Investment Q&A

Q: I'm looking for a new play in the materials/resource sector and SJ seems to be viewed positively both at 5i and others. However, I see it has traded sideways since mid-2015, and EPS dropped to 1.98 in 2018 from 2.42 a year earlier.

What is the reason for sideways trading and drop in EPS? Are they behind the company?
What are the short and long term catalysts for SJ?
I see its free cash flow is variable from year to year, what accounts for this?
I'm thinking of moving my position in MX to SJ.

Q: I've been a longtime holder of GUD but have become somewhat frustrated at the lack of growth. I'm wondering what your thoughts are about splitting my Knight holdings and placing them in HRX and HLS. Is there a decent risk/reward scenario here? Both companies are near 52 week highs but seem to be somewhat under reported.
Thank you for a fantastic service!
Mike

Q: What are your thoughts on WJX, given the recent year-end results? I currently hold the stock. Is it worth continuing to hold for the dividend?

Q: Hi guys, thanks for the excellent service and continued improvements. I find the new Portfolio Analytics section very helpful. Long winded question here so please deduct as many credits as you see fit.

I am overweight in tech, at 40% overall. I have 40% tech in both my RRSP and TFSA.

The biggest names I have are AAPL 9%, TEAM 6%, and NVDA 6%. All of those are held in the US side of my RRSP.

I have a mix of 15 stocks in my TFSA, roughly equal weighting. The tech holdings in there are PHO, KXS, CSU, SYZ, SHOP. Each comprises about 6% of the TFSA but just over 1% of overall holdings.

I am 7-8% underweight in:
consumer defensive,
communication services,
industrials,
utilities.

I feel I should trim back or sell at least one of AAPL, TEAM or NVDA but hard to given they have all been growing and have potential to grow further. Are there any obvious choices to cut or pull back here? Can you please suggest at least one name from each of the following sectors:
consumer defensive,
communication services,
industrials,
utilities.

thanks !
Mark

Q: Regarding the drop in AD today, National Bank came out this morning and cut their target to $18.
Hope this helps..

Q: Hi,

I currently own all 4. If you were to pair down to two, which two would you have in an RRSP and why?

Thank you!

Q: We bought a dividend mutual fund for my grandson at birth 18 years ago. This is held in trust in my wife's name and actual amount of actual dividends, taxable amount eligible dividends and dividend tax credit for eligible dividends ( Boxes 49,50 & 51 of the T3 form) claimed on her income tax for the last 17 years. Now this fund is worth 3.5 times the original amount invested- my question is can you tell us if the growth of this fund will have to be declared as a capital gain when we cash it out to give him to start a TFSA?

If this question is out of the realm for you to answer please feel free to charge me as a question asked.


Thank you for this and the service you provide.

Q: Hi 5i Team,
I just read Peter column in the National Post and recognize myself with a few small positions each representing a very small portion of my portfolio (ex: 0.36%, 0.54%, 0.64% etc).

I would like to know at what percentage of a Portfolio do you decide to close a position because you consider it too small.

On the other end what would you consider the minimum "meaningful" percentage of a new position in a portfolio.

Thanks in advance!

Q: I have owned this company for a few years and right now I am under water on it. Should I continue to hold, buy more or sell?
Sean

Q: Please suggest some consumer defensive stocks and an ETF. I am very low in this category and prefer high dividend stocks with some growth. Please give negative and positive aspects to your choices.
Thanks

Q: Hi 5i,
I am looking at adding OSB in my dividend portfolio. I see it is trading around P/E=4.2 with a yield of about 17%. Is yield safe and have they cut yield in the past? Is their debt manageable? Is the low price just due to the current low demand for building products? What sector does OSB fit into? Is their any growth in the future?
Thanks for your views on this company.

Q: Your thoughts on these companies at present values. Looking at 1 year hold.

Q: Can I get your opinion on Maple Leaf for a multi year hold, please.

Carl

Q: HI Peter,
I invested in Knight for long term (5 years plus) but it has been frustrating. I was going to hold on given the management teams in place; however, with the current proxy fight, I am not sure what to do. I think in all of the time i have been in the market, this company has been a major disappointment as it feels like the company just drags its feet, and I simply trusted management given the track record. Now, as a shareholder i feel I am in a tough spot. What are the negatives and the positives for holding onto the stock please? In past discussions relating to gold and other types of commodities, the best way to invest was in streaming companies or picks and shovels. Any idea why this has not translated into the cannabis stocks? For example, the stock performance for Auxly Cannibis group and radient tech has not been that great. Lastly, what do you think of Valens Groworks and Enwave? Thanks very much.

Q: I have about 10K of NFI and I'm down about 20% on it (paid close to 12K). Thinking on selling half of my NFI (5K) and using proceeds to buy 5K of Linamar. To spread the risk and also hoping to leverage the potential upside in LNR. NFI pay a 5% dividend though which is attractive (I don't need the dividends yet but at least I get paid to wait). Your thoughts on this ? Stick with NFI or split it between NFI and LNR (I guess which has the better potential for capital appreciation ?).

BTW - Love the new portfolio tools...keep up the good work.

Q: In my TFSA I own 4% of BEP.UN & am considering buying 4% of BAM.A .Would you consider that too much of one company or is there enough difference between the the two branches to cancel out the duplication? I'm looking for something conservative. Could you suggest some other conservative companies ?

Q: I'm wondering if you can recommend an etf that focus on Cdn. forest industry? Can I also get your opinion on investing in that sector at the moment. I currently have no holdings in any of these companies.

Q: What’s up with Molsons? Getting hit pretty hard recently. Any news that I’m missing? I don’t think beer consumption has declined that much. Good time to buy?

Q: Hi 5i:

I hold 5% positions in both and have solid gains. I was thinking of dropping one and going to RPD or FDC and raising my tech exposure to 10%. Which one would you drop from my portfolio and do you like this strategy? I have a 5% position in KXS. I am well diversified across all sectors. Thank you.

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Q: Regarding Bill's question about parking money for short term, EQ Bank and Achieva offer daily savings rates of 2.3% and are fully insured. There is no term period required, it's purely daily savings.