Investment Q&A

Q: Could you advise outlook for the companies/sector. Thank you

Q: I have noticed that on TD's web broker that frequently a number of Canadian banks are making the new high list. Are you aware of any bank etf's that you would recommend and would you buy the etf at this time? With thanks, Bill

Q: is there investments for the Canadian markets that take advantage of volatility ,should the incoming US administration do some things that start to take down the TSX ? Thanks and have a super 2017

Q: If any one is interested in buying U.S. stocks I am going to read THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP BY DAVID JOHNSTON to give me added information.

Q: I think that a stock price can increase because:

1. earnings per share increase
2. multiple expansion

I understand #1. Can you please explain #2.

Q: Hello 5i,
Wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2017. And thanks very much for your advice in 2016—it helped to make that a good year for me and many others.
I need to take money out of my margin account for a purchase. I am thinking of a strategy that sounds vagely illegal but I don’t think it is I haven’t read anything about this anywhere. . I thought I would run it by you.
I have high capital gains in fairly conservative blue chip stocks, such as BNS and BCE. I have been thinking about buying a substantial amount of the same stock at todays price, thus bringing my ACB down substantially and thus reducing my capital gains. Then selling the same amount for the planned purchase. Of course at a substantially reduced capital gain.
I know that there is some risk that the stock could move in the time between the purchase and the sale, but with a stock like this probably not too much. And if it did, I could hold it for awhile. Even if dropped considerably ( probably unlikely) I could make a case for holding it.
It seems like an altogether too easy a way to reduce capital gain taxes and make some money. Am I missing something here?
thanks

Q: I want to put some money in semiconductor stocks. Do you have a company name or ETF that you would recommend? thanks

Q: Hello 5i

Can you give me 4 names for Artifical Intelligence as that area looks good moving forward

Thanks Mike B

Q: What are your favorite blogs that you read everyday? Trying to increase my market awareness. If you were to devote one hour per day to your investments what would you do to "stay in the loop"?
Thank You Ron

Q: Hello

I am going to re-balance my family portfolio (by sector/industry mix and bond / stock mix) once the Dec 2016 statements come in.


In my family we have 2 RRSPs, 2 TFSA, and 2 RESP accounts.


In the past I would add up all the portfolios together and make a pie chart in Excel to find out our bond & stock mix and our sector/industry mix.


Before I start this exercise this year I wanted to have your opinion.

How do you recommend balancing? Each account separately or other???

Should I even consider BONDS inside my kids RESP since they are just 2 and 4 years of age?

Thank you for your help.
Regards
Stephane

Q: Hi Peter.
I do not have any tec or health care stocks in my Tsfa. What 3 stocks would you recommend for each sector. Looking for a 3 year hold as a minimum.
Thanks
Marc.

Q: Could I please get your current 5 top picks for growth plus income. Thanx Robbie

Q: Hello, as a follow up to my questions on us equities; I am simply looking for investment ideas. I would appreciate non financial names and names not Already on my portfolio( 4 of the 6 you provided were equities I already owned ).

If possible, this would be much appreciated,

Thx

KR

Q: Could you give me your opinion on the advantages (if anything) of the company called INVESTOR VEST. They advertise just about every day on TV it seems to be too easy.
Tks in advance.
Al

Q: Ryan and Peter. Best of the new year to you and the rest of the 5i team. Thanks to Ryan for his article about re-balancing portfolios. I agree that health care is the sector that provides some value. I have some exposure to Canadian health care but would like to buy some exposure to specific American health care companies. If possible, could you suggest a few companies that offer some growth in 2017 and provide a bit of a dividend? Thanks in advance for your appreciated guidance.

Q: Hi 5i team, what is growth referred to ? Does it eventually reflected in the earning and then the price ? Any correlation ?

Q: I want to use this year's TFSA contribution to make it my highest risk/reward investment. I have narrowed it down to TIO, SHOP and ITC and I would appreciate your assessment. (I am open to others if you there is something else you have in mind - sector doesn't matter).

As always, appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: In my RRSP I petty well diversified and have all the sectors covered with 22 names. The only exception is the health care sector.What are your current favorite 2 or 3 names you think I might add this year both for income and growth? I,m 68 and won't start drawing down the RRSP until I'm required to covert to a RIF.

Q: Hello,
Looking for a suggestion on a new name to add to RDSP portfolio. Prefer individual stocks over ETFs. Currently approximately equal weight: AAPL, BNS, CXI, GUD, KXS, NFI, PBH, SHOP, SIS, TOY, and cash. Looking for a portfolio addition to invest the cash in. Time frame is: 4 year old beneficiary withdrawing at age 50+. Current names reflect risk tolerance, and plan is to diversify with names as new money is added to the account
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John

Q: Hi Team
I can now add another investment in my RRSP. As you earlier pointed out, I don't have any banks or energy in this account.
What is your thought of BNS (highest Yield) or RY. I already have too much TD in my SDRIF.
Can you recommend an energy stock? I have ENB in my SDRIF
Thank you for your advise.
Margita