Investment Q&A

Q: Is Sun Life tied in with the recent hurricane in Florida/Alabama? Most stocks improved today, SLF did not.

thanks, Paul

Q: I am mostly (90%) invested in US markets . (Had desperately wanted to allocate 30% to Canadian , but have done horribly on every Canadian stock I bought ( ENB, GUD, ALA) .Therefore , for next couple of months I have gone back to buying US , when markets dip. To take advantage of the dips , I keep cash reserve. That reserve was reduced somewhat as stocks fainted last week. This is a what-if question about raising cash for next big dip.
Question: I hold both PRu.us and MET.us. Which one (IF ANY) would you sell to add to cash reserve (there being no urgent need). Between PRU and MET if you like one a lot less than the other, your reasoning would be most helpful.

Q: Based on current prices which co. is a better buy POW or PWF and please explain why.

Q: Sunlife has fallen off a cliff recently, at least on a 1 year chart. Any indication why? This has been a core holding for me but this move has me concerned.

Q: BNS is down about 14% over the past year. Average revenue growth rate over the past 3 years is 3%. Net Income average growth over 3 years is about 1%. The share price is about the same as it was 4 years ago. Yet BNS remains your favorite Canadian bank. Why is that?

Q: The share price of LB has pulled back considerably in the past months from a high of 58...is this a buying opportunity or is the dividend suspect

Q: Thinking of selling my PWF for tax loss reasons and replacing with a similar co. POW. will CRA allow ?

Q: I saw the question Murray asked on dividend increases of Canadian banks and it made me curious. Could you provide a historical annualized return combining dividends and capital gains for the same banks over the same 18 years { 2000-2018 } ?

Q: Interested in your thoughts on Laurentian Bank. The stock price has been in a steady decline for the past year despite a dividend much higher than the Big 5 banks.
Is that dividend safe and how would you rate an investment in Laurentian compared to one of the big banks. Also do you see any prospects for an increase in the stock price.
Thanks as always!

Q: With the change in senior management and the purchase of the remaining 40% interest of Dominion Lending, is there reason to believe that FCF will become more of an operating company rather than an investment company?
What is your opinion of the company going forward.

Thanks,
NA

Q: I would like your opinion on DFN. Would you buy on the dip? Thx.

Q: Rafferty Capitals, Richard Bove said banks do not do better in a higher fed rate environment. Why are most saying they do ?

Q: I need to know how much the 5 big Canadian Bank stocks have increased their dividends over the past 18 years; by % increase, not actual dollar amount. Someone told me 7% a year but that sounds too high. Any idea where I can find this information? Thanks.

Q: Good Day,

AS BNS continues to fall I see that the forward P/E based upon the consensus shown on the RBC Direct site is 9.5. Seems like good value considering the 4.7% yield. Your thoughts? Also wondering if you can determine what the P/E was at the lowest point during the 2008 financial crisis.

Thanks

Q: Your opinion is appreciated a) for PNC, and b) for SNC - is there any hope for this company?
Thanks, as always!

Q: Does the team at 5i have any insight why the ETF Dividend 15 (DFN-T) is down so dramatically in the past week?

Q: Can you offer any insight into the short attack of Manulfe by the Muddy Waters group.

Many thanks for your service,
NA

Q: Can you think of any reason why Visa is being hit harder then the S&P of late? Is there any specific thesis that ties Visa to the negative sentiment surrounding raising bond yields? I've been looking to buy this company for a very long time hoping for a pull back and finally bought a little. Would you continue to add or wait for further pull back. My only other US financial is Blackstone and it has also taken a beating lately. Thanks

Q: Is there any reason for the selloff in the Power Company stocks? Any negative prognostications by analysts? They seem to be getting sold off pretty hard for cheap dividend payers.
Thanks

Q: Hi Team,

What are some "safer" stock picks in the current market conditions?
I would expect AI.TO (Atrium Mortgage Investment Corp) to benefit from the rising rate environment. As interest rates rise, the credit worthiness of the Big Banks potential customers will be more scrutinized and therefore applicants such as building developers would have to look elsewhere for financing such as Atrium. These applicants (although rejected by Big Banks) would have better credit worthiness than Atriums current customer base and over time I would expect that the average credit worthiness of Atriums loan base to increase (given that the life of majority of the loans are1-2 years, a quick shift in borrowers is not unlikely). Historically, Atrium had a loan loss provision of less than 1.2% and normally has 75% loan to value cap. Please can I have your thoughts?