Investment Q&A

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor with a well diversified portfolio, including a company pension, CPP, annuities, Fisgard Capital, and equities via RBC Cdn Equity Income, Sentry Cdn Income, Sentry Global REIT, ZLB, XIT, AS, ALA, AQN, BCE, BNS, CSH, CGX, ECI, FTS, PBH, PEY, ABT, RY, WCP, WSP and a small position in Sprott Energy. Looking under the hood, this portfolio has 33% of its value in non-Canadian assets, which is at my comfort level.

Question 1 = I know portfolio make-up is very personal, but when is there too much foreign content in a conservative retirement income portfolio? Adding ZWE pushes my foreign content over 35%.

Q2 = most of the distribution for ZWE is capital gains, ROC and about 30% interest income. I plan to put ZWE in my cash account...make sense?

Q3 = I already have roughly 22 securities, which is plenty enough for diversification. I am hesitant to add more, but I think ZWE makes a good fit. A second alternative would be to continue to "trim and add" as the allocation #'s make sense. A third alternative would be to simply add NFI to top up my industrial allocation.

Thoughts please...thanks. Steve

Q: Hi,

What is your list of 5 stocks which seem to you to be irrationally under-priced today?

Thanks,

Gord

Q: hello again, just heard on BNN some speculation of ATD maybe merging with MRU or something along those lines...

Q: Stock was up 8% yesterday. Are you hearing anything

Q: Do the dividends of BIP.UN and BIP (US), both qualify as allowable taxable dividends in Canada? Right now I own BIP.UN in a registered CDN$ account but am thinking of switching to BIP (US) in a US$ Cash acnt. And in general is it best to keep a Canadian stock like CSU, which also pays its dividend in US$, in a US$ acnt so that the dividends don't have to get converted each time even though I will have to convert, one time, my total CSU holdings into US$ ?
Much appreciated. Great service!

Q: I looked at OSB(Norbord) and CFP(Canfor) and see that CFP is out preforming others in the field. At present I own CanWel CWX. Of the three which would be your choice? Thanks in advance.

There seems to be flood of info. on each stock and this is where I get confused.

Q: Seems like a significant volume and drop today,any particular reason ?

Q: Would appreciate your views.

Q: With free trade between Europe and Canada, which port city's will benefit(Montreal, Halifax)? Also what should we be looking for to benefit from this, shipping companies, port terminals, rail, warehousing,....? Any ideas on this?

Q: Where should NFI BE( RRIF,TFS OR CASH )?

The other 2 are industrial,financial ,real estae or etc........?

Thank you,Ebrahim

Q: hi peter my question is a general about buying a inter listed company say buy td in Canadian exchange in Canadian dollars and sell in new York exchange in usa dollars and that way you you can convert you Canadian dollar into usa dollars without paying bank exchange commission
is that alloyed or is that is possible

Q: Good Afternoon
I am getting ready to take some capital losses as gains offsets. I will not need to realize all of the above; but in what order should I use them and if I sell would you buy any of them back? The $ losses are about equal in all cases.

Thanks and enjoy the heat

Q: Hello- apparently Clearwater has lost their monopoly on the Arctic clam business, after investing 140 million in processing capability (National Post). What effect will this have on their profits? I was thinking of a purchase but the company is already somewhat expensive.
Thanks for your opinion.

Q: Why is Encana, a gas producer, rising so fast; while the price of Gas (UNG) is struck at the bottom. Does Encana has any other valuable asset.

CPF (Cdn Forest Product) is rising as a consequence of hurricanes, forecasting demand for lumber. Which is better Cdn stock or ETF.

Thanks

Q: Hi Gang, I hold the following companies to go with my core long term dividend payers, BUS, SHOP,ZCL,CCL,SIS,KNX,TV,PHO and NFI. I have some cash to put to work and was wondering if its a good time to buy TOY,WSP and CSU. Always looking for the next SHOP. Thank you

Anthony

Q: My daughter is just starting her investing journey and has probably 40 plus years until she needs the money. She has enough for 12 stocks and I have suggested she follow your balanced portfolio with a few growth stock added. Considering buying T, GUD, ENB, CCL.B, TV, BNS, TOY, PBH, SHOP, CAE. She understands SHOP as her mom was one of their early clients, but we are hesitant due to its incredible run up. Is this a good list and could you suggest two more stocks from one of the following areas. Tech, industrials or consumer. We are considering PHO, CSU, BYD.UN, KXS, OTEX, GC and SIS. Any other suggested changes would be appreciated. As a new investor I am sure she values some stability as she gets her feet wet but growth should be a prime objective. Of these stocks which one would you chose for her TFSA. Thanks for your insight. Please deduct appropriate credits.

Q: Opinion

Q: I want to buy AC but I only have cash in my USD cash account (non-registered). If I buy it on the US side will I be dinged for the withholding tax? Is the US ticker ACDVF? Thanks, John.

Q: Whats your opinion on OGI after the MOU from the NB province?

Q: Hello Peter and 5i team,
I have done very well with Linamar and was thinking that it might be wise to switch to Magna at this time. It seems that Magna has a bigger global footprint and a better chance of participating in the electric car movement, especially over seas. Linamar appears more focused on non electric vehicles .
I would greatly appreciate your opinion, thanks