Investment Q&A

Q: Can you provide a current outlook for BN?

Q: 5i and I agree on the importance of good management teams (think CSU and ATD). I'm inclined to pin the giant mess TD has created with money laundering woes in the US on its management team and most especially the CEO and Board. Do you agree and if so, would it not be prudent to stick with other banks until we see changes in the upper ranks of TD?

Q: If not asked may I have your comments are T D earnings please. Do you have any idea how long it will take to see the end of all their problems!

Q: Has your outlook on TD changed following the latest results and announcement of such a large provision.

Q: Regarding Savalai's question on August 22, 2024 about insurance for grandkids.

Many years ago (25-30) my parents purchased permanent life insurance for all their grandkids and after that time the cash value, unfortunately, was negligible in comparison to what an index ETF tracking the general market would have been.

Of course there are many variables to consider and perhaps the insurance purchased by my parents was an inferior product, but they often wished they had purchased blue-chip stocks (ETFs were not widely available then) instead.

Just letting you know my experience.
Thanks.

Q: Hi Peter, Can you provide me with your best table pounding buy in Canada and your best table pounding buy in the US. Please provide reasons for the two stocks.
Thank you

Q: Dear Peter et al:

This is a general and "conceptual" question and I believe this may apply to many of the "grandparents" who are subscribers of 5i.

We would like to give some money to help our grand kids. We contribute for RESPs.

Reading the literature, it seems one can set up an "in kind Trust" that can grow seamlessly till they reach 18 years old and it can be rolled over to them and as their income is still low, the taxes are low.
(I am paraphrasing the articles here.)

However, recently I was told that taking a Permanent Insurance for kids (Universal or Participating Whole Life?) is another option one may want to consider. As the grandchildren are still young , the premiums are low ..and it gives them not only life insurance(a dreadful thought) but gives them the ability to cash in their policy for an attractive lump sum amount that can be used for their education (post secondary) or whatever they wish to do. I have never heard or read about this option before and wonder if you have any opinions. If you can forward some articles comparing these two strategies, In trust account VS Permanent Life policy, I would appreciate it.

BTW, I have reviewed the articles by Colin Ritchie in Canadian Money Saver. But this specific comparison isn't there. Colin's articles are more for adults who may be interested in Estate planning or augmenting retirement income etc.,

Thank you.

Q: I enquired about FSZ operating free cash flow and you mentioned adjustments made by Bloomberg to lower the OCF. Any ideas what those adjustments might be?

Thx

Q: Blue Owl's share price was on a good up trend from last November until the end of May 2024, when it turned south. It has been declining since then. Can you identify what caused it to decline at that time? And what do you see happening with the share price going forward? Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: why is the BN P/E ratio (80) so high?

Q: The operating cash flow for FSZ for 2023 was 137.97 million and for 2022 the operating cash flow was 113.31million. This info comes from Yahoo Finance and from Microsoft Finance. The divvy payment is 92.1 million. Are these numbers the same as yours from Bloomberg?

Thx Blake

Q: Hi,
Both gsy and PRL seem to be similar businesses to me, although gsy is a lot bigger and more established. Which one would you figure is going to show more overall growth in the next 2-3 years? Thank you for your excellent service!

Q: AFRM has been going down all of this year although it is signing up more customers. What do think of the future for this company and when could it show profit? Thx James

Q: Hi All at 5I!!

What are your thoughts about WNDR at this point in time ( 6mths after last question on it). Would initiating a small position seem reasonable to you?

Cheers,

Tamara

Q: Upstart looks to have had a good couple of weeks climbing from $25 to $40. In answers to previous questions, mention was made of a very high short interest at the time. Can I please ask for your usual insightful analysis for the recent Upstart quarterly results, and whether their recent stock price climb can be attributed to their recent performance and future prospects in a declining interest rate environment, or well speculation and short covering? Is the stock worth holding onto for a few more Quarters and see if they benefit from declining interest rates or if they catch another everything-AI wave, or take the cash and invest elsewhere? Thanks kindly.

Q: Is it fathomable that GSY could one day expand operations to become a Prime Lender as well? What about a merger with Laurentian Bank who recently put itself up for sale? Interested in your opinion. Thanks

Q: Hi team,

What are your thoughts on Bill Ackmans purchase of Brookfield Corp?

He must see the value proposition as attractive right now?

Thanks,

Q: It appears that PRL reports and pays in USD. I hold it in a registered account. Trading on a US exchange is low volume. Do you suggest that I keep it on the CAD side or move it to the US side of my account?
Thank you.

Q: Your thoughts on this realty company.

Q: I am looking at the insurance industry for my next purchase in a non registered account , mainly consisting of banks, utilities, telecoms, REITS.

Which of these three offer the best growth potential over the next 5 years and why ? I can handle moderate risk. Which offers the best entry price ? Are there other CDN listed insurance companies I should consider ?
Thanks. Derek.