Investment Q&A

Q: Noticed the announcement last night that PRL was partnering with a company called KOHO to expand retail lending in Canada. Does this now make PRL a direct competitor to GSY? I'm guessing PRL is quite a bit smaller and than this should not be an issue if they are, no? Thanks.

Q: How significant would the partnership with KOHO impact the earning of PRL ? PRL price just surged so much today. Thanks for your excellent service.

Q: In my RRIF I hold the above 5 stocks in the "financial" sector:

1) What impact, positive or negative will interest rate reduction have on each of the stocks?
2) Would you please rate the 5 for total return possibility over the next 12-18 months, and
3) They represent about a 25% of the RRIF - would you be comfortable with this level of allocation n the current environment?

Thanks,
Terry

Q: Hi 5iTeam,

What would your top 3 U.S. banks be and please provide rationales supporting your choices.

Thanks,
H

Q: Can you name companies in a space similar to ERIE worth looking at? Also, is ERIE “to good true” or just highly (P/E 53) valued? What would be a reasonable buy-in price?

Q: Watching this presentation reviewing their history would you consider a long term hold 5-10 years in a over weight position? This investor day video was quite informative but what is your opinion on it? Is there an issue of key man with Bruce Flat or do they have a deep bench?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZEYcC1HTI8&t=11s

Thanks

Q: Your thoughts on these two please, thanks.

Q: How are you feeling about UPST at this juncture?

Q: Retired dividend income investors. We prioritize asset allocation in all of our portfolio decisions. We plan on capturing some income tax savings by selling the remaining shares of my wife's BNS, thereby offsetting other capital gains. I need to replace these funds in the same sector...ie: financials.

She leans more on the conservative side. Combined, we already have a full position in RY and other financials contained within ZLB, CDZ, ZWC, as well as AD.UN.

In the current declining interest rate environment, does HMAX fit the bill? As interest rates decline, what impact will this have on the share price? Should I assume that the capital appreciation will be fairly minimal, while the dividend maintains roughly where it is now?

I appreciate your help...as always.
Steve

Q: For a conservative dividend company, X stock had a rather large move during the past 12 months. Can you please comment on the current valuation, relative to its long-term valuation? Have the earnings roughly matched the increase in share price?

Thanks.

Q: I am fortunate to be up 50% on my CM stock. Looking forward I am wondering which of the big six banks have the best growth potential. I am thinking that CM has a more limited growth potential after such a big move, but I also have been trying to resist the urge to sell stocks with good gains. Your input would be helpful. Note that taxes are not a concern- the shares are in an RRSP.

Q: Holding the following Financial sector stocks: BAM, BN, BNS, GSY, PRL, SLF, TD, X for a total of 20% in TFSA & RIF combined. Would like to reduce # of holdings to 5 or 6 and Financial % to about 15% . Your comments/suggestions/alternatives on the following setup would be appreciated:
RIF = HMAX, BAM, X
TFSA = BN, GSY (or BN, PRL or BN, PRL, GSY??)
As always, thank you for helping to provide clarity.

Q: Hi Could you give me your thoughts on SFC AND TAL , are they a buy as current price as they pay a good dividend and seem to be undeprived

Q: I currently own a full position in Sun Life (5%) in my portfolio but would like to add to my insurance component via a Reinsurance firm. Would this be a complementary move or just a duplication of the exposure I get via SLF? If this is a good idea, would EG or ACGL be superior options?

Q: Between the 3 which would be your preference for someone who's looking for a long-term income holding.

TY

Q: Good afternoon,

I see on wealthsimple for further diversification they have a private equity and private lending category.

Which you recommend either if these and are their some learnings you can put out there in regards to them.

Thank you.

Q: Good morning,

As a newbie to wealthsimple. Just trying it out. I see they do private equity and private credit.

Is this something worth looking at as a portfolio grows for added diversification?

Do you know much about their capital partner and it's history. Looking for some quality direction here from the pros.

Thank you.

Q: Good afternoon. GSY is struggling a bit lately but so is the rest of the market. I read an article that said GSY has high debt levels that are not well covered by cash flow. This got me wondering why does GSY have high debt levels and where does it get its money to lend? If they borrow to raise money to lend and rates drop could they not get into a squeeze where the margin between money they loan out and loans they have to reply narrows?

Q: Which Canadian bank would you buy today? I already own RY.

Q: Royal seems to continuously march forward. Does the valuation seem a little stretched at this point? I'm seeing a P/E of 14.55. I think I have read that the banks typically trade at a 8.5 to 12 PE.

If the Canadian consumer is likely to to be challenged over the next 24 months and US banks (like JP Morgan) trade at 12.2 PE there seems to be a disconnect. I'm not sure what their revenue is in Canada Vs US.

Thoughts?