Investment Q&A

Q: Hello,

There was a question this morning about U convertible senior notes. What are they exactly and is that a positive for the stock? Your insight is appreciated.

Thank you very much!

Marc

Q: Hi Peter,

Maybe we are wrong but it seems that investment sites are approaching the end of the year and 2022 with caution. The topics of correction and reduce risk are common themes mixed in with inflation and interest rates.

If you were a medium risk - just retired person, which 15 stocks and/or ETF's would you hold right now (no bonds)? How much, if any cash would you sit on to buy dips or on corrections.

Cheers,
Debbie and Jerry

Q: Hi 5i,
A while ago i wrote and asked about selling ATZ because it had risen substantially, and you advised "we think one of the worst reasons to sell a stock is because it is up". I heeded your advice, did not sell and presently, I'm very happy I asked and that you answered as you did.
Which brings me to my question(s):
I hold DBM and after I bought in it dropped considerably and I was down just over 20% for what seemed like quite some time. Recently it's been climbing, to the point I'm now down 5%. I put a fair amount in (for me that is) so the money involved is significant to me. Along with hoping for capital gain, the dividend was a motivating factor in my buy in.
EQX did the same thing after I bought in and at one point I was down just over 40%. It has now recovered to the point that I'm down about 18%. Monetarily speaking I don't have nearly as much on the line as with DBM, so my level of concern is considerably less.
If these stocks continue their recent trends and continue to rise, would the advice you gave for ATZ hold true for them, or would you advise me to let them go if they get to or near my buy in?
I ask because I expect - but am not sure - that the advice not to sell just because a stock is up may not hold true in every situation, depending on the names in question. Your thoughts regarding DBM and EQX in this context will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Peter

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor, who trims-adds around core positions. I have owned PBH since 2012 (bought at $17, now at $135) and WSP since 2014 ($35, $185) and have trimmed each multiple times to keep my asset allocation near targeted levels.

How much weight to you assign to technicals? When I look at a linear chart for WSP, it appears to be going parabolic. Some of the metrics I track (P/E, P/BV, P/CF, P/S) appear on the high side, but they always have. I conclude that is because it is a growth stock. I am definitively not considering selling....I plan to continue with my trim-add strategy. Just trying to understand how WSP is defying both the fundamentals and gravity (technicals). Is a logarithmic chart better to use? Is it as simple as WSP is executing on all cylinders?

One could ask a similar question related to PBH.

Again...even though you aren't supposed to get attached to any stock, I love both PBH and WSP, made a bunch of $ from each, and will continue to trim-add where appropriate.

Thanks...Steve

Q: Peter and Ryan - This isn't a question but rather a warning to those members like Jason who are constantly heaping praise on you regarding your service. Don't these people understand that by fawning over you they pave a slippery slope that inevitably leads to higher annual fees. Far better to remain silent. Or how about zinging you with the odd critique to insert an element of doubt regarding the wisdom of any increase. Come on fellow members, learn some basic psychology! I long for those questions some years ago that lambasted you occasionally when markets were weak. Could the absence of that negative sentiment towards you of late be a sign of market froth? Frankly though if I'm to be completely honest your service is irreplaceable and your fees damn reasonable! Oops. Good thing I just renewed.

Q: I wanted to thank you for the excellent service you provide. As a self-directed investor, it is always nice to check out the Q&A's and my results have been far superior I believe thanks to your sound comments, advice and recommendations. Thank you,

Jason

Q: What does this mean when you mention 'other interest' on a US stock? Thanks

Q: Hello 5i team

I would like to know your opinion on the resistance that can represent the crowd of potential sellers who can take advantage of the return of the price of a stock to their purchase levels after it has fallen sharply below that same level. I'll give you an example: EGLX. When the stock was rising to new highs, the only potential sellers were those who had bought lower, but now in the case of a rise in the stock, it will be necessary to add a part of those who bought higher and who will take advantage of it to recover their capital. Does this make sense and can it represent a significant brake, especially when the rise is recent. I imagine that if several years have passed, many shareholders will have liquidated their positions tired of waiting and that the effect would be much weaker.

