Investment Q&A

Q: I am new to 5i but I hold many of your A & B -rated stocks, so I am trying to figure out what's happening with NFI and to decide whether to sell it at 20% loss or not. They had decent quarter and the stock was up during Wed massacre. Yet, it was down 6% yesterday (in neutral market) and down again today when everything is up. Do you have any idea what is going on? I have well diversified taxable portfolio with NFI at 3%, would you recommend holding, selling, or adding more?

Q: What is your current view of Profound Medical? They have received clearance from the FDA to market Tulsa-Pro. Is this not huge news? Are there further FDA approvals pending? Although up a few cents (at time of question) it is still not back to July 2018 level of $1. Would you hold?

Q: Hi 5i,
I have $70,000 CAD to invest for 3-5 years and tax is not an issue. I am thinking of ETFs : 40% Canadian Stocks, 32% American stocks, 8% Global and 20% Bond.
Would you please advise what to buy? or if you have better combination.
Thank you.

Q: Realize VIAVI is US but can you comment on earnings and on decline today after reporting good results yesterday. After hours yesterday stock was up. So what happened today?

Q: in a rate reducing world now where do you see this going? thanks jim

Q: Hi Gang
Great job you guys are doing
Can you give me the top 10 Canadian dividend stocks that pay 5% or more in your opinion
Thanks Mike B

Q: I am a senior and am an income investor. I am interested in purchasing some minimum rate reset pref. Shares in quality companies. Your thoughts on this strategy as I am looking for a steady income stream. Would you recommend 3 or 4 with a minimum reset rate of at least 5% dividend rate that would qualify for the Canadian dividend tax credit as they would be purchased in a non registered account. I am also considering a purchase of ING-N shares in US funds in an RSP account. Your thoughts on the quality of this investment and the safety of the dividend and if there is any withholding tax,as this is a dividend play the fact that stock price can vary somewhat is not as relevant however capital preservation is always a consideration. In all of the above I would only start with buying a half position. Thank you, Brian

Q: What would you expect will be the key drivers of CPD's price in the marketplace? Eg would it likely follow equities down/up (because of reliance on credit of issuers) or moreso bonds ("safe" haven for yield when equities are volatile)? How do interest rates impact it? What would it do in a recession? I'm not looking for a prediction of the future, but a simplified model on how to think about this kind of security. Thanks.

Q: I receive a e-mail lattely to sell Alcanna, dhigh Artic Energy and Versabank that are part of the Growth Portfolio. Theses names are part of the grow portfolio, and when I look at the Growth model Portfolio, the name are still there. Any reason why?

Q: Hi 5i Team,
Pls comment on Profound Medical earning and outlook. Any positive sign ahead of this company?
Thank you for your kind assistance as always.

Q: In regards to joint accounts, we joined our accounts 10 years ago. All tax information has both our names and the recipient type box is marked as 2 recipients.The sin number is the number of the account that the transferred account was transferred too, and is the first name on the account. Just split all statements for tax purposes. There was no disposition of stocks in the transfer account, just transferred in kind when we combined our accounts.

Mj

Q: Any advice on where to put savings to acquire a low risk return? Currently the funds are in a high interest savings account earning 2.75%. GICs don’t look much better. Looking for some alternatives with low risk but a little better return.

Thanks,

Chris

Q: Thinking of adding either COST or WMT to our portfolio. Would appreciate your opinion as to which would be the better choice.
Thanks for your support and have a great weekend.

Q: At what point do these companies become attractive on a realistic expectation basis? Thanks.

Q: What are your thoughts on CATS as a growth company and their latest results

Q: With the economy of Quebec booming would an investment in Cominar REIT make sense? I am considering selling Boardwalk REIT, a well managed company but located in Alberta, and not doing well.

Q: Please provide advice on mineral reserves and how they are valued, specifically with Verde.

Q: So, the goons over at Motley Fool Canada having been hyping up a recent Canadian tech IPO, with the usual comparisons to Amazon, Netflix and Shopify.

Travis over at Stock Gumshoe speculates that they're talking about LightSpeed POS (in this blog https://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/stock-advisor-canada/whats-the-shopify-2-0-teased-by-motley-fool-canada/), a company I was already familiar with thanks to your growth portfolio.

I'm was wondering if I could get your take on this enormous hype - obviously this is Motley's bread and butter, but since you just issued a report on Lightspeed back in June I'm curious.

Q: Hi Team, would you feel comfortable after Cisco's earnings report to add to an existing position. Would you be wary of the China sales? As anything changed here? I'm in for the long term. Thank-you. Sam

Q: I hold some Just Energy Convertible Debentures (JE.DB.C) as part of my fixed income allocation. With the recent setback they have fallen from about $95 to $80. If the company restructures I assume they will go to zero, but if the company survives or gets bought out they should return close to par. What would you recommend at this point and are there any signals to look for that would scream get out now no matter what the loss?