Investment Q&A

Q: Recently read John Bogle, "Common Sense Investing"

What are my choices for purchasing the s & p 500 index, please compare MER, do all offer a canadian hedge? and what are the pros and cons of buying it hedged to canadian dollar?

thanks

Ernie

Q: Hi, I have held DRA.UN for about 2 years and done well (30%). This holding continues to trade under it's NAV, and the yield is over 6%. In the past you have classified this trust as "riskier income". What are your current feelings on the future prospects for this trust? Is it time to take the money and run?

Q: Hi,
Can you provide us with a link to a website that provides accurate stock sector classification that we can use in determining our portfolio diversification of stocks?

Q: Would ZWU or ZUT be a better hold for 2019 and beyond?

Q: For a 3 year hold,would you consider this a good stock to purchase?If yes,buy today or wait for the next quarterly report to see how the consolidation of their takeover is progressing?

Q: I hold Ratheon and Honeywell. Would you recommend selling these for a new holding in Boeing?

Q: What is your preferred holding in this sector? I currently hold CNR.

Q: Hi peter and team!
Please give me advice from which websites you most like to read the news about Canadian and American companies and stocks?
Which are the most reliable and quickest to inform? What sites brokers are looking in the morning as soon as they get to work?
Thank you!

Q: Hello, Happy New Year! Does the sector balancing tool un the etf and mutual fund update work only on excel? Is there a way to make it work on google sheets..Thank you. Shyam

Q: In your recent report on NFI you were scratching your head at the price decline. That was at $38.00, today it is at $33.00. If your assessment of the company is unchanged would you deploy new money to buy or would you wait for better momentum? If the latter what factors would suggest time to buy?

Thanks
Mike

Q: With TOS now at 0.36$, do you see a big upside potential and if so, is it worth the risk ?
Thanks

Q: THESE ARE HIGH DIVIDEND PAYING STOCKS.WHICH 5 ARE SAFEST ONE TO BUY AT THI TIME
ALA 16% MLPX 6 %
AMLP 9% POW 6 %
CFX 12% QCOM 5%
FN 9% QQQX 8%
GOV 25% RDS.A 5%
MFT 6% VET 8%
THANK YOU
EBRAHIM

Q: If you had to choose between these - which one would you choose and why?

Q: KBLT has been weak recently, even after the end of tax-loss selling. On Tuesday, they announced the friendly acquisition of the shares of Highlands Pacific that they do not already own. Could you comment on this transaction and the impact on KBLT?

Q: My daughter’s Investment acct and TFSA are reasonably balanced. TFSA holdings and returns are below. TFSA value is $88,247.

Stock Value Return Portfolio
Percentage
Bank of NS 11,228 5.83% 2.43%
Dollarama 9,741 -37.44% 2.11%
Element Capital 9,660 -9.56% 2.09%
Knight Therapau 12,304 -3.93% 2.67%
Parkland 14,136 119.37% 3.06%
Transcontinental 5,790 -39.08% 1.26%
Savaria 13,060 68.90% 2.83%
Spin Master 11,517 1.09% 2.50%

I’m thinking of splitting the 2019 $6000 contribution between TCL.A and SIS. Second choice is add a new stock such as CAE. Any thoughts? Many thanks.

Q: I would like to add one railway holding to an already well-diversified portfolio .. given the recent news about CN's development of a bitumen "puck" as an alternative method for shipping crude, which of these two (CNR or CP) would you favour this month? Does this news have implications for pipelines?

Q: I am a new member to 5I Research.
Can you please review the beneficial tax implications of receiving dividends from Canadian companies vs companies outside of Canada?

With this in mind, what would be 10 top dividend paying Canadian companies you would recommend for a tax efficient retirement income?

Thanks and I look forward to your reply.

Q: I currently hold small positions on the following. Based on current valuations and growth expectations, which Companies would you add to? in order of preference,

Thanks Valter

Q: I have a few "balance" portfolio positions in my trade account that I am wondering about transferring to my TFSA. From 5iR answers, I take it growth is one factor to consider for possible positions for a TFSA and also a preference for less cyclical business companies.
MX is a dominant primary supplier but might be like a little cyclical what with seasonal demand by customers.
Then there is TFII that is growing through acquisitions but is tied to the general economy which is cyclical in nature.
Also, NFI has to business segments, buses and RV, and good backlog but is volume of business depends on municipal funding for transportation vehicles and then for RV, the "wealth" of folks...both segments have volume variability over time.
For growth, there is VB, although a smaller company relative to the other three.
With this, would you consider these good TFSA candidates? And if so, what order would you rank them, like first to last?........Thanks.....Tom

Q: I hold ENB and recently read that the state of Minnesota has appealed the approval of ENB's line 3. What are your thoughts on this ? Is the appeal likely to be successful? I am thinking that if the appeal was successful that the impact to ENB stock would be huge.

Ken