Investment Q&A

Q: of the stocks listed can you please rank in order from 1st to last for adding to at this time as I have some cash to add to these stocks that I currently own.
Thanks

Q: Comments on SLF earnings ?
If I may suggest, that if you where to automatically post your comments and analysis of earnings for stocks in the portfolios it would make your life easier and ours.
Thanks for your expertise !
I noticed that sometimes my questions appear as private without checking that box ?

Q: Greetings 5i team, Valuation measures look fine for IAG. How does IAG compare to other Ins. Co's and financial svc Co's for earnings growth and i-rate environment moving higher ?

Q: Which of the 3 life insurance companies, GWO, SLF, MFC are the best to own for dividends and growth over the next 5-10 years and why?

Q: Hello Team
Out of these two Insurance business SLF and MFC which one is a better co. to Invest for growth and dividend for 1 year.

Q: Is Sun Life tied in with the recent hurricane in Florida/Alabama? Most stocks improved today, SLF did not.

thanks, Paul

Q: Sunlife has fallen off a cliff recently, at least on a 1 year chart. Any indication why? This has been a core holding for me but this move has me concerned.

Q: Considering MFC position or SLF position, next week. MFC appears to have the better cash / share price ratio (29 vs 20), greater pullback from 52 wk high (16.5% vs 8.4%) and a slightly better dividend yield (3.79% vs 3.69%). SLF appears to have a tighter standard deviation than MFC, since 2012. I've seen past Q/A stating you prefer SLF over MFC. Your thoughts on these two life insure co's or other life insure co's would be appreciated.

Q: What Canadian stocks would be considered dividend growers?

Q: Aside from the Canadian banks, what are you favorite financial stocks? Thank you

Q: Good morning...my financials listed above make up 12.8% of my portfolio. (TD 3.8, BNS, 3.3, SLF 3.1 and GS 2.6)..I was looking at changing it up a bit and selling GS and adding to either TD, BNS or SLF..dividend not a big concern...looking for a bit more growth potential in the Financials...what do you think? or other alternative..
Thanks

Q: I have 2.5% positions in TD and BNS and no other Canadian financials. I have had Sun Life on my watch list for awhile. Not sure why it is drifting lower after last quarter's results. Would now be a good time to add it, or would it be better to continue watching the negative momentum. Or maybe it would be advisable to top up BNS and TD instead? Maybe you could speculate on why SLF is declining. I am not sure how they are doing in Asia, but I imagine there is a fair bit of potential there, if they can tap into it.. Thanks, as always, for great service.

Q: With all the hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, droughts, etc, etc ,etc. How can insurance companies profit? The Canadian Gov't is taxing everyone to death and there is only so much money left over for average people to carry coverage so something has to give and on top wages are not going up for these people.
I would like your take ion insurance with these obvious conditions.

Thanks, James

Q: Out of the stocks you cover can i get your top 7 recommendations for good long term dividend/growth stocks for a non registered account that have a good DRIP option.
TY!

Q: My 20 year old son has been investing based on your balanced portfolio. He has little need for income currently as he has at least two more years in school. Those costs are covered by an RESP. His financials holdings consist of BNS and ECN. Do you see any value in selling ECN and replacing it with either SLF or GSY? Is there any possible catalyst that will start ECN on an upward trajectory?

Q: Hello, 60 year old investor looking to add to rrsp and tfsa. Which stocks in the above list would you be comfortable buying now and which would you rate as watch now and maybe buy later?
Thanks, Michael

Q: Hello,
I've held shares in SLF for a couple of years now and even taking into account the dividends, I am slightly underwater.
From all indications, the latest quarter was good. If I listen to the pundits, the environment for the company, and insurance companies in general, is positive with interest rates increasing but yet the shares don't seam to go anywhere.

In your expert opinion, what would explain the lack of positive momentum for SLF? Is there something fundamentally wrong with the company? Is their large mutual fund business segment worrying investors because of competition from ETF's?

I am more than willing to give this company more time and am very interested in your thoughts.

I thank you in advance for your reply.
Dan

Q: I have a small position in GWO, more in MFC and most in SLF. I would like to either own one or two of these. Which do you feel has the most potential? With the cash from the sale what would you recommend in the health sector?
Thank you,
V.

Q: Hi, any problems you see for this company? Was advised to get out of my position as it may go much lower. I’am mostly a income investor but do like a little growth as well.
Thanks,Brad

Q: Please comment on earnings, please.