Q: comment please on ecn news today re blackstone 1.14 bln investment
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Q: Does their DRIP have a discount?
Thanks
Sheldon
Thanks
Sheldon
Q: Is a crunch coming again to Regional Banks with exposure to commercial Property.
A lot of empty space and people are not coming back to offices. I BM said come back or find another job. How bad is it. Is it wise to avoid all Banks fir the next few months.
* heard that South Korean Pension Funds ate deeply exposed to U S Commercial Buildings as are Regional Banks
New York and California are a disaster
Avoid or start to accumulate on weakness
What banks look good to you ?
RAK
RAK
A lot of empty space and people are not coming back to offices. I BM said come back or find another job. How bad is it. Is it wise to avoid all Banks fir the next few months.
* heard that South Korean Pension Funds ate deeply exposed to U S Commercial Buildings as are Regional Banks
New York and California are a disaster
Avoid or start to accumulate on weakness
What banks look good to you ?
RAK
RAK
Q: What are your thoughts on BR? Earnings looked good. Is the drop today a sell the news or a guidance thing ? Would you add here ? Thank you.
- BMO Equal Weight US Banks Index ETF (ZBK)
- SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE)
- Flagstar Financial Inc. (NYCB)
Q: I own these two ETF’s with a reasonable profit on each. Would you continue to hold them? Or would you be inclined to sell them either now or perhaps around mid year? Could you provide some rationale for your recommendations. Thanks.
- Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (TD)
- Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS)
- Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
- Flagstar Financial Inc. (NYCB)
Q: The US commercial property crisis has become hot topic again and the share price of New York Community Bancorp decline a lot . Please comment on the impact on these banks. Thanks a lot.
Q: Hi 5i
Regarding your answer to my earlier question about BMO....
"Overall, we would stay away from financial institutions with a weak capital base and questionable loan book quality. In a loss scenario, as we saw last year in the regional banking crisis, equity can at times be eroded quickly."
Is BMO in a situation where this is a similiar issue for them?
thx
Regarding your answer to my earlier question about BMO....
"Overall, we would stay away from financial institutions with a weak capital base and questionable loan book quality. In a loss scenario, as we saw last year in the regional banking crisis, equity can at times be eroded quickly."
Is BMO in a situation where this is a similiar issue for them?
thx
Q: Hi 5i
Whats seems to be happening in bank stocks last couple days...Bmo seems to have fallen quite a bit....Is their something ti be concerned about
thx
Whats seems to be happening in bank stocks last couple days...Bmo seems to have fallen quite a bit....Is their something ti be concerned about
thx
Q: Could you please give me your opinion on this stock for a two year hold in a TFSA.
Thank you
Thank you
Q: Of the 5 major banks, which one (or 2) do you think has the best potential for growth over a 10 year time frame? And if possible, a few comments why. Thanks
Q: Hi 5i, I currently hold JPM in a registered account and I'm looking for more growth in the next 5 to 10 years. Which of the three listed has the best growth profile and is shareholder friendly. I want to stay in the financial sector and if you have a better idea, an idea listed as a CDR, please suggest. Thx.
- Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC)
- Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF)
- Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Q: Hi 5i
I have done well with all 3 of these but I am concerned that lower interest rates will cause them to pull back. Would you agree? According to G&M site, there isn't a lot more upside with avg. target prices about $31 MFC, $41 POW, AND $74 SLF. All 3 are close to 70 RSI which I use as a warning sign. I would appreciate your thoughts and if I were to sell one, which would you suggest? Now that MFC has finally gone above $28, do you think $30 will be an exit price for a lot of investors who are tired of the $24-$28 trading range?
Thanks, Greg
I have done well with all 3 of these but I am concerned that lower interest rates will cause them to pull back. Would you agree? According to G&M site, there isn't a lot more upside with avg. target prices about $31 MFC, $41 POW, AND $74 SLF. All 3 are close to 70 RSI which I use as a warning sign. I would appreciate your thoughts and if I were to sell one, which would you suggest? Now that MFC has finally gone above $28, do you think $30 will be an exit price for a lot of investors who are tired of the $24-$28 trading range?
Thanks, Greg
Q: How do you feel about management and the prospects of Stack Capitol Group?
Q: I can not find ether capital in your search?
- Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
- Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BIPC)
- Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
Q: Which of the BN subsidiaries do you think offers the best overall return profile over the next 5-10 years and why.
Many Thanks
Scott
Many Thanks
Scott
Q: I am down 80% of UPST ( avg price $149) and 50% down on AFRM (avg price $75), both in registered accounts.
Any chance of breaking even in the next 12 - 18 months or is it time to move on?
Any chance of breaking even in the next 12 - 18 months or is it time to move on?
Q: Hi - of these two, which do you prefer for a growth mindset. Having said that, please feel free to say that you wouldn't invest in either at this time/prices. Lastly, do you see a possibility for AGF to be taken over (obviously with the blessing of the Goldring Family).
