Investment Q&A

Q: I currently hold a full position of BPY in a taxable account.
An overweight position of BIP and a half position of BEP in
a non taxable account. The three comprise sixteen percent
of my total portfolio. I have sizable gains in both BPY and BIP.

Too many eggs in Brookfield companies? What would you
suggest as a reasonable percentage and how would you rank
the companies as to quality?

Thank you for considering my question(s)
Gail

Q: The number cruncher column in today's Globe picked 10 companies in your wheelhouse. Can you pick three that you like the best ? Thanks

Q: Agrium has pulled back some, is it a buy?

Q: Hi Peter, This company pays a high dividend, but looking at the balance sheet 83% of its assets are goodwill and intangibles. What are the long term prospects of this company and is the dividend safe?

Q: I noticed that WEF (Western Forest Products) hit a new 52 week high on fairly significant volume. This even comes after news of increased US tariffs on Canadian lumber. I haven't been a shareholder in WEF in years as I grew frustrated with it being stuck in a trading range for a long time. Is this the opportunity to jump back in?

Q: Hi 5i: I bought MG and MRE about 6 months ago. MG is now down a little and MRE is up over 30%. I know that both have interests in Europe, and that MRE went through a rough patch with management issues, as well as some plant problems, both now behind them. Does this explain the recent difference, or is there some other explanation? The news on the auto parts sector is not particularly rosy, and I've been thinking about a switch to some other sector. What do you think? Sell both, sell one (which one?) or just hold tight? I'd appreciate your advice.

Q: I am down 31% on this stock-Any hope of recovering or I should sell.Thank you.ebrahim

Q: What sector would you advise to look for some growth without huge risk. Excluding tech, which is clearly hated right now.

Q: During a serious market correction should a rebalancing happen?When the rebound in stocks eventually occurs you have less in stocks as the assets have been reallocated to bonds and cash. Therefore you will never fully recover. Should there be a waiting period?

Q: There appears to be some traction to Urban Transit Systems moving to the Westport Fuel Systems near zero NOx emission engines for their buses. As this name has fallen a lofty amount in the past few years, do you see any embers in the ashes.

Q: Hi team:
I do not want to invest out side Canada more then what I already have.I would like to invest in Canadian companies that have much of their income in other countries mostly Europe and developing markets.Could you provide a longish list of possible good investments with the above in mind. It would help if the were safe and had a div. Please include ETF'S if you like.
many thanks
Yossi

Q: Is there any advantage to use a fixed income ETF instead of using an account at Tangerine that pays 2%?
If there is, what would you suggest to use in the fixed income part (which is close to nil) of my unregistered portfolio?

Q: Hi 5i, between Pho, Bus and BB, which one has more potential grow for long term hold 3-5 years. Thank you.

Q: If you had an additional $20K to invest, which 3 companies would you consider that are not currently in your balanced model portfolio?

Q: Hi,
How/ where do I sign up for your ETF Update newsletter?

Q: As I grow older I find myself more risk adverse. You receive many questions regarding going to more cash when one fears a market correction and you claim, and I agree, that market timing is very difficult to pull off. None the less I am fearful of large loses similar to those encountered 10 years ago.
Now to my question. If one is investing for income, as I understand it, if the dividend is safe then a capital loss while not good can be tolerated with the hope of recovery because of the steady income flow. I am setting up a RRIF and am concerned about equity draw downs from a recession as well as increasing interest rates. In conclusion an income investor should be able to sleep at night knowing there is a steady income stream. I am trying to generate a 5% annual dividend stream. Thank you.

Q: Hi,
If I were to buy & sell options as a strategy to create a monthly income flow, would any proceeds (profits or losses) be considered as Capital Gains or Income for income tax purposes?
Also, if trading options, is there any consideration to be aware of in regards to option-able stocks that pay dividends?
Thank you.

Q: Hi Guys,

Inside my portfolio, my consumer cyclical weighting is over 20%, please rate best to worst;
GIL, MG, BYD.UN, TOY, AYA, CCL & NFI and on the U.S.A. side we have GPC, DIS & HD.
I would like to lower the % to 15%.
thanks,

Jim

Q: 5i

I am 75 years old and have $30,000 DOLLARS of cash in both my TFSA and my wife's TFSA. Regardless of sector weighting how would you invest the funds. Great service you provide for both the educated and less educated investors.

W

Q: Hi 5i team,

Costco has been taking a beating ever since Amazon announced its bid for Whole Foods Market (WFM) three days ago. At the time, it was selling at a premium but today it dropped well below its 200 MA. How much lower would it have to go before you would consider it an attractive buy?
Somehow, I don't see an Amazon-WFM tie up as being particularly threatening to Costco. I would appreciate you view on what the impact might be?
Robert