Investment Q&A

Q: if you would buy one bond etf in canada for growth, growth being the key word which one would it be. dave

Q: Can you give any information about algorithm trading? I have heard that it makes up between 65-75% of all daily trading. It seems like BNN and others barely mention it. Do they think that it might scare investors to know how much control algos seem to have on the markets. Thanks for any enlightenment that you can give me as well as others

Q: Over the next two years or so, at least to the end of the current situation, is it best to use new money to buy dividend stocks for total return rather than growth stocks or ETFs???........Tom

Q: Hello,

For my pension with my employer, we have limited options with respect to investments. I intend to allocate a portion of my assets to ''Manulife Canadian Real Estate Fund'' (code 9575 / MCREA). Assets of $1.2B Return 1year 17% 2 year 20% 3 year 13%. I have a few questions:

- Can you find the breakdown for the asset allocation: multiresidential, office, industrial, etc. and does it include real estate development? (the information I find and that I was provided is very limited)

- On a scale 1 to 10, how risky is this investment for a 15 year time horizon?

- Can it be considered fixed income in a portfolio?

- How big of a position would you recommend vs total investment assets / portfolio? (% range would be appreciated).

-Returns seem high for the last few years. Can you please provide some comments / insigths?

My level of risk is typically average and I have a long term horizon. I just want to make sure I properly estimate the overall risk of the fund.

Thank you for your help.

Q: Which sectors and stocks will benefit from it.

Q: Where would you put initial investment, CNR, CP, TFII, or US rail stocks and why?
Thanks again

Q: What is your opinion on investing in the private markets?

Q: any tips on were i can get detailed up to date info on companies from different analysts thanks

Q: Dear 5i team.
Given the current market backdrop, if one was to take 100K and build an ETF portfolio for min 10 year timeframe, which sectors would you be comfortable buying into before year end and which ETFs would you choose to accomplish this.

Thanks for your help.

Q: Hi,
OECD will implement new international minimum taxes in 2023 and 2024.
Any idea which canadian or US companies will be most impacted, I guess negatively. Any positively? Thanks

Q: What are the prospects for Precious Metals stocks over the next 12-18 months?

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!!!
Are there any noteworthy Ai stocks in the TSX???
Cheers,
Tamara

Q: Hi All at 5i!! This is perhaps not the right question for this venue, but maybe you or a member could help me with this. My son is looking to buy a small house and take on a renter. He is thinking that he wants to get into the real estate rental market . Does anyone know of a or several good reference books dealing with this topic???
Thanks,
Tamara

Q: Hi Everyone at 5i!! Today was a good day in the markets, but I can’t help but feel that we have more head winds coming our way. David Rosenberg says that this is a bear rally and we are headed lower. Your thoughts??? Cheers, Tamara

Q: Peter; Oil & gas is up sharply yet energy stocks are flat or down . What am I missing? Thanks Rod

Q: With both the US and Canadian governments announcing taxes on share buybacks could one speculate that companies might in the future start to accumulate more cash and not always having a “good” option to make good use of this cash. Almost giving some companies no choice but to issue more in dividends or start a dividend? Am I mistaken but I thought from the 1940’s to the 70 or 80’s dividend’s were quite common? This shift in taxation could be interesting the way it plays out. Your thoughts on this is greatly appreciated thank you again for all your help.

Q: When do you expect an announcement on 2023 Tfsa contribution limit and do you expect it will be increased from $6000 to $6500?

Q: On the recent question on Unity you mention it had a target price of 200.00, who gave that target, analyst, brokerage house, or was this 5i target?
Thanks

Q: Hello 5i,
Continuing on Pietro’s question posted on Oct 31, 2022, please recommend a few (3 to 6 companies) good buying opportunities in the cyclical sector.

Thanks,
Roger

Q: Could you give some pointers as to what priority's you look for in regard to "how to analyze an earnings report"?

How often are earning reports issued?

Thank you.