Q: CIBC analysts have suggested one of the reasons they downgraded this name today was potential concern of more and lower restrictions on the maximum interest that company’s like Goeasy can charge.From 35% to 30% for example.How likely do you think this potential/fear could be?
Q: In some answers, you have referred to some lending companies being exposed to a "rate risk". I am not clear what that is / when it will impact a lending company. More specific to GSY....is it exposed to a rate risk? How will anticipated falling rates affect it? I know that new highs ( or at lest here a recent one) do not concern you but given its run up in recent months, are its valuation metrics still looking favourable?
Thanks for your excellent service.
Thanks for your excellent service.
Q: Hi, Referencing the recent questions on GSY, here is some color from CIBC on the rationale for their Downgrade to Neutral. Please publish, at your discretion, with or without your comments.
"Downgrading Go Easy To Neutral"
"After reviewing draft regulations for the new interest rate cap, it has come to
our attention that a consultation process was recently completed examining a
further reduction to the rate cap. The timing of the consultation was much
earlier than expected, and we are left to wonder if it was scheduled
intentionally to conclude in advance of the 2024 Budget. We have no basis to
speculate on the outcome and no proprietary insight on the decision-making
process of the Finance Minister’s office. However, we fear that a political lens
might be more appropriate in assessing the probability of further action on the
interest rate cap than an academic one. There has clearly been some forward
progress on this file and it simply doesn’t feel prudent to maintain an
Outperformer rating on goeasy in advance of the Budget. We are
downgrading GSY to Neutral and maintain our $160 price target.
Our concern, however, is that decisions of this nature can sometimes be influenced by the desire to achieve political objectives rather than engage in a balanced assessment of a complicated issue. The considerations described above did not prevent the government from taking action on the initial reduction to the interest rate cap, and our concern is that it may not stop it from taking action to reduce the rate cap further.
We believe that the first sentence of the draft regulations may be somewhat revealing regarding the federal government’s sentiment towards instalment lenders:
“Predatory lenders take advantage of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, including low-income Canadians, newcomers to Canada, and those with limited credit history—often by extending very high interest rate loans.” Describing instalment lenders as “predatory” sounds almost adversarial or outright hostile, in our view.
Bottom Line
In our view, the range of potential outcomes appears to be skewed asymmetrically negative. On the one hand, the federal government could elect to take no action and this would become a non-event to shares of goeasy. At the time of writing, we believe that this outcome is already priced into the stock. GSY shares have run up nearly 50% since late October (i.e., the same month that consultations were launched) and the P/E multiple has normalized back towards long-term averages (see the line chart in Exhibit 3). This suggests to us that there is little evidence that public market shareholders are bracing for an adverse outcome.
On the other hand, the federal government could take a heavy-handed approach and reduce the rate cap further. In this scenario, the magnitude of almost any reduction would likely be meaningful to the earnings power of GSY. "
"Downgrading Go Easy To Neutral"
"After reviewing draft regulations for the new interest rate cap, it has come to
our attention that a consultation process was recently completed examining a
further reduction to the rate cap. The timing of the consultation was much
earlier than expected, and we are left to wonder if it was scheduled
intentionally to conclude in advance of the 2024 Budget. We have no basis to
speculate on the outcome and no proprietary insight on the decision-making
process of the Finance Minister’s office. However, we fear that a political lens
might be more appropriate in assessing the probability of further action on the
interest rate cap than an academic one. There has clearly been some forward
progress on this file and it simply doesn’t feel prudent to maintain an
Outperformer rating on goeasy in advance of the Budget. We are
downgrading GSY to Neutral and maintain our $160 price target.
Our concern, however, is that decisions of this nature can sometimes be influenced by the desire to achieve political objectives rather than engage in a balanced assessment of a complicated issue. The considerations described above did not prevent the government from taking action on the initial reduction to the interest rate cap, and our concern is that it may not stop it from taking action to reduce the rate cap further.
We believe that the first sentence of the draft regulations may be somewhat revealing regarding the federal government’s sentiment towards instalment lenders:
“Predatory lenders take advantage of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities, including low-income Canadians, newcomers to Canada, and those with limited credit history—often by extending very high interest rate loans.” Describing instalment lenders as “predatory” sounds almost adversarial or outright hostile, in our view.
Bottom Line
In our view, the range of potential outcomes appears to be skewed asymmetrically negative. On the one hand, the federal government could elect to take no action and this would become a non-event to shares of goeasy. At the time of writing, we believe that this outcome is already priced into the stock. GSY shares have run up nearly 50% since late October (i.e., the same month that consultations were launched) and the P/E multiple has normalized back towards long-term averages (see the line chart in Exhibit 3). This suggests to us that there is little evidence that public market shareholders are bracing for an adverse outcome.
On the other hand, the federal government could take a heavy-handed approach and reduce the rate cap further. In this scenario, the magnitude of almost any reduction would likely be meaningful to the earnings power of GSY. "