better US economy? Please comment and suggest.

Q: did Fortis get what they were looking for the ITC shares it sold to the Singapore sovereign wealth fund

Q: Tag Oil[TAO] is a small Canadian oil company operating in New Zealand.They have 1B barrels of oil potentially.Could you tell me what you know about it including shares out, debt, daily volume plus your outlook & what you think of its future as an investment? As always I value your advice.Thanks.

Q: I have a large holding of AQN. Accountability Research Corporation, in a report dated April 15, considered AQN a SELL with a target price of only $9.50. That are your thoughts about that report.
I noticed that 5i recommended AQN today.

Q: Hi Team,What is your opinion on the move to TSX for XAU and when can we expect Financials?

Q: Revenues seem to be on the way up along with the stock price today. What do you think of these recent results?

Q: Wondering your thoughts on this stock??

Q: It's American but I was very intrigued by a Globe piece on it today. Do you have any comments?

Thanks!

Q: There seems to be some legal troubles surrounding Mitel's recent deal. Bit of a sell-off since the announcement. Do you still like the stock and the latest deal?

Q: Which sectors do you like for a safe parking spot in the near term to get me through the "sell in May and go away" and summer period. Hoping then to get a trading opportunity for the remainder of the year. Dividend payers in general or utilities etc. I own MTL and AQN, a mixture of material stocks and about 1/3 cash. Thanks

Q: Hi, I have BOS CXI DHX DRT XTC IT and PUR.I would like to sell one or to and replace it with KXS. Which ones should go? Greetings Peter.

Q: Peter and team,

Is BEP.UN the "best" way to play our lovely politicians' relentless drive toward renewable energy? It seems the way that public policy and public opinion is going, people are going to move toward renewable power regardless of economics. Would BEP.UN continue to observe significant growth from this?

I am very scared to invest in any solar manufacturers or battery producers because they all seem so risky.

Thoughts?

Q: Hi Guys. I bought AFN last June @ $46.60. It fell like a knife bottoming end of Feb to $25 and then began rising nicely until 6 days ago, hitting $39. Now 4 straight days down and back to $37. It reports Apr 28. All the gain-back off the low is evaporating, the ag industry (fertilizer at least)seems out of favour (AFN had been bucking the trend), and I worry it is headed right back down. It does have the cash to continue the 6% div. It doesn't seem to be making money, ROE is terrible & book value seems high at 4.5x. Should I get out now while the loss is "only" 20%, wait for the Q1 result and then decide, or simply hang on and when it nears bottom again buy some more on the hope the company will either make some money or that something will act as an upward catalyst someday? Thanks for your thoughts & suggestions.

Q: I like HCG for its decent and growing dividend as well as low P/E multiple and O.K. growth prospects. However, I have been trimming it to get it down to a 5% position. What stock with a decent dividend and valuation profile would you recommend as a replacement? I already have full positions in BNS, NA, TRP, OTC, CNR, MDA, ATD, HCG as well as 2/3 positions in BAM, FTS and AD plus a 1/2 position in T and some broad US ETFs. I really appreciate your service and the recent changes to the site are excellent.
Thanks