Q: Good morning,
I am considering an investment in the US bank and insurance sector.
What are your thoughts on the merits of investing in a US Bank and insurance ETF and of those available in Canadian $$$, is there one or two that you would recommend?
Q: Hi 5i
I am heavily in financials 32% am working to diversify in my portfolio. I have listed a number of my invested companies. Investments are in Can. Cash, TFSA & RRSP heaviest in (RRSP)
I would like to re-invest in divided stocks and 2 ETFs. can you advise which would be best replaced and list a few that are in your top considerations.
Thanks,
Scott
Q: This whole business about how the distribution is paid has got me confused. I bought BEP in my $us investorline account. Even though I bought it with the ticker BEP, it shows up on my transactions as BEP.UN. I phoned BMO investorline to confirm that there would be no currency exchange for the distributions when I purchased the stock. It does not show any conversion in my transaction history but I called today to confirm Again after reading the Q & A comments. I reside in Canada but my broker says the interest is paid in $US and there is no currency exchange. Am I missing something?
Q: Thank you for your prompt reply to my question re PKI,AD.
I should have also asked that if you did not favour AD then could you recommend something else that has a decent yield and some positive movement in the near term.
Many thanks
Q: only one question in your files about the above, and 6 months old now.......still small company but doing fairly well in solar and wonder if you have any further comment?.......still small but doing fairly well revenue wise and just about break even these days........
Q: Hi Team, One of the reasons I own these stocks is that each of them does a lot of business in the U.S. and I wanted that exposure. However, with the renegotiation of NAFTA I am concerned these companies may face some headwinds maintaining and growing their respective businesses. Trump's "buy american" could certainly force some U.S. companies to start looking for U.S. based partnerships rather than Canadian. What does the staff at 5iR think? Is 5iR recommending any action at this time for these types of Canadian companies? Thanks Team Chris
Q: My original small % positions have become a problem - HWD is up 130% down to OSB (finally) +25%. Would you sell some of each or do you have a preferred listing of keepers?
Thanks for the service.
Q: BX.US: This is a typical private equity investor, investing where a small investor cannot go. I see they are also a subprime lender :-(
Would you put money here instead of, say BAC?
Art
Q: I own FGD and I have made money by selling this stock quite a few times at different prices as high as 90 cents. I currently own 14000 shares which is about 3.5% of my portfolio and I am down 25%. When the price was higher the stock dod not make much revenue and the income was very low. The sales have been growing rapidly and the company is net income positive. Why would the stock tank when the news are actually more positive than before. The last time they issued stock was at 70 cents and the stock is trading at 44 cents. What are your views on this investment. Do you think it has potential like TNC. Thanks
Q: I want to add some stocks to my TFSA and would prefer to have companies with good dividends (approx. 4%) and decent capital appreciation prospects for the next 3 to 5 years. Would you have any names that fit these criteria? Thanks
Q: Hi,
I have approx $90k balance in US dollars in my US$ account. Additionally I have a number of unhedged Mawer Funds which have a significant exposure to US$. With the rising CAD$ I find that my account size is shrinking just due to US$ currency exposure.
I was thinking of buying several inter-listed Cdn Banks on the US side and then getting them transferred to my Cdn Acct to lessen my overall US$ exposure. Do you think this would be a prudent move or have you any other suggestions.
Thank you.
Q: Im looking to add 1 or 2 new full position (long term hold) into industrial sector. Already have a full position in SIS. What do you guys think are good companies to enter into right now?