Investment Q&A

Q: I generally look at a company's PE when assessing it. I think the S & P TSX composite is around 16 or so. But each sector within the composite has a different average PE. For example, the Financial sector is lower as is the energy sector, while technology is much higher. Is there a publication you are aware of the breaks down the PE’s for the various sectors within TSX or S&P?
Thank you.
Dave

Q: Is there anywhere on this website that we can see all the questions that we have asked ourselves? There used to be a few years ago.
Thanks

Q: Hi team,

I suggested 2 years ago a section or category on your questions page to help investors to understand the meaning and importance of key terms such as P/E, P/B, ROE, ect...Here is the question raised then:

What is exactly the meaning of "Capped" for an ETF.

May I suggest a category in your list of questions which would be 'vocabulary" or "meaning of..." for quick reference for unexperienced investors like me. It could avoid repetitive questions. I knew at some point what "capped" meant, but I forgot....

Many thanks,

Jacques IDS

Asked by Jacques on November 02, 2020

Any chance to see it appear this year ? Or, alternatively, what would be a good source to find the meaning and significance of stock market terms ?

Gratefully,

Jacques IDS

Q: Some large companies such Amazon trade in Canada as depository receipts. Can you elaborate on this product advantages or disadvantages and would you recommend its use.
Best Regards, Harold

Q: At the end of each year I gauge my portfolio performance against a basket of indexes. Finding accurate total return performance figures for certain indexes is always a challenge. Could you tell me what the 2022 total return (before taxes) was for the following:
S&P TSX Composite
MSCI ACWI ex USA Index
FTSE TMX Can Bond Index

Q: My broker has suggested I look into National Banks auto callable note securities (mature monitered Barrier) linked to the Solactive Canada Bank 40 AR index. Issuance date is Monday January 13. Its a 5 year note callable semi annually. Returns seem to be very good. I have absolutely no experience with callable notes and would like your opinion on this note. I am told that if the shares of banks go up in the next 5 years it is a good investment.

Wayne

Q: Can you please provide various metrics where the sp500 is still over valued?

Q: Thanks for all your help!! If you need US funds is there any downside to moving stocks that trade in Canadian and US markets to US markets and receive the dividends in US funds?

Q: I am interested in learning about trading options and have no experience in the process at all. Can you recommend where I might learn how trade options?
Thank you

Q: 2022 was the year for oil and gas companies. What sectors do you believe will do well, or relatively well, compared to the broad market?

Q: Can you DRIP the etf XIU?
Thanks
Dave

Q: Hello, I am thinking of adding to Canadian companies with safe dividend. Current dividend yield for good companies is around 6% and with dividend tax credit, this seems like a good return. I have cash in US$. The question is: 1. Is it better to convert US$ cash to CDN$ and buy these securities traded in CDN$ on CDN exchange. Or 2. Is it better to buy these securities traded in US exchange and traded in US$. The advantage is to avoid converting US$ cash in CDN$. Please comment on the following assumptions:
• Dividend paid by CDN companies traded on US exchange in US$ is also eligible for dividend tax credit?
• Dividend could be paid in US$ or CDN$
• Company or broker will issue T5 in either case
• What currency the T5 will be issued in?
• One has to calculate gain/loss and dividend due to exchange rate difference
• Exchange rate will impact Gain/loss for the CDN securities traded on US exchange and the gain/loss will be different for the two securities. The same dividend yield will be different also.

Q: Stansberry Investor Hour, Extreme Value, The Ferris Report
Dan Ferris is the editor of Extreme Value, a monthly investment advisory that focuses on some of the safest and yet most profitable stocks in the market.

Can you give me any info on this guy?
A scam or legit?
Thank you.

Q: What does most companies do with the excessive cash they have on hand. I know dividends and share buybacks are common. I'm wondering if they are allowed to invest it in other stocks or assets. Right now, could be a huge opportunity just like after the 2008 financial crisis.

Q: In an answer to a question about CDRs, you noted that CIBC has to buy shares of the listed CDR stock to facilitate trading in that stock on the NEO stock exchange. Should one be concerned about CM's ongoing ability to support this activity given that its overall financial state puts it at the low end of Canadian Bank rankings and things look not so great for improvement in the future. Also the FANG and other NEO listed stocks are hitting new lows every day. How will this reduced investor interest effect CM's commitment to support the CDR market.

Q: I just reviewed the FP Investor I received in my email this past week.
In their review they reviewed the 5 worst performing stocks on the TSX during 2022

4 of the 5 were as follows:

SHOP Down 72%

LSPD Down 65%

DND Down 55%

NVEI Down 62%

You guys are running the 3 5i portfolios and are recommending buys and sells.

William O'Neill whom I'm sure Peter has read has one of the prime principles of his CANSLIM model is LIMIT YOUR LOSSES. He recommends as soon as a stock falls 7% it should be sold. To limit your loss. This will prevent catastrophic losses from affecting the portfolio in a major way.

Now I'm not saying that 5i should have this principle exactly but as responsible portfolio managers I do feel that 5i should have a loss containment strategy for those who follow the portfolio and might not be that experienced.

I know in past posts you suggest readers utilize mental stop losses rather than real time stop losses. I feel that 5i as portfolio managers should do the same. Going forward there should be no holding in the portfolios that are down as dramatically as those listed above.

Hope you adopt this as a New Years Resolution Investing Principle to add to your Investment Strategy Guidelines

All the best


Sheldon

Q: Relating to your answer to my question nswered this morning …..
Could you please explain “reverse split 1:3”
It doesn’t sound like a good thing.

Q: how do I calculate the dividend yield per share when I know the yield % and number of shares? Google doesn't want to tell me!

Q: Everywhere you look, GIC investing is the big topic of conversation and advice. If an investor wants to outperform the market, then you never buy into the hot investment themes. I see no reason why that rule should be broken now.

Q: So where is that market report/Dec. 13 available on your website to read that the other member/Iulian praised so much?