Investment Q&A

Q: Hello,

What about Methenex's results did the market not like?

Regards,

Robert

Q: Hello Team,

Any new news on BTO? Knowing the sector is out of favour,and gold trading down lately, their quarter results were not that bad! Production in line with estimates. something is not right. I am long the stock.

Thanks,
Stephen

Q: With the demise of HCG there is plenty of blame to share. I am disappointed with 5I continuing to maintain its rating of B+ right to the end. You extensive experience in the field did nothing for your subscribers. As with most other advisory services your tune only changed when it was far too late to make a difference. I can add DH to the comments. It was only my own common sense and intuition that protected me in both cases. I hope 5I does some soul searching and simply does not write this one off as another miss.

Q: I have little exposure to materials/mining except for LIF and SSL. My SSL position is very low but I have added to it recently. While the company seems to be doing well, its share price is not doing well especially today. Is this a hold, sell or time to add a little more?

Q: Rrx, Tog and Spe, which one would you prefer better? Thank you.

Q: can you comment on this company; charts and technology look interesting

Q: Do you have any information on this company. Is it worth goibg in at 2% of portfolio.

Q: Pondering whether to sell my FTS with a 10% gain to buy SSL.
Please provide your position and advice.
Thank you

Q: Hi,
I would like to buy some preferred shares as I don't have any Preferred's in any of my accounts but with so many different descriptions out there I'm not sure what I should be looking for. For instance I would like to have a high yield ( > 4.5% ) and a guaranteed return of capital on a set date if held until that date (if there is such a thing out there). I see many new offerings come out through TD & Scotia iTrade but these are usually closed very quickly.

For instance this one came out this morning:
"TD Direct Investing would like to inform you that the following New Issue has just been announced.

Element Fleet Management Corp. - 5.75% 5 Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series I

Short Description: Offering of Cumulative, 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series I via Bought Deal
Price: $25.00 CDN per share.
Settlement: On or about May 5, 2017."

This sounded good but by the time I tried finding out more about the offering it was closed already.

So, is there some guidance you can give on what "buzz words" to look for when a new issue comes out so I can put my "expression of interest" in before the offering is closed?
I guess what I would really like to know are the following:
1) Are 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred shares the best option for capital preservation?
2) Is it best to try and buy Preferred shares on a new offering or to look in the open market?
3) Is there a Preferred share Class that guarantees your original capital outlay?
4) Any other guidance you can offer in looking for the best: time / place / kind when looking for Preferred's?
5) And finally, once I find a suitable Preferred offering - which account type would you recommend best to hold in for tax purposes (i.e.- reg. vs non-reg.)
Thank you.

Q: I purchased some of this stock for an RESP about a year ago. It has climbed nicely. The company seemingly achieved a good measure of success before going public. What are your views of this company and the stock going forward?

Q: Can you please give me your comments on Firstservice. it seemed like it was expensive, but it looks like earnings were good. Would you add to a position at this time, if it is not a full position/

Q: Your thoughts of the ssl merger news? The stock has taken a beating.

Thanks,

Eric

Q: Self-storage - high price but growing business? Any thoughts??
Thanks Jim

Q: ATD.B or L assuming one has a diversified balanced portfolio.

Q: An interesting Globe article on Sunday entitled “This investor purchases ‘small, obscure, ugly and scary’ stocks” lead me to David Desjardins personal site where he talks about his “Net cash value” investing approach and more specifically his recent research report on Western Resources or WRX which he deems to be trading below it’s NCAV.

What are 5i’s thoughts on Western Resources? Anything you have on the company would be appreciated, thanks!

Q: You have commented in the past to the effect that you have never seen a Canadian stock recover from a move below 10 cents- Would you still hold this view with LGQ ? Thanx Robbie

Q: Which one of these 4 companies would you buy today
for growth and long term hold? (disregarding sector)
In which order would you rank them?
Thank you.

Q: Please give your updated (and substantive) opinion on Seagate. Your previous commentaries, although recent, were written before the gap down in STX price today. What are the company’s prospects? Is it strong enough to compete against Western Digital and others? Is STX at today’s lower price a good buy? Is dividend safe? Does STX have the wherewithal to make acquisitionists in a flash memory maker. I am looking more for your insight—your instincts based on facts. Thanks

Q: Can you confirm that ZUB is the better from a performance analysis standpoint. My take is that as both are priced (?) in CAN $, ZBK will reflect changes in the US/CAN $ relationship which are separate from the underlying bank performances while ZUB because it is hedged will be a more accurate measure of the underlying assets behaviour. Is this correct?

Q: I know you commented on DBO on Monday, but the share price has dropped another 10% since then.The share price has been dropping for almost a year now. I was considering giving it another quarter but I feel mgmt is taking the company in the wrong direction with the talk about moving into the Motion Industrial training market, which is very niche. That and the numbers continue to disappoint every quarter. Is it time to let DBO go? Earnings are mid June.