Investment Q&A

Q: HI,
I need to raise some cash from my registered accounts in the next few weeks. What is your recommended sell order for these stocks?
Also, what are your top 3 Canadian and US recommended buys for a longterm hold?
Thank you.

Q: Is the complexity of the Brookfield group of companies (if you see their organizational chart from and SEC prospectus) troublesome? or is this typical for companies nowadays. My concern is I remember the complexity and inter-twining of the previous Hees-Edper companies which spawned Brookfield. Are there any red flags?

Q: Needing to sell either SAP or PLC (both down). Which one better to keep and why?

Q: This question concerns the materials sector in a well-diversified Canadian portfolio (~30 holdings), focused slightly toward growth. Our target is for a 5% weight in this sector.

Currently the sector is underweight at a 2.5% allocation with NTR being the only holding. We are open to either doubling up on NTR or adding an equal amount of SJ. Which would be your preference and why?

For each of NTR and SJ Please rate (1-10) in terms of your conviction to buy today, along with suggested target buy range [great, okay].

Q: There is much speculation and commentary that we are either in a recession or will be in a recession in the next 6 to 12 months. I know it is impossible to predict timing or if we will in fact experience a recession but can you provide your view on how the markets react through a recession cycle, i.e. heading into and during a recession. Can you include the sectors that perform well during the cycle.

Thanks
Tim

Q: Wondering what your pick would be as the best Cdn forest products company to play a rebound.

Q: Pins is gaining some momentum.You think it can continue and is it still a good takeover candidate?
Paypal had interest in Pins,or was this never the case?Could you think of any other companies that might be interested in Pins?
What about other companies like SPB and CTS?are they good takeover candidates?
Is brookfield still buying SPB and what is their position right now?
Any other companies that you might think of being take over candidates?

Q: One of my basic investing tenets was to never buy an airline. But coming out of Covid, AC seemed like a can't-miss prospect (note to self - no such thing in investing!) Since the spring the stock is up about 23% and approaching my break even. This is not an equity that I want to hold for the long term so my question is: does one just continue to ride this momentum, albeit without a plan as to when to sell or just sell it now and be done with it?

I know you can't tell me when to sell but do you think there is still a lot of juice left in this stock?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: What would you consider to be a good entry point for CN Rail at this time? Thank You

Q: I manage my daughter and her husband's investments. They currently own the above equities (except XST), plus fixed income. I would define them as conservative investors.

Regarding their asset allocation, I am still in the process of building out their portfolio. They are a little light on Consumer Staples. I was trying to find a suitable ETF and came up with XST.

Q#1 = What are your current thoughts on XST? The constituent holdings actually look pretty good. The various rates of return also look good.

Q#2 = Are there other ETFs that I should consider? I couldn't find a BMO version. I have read the past questions on XST and it appears to me that XST is the front runner (compared to VDC and XLP), when looking at past performance.

Thoughts? Agree?
Thanks for your help...much appreciated...Steve

Q: I am down with the above could you give me your advice to HOLD or SELL
THANKS. Pat K

Q: Which would be your preference for long-term growth?

Q: Which company would recommend between TFII.TO or ODFL and why

Q: Ray Dalio says US is at beginning of late Big-Cycle Debt crisis. What is your opinion on this and can you please explain what this would mean. Thank you!

Q: I would like to add to above existing positions.
I believe that CSU dropped enough to make it interesting after recent new highs. LIN looks like a steady large company with a good future. GEI has a nice dividend and good analyst reports.
Please give me your opinions on each.
Thank you

Q: (as a follow up to an earlier question this morning where you figured this was a sell)

not trying to pick a fight yet would you consider that, as one of the only profitable mso/pot companies, it seems like it would be a good spec at today's $10?

the chart certainly looks like it has been bottomed out

would not the potential/eventual change in the US banking legislation not be considered a catalyst that could easily see this double or triple from $10?

(as an aside, last fall when there was rumour of a leg. change, it quickly doubled)


asking for a friend........

Q: I've been readingaboutthe over supply of cannabis. Is this company a hold or sell? I'm currently down 33%. Thanks

Q: What are your top 5 highest conviction Canadian stock buys right now for total return the next 3 to 5 years?

Q: So here we have this company back to where it was trading 2 yrs. ago. You have at a buy and say it is cheap, it was this cheap 2 yrs. ago. I am from a farming family and this company just took advantage of farmers with the war in the Ukraine and not knowing what was going to happen, there was no shortage of fertilizer, you just had to pay up for it, the same as the stock if you wanted to own it. Now the farmers are dictating the price and what you see is the fall in NTR stock. It is just another another example of fert. co. and chem. co. that have taken control of our farmers on input costs, and they are not happy.
Thanks Again

Q: Which of these three has the better return metrics for a 2 to 3 year hold. Please compare and advise. I realize that they are in completely different sectors. Thank you.