Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, please provide your thoughts on Canadian grocers as investments at this time of anticipated recession and your top choice with a brief explanation. Thank you!

Q: Most of the forestry companies I follow are down 25-50% this year. Resolute is trading near it's 52 week high. Do you know why this is the case? I notice they have pulp, and some private label paper products (but this segment doesn't seem to be helping Cascades).

What is your favourite forestry company these days (for eventual rebound in construction)?

Thanks,

Q: Cannabis stocks have been decimated. Does this seem overdone ? Are there any that look attractive at these prices? How do you like mid/long term potential of this space?

Q: I would like to purchase one of these for an aggressive growth account for the next 5+ years. How would you order them best to worst? Thanks.

Q: I am a “dividend + revenue” investor, considering the high volatility, recession risks, and inflation, these are my main "moves" in 2022 :

1) Sell most of smaller Cies stocks
2) Keep selected larger Cies stocks considered to be in a good financial and strategic position
3) Keep various REITS like data centers,real estate,etc.. (no shopping centers,since on line shopping is increasing)
4) “Accept to sell” (with high profit though) some excellent large Cies stocks in order to Increase the proportion of selected ETFs (dividend and/or dividend growth), including US ETF in RRSP
5) Keep a significant proportion of utilities ETF, and Canadian financial ETFs
6) No fixed income, no bonds,and no fixed income ETF ( I wish to equal or beat inflation if possible, plus the fact that fixed income products are not easy to trade and to manage ,except for experts)
7) Increase the proportion of covered call ETFs in order to better resist to volatility and to maintain stability of revenues
8) Keep closed-end funds and split-share corporations (in a small proportion)

What are the weak points, any adjustment suggested?

Thanks, you are always very helpfull to “refine “ researchs according to various strategies

Q: I am selling one or all of TVE,AC,KXS for tax loss. All are down similar amount . Would you please list from first to last your preference for disposal.

Q: Hi 5i,
I wonder if you could give us some guidance. My wife holds the above in her RSP, with all being more or less a full position except for ENB at 2X, BCE, CM, and SU at 1.5X each and CHR and DXT at .5X each.
She has until the end of 2024 to convert to a RRIF and currently has $40K to contribute to her RSP and has the room for that contribution.
She would like to invest in some different names, or divest/reinvest in those she has, with an eye to maximizing value before the conversion to a RRIF and to continue thereafter. She's not asking for much - just safety, capital appreciation and income ...!
Based on this info, can you offer any thoughts on new names to add or which of the existing to either pull back on, or dump entirely if that extreme measure seems warranted?
Thank you 5i, and we wish you all an excellent holiday season.
Peter

Q: I hold shares in BN, BAM, BIPC and BEPC. I am now underwater with BIPC, which I have held for its generous dividend. Given BN seems to be struggling even more than BIPC for shareholder love, would you suggest selling BIPC for a small tax loss and replacing it with BN? Looking for a 3% dividend with some growth. Thank you.

Q: I currently have holdings in the above-noted companies inside my TFSA and am intending to add to one or more of the positions. I understand that they are very different entities, but how you would rank them in terms of general quality and upside? Thank You

Q: Hi, if I were to sell SYZ for a tax loss, would you replace it with SHOP or KXS ? Or simply buy back SYZ. Who do you like for a long term hold. I also have CSU.
Thanks, Merry Xmas, looking forward to 2023

Q: These 4 are currently losers in Registered Accounts.
Time to sell and move on or continue holding?

Q: This is my selection of stocks for steady revenue (and secondarily potential growth) .Since a serious economic crisis is not excluded in my opinion ,I now plan to : 1) only keep Cies at low risk to become out of business and that should maintain dividends, based on their history and financial strength , and to : 2) sell the other stocks to buy ETF instead..

Wich stocks can be "relatively safely" kept at long term for this purpose ?

Q: Commodity prices are not in fear of inflation Normally they would plunge as they have in the past.
When rates are high,there's a tendency to refuse to lend interbank ,which is one factor which tends to lead to a recession. But refinancing mortgage s or corporate debt at higher rates is normal. Commodity prices and interest rates are not the issue this time around, so would labour costs and corporate profit margins be more to blame for our inflation problem?.if so, how do you control these issues?

Q: Good morning. When Brookfield announced they would create Brookfield Corp, I doubled my BAM.A holdings to get a larger base in the new entity. Looking at the market activity after the fact would you sell the added BAM.A and buy the new entity for an even larger position or allocate the funds elsewhere?
Sorry just thought of this I've modeled a dividend portfolio for my son to enhance his retirement. I've included XBB for a bond position. My question am I being to cautious? Would you ignore them entirely or do a 70/ 30 conventional split? Any other bond funds you would consider? Merry Christmas
David

Q: Hi:

Are you able to list a few factors that let Costco trade at P/E of ~37X while TD Bank trades at ~9.5x and pays a superior dividend to Costo? It "feels" like TD is a bargain but obviously day after day someone / some algorithm feels Costco stock provides equally good value.

Thank you!

Q: 11:23 AM 12/13/2022
It seems that the Brookfields are nothing but trouble from a taxable perspective and the new withholding tax may make it worse. The brokers will naturally take the withholding tax and it will be a fight to try to claim it back.

My question however is about the exchangeability of BEP.UN and BIP.UN into BEPC and BIPC. Can these exchanges still be made?

If I get my broker to do the exchanges does this become a taxable capital gains event? If so it is prohibitive for us as we have huge capital gains in both BEP.UN and BIP.UN which would prohibit the exchange.

Any suggestions on what to do?

Thank you......... Paul W. K.

Q: Hi 5i,
3 questions I believe, so please deduct accordingly:
In each of the following groupings which name do you see as having the largest gain (dividends and capital gain) after a three year hold and, if you would, brief reasons for your choices. Also, if any seem to you a bad idea to buy and pay little attention to for three years, please say so,
1. BIR; ARX; CNQ
2. NWC; EMP.A
3. ZQQ; TXF
I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks.
Peter

Q: The following are some of the companies I’ve lost money with and will sell for tax purposes. I am wondering what your opinion is re their repurchase as commented on below.

The following I don’t feel I need to buy back, unless you feel differently.
NFI, QST

The following I would like to buy back ASAP unless you feel otherwise. Considering the state of the market do you think I would need a proxy for the next 30 days?
CRWD, GSY, META, NVEI, ROKU, WELL

The following are stocks I would like to buy back but don’t see the urgency, considering how the market currently views these companies, notwithstanding their financial outlook.
COIN, LSPD (I already own SHOP), U, UPST

Thank You.

Q: Greetings: On a few occasions, I can remember in an answer to a question it was stated that it is best if possible to avoid trading when the market first opens and 30 minutes before closing. Recently, it was stated that a lot of institutional and algorithmic trading is done in these time frames. Wouldn't that provide me with more liquidity, and in turn possible better purchase and sale prices? I cannot find the specific questions and answers, so if I am quoting you incorrectly, please excuse me. Please enlighten me on this subject. Also, could I get a link to Eric Nuttall's appearance on the money show on Dec 1. Thank you. BEN.

Q: Want to start a new position. Which do you prefer, QSR.CA or PBH.CA? What would be a good entry point for your choice? Thank you