Investment Q&A

Q: In making a comparison of the discount Canadian dollar store, Dollarama with the American equivalent, Dollar General, one has to be impressed with Dollar General. DG has more than 17,000 stores compared to 1300 for DOL and DG is opening more than 1,000 new stores each year. The performance and execution of DG has been steady and in an upward direction while DOL has been much more choppy. In addition it seems like DG has found a way to improve its on line presence with digital coupons and other measures while DOL has on line case sales only. It would make sense that if DG wanted to expand beyond its borders, DOL would make an excellent target.
Can you please provide your opinion as to which company you would favour regardless of country of origin and if you believe DOL would be a possible acquisition target for DG? Thanks for your on going great service.

Q: Hi 5i,

I am new in the Canadian market and want to learn more the behavior of Canadian stocks. I found those Canadian stocks both traded in US and Canada behave very good price momentum. KXS is not listed company in US. However, I have found there is a KXSCF (OTC traded in USD), does it usually trade actively for such cases. I have a feeling that the reason it dropped due to the company is not listed in US market. Do you agree that we should invest for those companies traded in both US and Canada market, they will behave much better with more volume transactions and better price momentum. Many thanks and kindly advise.

Q: It appears that while U like DOO,it is not one of U top 5 favourities.On Jan 15 it reached a new H of $89.18 & closed @ $87.91 up $5.61(6%).Are there any news to cause this beautiful rise besides Doo & its can-Am vehicles won the Dakar Rally 4 years in a row taking the top 11? Would u buy or add here? places.Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: For the fixed income portion of the portfolio, do you have any recommendations / suggestions (ETF, private fund, mutual fund, specific bonds). Realistically, hoping for a return between 3 and 6%. I am ok to take some risk. Looking for a decent risk/reward investment. Long term hold.

Q: can you pls explain the $$$ benefits to ATD shareholders with this announced strategic partnership? How much does a partnership make in terms of revenues and profit on the bottom line? And how long do shareholders have to wait to see these benefits? the conference call may answer some of these questions, but have you seen other deals of this nature result in immediate shareholder value or should we sell the news.

Q: I have difficulty determining certain financial metrics* for FISV. This is perhaps due to the closing by FISV of its acquisition of First Data in 2019 and the consolidation of statements . (FISV’s acquisition in December of ONDOT would not be a factor).
Data I have access to show a very low ROE, and a sky-high PEG.
1.*Would you have something more current on your systems for forward P/E , PEG, and projected ROE?
2. I had assumed FISV’s management was generally fine, but I see now that other FinTech and payment processor companies have done much better over the preceding ten years. Do you think FISV may have swallowed more than it can digest in terms of both debt, and in its ability to effectively merge operations?
3. If you had small positions in MA and FISV, to which one, if any, would you add? (perhaps not comparable) .
( Trading on Thursday 14Jan: MA dropped 5.6%, Visa -3.6%v, PYPL -1.11% , FISV -2% but SQ up 0.8%, and DFS up 1.5%. Struck me as puzzling or is this normal? )

Q: I have 2,000 shares of BPY.UN in my RRIF account. Is it meaningful to transfer that holding to a US RRIF account to save conversion fees on dividends and more importantly on the cash from the takeover by BAM?

Q: Effective Monday, Questrade will accept & approve trades starting at 7 AM. What are the benefits & risks of this? Thanks!

Get a headstart on your trading day. Starting Monday, January 18, pre-market trading will open half an hour earlier at 7 am ET.
Here is what this earlier start time means for you:
GTEM orders for U.S. trades can be placed or filled as early as 7 am ET
Day orders may be approved as early as 7 am ET on Canadian or U.S. routes, but will continue to be filled only on market open
Reminder: U.S. markets are closed on Monday, January 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Q: I am interested in investing in any new Artificial Intelligence companies. They are talking about a small company which trades on TSX and I cannot seem to find it..
Other than KNX and OTEX can you please identify any companies in this space?
Thanks in advance.

Q: Hi guys!

Can you please recommend some alternatives/additionas to XTR? I'm looking for high dividend with also an (as high as possible) degree of diversification. Essentially, a couple choice income picks if I were to only choose 1-3 ETF for an entire dividend-based portfolio. This is in relation to my previous question where I was looking to do something relatively safe with ~60k over 2-3 yrs. Thanks!

Q: Peter; This co is doing an offering at $1.75 . How much graphite vs. silicon is required in EV batteries/ industry and graphite is not very scarce vs silicon is it? Thanks. Rod

Q: Given REI.UN drop in share price this year, do you anticipate an increase in dividend yield in the near future? Do you suggest long term hold or sell for another REIT?

Q: If you were starting from zero which of the Brookfield companies would u buy at this time..rate your favorite to least favorite please

Q: Hi, I feel my Tech. Sector 30+% is getting too big, in case a correction is in the future.
T- 3.5 - Kxs- 5 - Lspd- 4.4 -Pho -4.3 - Real -4.1
Csu- 3.5 - Syz - 3.4 - Stc- 2.1 -Bce - 3.4%
Would you consider all these Tech. Stock? I like to keep my sector allocation to 9 or 10 sectors for simplicity ,but I do know there are sub- groups.
Would you sell any of these positions ,or trim all or some? Thinking a 18-22% sector weight, would you agree?
Thanks

Q: Hello
It appears all the utilities with the word "renewable" in the their name have gone gangbusters after the blue wave US election.
I am looking to invest in a utility that more reasonably priced and maybe running under the radar.
Does your terminal show the % of renewables for the following utilities.
Fortis, Canadian Utilities, Algonquin Power, Emera.
Thank you.
Stephane

Q: Since Dec 30 last,there were 10 instances of pending class A action lawsuit on Pins site without other news.It reached new highs on Jan 13 & 14,but both times it retreated sharply. Is this opporunity to add or buy? Please comment.Thanks for u usual great views & services

Q: I was wandering if you buy a stock and it has gone up double or even tripled
in value is it better to take out the initial investment and put it elsewhere or keep all the shares and see how far it can go ….which is more advantages in growing your portfolio
example GSY I bought it in the $ 30 range.

Thanks

Q: Is the financial sector good value at these levels ?
I'm a little concerned investing new money in the banks as rising prices have brought valuations to pre-pandemic levels. Insurance companies not yet there, may be the better value.
Thank-you.

Q: I own DCBO and I’m wondering what your thoughts are on the company. I have about a 1/2 position and because it has taken quite a drop lately I’m wondering whether this is an opportunity to add to it or should I hold off until the quarter earnings come out. Has anything changed lately, why the drop? What is your opinion of this company.

Second question—WELL has kind of slowed down in the last three months even though they have purchased one or two companies. Could you give me your opinion whether it would be a good time to add another 1/2 position. What are your thoughts on well?

Thanks for any help you can give me on these 2 stocks. .
John

Q: A question about the USD...what is the expectation here in the near term. Will it continue to slide or bounce back? Going to be transferring a bunch for additional mortgage payment and wondering what the outlook is over the next two months.