Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter & Team,
I am thinking to invest in VGR, but with the Canadian $ is so low, does it make sense to invest in the US stock market these days, with about 14% up-charge? (maybe by the time I'll sell it, the Canadian $ will strengthen and I will lose the exchange rate - I don't think the exchang rate will be lower)
Also, I could not find any Canadian tobacco listed in Canada.
Do you know and recommend any?
Thanks,

Q: What is your opinion on the latest news that Veresen is seeking jv with Japanese interests on the Jordan Cove project and does this add more value to the stock?

Q: Could you expand your answer to Richard in regards to gold, when you said " you consider gold important as insurance within a portfolio."
I understand the concept, what I want to know is what you are talking about, physical gold, etf's, stocks etc.
If you need this type of insurance what should you hold and why..

Thank you again..

Q: Hi Peter and team, Would you pls. give your opinion on 3Q results. I'm way under water on this one. Would you reco. to sell/hold or maybe add to average down?
Thx a lot!

Q: how would you rate this etf for exposure in an rrsp presently holding only can. stocks no mutal funds nor other etf. it would be 3.9% of a 200k portfolio.or do you have a better suggestion for international exposure.

Q: Have you guys taken a look at oil going forward, Western Canadian select in particular.

Q: Peter, CXS is going to report this Friday Nov 14th. What is the street estimate? What do you think the catalyst is for this stock to go higher? It's been a disappointment at least for 3 quarters in a row now. Thanks in advance.

Q: is it worth keeping?
thank you

Q: I always seem to buy more of a company just before they do a financing and then the stock goes down to the financing price or below usually a few bucks or more. My question: do you foresee a financing for aya, dhx, acq, bdi or bad in the near term to shore up their balance sheet? Which of these companies would require more money in order to grow or are they all well financed and can grow organically?

Q: Hello,

As expected, Extendicare has sold most of its US properties for almost 1 Billion ($Cdn). Unexpectedly, the stock dropped 20% on the news. Can you please comment and provide an outlook for EXE in light of the sale?

Thanks,

Cam.

Q: I am wondering what you think of CMI for a purchase at the current price (opening a position). 2 negatives I see are the 17% sales in Russia and increased share count (36 from 35 mil). Positives are declining CDN$, 4% div and cash @30% of stock price. Valuation appears better now than your report in February.Would you note anything else to consider?
Many thanks
Mike

Q: Hi Guys,
What's happening to this company. It has been in a steady downdraft since you recommended it in February with a B- rating. Is it time to bail?

Q: I would appreciate your comments about their earnings report. Should I continue to hold for the long term and possibly add more?

thanks

Dave.

Q: Gents,

I have room in the "speculative" part of my fixed income allocation and was considering the convertible debentures of CUS. I realize you do not like the common shares at the moment but how do you feel about the debt side?

It's a simple question with a difficult answer. Do you think CUS will have the resources to pay off the convertible debt in 2021?

Regards
John

Q: Could you please give a update p has been beaten up in this market and gold seems to be coming back in favour again.

Q: any comment on earnings over 7% yeild

Q: I know you have liked Priceline in the past but what do you think of their recent earnings release and the market reaction to it? Is the valuation reasonable?

Thanks so much!

Q: I thought this article by Rob Carrick (Oct 23rd) would be of interest to your Members.
Any comments on it from 5i would be welcome as CBO is often recommended on the site as providing a 4% + return.

Thanks in advance:

"You're probably not getting the yield on bond ETFs you think you are"
Oct 23, 2014 by Rob Carrick


"Some of the most stubborn investors out there are the ones who believe they’re getting yields of as much as 4 per cent on their mainstream bond ETFs."

"Consider the popular five-year laddered corporate and government bond funds offered in BlackRock Canada’s iShares family of exchange-traded funds (CBO and CLF). If you find quotes for them on Globeinvestor.com, you’ll see yield of 4.2 per cent for the corporate bond ETF and 3.6 per cent for the government bond ETF. For comparison’s sake, a Government of Canada five-year bond yields about 1.4 per cent a 10-year Canada bond gets you just short of 2 per cent."

"I am continually surprised by the number of investors who don’t question these bond ETF yields further. They insist on believing they are getting double the yields available on government bonds. Think about it, people. If bond ETFs offered such outsized yields, wouldn’t investors have piled into them and driven the yields down? As prices rise for bonds and bond ETFs, yields fall."

"If you’re in the group that takes the published yields for bond ETFs at face value, let me direct your attention to the yield to maturity numbers displayed on the fund profiles for CBO and CLF on the BlackRock website. CBO clocks in at 2 per cent, or 1.7 per cent after fees. CLF comes in at 1.4 per cent, or 1.2 per cent after fees."

"The yields you see in bond ETF quotes is the distribution yield, which is based on the previous 12 months’ worth of interest payments and the current share price for the bond ETF. If the price of a bond ETF stayed put, then distribution yield might mean something. In fact, the price of CBO and CLF units have been falling in recent years. Globeinvestor.com shows a three-year cumulative drop of 3.6 per cent for CBO and almost 5 per cent for CLF. A lot of the bonds held in these ETFs have been trading at prices that are above their value at redemption. As these bonds approach maturity, they decline in price."

"If you want to know what yield you’ll get from a bond ETF on a total return basis – that’s interest paid out combined with changes in the unit price – then check yield to maturity. The distribution yield is a much happier number, but it’s not the whole picture."

Q: Good evening,
In a news release Friday evening, management of Marret Resource stated the net asset value per share was $5. The stock currently trades around $3.64. Could you please offer some guidance as to the reliability and safety of the $5 figure.

Q: How big can this China TV agreement be?