skip to content
  1. Home
  2. >
  3. Investment Q&A
You can view 3 more answers this month. Sign up for a free trial for unlimited access.

Investment Q&A

Not investment advice or solicitation to buy/sell securities. Do your own due diligence and/or consult an advisor.

Q: I have a decent holding in this co. and read your recent comments on Stella-Jones. There appears to be no logical explanation to sharp drop in stock price from a high of $54 to a low of $41.50 within a span of 4 weeks. Even on market up days, stock's advance is fairly muted. I feel that 20% decline could not be entirely market related. My suspicion is that market is punishing the stock due its association with railways. What percentage of its business is from railway ties? Utility polls business should be stable ? Is there a large short interest ? How is its valuation on current and forward basis? Do you believe it's an excellent time to add at current levels? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on January 25, 2016
Q: Back in August, you mentioned that there is likely an opportunity cost in owning Badger. Given more recent results, with a greater move to the US and management delivering on everything they said they would, do you still believe this to be the case?

In an otherwise diversified portfolio, I currently have about 8% in industrials (WSP, NFI), and am looking for a third company to boost the allocation, with a mix of some dividend and growth. Do you think BAD would be a reasonable addition? I have also been considering MDA.

Thank you.

Alan
Read Answer Asked by Alan on January 25, 2016
Q: In your Balanced Portfolio you have a holding in Goldcorp because you want to have a stake in gold for strategic reasons. Recently, in answering questions on investing in gold stocks, you have consistently referred to AEM as a better investment than G. Why are you not swapping G for AEM in your balanced Portfolio?
Read Answer Asked by Bryan on January 24, 2016
Q: Hi Peter n team,
Is now a good entry point for this stock? I notice the p/e is high. Is the dividend safe?
Is ithis appropriate in my tfsa account? Do you have a couple names that are better for renewable energy? Time frame is 5 years. Thanks as always. Rossana
Read Answer Asked by Rossana on January 22, 2016
Q: According to your newsletter this morning, you have disposed of your BIN. Have you any plans to replace it at this time?
Read Answer Asked by Fred on January 22, 2016
Q: I am a long time holder of both Goldcorp and Yamana, both of which have been decimated and are now much smaller positions within my portfolio. Today you removed G from the model portfolio and replaced it with AEM. If I wanted to purchase AEM to replace some (or all) of my current gold holdings, would you recommend that I sell Goldcorp, Yamana, or both to pick up an equal weighting of AEM?
Read Answer Asked by Steven on January 22, 2016
Q: Hi Peter & Team: referring to questions from other members, if I donate CSE shares would it be complicated? Or the receiving charity can tender the shares when the time comes to do it (by the way I use Link Charity and they charge me less as I am a CMS subscriber) ?
Read Answer Asked by LOUISA on January 22, 2016
Q: I regards to your comments on aw strategy to use only beef raised with out steroids hormone is true however as a retired beef producer I don't believe you can buy beef to day, with steroids and hormone enhancement . I believe that left the industry years ago and the growth enhancement been replaced with genetics .there are calves being born today that have a 4 plus pound a day rate of gain far exeding any artificial enhancement .
I would invest in aw for the financials but to get wrapped up in adds I wonder if that is the right course
Read Answer Asked by Stan on January 22, 2016
Q: maybe some stock support. looks like okay guidance released today.
Thx Blake
Read Answer Asked by blake on January 21, 2016
Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
Everyone seems to feel the sale will go through. As a share holder if I do nothing will I receive $4.90 per share credit to my account at closing and the shares disappear? Between now and then will the current price tend to drift up towards the $4.90 sale price? The exdividend date was 12/29/15 with the payday being 1/29/16. If I were to sell now...before 1/29/16 do I forfeit the dividend?
Thanks for your great assistance!
Dr.Ernest Rivait
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on January 21, 2016
Q: Mr. Market seems to like the deal. When Waste Connections redomiciles to Canada will this stock have a TSX listing as well? I want a Canadian listed stock with US exposure. Thx again for all your help.
Read Answer Asked by blake on January 21, 2016
Q: Hi there

Wondering if you have any explanation why on a day like this with gold stock up (Barrick up 6% today) that Goldcorp is down. Lately it does not seem to move with other gold stocks. Are there some underlying issues?

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Stuart on January 21, 2016
Q: What is your recommendation with CSE shares? Is it best to just to wait for the sale to go through? Or if it gets close to the $4.80 mark would you just sell the shares. Currently it is trading 5% below the offer price, and overall it looks like stable deal.



Many Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Colin on January 21, 2016
Q: I own csh.un exe sia, would a real estate correction hurt these stocks.

thanks Don
Read Answer Asked by don on January 21, 2016
Q: HLF made a big move today - nearly 6% when everything else seemed to be falling. I did not see any news. Anything to account for this? I was waiting for some weakness before buying. What do you recommend?
Read Answer Asked by Douglas on January 20, 2016
Q: ".We would expect a sale, if it occurred, to be in the low $4 per share range." Great call. Now I guess the question is, is $4.90 a fair price.
Read Answer Asked by Phil on January 20, 2016
Q: I currently own 100 shares which is less than 1 percent position. So with such a small position I am inclined to sell now rather than wait and receive less than 50shares of the new company. Does that makes sense and what is the value of a bin share based on the deal-currently it is fluctuating quite a bit and I not sure what I should accept as the sell price.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Maggie on January 20, 2016
Q: I was thinking of buying this security for my RIF? It seems to have a high PE of 17x - concerned if we go into recession? Would you consider this a safe investment for income? Also, where are they going to get grwth in sales and income going fwd.? Unfortunately not a lot of choices here in Canada -trying to diversify with a consumer discretionary.
Read Answer Asked by James on January 20, 2016
Looking for more? Sign up for a FREE 14 day trial! No credit card required

We invite you to sign up for a 14 day free trial of 5i Research!
Experience all the benefits and tools we have to offer; stock research, model portfolios, Q&A with our experts, and so much more. Join a community of like-minded investors today!