Investment Q&A

Q: I have a question about 1249
The CEO is buying his own stock and debentures big time. Could he take this private down the road. With him putting so much money in his stock, many we should too. The dividend is safe I believe
, you agree ?
Thanks.

Q: Hi team, can you tell me if there is any benefit to owning Preferred shares of a company or a bank as apposed to owning the regular shares. Is one better than the other, if so how and when would you recommend one over the other. Could you possibly recommend some based on your answer. Thanks, Nick

Q: I am a conservative,retired income investor looking to invest when (hopefully) this s###-show has settled down. What would you suggest for Canadian companies? I've been watching the banks but they seem to be continually weak.?
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
Bob

Q: I have these shares down 50 to 60 percent they are offering 1.10 per shar should I take it or hold on Thanks

Q: The Renewables are currently hanging in there ok vs much of the broader market. Why is that ?

Q: At this point in time would you prefer SQ or PYPL? Thanks

Q: I own all these company in a non-registered account. At the present I am losing money on all of them. These are all strong companies with good to excellent balance sheets. I know that 5i do not want to sell companies that are strong and that have reported a bad quarter. I could sell these a get a tax loss and receive approximately a bit less than a $1000 in tax refund and buy them back in a month or buy other company in the same sector? What should I do?

Q: On the losing end of these 3 - V down 12%, SQ down 35% and TEAM down 6% - thinking of selling before year end to capture the tax losses and then re-purchasing after the 30 days - question - is this a good idea ? OR should I just cut my losses on these 3 and look for something else that might be more in line with a possible "recession" on the horizon.
thanks

Q: I am still spooked out about the markets and sold all my stock positions yesterday. I now have a significant amount of cash and would like to deploy it the Bond Market which I think is a safer place at this time. Would appreciate any recommendations you might have as to how to invest the money. With thanks, Bill

Q: Is it due to close to tax loss deadline and very low volume stocks are turning down fast.My assumption is as I put a sell order for some stocks I am getting note that there are no enough purchase order
and will cause volatility,Is my assumption correct?

Q: Would you be a buyer at these levels, taking into consideration its current price, valuation as well as market conditions?

Q: As an experienced portfolio manager and you see :

1)The worst monthly performance on the markets since 1929 (December).
2)Brexit problems.
3)Fed perceived raising interest rate problems.
4)Escalating tensions in the Far East and the Middle East
5)Trade wars with a very uncertain but potentially lethal impact.
6)An economy which is projected to be slowing
7)Slowing corporate earnings with probably revised downward forward looking estimates
8)Very successful investors like Tepper and Cooperman saying cash will outperform over the next year or two.
9)Corporations are leveraged up to the hilt with debt and many are in danger of being downgraded or worse.

What would you do? To be transparent I am currently in 25% cash and fully hedged on the balance of my portfolio.

Please share your thoughts/strategies.

Sheldon

Q: I have a substantial holding percentage wise of my portfolio in AW.UN. What are the factors that are resulting in the dramatic recent slip of share price? I realize interest rates and general investor sediment but is the dividend secure are they facing a debt crisis? Am I missing something? would you buy at these levels?

Q: there was an interesting fast money halftime on cnbc today which i watch daily, mike wilson chief equity strategist was on and he was the only analyst period of all of them out there he predicted this correction back in january and he said now is not the time to be selling, we are bottoming but this process could take 3-4 months not weeks because of the damage done,furthermore he likes energy and banks and then they had a segment with lee cooperman and a guy from the sec talking about quants algorithms and computors causing this extreme volatility, and some feel until the vix hits at least 30 maybe even 40 this is not over, and there is tons of value in the market now but you still have to pick your spots slowly.i think you agree with some of this, just wondering your opinion which i value because lets be honest we all missed the severity of this. i think this is as bad as 2008. and everyone was in complete agreement that jerome powell was and is an idiot who cannot communicate properly. and how much is etf selling which causes the underlying stocks to be sold sonething we never had to contend with in 2008 or not as much. dave

Q: Hello
Can you comment on General Mills quarterly earnings, and can you give me your opinion on the company?

I have some USD fund available to invest in the USA Consumer Staples sector. I own Coke and Mondalez already and am wondering if I should start a new position in Genral Mills or should I just add to Coke and Mondalez. How would you rate General Mills company vs Coke and Mondalez ?


Thank you

Stephane

Q: Recently you are not mentioning Covalon as a growth pick. Has your stance changed on the company. Do you think it can breach it's previous high in the next 6 months or so.

Q: for the person that asked about drips at Computershare. If you have an on-line account, computershare produces a very nice average cost base for tax purposes. It shows every share purchased, when it was purchase, and trades/sells etc, and the purchase price along with a calculated average cost basis. Publish if you feel appropriate.

Q: In addition to the question regarding Brookfield companies structure, I recently learned about the following just want to pass the info along.

We took the option to exchange Enercare shares with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP shares which turned out to be NOT eligible in registered accounts, there are tax consequences if it is owned in registered accounts.

Our discount brokerage informed us there is an option to exchange Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP shares 1:1 with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LPU shares which are eligible in registered accounts, however, the exchange triggers deemed disposition.

Owners of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners may want to check.

Happy Holidays to everyone !!

Q: Why the ongoing free fall, particularly today. Hold or sell?
Thanks
Peter.

Q: Thanks for the response to my MEG question. I have some MEG stock, and am unsure how to proceed given that it is trading at a $13 discount to the offer. Is it likely that the discount will narrow as the Jan 16 date approaches? Suggestions on what to do would be most welcome. Thanks for your always good advice. Roland