Thank you

Q: Just a question about "Sell on news stocks", I find it quite confusing that so many stocks nosedive with exceptional earnings reports and your response is it looks like investors are selling on news?? Wouldn't it make sense to dump the stock the day before earnings came out after a big run up and buy back in later??? Thanks.

Q: Is a Canadian company like Abcellera, that trades only on a U.S. exchange, considered foreign property?

Q: My question involves a Co. which has doubled in value and pays a 4% dividend.

Example Paid $5. per share with 4% dividend. Now Co. worth $10. so dividend
rate is now 8%.

Hold or sell the Co.? What is your rational on long term holds where the dividend effectively doubles with the doubling of the fmv of the stock?

Q: hello:
This is a question about a private company.
About 10 years ago, we invested into a company called "Redev". Over the years we've collected a small amount of dividends. Recently, I've been interested in selling some shares to raise cash but haven't been able to contact the company. I've left voice mails and email messages.
Do you know this company at all? Is there some other way to go about contacting them (eg. a public entity like OSFI or ???). We're very disturbed that there is no communication. Can you help on this one?
thanks
Paul

Q: What would you recommend be the weightings for a particular stock, what is half and full positions referred in some of the questions.

Q: Good morning 5iteam: Do you still compile a list of your most promising growth prospects for the year.Seam to remember such a list in the past but can not find it if you do . Tks. Larry

Q: Hi,

I have held both MFI and TOY for several years now. Much to my surprise both popped today from earnings. I am thinking about selling both of these to switch into NVEI (after their earnings next week).

I get that none of these companies are comparable on any metric-but I am interested in your viewpoint of selling stocks that have upward momentum to buy into a stock that currently has downward momentum.

Thanks,
Brad

Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
TD Webbroker has a feature called Advance Dashboard.
Before I sign up I wanted to know how useful it is for a long term investor and not a day trader. So when buying or selling a stock it would be helpful to see how many buy or sell lots and there volume were lined up...if you know what I mean. Your thoughts please! Thank you!

Q: No specific question, just a thank you.
I have been a member for 7 years and always look at your various resources before making any buy/hold or the more difficult sell decisions. I have always been disciplined in your suggested sector diversification and portfolio weighting. LSPD proof of portfolio weighting. Initial purchase at $35.00 and trimmed 1/3 at $150.00 (It still went up to $165.00. Oh well still slept better). After the short attack I trimmed again at $110.00 and it went back up. Today I still feel good holding a stock up 142% with a big payout on the trimming and a portfolio weighting of 3.5%. The decline was not as dramatic as it could have been. It was very hard to trim a stock on such an upward trajectory (still looking for that 10 bager). Thank you for the continued reminder of portfolio weighting and being able to sleep at night.
Roy

Q: Hello Peter,
What are Nvei's and CSU's estimates? Also, for lower volumes stocks like csu, and topicus, how does a manager sell them? For example, I was trying to sell 10 shares of csu at price x and 100 shares of toi at price y, i placed a limit order for a period of time. On many occasions, the stock hit those limit prices, but i never got them filled. I checked with the brokerage and i was informed that there were not many shares traded at that time so did not fill. Hence, how would a large institution sell a large block when a retail person can't even fill smaller shares due to lower volumes.. What would you suggest a sell or buy strategy for lower volume shares? Thanks very much

Q: Every so often I accumulate some bad apples but I have far more "winners" that you have brought to my attention than the odd bad apple. When you start noticing these bad apples in your watch list would you not be better off getting rid of them because there are so many good ones you can replace them with? It seems these type of stocks never recover to any degree. Your opinion would be valuable. Thank you.

Q: What are your thoughts about the CDR's offered by CIBC. Are these more or less the same as owning the actual stocks? What is the good and the bad investing in these CDR's? Is this a good way to own US stocks without purchasing these high priced stocks. Will owning these CDR's result in the same returns as the underlying securities. What about the dividends are they payable the same as the actual stock and if so how are they treated for withholding and tax? Anything you can share would be appreciated. Thank you.

Bellow is a list of the CDR's offered by CIBC through the NEO exchange.

https://cdr.cibc.com/#/cdrDirectory