Investment Q&A

Q: Hi,
Could you recommend the best and simplest way to build a well balanced portfolio for a passive long term investor? Would it be etfs? If so could you recommend the ones you think (possibly 3-5)? They would be held in a TFSA and added to annually to maximize tfsa room and DRIPS would be used whenever possible.

Thanks!

Q: I would like to set up a portfolio using the TD e-series funds. My time horizon is 10 years. I plan to purchase on a monthly basis. Can you recommend a portfolio composition using these funds (including percentages).

Q: Hi folks: I am not a big fan of technicals but I do check a stock's "trend, volumn, and momentum" sometimes.
My question is what is the best time frame to be looking at: ie: one month, 3 months, 6 months, a year ???
Will the time frame differ for different stock sectors?

Q: What sort of fixed income do you recommend for a portfolio? With so many options, I have no idea which to choose. Where do I begin in making these decisions? Thank you.

Q: I'm looking for something to offset possible volatility this time of year. I presume VXX-US shouldn't be held for any length of time(I like to know how long you can hold it).
Also, what would you recommend.

Q: Thought you might get a kick out of these Dilbert cartoons from a link in Rob Carrick's column this morning. They echo a lot of your advice.

http://www.bigfatpurse.com/2015/01/12-timeless-and-invaluable-investment-lessons-from-dilbert/

Q: It was stated yesterday in the press that DOL beat sales and earnings per share estimates so the stock jumped up.
What is the next quarter ( quarter 3) estimated sales and EPS and where can I find these estimates.

Q: I will be unable to attend the Money Show on September 16-17, as I have a continuing education course on the 16th (which allows me to make the money to invest so I can belong to a forum like 5i to gain insight on how to invest it more profitably), and my son's birthday (who is one of the people I am saving and investing for) on the 17th, but I am still very interested in the discussions that Peter Hodson will be facilitating/conducting. Is there any way that 5i could either post video or a transcript of the sessions on the 5i website for interested members? I would venture that I would not be the only member to have an interest in this, should this be possible. Thanks so much!

Q: Someone asked about options reading material and someone else mentionned Richard Croft. here is a website which may be of interest. Croft contributes to it:
http://optionmatters.ca/

Q: What are some of the reasons a director/ officer/ insider of a company might be prohibited from discussing said company ?

Q: They report next week, how good are they at beating expectations ?
When stocks miss they go down sometimes 15-20%. When they beat, they go up only 3-5 %, so I am tempting to sell before results going forward, and buy back according to results, good or bad idea ?
thanks

Q: Hello 5i,
Can you tell me the easiest way to determine what sector a stock is in on the TSX and the Venture?
Thanks
Dave

Q: Is there a way to capitalize on arbitrage opportunities between US and Canadian stocks of the same company. For example, sh.to was up 2% today but shop.us was up 4%, what are the factors to consider when you buy a us stock and trade it in tsx or vice-versa?Thanks very much.

Q: For every $100,000 how much should be in fixed income for someone who will expect to begin using some money within 5-7 years? Thanks!

Q: Could you please list your favorite company's for strength, growth and income for each of the 11 sectors. A couple of extras would not hurt.
Thank you. PB

Q: I am looking for comparative screening tools with information relevant to particular industries. For example, FFO, AFFO and distribution ratios which would be relevant to REITs. There may well be other specific information relevant to other particular industries.

Q: A lot of people watch bnn and the guests and there picks, but i just do not understand how they can use the comment that they missed that one, you could of owned boyd.un. ccl, dol,atd.b,esl,nfi,and numerous other well managed stocks that they said were overpriced years ago, but they pick a stock that goes nowhere and that they got stopped out on. The point is that good well managed companies are not cheap and they can have there flat periods, but overall they are the ones to own. You can keep buying them on the way up and hold em. Forget about trying to find some unknown company with no earnings that is going to make you rich overnight. Buy the best and sleep at night.

Q: Hi, I currently have ,Bpy.un-Bep.un-Enf-Sia-and-Td in my cash account.Are these holdings ok for a soon to be retired person?
Could you suggest two more stocks for a conservative and and more diverse portfolio. I do use the dividends to supplement my income.
Thanks,Brad

Q: Your subscribers may find these reports useful. I like that the data is shown by sector. They are available for Canadian and US exchanges.

http://www.dividendhistory.org/report/

Dividend Reports are published every Friday. They are intended to help build a balanced portfolio of dividend paying stocks in each sector. Reports are shown in a newspaper style list that is grouped by category and ordered by market cap so companies can be compared with their peers. Fundamentals such as PE and PB are included with percentages changed for various time periods and 52wk high/lows to help buy on the dips.

Q: What kind of portfolio should one have to lower risks while having a good return? By having most of my investment portfolio in equities am I necessarily taking too much risk. I am 41 have a well diversified portfolio of canadian equities (all 5i recommended, mostly from model portfolio, some growth and some income portfolio stocks) and some blue chip US equities and etfs and some bond etfs. It is currently 70% canadian equities, 25% US equities and about 5 to 6% fixed income. Is this considered too agressive. The RBC direct investment website does an analysis based on their standard ratios of fixed income to equities and put me at higher risk than agressive growth profile..I am fairly comfortable with this mix and I tend to keep my cool in adverse situations..Your thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks. Shyam