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Q: Hi 5i and team
I presently own WSP which ran up to 5% of holdings and SIS. I'm considering selling SIS and adding BYD.UN and or CAE. That move could bring me to 10% industrial. Should i trim WSP and keep industrial to a prefered percentage or Let it run which brings Me to my other question if allowed. I get confused with all sectors ie: cyclical, non cyclical, defensive etc...i would prefer having 7 if possible. I'd appreciate your thoughts with this.
Thanks for your valuable advice as always.
Read Answer Asked by Gilles on July 08, 2019
Q: I hold WSP positions in both my balanced portfolio and also in income portfolio. Both portfolios are "balanced" and diversified. In total, WSP is more than 7% when the two are added up for what is in the two portfolios, although less than 7% in the individual two portfolios. My question is this okay as it is or is there a percentage cap for WSP that I should apply for both portfolios?.....Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on July 04, 2019
Q: Hi Peter and Team
Can please rank the following stock first in terms of their risk level and second by their growth prospects
US Stocks: AYX, TEAM, XYL, FLIR, GOOG, ILMN
CA Stocks: TOY, SHOP, LSPD, KXS, GC, GSY, WSP, PBH, ATD.B, TRI, SYS, CAE

Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Yousef on July 03, 2019
Q: Hi, I need to increase my Industrial Sector a fair bit. I started with full positions in CNR, FTT and SIS. CNR has doubled but FTT and SIS are both down, SIS quite a bit.

I started with a half position in WSP and it's up a bit.

What would you do here to increase your Industrials

Thanks
Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 03, 2019
Q: I have some extra cash to add to the balanced portfolio. Can you select 3 of these stocks that present the best purchase opportunities at the moment for a long-term hold?
Read Answer Asked by David on June 03, 2019
Q: Dear 5i,
What are your preferred companies in the Industrial sector? The first five that pop into your mind.
Market cap is not a consideration issue, and they can be either on the Canadian or USA exchange(s).
Thank you for all you offer.
Read Answer Asked by Francesco on May 17, 2019
Q: I have these excellent performing stocks in my portfolio and wish to add to one of them. Percentages are as follows:
BAM.A - 3.8%
BYD.UN - 4.96%
WSP - 4.35%
Which one would you add to for growth and reliability over say 2- 5yrs, if you ignore the lower BAM % and then if you consider it has been brought up to the level of the other two?
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on May 17, 2019
Q: Good Morning Team
I have the above industrials trying to reduce the amount of my positions. Which of the above would you suggest I sell? Also need to increase allocation which would you suggest I add to? Thank you. Heather
Read Answer Asked by Heather on May 16, 2019
Q: I had been waiting for Stantec's quarterly numbers to see if they had finally turned things around. It turns out they were released last week and given there was little fanfare and that the stock price did not pop, I assume the results were nothing special. Given the solid numbers WSP just announced, is it time to throw in the towel on STN and move over to WSP or do you see upward movement for STN?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on May 15, 2019
Q: I have all these stocks in my non-registered account, I have some money to deploy. My two smallest holdings are CP and WCN, should I add to either one or would you suggest a new stock?
Read Answer Asked by Dorothy on May 02, 2019
Q: My grand children (<3 & <1 year-old) have the above 4 stocks in the RESP. There is money for investment in 2 more stocks (long-term). I would appreciate your suggestions.
Read Answer Asked by jacques on April 11, 2019
Q: Hi 5i:

I hold 5% positions in both and have solid gains. I was thinking of dropping one and going to RPD or FDC and raising my tech exposure to 10%. Which one would you drop from my portfolio and do you like this strategy? I have a 5% position in KXS. I am well diversified across all sectors. Thank you.

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Read Answer Asked by Tom on April 05, 2019
Q: I have the above securities, as well as RBC Cdn Equity Inc, Sentry Cdn Inc, Sentry Global REIT, and fixed income via Fisgard Capital, Annuities, a company pension, CPP and soon-to-be OAS.

I really focus on asset allocation and am a little light on Consumer stocks, holding CGX, PBH and TCL (although some consider TCL to be in the Industrial sector). I am normally a buy-and-hold investor who trims-adds around core positions.

Question 1 = I am looking to add 1 more consumer stock and am looking for a dividend ideally > 3%. Based on my stock-ETF-MF mix, are there a few stocks you could suggest that would fit in my above set of securities.

Q2 = if I was to consider ideas from the Income Portfolio, is there an issue with having multiple food stocks....like PBH and A&W and NWC. Why have more than one food stock?

Q# = because A&W is a ".UN" company, how are their dividends treated for tax purposes? Are they eligible for the dividend tax credit?

Deduct as many credits as you deem appropriate....got loads and will never use them all up.

Thanks as always...Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on March 21, 2019