Investment Q&A

Q: In Dec 2022, you answered Ron's question "Is the current inverted yield curve predicting a recession in the next 6 months?"
Can you answer it again almost 1 year later?
What percentage of time does a recession happen when the yield curve inverts, and on average how long does the recession last?
Would you move your money out of high risk investments at this point anticipating a recession?

Q: Could you please give me your top five dividend aristocrats. Thank you

Q: I have about 80,000. in cash that I would like to collect interest on for a while. Can you suggest some options for this.
Thank You
Peter

Q: Hi, would you buying ZIP today? What does the future hold for this company. ?
Thanks. Alnoor

Q: This morning you responded to a question from Ralph regarding TXPDDV. I checked my SDRIF and I see that for my shares of VFV I receive a TXPDDV. I understood that there was no withholding tax in a SDRIF.

Q: When on the calendar do you feel tax loss selling generally bottoms out and would you look to be buying something like Cargojet? Do you have a few other candidates?

Q: Hi 5i,
FLEE is a Europe ETF which includes UK and FLEU is a Eurozone ETF excluding UK.
I am interested in investing 5 to 10% of my TFSA in one of these ETF's to hold for the long term. In your opinion which one might offer the best total return and why?
If I also hold approx. 20% in S&500 do you think I need to buy any of these?

Q: Hi 5i Team - Since going public in March of this year SolarBank Corporation's stock price has risen dramatically. Do you think the fundamentals support this or has it perhaps gone too far too quickly. In other words is it best to wait for it to settle down if considering buying. Also do you have any info on insider ownership/trading. Thanks.

Q: Do you think any other suitors will come? If not, should you sell at offer price?

Q: Of the above health care stocks, could you rank from best to worst and indicate a good entry level for the top two. If you happen to have another better suggestion please rate accordingly.

Many thanks

Q: I currently own each of these oil & gas industry stocks. Are they well positioned for any potential consolidation/takeover activity that is rumored to occur as a followup from the XOM Pioneer story? Which firms are best positioned for takeover/merger/consolidation?

Q: What do you think about taking a new position in Russell 2000 at this time? Dan Niles was on CNBC talking about how the index may outperform some of the big tech names. I am also considering a position in SPY and/or the QQQ. I tend to buy and sell stocks too quickly and my thought was to buy an index fund with a view to holding longer term so that I don't have to worry about individual names. Thank you,

Jason

Q: I doubt that a significant percentage of us will go on weight loss drugs and stop eating at McDonalds. More likely more of us will dine there to save some cost as things tighten. The stock is down and pays a nice dividend. Is it a buy in your opinion at this level for a 3 year hold or do you recommend averaging in gradually? Or would you avoid it altogether for some reason? Thank you.

Q: RDNT Is this company profitable? Do you see it as a buy, hold, or sell.

Q: Can you please comment on the prospects for this company ?

Q: Hi will any of your representatives be attending Exchange Income Days today or tomorrow?
Cheers

Q: Hi Team,
I am down 20% with BCE and 19% with ENB. Would this be a good time to crystallise my capital loss?
Do you see a short term rebound?
If I sell, would you be re-entering these two after the 30 days or move to something else?
Thanks

Q: hello 5i:
we're interested in starting a small position in HBND.
First, can you clarify something.
You said, in reply to a previous question: "But if rates stagnate or decline, and for an investor seeking income, the yield on this ETF may come under pressure, but its unit price can see capital appreciation. "
Are you saying here, that if (for example), the 10 year Treasury were to fall from 4.8ish to 2.4ish, that HBND would then yield around 5%? Along with a capital gain?

Second: would the decrease in HBNDs yield matter that much, as Treasuries and GICs, etc, would have a similar decrease in rates (a 1 year GIC paying around 2.5% vs a current rate of around 5%?

Third: isn't a stagnant yield almost ideal for a covered call bond, as nothing is changing, other than the seller continuing to collect the premiums from the sale of the covered calls?
thanks
Paul L

Q: at this moment, smci is up 27. at 317, i sold some of a very large position.
do you still like and why the big move today
dave

Q: I am thinking of entering into a position in Boyd. Thoughts on this as an entry point
and how does it compare with the prospects of the industry as a whole?