Investment Q&A

Q: I have PUR in a non registered account. With the acquisition by an American company, for tax purposes would it be best to just sell at the higher price (to avoid US paper work)?
thanks,

Paul

Q: Hi Peter, I am wondering if you have heard about this US stock. I find this REIT pretty interesting in owning properties of data centers rather than commercial, residential, shopping mall developments. Their financial statements looks pretty sound since 2005. Is this the only player in town? If all they hold is the land and tech just keeps advancing long term, what possibly could go wrong with this company (besides bad management)? Your thoughts? Thanks.

Q: What do you think the TMX Group as a long term investment? Seems relatively inexpensive at 13x earnings with pretty decent eps growth expected over the next 12 months, at least.

Are there any red flags that may keep a lid on the shareprice, like debt or competing technologies etc etc?

Thanks.

John

Q: I am unable to find this pref share on the TSX website or in TD Waterhouse. Any suggestions ? Thanks. Joe

Q: I'm thinking of selling my position in Stella Jones. Its had a great recovery from $37, I'm up a decent amount, I think its showing some resistance around $50. I still think its a great company with a bright future, but am thinking of switching out of it for another stock that has much higher growth prospects or at the very least pays a much more reasonable dividend. It makes up the smallest portion of my portfolio (my other holdings are FTS, ZWE, BEP-UN, GSY, and MJN (Cronos)). I'm 39 years old, make above average income, and I definitely have a high risk threshold.

What are your thoughts on switching out of SJ right now for another company with faster/greater growth prospects? A dividend paying stock is nice, but definitely not necessary as all of my holdings pay dividends except for Cronos. I've been watching BTL since the spring when it was below $3, but that ship may have sailed as of this week.

If you're ok with selling SJ, can you please suggest some names that you think would make a good addition to my current holdings

Thanks - have a great weekend!

Q: Hi,

I'm looking to gamble a small amount of money (just for fun), would GGI be a good candidate? Could you possibly suggest a few more with large growth potential? I'm ok with 100% loss.

Thanks! Happy holidays!

Q: HIVE, is it a buy, sell or hold? Your thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.
Cheers

Q: Hi 5i. Just a comment, further to your December 8th answer to Paul’s question on opposite direction same-day moves exhibited by WPM and precious metals prices. In addition to the points you made, it is probably worth considering that the value in the market of either a royalty streaming company or a metals producer is more tied to available futures contracts than to the present day's spot price for the metal. It makes sense to value a producer by the expectations for the entire period of time it will be producing. Generally what people see quoted is either spot or a futures price for a single delivery date, rather than something that extends out over the range of the futures contracts for the next several years. As futures pricing can shift relative to spot, and different futures dates’ pricing can shift relative to each other, it is not only possible that individual companies will move opposite to a commodity quote on a given day, it is almost certain to occur fairly frequently.

Q: What is your opinion of this company? Is it a buy?

Q: Could you please comment on Baozun, specifically how its merits compare to Shopify?

Q: Just a comment on Earle’s post on Friday on the 30 day waiting period on capital losses and being able at least to adjust your cost base. I am an “active” investor, which is a polite way of saying I trade a lot. I am not recommending that for all but here is my approach to taxes. I really don’t pay much attention to the 30 day rule during the year. If I sell a loser and change my view in a week or so due to new information, I will buy it back right away so as not to lose potential upside on that stock. At year end, I get my detailed trading statement. When I am calculating my capital gains/losses for the year, I check each losing security to see if I bought it back within the 30 day window. If I did, I just don’t claim the loss. For me, missing a taxable capital loss feels a lot better than missing the opportunity to get back onboard a stock on day 10 or 15 if my view has changed rather than waiting for day 30 to pass. I agree with Earl that taxation should always be secondary in your investment decisions.
I assume my approach is fine with CRA as I do not try and claim my capital losses if they are not past the 30 day window. Your views are appreciated.
Thanks again,
dave

Q: Hi Team
What are your top american banks
Will this new tax bill help them

Thanks Mike B

Q: I presently hold this reset preferred which I bought at $16. I see the chances of interest rates rising not great. So I’m cashing in this investment to buy a minimum rate reset preferred. My object is to supplement my income with reasonable preservation of capital. I’ve had a good run on equities, the market is expensive, I don’t want to be caught offside. My portfolio is a dividend portfolio.

Q: Hi, I work for one of the big 5 Canadian banks. I have the majority of my portfolio in shares of the bank I work for. Simply through unvested and vested shares. Some are paid via performance and others are through an employee share plan. I want to manage risk so should I sell the shares as they become vested and put elsewhere or leave them be. Seeing I work in banking I understand the business moreso than other sectors so there is a comfort factor here. Has Peter experienced such a dilemma at any of the previous companies he worked for and how was it managed? thank you

Q: Good day. Any particularly interesting stocks that have been getting hit hard through what would appear to be tax loss selling? Thanks!

Q: Good morning Gentlemen.
I need to re-balance my Industrial sector.
Actual holdings BAD 1%, ATA 1.5%, SIS 3.3%, and WSP 3.4%.
By selling BAD (1%) I will have 5% to add to the sector.
Can you please suggest 2 or 3 Can or US solid mid-cap stocks for at least 5 years.
Thanks
Best Regards

Q: is there a good etf of cannabis stocks that you would recommend, regards from tom in kelowna

Q: I'm trying to diversify a bit more and sell a quantity of banks and utilities Would you consider WSP as a long term buy and hold. Would I buy a full position now or stagger the buys. Thanks

Q: I'm looking to diversify outside of US/Canadian stocks, as this represents the bulk of my portfolio. Can you recommend any international or developing market etfs? Any international etfs with a value investing model? Thanks.

Q: Is it a good time to to invest in Japan?
If so, which do you prefer? CJP, CJP.A or WisdomTree fund or other?
It would be a small part of my portfolio and for growth.
thanks very much. Helen