Investment Q&A

Q: What are the difference in listing requirements between the TSX and the TSX-V other than cost and possibly prestige. I have looked at the reports and releases put out by a TSX-V listed company, Sylogist, and can't really see much difference between what it puts out and what a TSX listed company, Intrinsyc Tech, puts out. Thanks

Kenn

Q: I have read of a strategy called "Doubling the Dow" in which something like Powershares ultra Mid cap MVV is used.

I know that there are dangers in this strategy. But, it may be better than buying on margin, because you don't loose as much, if it goes down as you would with margin.

So, the question is what you think of this strategy. and are there etf's for the TSX that could be used for the strategy in canada?
thanks

Q: Perhaps a dumb question on my behalf. How can I check on line or be notified of any new listings on the exchange? I e-mailed and called Sedar, but no response despite reaching out numerous times. Thanks, Marshall

Q: Besides debt/ equity ratio are there other indicators that one should consider a companies debt and their ability to service their debt? What would you consider a comfortable debt/ equity ratio when investing in a company?

Thank you.

Q: In follow up to my previous question, what sectors would you consider adding for diversification? And also your reasoning why.

Q: Dear 5i
I am considering moving my rrsp investments from my acct with my financial planner to an rrsp acct withQuestrade who I deal with as a brokerage company . Am I best to sell all holdings to cash and then have all the cash wired over to Questrade or just transfer in kind convert to cash then rebuy what I want ?
Thanks
Bill

Q: With respect to portfolio construction, do you recommend:
a) Weighting each of the 11 sectors equally? (i.e. 9% to each sector).
or
b) Weighting each of the 11 sectors according to their proportion on the index?
If you recommend option b, which index would you use, the TSX or S&P?
Thanks in advance!

Q: This is a repeat. Where did the February "Coverage Summary" report go? I am trying to access it.

Q: Hi,
I'm trying to shuffle a few things around between my margin, RSP, and TFSA accounts and simplify my portfolio. I'm assuming one would want to hold the highest growth stocks in the TFSA because there is no tax.
However, how do you distinguish what should go into which account? For example, among others, I'm holding a bunch of dividend stocks (BPY.UN, BPY, ZWU, VGH, VRE, PPL, AD) and growth stocks (ONEX, XSU, TNC, CXI, SJ) in my RSP. In my TFSA, I also have a mix of dividend and growth stocks, BIP.UN, ZWB, TECK.B, CGX, SHOP, GUD, CRH, HWO. Should I swap some of these stocks between my RSP and TFSA?

My TFSA and RSP are all maxed out and I have been buying a lot of dividend stocks in my margin account lately (CU, XEI, VDY, ENB, WSP, FTS, AQN, PWF, ENF) to take advantage of the dividend tax credit. Is it better to hold dividend growth stocks in your RSP or Margin accounts?

Any examples of what you would do or insight into this would be great! I'm 35 years old and time horizon is 10-20 years (would like an early retirement haha!)

Thanks!

Q: I own warrants in this company. My question: should the company be taken over (and there is much speculation to that effect)what will/ might/must happen to the warrants if they have not expired?
Is it legally possible for an acquirer to "disown" the outstanding warrants and thus render the warrants worthless?

Q: I have always heard that the best time to buy a stock is when it hits a second new high. Do you agree?

Q: Hi guys,

Just wanted to know your thoughts about EMH and active investing. We all know that fees are a huge drag on performance; but interestingly, an old Globe article by George Athanassakos argues institutional factors like hugging the index are the main factor for underperformance.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investor-education/real-active-management-is-worth-the-price/article26874608/

Would there be an advantage in returns (not including fees or commissions) with following a disciplined 100k model portfolio versus investing 100k in a traditional 300mil fund with the same holdings? I suppose inflows and outflows would be a major factor as well.

Thanks for your opinion.

Q: Just a comment to Mike re: TDWaterhouse and the Altagas dividend. TDW rounds off to even cents on its quick quote screen, so ALA's actual dividend rounds up to $0.18 and is reported as such (the dividend received by the investor is accurate). I have also found that sometimes they include a special one-time dividend/distribution in the rolling figure, which can significantly reduce the accuracy of the reported figure. If you find a stock of interest, best to check the company website to confirm the actual dividend payment.

Q: Hi is it possible to explain how this occurs or if it does
A company does a financing at say $1.35 with a 1/2 warrant (each full warrant entitles holder to acquire a share at $2 fr 24 months) and the share price is $1.52 (using #s from EMH.v's recent financing as example)
So the share price drops as share holders sell to get in on the deal . My QUESTION is do they also short and use the $1.35 as insurance ?
Hope that makes sense ,
David

Q: On valuation ,using P/E ratio co. looks expensive ,using AFFO method the stock looks cheap compared to peers.For this sector which is more appropriate?

Q: In response to Robert's question about the loss showing in his Investorline account for DIS, Investorline uses the exchange rate on the day you bought the shares for the cost basis, so it does sometimes seem misleading if you try and track your US purchases in US currency.

Here is BMO's explanation from the Investorline platform:
The Unrealized Gain/Loss is the difference between the current market value of the security and its original cost. Where applicable, the original cost will reflect the exchange rate in effect at the time of the purchase while the market value reflects the current exchange rate. This exchange rate is updated periodically throughout the day and this may cause some slight fluctuations in the market value and unrealized gain/loss.

Q: Hi 5i. I have 18% of my entire well balanced PFS in US stocks. I'm thinking this may be a good time to use 2 or 3% of my Canadian cash which is 8.5% of my PFS to buy US dollars to eventually buy another US stock. Do you concur? I am thinking our dollar is going to fall in the next 6 to 12 months but I await your ideas.
Thanks guys. I'm up 30 % since I joined in April 2014...

Q: Hello 5i,
Just a further note to Steven's question about ex-dividend and dividend payout: Be careful if you sell a position that is in a DRIP since it is possible, if one is not careful, to end up with a small number of shares (1, 2, ??) resulting from the DRIP even though you completely sold out of a position. I know this is possible because I let it happen to me - once.
I hope this might help even just one person not make the same mistake!

Q: I understand that to be eligible for a dividend payment you have to own a stock on the ex dividend date. For example National Bank ex dividend was Dec. 22nd, 2016. My question is do you still have to be holding the stock on the payout date, which for National Bank was Feb. 1st, 2017. Thanks.

Q: On January 27th, I receive a notice from TD Direct Investing dated from January 16th. In that notice, I was proposed to choose between two options: option 1 to transfer my Intertain stocks to Intertain Exchange (ITX) or option 2 (default) to transfer my IT stocks to JackPotJoy (JPJ) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

I called TD on the day I received the notice. After arguing with the clerk and his coordinator, they said that the delay was expired to choose any other option than the default and that TD was not responsible for the 10 days' delay. It was either Canada Post's or the transfer agent's fault. At some point, the clerk said that I was not the first client to complain.

The alternative given is to trade the JPJ stocks after they will appear on my account and TD would wave the commission.

Please give me your opinion on this situation, what are the possible consequences and what can be done.

I think that
- Canada Post is the usual suspect in any delay but 10 days is too much and TD and the transfer agent should take some blame in the matter.
- The default option to transfer Canadian securities to a foreign exchange is borderline incompetent decision.
- What if there is an impact of the FX from GBP to CAD with the sale of JPJ stocks on the LSE.
- Is there anything that can be done or compensation that I can claim in that situation?

I started a blog on 5iR on this subject, because there could be a class action case, in my opinion.

Thank you for your support in that matter.