Investment Q&A

Q: EPS growth seems to be unpredictable due to the lumpiness of investment returns, and weather catastrophes. In the 2024 annual report Watsa uses Book Value per share compounding at 18.7% per year for the past 39 years and common stock price compounding at 19.2% (including dividends) as the main performance measure. Buffet suggests predictability of earnings as essential when buying a stock. Yahoo finance used to predict EPS growth 5 years out. While predicting EPS 5 years out is perhaps doable with confidence for KO, for FFH not so much. Clearly over 39 years FFH has done fabulous regardless of EPS lumpiness, but I have held this stock for over 10 years and all of the appreciation has come in the last 5 years or less. I want to buy more FFH, however I am concerned over another flat 5 years. Do you think the focus of the companies investing and underwriting strategy has changed enough to avoid 5 years of dead money? If you had to predict EPS growth for FFH over the next 5 years, what would that % growth be? Would you be comfortable buying at current prices for a 3-5 year hold? Thank you. John

Q: I have owned all the Canadian banks at one time or another, and currently own shares in Royal Bank.
All of the banks seem to have done quite well just recently, but the dividend on the Royal Bank is not as high as the TD for example.
Is it time to change? Which do you think looks best going forward for a total ROI?

Q: Axp is currently outperforming V. What do you think of switching from V to Axp for a 3 year hold? Is the extra risk with Axp worth the higher return? Thank you

Q: Paypal. Sell or Hold. I can use a writeoff, moreover, would like to Get better return. Your advice, always precious.
Thank you

Q: Could I please have your thoughts on the recent quarter?I think I know your thoughts on the company but maybe you guys see some positives.
Thx

Q: Hello, could you comment on insider trading with these 2 co's? Thank you

Q: I was underwater with BNS for over a year and I just stopped looking at it. Reinvested the dividends and collected more shares and waited it out. Today my shares are back in the black, up 30%. Nice to see BNS getting some recommendations in the questions too, over the last month or so.

Now I am just waiting on BCE...

Q: Good morning,

I'm trying to help my daughter (who is in her late 20s) with her portfolio which is a bit difficult because she is morally opposed to several lines of business (crypto, oil/gas, AI, defence to name a few) however I did notice she doesn't have any major CA bank equities at the moment. Some of my co-workers use a different research company who I think recently advised their clients to sell TD. I didn't see any recent questions on here about the CA banks lately so could you please tell me what your preferred bank is at this time (regardless whether I listed it or not.) It will be for a long term hold in her FHSA.

Cheerio,
Zara in BC

Q: I am looking at fixed income potential across sectors as a low risk offset to my equities and would appreciate your recommendations. It doesn’t look like the space has good future prospects overall with rates having just dropped.
Of notable options, high interest saving accounts, bond funds, utilities, dividend index’s and perhaps reits, the reits and dividend indexes have superior yields.
Could you please comment on the space overall, which sectors are advisable and possible suggestions for purchase please?

Q: Peter; With the article on LENDCARE, whose parent company is GSY, do you see this affecting GSY? Thanks,
Rod

Q: What do you not like about PYPL?
Would YOU buy it considering low PE ratio and future growth prospects?

Q: I’m thinking of purchasing galaxy as a first time buy. Would the current price be a good entry, and in your opinion would this be a good purchase. Thanks

Q: hello
I have a partial position on gsy; go easy
it has plummeted

looking for a bottom , what would be a good entry price for a 3 years hold? would you prefer GSY over PRL which is a smaller company?
thanks

Michael

Q: Hello Team,
I hold this security and I wondered what two European banks you would recommend in addition to this one.
Thank You,
Barry

Q: What do you think of LMND as a long term buy and hold business... they seem to be more effectively using their AI software to generate improved financials...

Q: I'm looking at adding a dividend-paying company in the financial sector, which is not one of the traditional banks. Which of these two businesses might you suggest has a better chance to outperform the market, over the longterm?

Q: Hi 5i Team - I am having some difficulty deciding whether to sell or hold onto my shares of Propel. Could you summarize the reasons for its decline as well as the potential for recovery over both the next year and longer term. Do you have confidence in the ability of management to do this. There are certainly many developing opportunities in other companies to use the money if I were to sell. Thanks.

Q: How does Brookfields announcement of it's US$ 100 B AI fund affect shares of BN?

Q: I have enough money to buy one, which one would you choose? And why for at least a 5 year holding.
Thanks for your service.
Dorothy

Q: Could you please give your thoughts on Klarna's recent quarter. How doers it stack up against Affirm and would either of these be attractive at current prices? Thanks.