Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter,

First off, great job on BNN yesterday! Your comments helped reinforce on focusing on the long term and not quarterly results. Just to recap your theme, I have listed the companies with let's say "quarterly miss" , however, with a market over reaction to the downside. Can you add or delete other companies that fit in this category?

Thank-you for being in our investment corner.
Angelo

Q: ZPR is around 75% fixed reset and floating. I would have expected the unit value to rise this year as 5 year rates have moved from around 1.8% to 2.3%. Instead, the unit value has dropped around 7% ytd. Has the spread on preferreds to bonds widened or is there something else going on? Thanks for any insight.

Q: Market beat had 3 analysts with buys and 1 hold with target of 9.25 and Thomson a 10 with buy.Does KWH.UN, these guys just not give good guidance and to be believed going forward.

Q: Just to say that I really enjoyed reading the articles in your Money saver Special Edition. In the Feature written by Moez Mahrez called Future Proofing Your Portfolio I would appreciate your opinion on BOTZ with respect to performance to date and risk level. Thanks.

Q: Would it be a good decision for Lassonde to split since the share is now over 200.00 ? If yes why? and if no why ?

Q: I was surprised at your negative comments about this stock today. Insiders have been actively buying the stock and with the construction boom I would think this stock has excellent potential. Your thoughts? Bill

Q: If a person with about $20,000 dollars to invest for about five to seven years and wants to be one-hundred percent invested in stocks, what would you recommend, thanks? This person is somewhat risk averse

Q: Greetings,

From now to about 12 months are you able to sense which 3 sectors are undervalued and which 3 sectors are overvalued ? Is there any sector in particular that stands out as ready to take off or conversely ready to crash ?

Thank you and Regards.

Q: Hello Peter & 5i group.
Do you have an opinion on this Fairfax holding FIH.U.
Thanks,
Ken

Q: Greetings 5i,

Recent article I found had me thinking about iShares Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) as a decent large cap gold miner ETF. It's in USD unfortunately.

Could you lend your opinion on this ETF and is there a CDN denominated version or alternative? What weight in a diversified portfolio? Is there a small cap gold etf you like as well?

https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/blog/gold-50-off-get-yours-before-the-sale-ends/

Cheers!

Q: I see that well over 10,000 homes in California have been destroyed. At what point does the rebuilding of at least 10,000 homes have an material impact on Norbord or any of the lumber companies?

Q: What do you think of TTR? Is it investible, or is it too tiny/early to really evaluate? I like the sector and have a full position in TFII already.
Thanks
John

Q: Can I get your opinion on CGR:CA? Looking to add a REIT in my RSSP for diversification and this ETF is offered with no commission by my broker. Thanks.

Q: HPR has dropped from the 9.60-9.70 range to below 9.00 in the last while, including yet another big drop today. I always thought a managed Pref ETF would not drop as much as the overall market during a correction and that it would be a defensive holding. Apparently not a correct assumption. So, what is happening with this ETF - should I sell and buy something more secure like a Utility, buy more of this ETF or what? My goal with this part of my portfolio is lower risk.

Q: Good Morning: I hold positions in the above cdn. energy companies and not surprisingly am under water in all of them. Would like to reap the capital losses without being totally out of the sector. I'm looking at one of two possible options: 1, sell these and buy Vermillion; or 2. buy a cdn. etf that focuses on cdn. junior and mid cap oil and gas names. So, first, which of these strategies would you prefer, and second, if an etf, do you have some recommendations. I continue to consider my subscription to your advice and service good value. Thanks for your efforts. Don

Q: HI guys
Valore metals has announced that they will be issuing rights to current shareholder at $ .10, they have already done a 10-1 rollback, so I guess there will be more dilution by basically doubling the share count, if I read it right.With the stock trading at $.27 would that not mean that the stock would be worth $.14, if that is the case would the play not be, to buy more shares and take advantage of the rights offering. What are your thoughts of the company in general.
Thanks

Q: My question is on tax treatment of GIC interest.
Is the interest on a GIC reported only in the year the interest is received; or is the interest pro-rated to that portion allocated to the calendar year, even if not received in that year.
Example - a 1 year annual GIC bought in say July 1, 2018, but not maturing until July 1, 2019. Is the interest to be reported on the 2018 tax filing zero, or is it a half year's worth of interest, even though not yet received in 2018?

Q: Good Morning

MFT, according to my brokerage research shows a current yield of 7.75%. Does that not seem high? I know MFT has fallen 1.2% over the past 3 weeks, is that why?

Thanks

Sheldon

Q: Hello, I have just found out that you were dropping KWH from the income portfolio. I own KWH, would it make sense to wait until the end of the tax loss to sell (after Dec. 15th)? Thanks, Gervais

Q: News on share price drop.
VIEMED HEALTHCARE COMMENTS ON TRADING HALT



Lafayette, Louisiana (November 19, 2018) Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company” or “Viemed”) (TSX:VMD.TO), a home medical equipment supplier that provides post-acute respiratory care services in the United States, announces that it is not aware of any material undisclosed information in the business, operations or affairs of the Company that may be contributing to the level of trading activity of its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.



The Company suspects that the activity could be related to a recent report that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering adding various codes to the next round of the Competitive Bidding Program (CBP), one of which is ventilators. The Company will be submitting comments to CMS in the normal course of business. Comments are due to CMS by December 3, 2018. The Company does not believe that ventilators should be included in the CBP. Additionally, the Company is aware that the CBP has been temporarily suspended starting January 1, 2019, therefore, any changes should not be effective until January 1, 2021, at the earliest.


Read more at http://www.stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard/t.vmd#AGVDlYwJ9LfxZTl7.99