Investment Q&A

Q: Peter and Team,

Now that we have this offer for BIN, I am thinking about what to replace it with. I am mostly aligned with the model portfolio but don't yet own CCL.B, WSP, or MDA but have always been interested in them. My BIN position is close to 5% of the portfolio following the recent market declines and the offer for BIN. Should I buy any one of the three I named from the model portfolio or split the position and buy two of the names?

Thoughts?

Q: Is there any specific news or event impacting PKI and causing its weakness today? What current opinion do you have on PKI? Thank you.

Q: In reply to Howard's question on Milestone Apartment REIT you quoted a dividend of 3.9%. I have MST in my portfolio and BMO reports that the stock pays 5.59% per year, on a monthly basis.

Q: Good morning
I own BIN and would be interested in your opinion of Waste Connections as a longterm hold? I am tempted to sell at these prices.

Q: Would appreciate your opinion mst.un thnks

Q: Most analysts seem to agree to CDN dollar is going further down compared to the U.S. Some think to 50%? What do you think and is there an ETF or investment that you think would be a good way to play that belief?

Q: The FNV stock is a bit rich for my TFSA, what do you think of it's warrant?

Q: Hello,
I have an asset allocation question. I'm 30, have moderate to aggressive risk tolerance, and am not looking to withdraw anytime soon. How much of my portfolio might I have with a small-cap ETF? Also if you have a link to more resources on the allocation question in general?

Thanks,
Henry

Q: With gold holding around $1100 US (in fact a relatively high gold price historically) and energy costs relatively low (the highest input costs), I'm considering buying a company like Goldcorp as their profit potential should be improving and that the shares are so low and hated. Any thoughts?

Q: I am looking to re-deploy some US$ and would like some recommendations. Looking for reasonable risk level, decent growth potential and some dividend.

Q: I would like your opinion on Equitable Group Inc. traded on the TSX and the 3% interest rate to be paid on savings plus accounts by the new EQ Bank. January 14, 2016 news release "Equitable Bank launches EQ Bank"-Equitable Bank, a subsidiary of Equitable Group Inc. announced the launch of EQ Bank, a new completely digital way of banking. How can a bank pay 3% and is this sustainable?
Thank you,
Nadine

Q: Hello.
I can appreciate you are trying to help us think long term and support Investor behaviour instead of trader mentality.

If you would oblige, some add-on comments to the earlier question would be helpful for me.....January 18, 2016 (asked by Richard)
I recognize RY long term chart works out in considering your comments but looking at REITs(REI.UN) and Pipes like IPL.....the long chart story is different; 5 & 10 year for REI.UN on a price basis is flat if not negative. IPL and PPL are painful to look at with half gone.
Are there investments that should not be held for the long-run even though they may be good companies like IPL,PPL,REI.un?
With account values down so much after a year of decline in 2014 and a sudden drop this year, I (as a retail investor) am beginning to feel like one of the only ones left in some of these declining stocks.
Some thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Dave

Q: Please comment on the merger. Also, what does that mean for the price of BIN?

Thanks

Q: Hello, do you think the reasoning 15 or 16 times earnings of 90-100$ which implies the spx benchmark adjusting to around 1500 has some merit in the current environment ? Also, with the US economy doing ok and the $can below 0.70, is it a strong stimulus for Canada or are we not exporting to them as much anymore ? Thank you

Q: Would you endorse a switch from HBC to XTC or something like TOY?

Q: Peter & Team, I have a handful of market darlings that all declined roughly 5 times worse than market today: SJ, CCL.b, BYD.un, CSU, CIG, FSV. Any idea why these would perform so badly today and is it telling us something? I note a couple of BNN market call experts sell when stocks break down usually applying stop losses. Given I have substantial taxable gains on these holdings, would you recommend paring back or selling (and buying back at lower prices as the Market Call people are attempting to do)? I note some of these are 5i top picks for when the current rout is over.

Q: Hello,
I am trying to follow your balanced equity portfolio. I have bought the securities that you have rated A, A-, and B+. As I go to B-, I'm wondering why they are included, when you have higher-rated stocks in your overall list. I would guess that they do not fit under the "balanced" criteria, but perhaps when put together (e.g.: an income stock and a growth stock) they would make a balanced combination? I could do this myself, but I like how following your portfolio takes the effort out of sector diversification.

thanks,
Henry

Q: Please provide recommendations in Canada & US for the following sectors to properly diversify a long term income portfolio :

Consumer Staple
Material
Consumer discretionary
Industrial
Utilities

Thanks

Q: I have five Canadian small cap stocks: ALP; EL; LND; PHM; and SPN. I have a couple questions on small cap stocks in general. What index(es) can I use in Canada and the United States to compare my small cap stocks to. What is your outlook for a turn around in the small cap space.

Q: some very good information. Thought I would pass it on to other subscribers.

https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/howard-marks-memos