Investment Q&A

Q: It's getting a little scary to see such huge profits in my portfolio (Cash, TFSA, RRIF). I know you are flexible about percentages, so I'd like your opinion on whether to reduce the following equities and by how much?

SIS 7% ; BABA 6% ; NVDA 9%; SHOP 8% ; ALGN 6% ; DOL 9% ; PBH 9%.
Many thanks for all your thoughtful advice.

Q: Is there any downside to buying ZWE for very long-term income purposes, i.e., would you anticipate a nasty price drop to this particular ETF?. Thank you.

Q: Hi there,

If one were buying NFI and TSGI today - would you add equal weight into both positions, or would you be adding a larger position to TSGI over NFI? In other words, if the combined weighting was 7% between the 2 names, would you do 3.5 in each, 4/3, etc? My investing goal would be to achieve higher growth but still maintain diversification between the two holdings.

Thanks!

Q: Strikes me mgt placed own interests above those of shareholders in violation of fiduciary obligation. Your thoughts please? How does an invester protect themself from this practice, especially in the small Canadian market?

Q: Hi 5i,
The Baytex/Raging River transaction reminds me a little of the attempted merger of Dennison Mining and Fission Uranium, although there are some obvious differences too. In the latter, the FCU shareholders stepped up, voted against the merger, and the deal died, despite Fission management’s apparently supporting it. How likely is a similar scenario to play out with RRX? It may not always work this way but one might have thought that, if the proposed deal is so terrible for RRX shareholders, then it is really good for BTE shareholders. Yet BTE’s share price actually dropped more percentagewise than RRX’s did on the day. Were BTE shareholders really that enamored of the leverage that comes with a lousy balance sheet, and quarter after quarter of losses, that they didn’t want to accept the burden of higher quality, profitable assets? Finally, is it possible that this bad deal for good assets is being presented in order to force the hands of other potential buyers? And, in any event, how likely is someone else to look at it and say: Well, we can do better than that and still have it be accretive on an earnings and cash flow per share basis. (?) Thanks!

Q: What are your top 3 technology stocks for growth that are good buys today?

Thank you.

Q: Hello may I have your thoughts on Car.Un

Q: Follow balanced equity portfolio and rebalancing. I do not have the 6 companies above. Please rank them in the order I should add. Any I should wait on to purchase for a price adjustment?
T as always Steve

Q: Hi. Starting from the end of May, Whitecap has dropped substantially (-17%) from its high. Is there a reason for this declline? Do you think it's the right time to step in? Please comment. Thanks always

Q: Hi team,
Would this be a good time to buy a small, speculative position on BTE? Thanks for any comments you might have.
Ed

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

I have a 3% position in Telus and a 5% position in Stella Jones and 5% in cash. I am looking to sell my positions in both. Can you suggest sector equivalents to those stocks, or do you recommend staying in those positions?

Thanks again for all your hard work.

Marvin

Q: Hello,

What are your thoughts on this stock. I am down 20% and was thinking of replacing it. Can you recommend another income stock to replace it with.

Thanks

Q: I own a half position in Enbridge. Would this be a good time to top up?

Q: Hi team,

Would you by now (Monday at 3:45 pm) with the 4% drop in price or would you wait until after financing deal price is out?

Thanks for your prompt response!

Q: If the price of TSGI continues to drop ,say to $35 US is it likely that the stock for sale will be priced below that figure?

Q: Hi Guys,

This is a follow up to Peter's question on CAR.UN.
Why do you say CAR is better for income? It has a distribution of only 3.06%. Most REITS are well above this rate.
Is CAR over-priced at $43.33?
Thanks
John

Q: I have always considered RRX to be good value and getting better as the price has declined from the $11 range in late 2016 to just over $6 last week. So I can understand why Baytex would want to pick it up. But I don't understand why RRX management would want to sell - essentially at the bottom of the market, and at a time when oil prices seem to be rising. Is there some other consideration these sellers are getting ? Can you explain the rationale ?

Q: I am currently down 30% on Cognex. I have Facebook,Google,Netflix Grub,Nividia and Amazon. Your recent comments indicate that you do not see much of a recovery for CGNX in the short term. Can you suggest an alternative? Weighting and sector have no bearing as I'm otherwise diversified.
Thank you

Q: Hi Peter and Team,
Would you please comment on ETSY as a candidate for a full position. Also, in your opinion, how is ETSY different from Ebay, Shopify or other on-line platforms for that matter.
Cheers,

Q: It appears that MUX is turning the corner and production will increase significantly in 2018 and 2019. There is about 50 million shares short . MUX also raised $50 million in a private transaction without having to go the marked to issue more shares.
How will this play out for the shorts?
Thanks,
George