Investment Q&A

Q: Hi 5i, I started my stock market investing in March 2020 in order to get 'skin in the game'. I am a daily learner whose investing personality is that of an 'individualist'. I have determined my investing goal to be for income (mostly through dividends) and growth (for capital appreciation). I have found lately that my risk tolerance feels lower due to increasing volatility, talk of market decline/crash, increasing inflation, shortages, rising rates etc. As a result I would like to cash in the individual stocks I own that have given me good capital appreciation and replace them with ETF's and/or Index Funds. Income and growth plus diversification to my portfolio is my objective here. Since I hold more than enough physical precious metals and an emergency stash in US dollars I feel I have enough insurance/hedge against a worst case scenario happening in the economy. Please comment on these following ETF's. I am also open to other suggestions you might have as well. Please note that my entire TFSA is in my brokerage account so taxes are not an issue for me. Thanks

ZCN BMO S&P/TSX Composite Index
CIC CI First Asset Canadian Bank Income Class
ZWB BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks
RIT CI First Asset Canadian Banks
ZDV BMO Canadian Dividend
CDZ iShares Canadian Aristorcrats
XRE iShares Capped REIT
XEC Emerging Markets ETF

P.S. I assign an equal dollar amount for each investment in my portfolio. The ETF part of my portfolio are for long term holds.

Q: Why would CJT's seemingly improved results YoY this quarter met with such a sell-off? Thanks.

Q: Comments please, on Cargojet's Q3.

Q: How would you rank these companies for prospects over longer term (say 5 years or more) measured by total expected return on stock.

Q: I am mainly an income investor, looking for a dividend stock with preservation of capital being reasonably secure. Please a few suggestions would be appreciated.

Q: How sensitive do you think TRI will be to higher interest rates if those transpire?

Q: greetings - as i move into retirement i have been taking a hard look at some of my portfolio. I inherited this stock many years ago and really haven't look at it too hard because of the nice US dividend. I need both us and cdn income in retirement. Given the high dividend how much risk is there. What are the downsides of continuing to own?

Thanks

Q: Please name half dozen of your top choices for an income portfolio.

Q: For energy exposure for the next 2 yrs or so which would you choose? Or, would you buy both? The other “conventional” energy names held are SU (recent) and VET (long time sufferer).

Thank you.

Q: hi 5i the fed is going to stop subsidizing the oil patch what will that mean to the pricing of these stocks.thanks brian w

Q: Which of the following companies pay their dividends in USD? Algonquin Power, Open Text, Restaurant Brands, TFI Intl. ?

Q: Hi Team,
With Suncor’s big moves on the dividend news, do you expect similar news from CNQ?

Which company do you prefer today?

Thank you!

Q: I hold riocan for income and some growth and I am up at 45% so far. For more income, do you think it is a good idea to sell and buy the global dividend spit fund ( GDV.to ) that has a dividend of 10% at the moment ? Advise me if you have a better suggestion or simply do nothing and keep riocan. BTW it is in a taxable account so I have to pay taxes on the move. Thanks and have a nice day.

Q: Parex has been recently lagging other oil and gas stocks. For the foreseeable future does stocks like WCP, TOU or ERF represent better upside opportunities .

Thank you for your excellent service

Raouf

Q: What one US stock would you recommend for healthy dividend and moderate growth. Any sector is fine. Thanks for your guidance as always.

Q: Hi 5i,
I hold NFI in a reg'd account where I endeavour to buy and hold. A while ago it was up nicely but then lost all its gains and more when the revised guidance came out. Now, with its recent soft recovery and dividends accounted for it's back in black, slightly.
I'm not optimistic about NFI's next couple of years and would like to see better capital gain and dividend income from the funds currently in NFI, and I'm considering WJX as a replacement. What do you think of this move and, if not WJX, can you suggest another one or two names for me to consider?
Much the same circumstances and question regarding AQN, which I think is somewhat stale these days and may be for a few years to come. I'm considering CPX as a replacement and would appreciate your opinion on that move, and your suggestions of one or two other than CPX if you think leaving AQN behind is wise but CPX might not be the answer.
Thanks and please deduct accordingly.
Peter

Q: I am looking for monthly income. So far I am considering ZEB, KEY, PPL, and either HHL-B or HHL-T. Your opinion on those, and any suggestions you have, please.

Q: Good Day 5I team: Can you account for the recent and for me quite dramatic decline?All the best and thanks Larry

Q: I thought Imperial Oil had a great quarter but it's getting hammered by the market. What did I miss and what is your outlook here? Should I switch to a different oil stock?

Q: I’m thinking of expanding my energy holdings. I bought Whitecap a few months ago and have enjoyed a nice bump in value along with a solid dividend. I’m considering TVE, SU and/or ENB for a combo of dividend and SP appreciation. Could you please discuss the relative merits of each in a 1-2 year timeline. I’d definitely hold longer if the case can be made that green energy investment and ESG movements don’t derail fossil fuel companies from meeting existing market demand.