Investment Q&A

Q: Due to Trump's election and his political/economic agenda, would you recommend taking up a position in an American Equity fund at this time? Or, would it be wiser to "Wait and See" because of the market's current unpredictability/volatility? Thank you.

Q: Hi team,

Based on the U.S. election result and the change in tone in Washington towards a more pro growth and pro inflation scenario, can you recommend some CDN and U.S. cyclical stocks that could do well in this environment? I'm looking to trim defensive and interest rate sensitive stocks and establish positions in more cyclical industries.

Thank you,
Jason

Q: Any opinion of the firm and their funds, Ewing Morris, in Toronto?

Q: If you were bargain hunting today, irespective of the sector, which would be your preference Savaria or Davis and Henderson? These are looking good to me, but you might even favour another? I see these two as less risky than some others, of course. and that is an important criterion.
thanks for the good work

Q: Hi Guys,

My 82 year old parent's new financial advisor ( the other one just disappeared without notice) has propose the following for their TFSA:
Mr.; MER Allocation
Fidelity Global Monthly Income F .80% 20%
Fid Monthly Income F .70% 20%
Fiera Income Opportunities F .82% 20%
First Trust Senior Load ETF ? 10%
Northwest Healthcare Property 10%
Pro Real Estate Inv. Trust 10%
Healthcare Leader Inc Fund EFT ? 10%

Mrs.;
Dynamic Blue Chip Eq. Fund FE ? 30%
Dynamic Global Value Fund DSC ? 3%
Dynamic Stragic Yield Fund LL ? 21%
Fidelity Strategic Income Fund F .75% 26%
Cibc Cdn Equity Auto ? 6%
CI High Income FE ? 8%
CI High Income Dsc ? 6%

Both are low income and live off their dividends.

What I am looking for is a general answer; yes it looks OK or are they still paying way too much for fees (the advisor is charging 1% + to handle their investments).

thanks,

Jim

Q: I am down about 10% in my holdings of Loblaws. I would like to crystallize the capital loss to offset capital gains. Would you suggest a switch to George Weston for a holding period of 5 years or more, or would you suggest sitting on the sidelines for 30 days and buying back into Loblaws.
Thanks
David

Q: What are your thoughts on Cott? Would it be a buy now? Thanks.

Q: Hello 5i Team,
I have a hard time understanding the recent drop of Gold and, in contrast, the sharp rise in base metals. I thought the former was a hedge against uncertainty and inflation and the latter to be a reflection of supply & demand.
Thanks,
Antoine

Q: Where is the best place to hold some short term cash that will be deployed over the next 2-3 of months? Is it worth holding in high interest account, ETF or just to leave as cash and deploy as opportunities come up.
Thanks

Q: Investors are spooked,angry,feel cheated ,& sick & tired of owners selling their stock @ a discount to market price after the stock has gone up sharply sometimes to near or new highs.How could one feels if purchased SIS @ 0r near recent high of $12.68 & it took a 10% haircut to $10.74 after owners bought deaL @ $11.34. NFI also dropped after owner sold in the low $40 & just returned to $40.21 after good reception to its q report yesterday.I bought @ $41

Q: With all the cord cutting going on and quite a few people moving to streaming services (google box etc) how would this effect the cable companies.
And is there any company we can profit from in the streaming business.

Q: I have 4000 SIS stocks,has made money so far is pullback in price also gold and oil pull back a good opportunity to buy?.

Q: Hi 5I
What happens if we do nothing in regards to DCI being sold? If we do nothing(not cast a vote either way-for or against the transaction)do we just receive cash value for shares held and not have shares transferred to the new company if it is approved by the voting shareholders?

Q: Re: Jason question
I would very highly recommand the site "Masters in busines" from Bloomberg and scrolll down to the interview of Aswath Damodaran by Barry Ritholtz, on Valuation, data and investing. I consider this interview the most unbiaised and educating I never had the chance to hear on the difficulties of valuing companies.
IN HOPE THIS IS USEFUL
Claude

Q: I am interested in your views on why the stock market suddenly became so enthusiastic about Trump when it was continuously going down a couple of weeks ago when it appeared that he would win. In the middle of the night on Nov 8th, the Dow futures were way down as expected and then miraculously they rebounded in the morning. Should we expect this to last?

Q: Hi guys,

I was looking at Free Cash Flow Yield as a metric to evaluate companies that I want to invest in. Do you find this metric useful? Also, what would be considered a good free cash flow yield? I've heard people look at companies with 10% free cash flow yield, but that seems like it would be hard to find. Some of the companies in my portfolio like Disney and Stella Jones seem to have closer to 5% free cash flow yield. I know Disney has been investing heavily in their parks, which has lowered their FCF yield in the short-term.

Thanks,
Jason

Q: Thoughts about adding to my position in CGI. Results looked good. Net debt down to $1.3 billion or 15.8% net debt to total capitalization. Down nicely from over 40% after Logica acquisition. Company is buying back shares even though there is no dividend. Double digit eps growth over the past year.

Jason

Q: First of all TY for your reassuring post on the shocking results of the USA election. 2 years of imbecilic bombardment to get to that result...wow. Can you please comment on EIF's quarterly results. AS always TY Ryan and Peter.

Q: Hi Peter and Team,

Fortunate timing in light of yesterday's surprising election results: Our daughter-in-law learned just yesterday that her RRSP of $77000 and her LIRA of $22600 that previously contained under-performing high MER mutual funds were transferred (in cash, thank goodness) to her new accounts at iTrade which I will manage. Given today's volatility, and volatility going forward, what should she do? She is a "60% equity, 40% fixed-income" investor. Thanks so much in advance for your valued advice.

Q: In case of a significant post election down draft could you suggest 3 Canadian stocks as a compelling trading idea? Feel free to wait for the opening bell with the answer.
Thank you for excellent service.