Investment Q&A

Q: Hello,
is it a good time to buy some Syz ? Half position or full position ? I am in for the long term. Thank you.

Q: I was wondering if you could shed some light on why trade was halted on this stock. Thank you.

Q: HBC has been trading strongly these last couple of days. Are you aware of any fundamental reason for this??

Q: Please dock two questions for this:

1. Would EIF be best held in a TFSA or non-registered account?
2. What would you recommend for a high divdiend paying stock in the consumer space for a non-registered account. Would BPF.UN be a good choice?

Q: How do you see the market's reaction to Kinaxis's earnings?
Thank you

Q: can you give me your comment on the result of AVO

Q: Can you confirm the dividend yield for me on HSBC . Am I reading correctly that it is roughly 8% ?

Q: Hi Peter and gang,

Would you please comment on the recent pullback of ITP; it had dropped by just over 10% since early February.

Cheers,

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February 28, 2017 - Asked by Sal

Q: Hello 5i
About a month in and wanted to say great service and looking forward to the future. In looking at the companies you cover it seems like your B and higher ratings have been very successful while protecting and growing capital. Curious to know if you have a report on the total returns based on ratings. For example all B rated reports have returned x%, C x% etc.?For me screening by ratings of B and better will be the starting point of my investment selections to be further investigated

Thanks
Sal

5i Research Answer:
We have not done this screening, and historically it may be difficult because of course some ratings will have changed over time, which would mess up the data set.
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Very interesting idea! It should not really mater if your rating for a stock changed. 'Just' calculate the return from your rating date to when the rating changed (or to now if the rating has not changed). Monthly.

I believe the dataset could be normalized in some fashion (statistician?) to account for the number and age of ratings in each category, etc.

Q: Hi Peter,
I have some concerns regarding Alaris. How close are they to resolving their issues with their problem companies? How safe is its dividend and can we expect some growth in the next couple of years?
Thank you for your help.
Jane

Q: I have done well on EBIX getting in around $20, I know you follow the company and its been having a good day today. Do you think valuations are getting stretched here and its time to sell? Its still less than 5% weighting in my portfolio.

Q: Last year CM agreed to buy Private Bancorp in the US at a price which is now about 20% less than the current market price of the PB. It appears highly unlikely PB's shareholders would vote to approve the deal. Of course CM could raise their offer. Today's GAM article discusses this deal and a confusing ( to me ) comment about CM having an option to buy 2% of its stock should the deal fail and therefore supporting CM's stock price. I would appreciate your thoughts on this deal as I am currently considering selling the stock at today's levels given the uncertainty about where this stock is going.

Q: Bank of Montreal Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 40

Is there any downside to this issue, or is it just a good, solid investment?

Q: I bought a bunch of Algonquin Power last year. love the 5% dividend. your thoughts going forward?

Q: can you give a couple of utility stock names that pay a good dividend and has growth potential

Q: Is the pullback we are seeing today a good buying opportunity? Do you see further weakness to come at least shorter term

Q: Hello,

Any particular reason the stock drop off a cliff today? Buy on weakness or a failing knife?

Thanks
M

Q: comments on earnings please ... thanks

Q: Hello 5i Team,
I would like to hear your opinion on this product.
Thank you

Q: Could you please comment on Apollo Global Management in US and their outlook for next two three years.

Thanks,
Milan