Investment Q&A

Q: First of all I would like to ask do you like this segment going forward into the world of tariffs.

I currently own ATZ in my registered account and am up marginally.

If you do like the segment forward looking do you like ATZ or TJX better?

If you don't like this segment vs other opportunities what would you put the ATZ money into?

With thanks


Sheldon

Q: Hello I am new to 5i (one week!) and am really enjoying the Q&A as a learning opportunity. I use one of the banks to invest our personal retirement funds (ie we don't have company pensions) and am keen to learn to self invest.

As a 60 yr old I have recently started an incorporated and am wanting to invest my incorp dividends appropriately. I have invested about 20% of my available funding and have a high cash position at present.

The information I have gleaned online is that a an incorporation should invest accordingly:

Corporation:

1. Corporate Class Mutual Funds/ETFs
2. Broad market ETFs (stock and bond ETFs) *capital gains only taxed when sold, reducing annual tax drag. Be mindful of whether dividends or capital gains.
3. Canadian dividend stocks (eligible for dividend refund mechanism)
4. Growth stocks (Capital gains taxed at 50% when you sell) but no Dividend reduction management benefits compared to Canadian dividend stocks.)
5. Investment Real Estate (Rental income is considered passive and taxed at 50%. Can reduce small business tax rate eligibility if passive income exceeds $50K)

The online information also indicates that incorporations should not invest in:

1, High Interest Savings accounts and GICs
2. Foreign Dividend Stocks and REITS
3. Actively managed mutual funds

As well - I have completed your portfolio questionnaire which tells me that I am an Alpha Balanced Investor. This happens to align with the personal portfolio that I hold for our retirement which is invested 70% in equities.

Based on the guidance you have been providing in the past week, I feel it is time to start $ cost averaging for my incorporation funding. I believe that my husband and I can live off of our personal portfolio and do not need to pull $ out of the incorporated for 3-10 years.

Given that my current interest is to starting investing my incorporated revenues, can you please recommend the selections?

I understand that you cannot provide personal recommendations. However, I suspect there may be additional members who have set up their own businesses recently and can benefit from a tutorial and investment recommendations. Thank you !

Q: Hi, I have 20 CSU.WTS . The company that I'm transferring my investment account to can't hold warrants. An option is to just delete them, as they have no value now and I assume they're not worth that much. Could you ball park their future value? I could also jump through hoops to find a way to hang on to them.

thx, Mark

Q: You mentioned that Cls as high risk ,would you consider Hammond at the same level? And if not for tax loss which one is a better hold or what would be a better alternative to swap for Hammond if tax loss is prefered?Tks.Larry

Q: Hello,

Your earlier reports included comparisons with peer companies and competition. It is missing from the newer reports. In my opinion it is valuable to have this information and I request you to consider including this in your reports, although the methodology to arrive at valuation may be different. Thanks.
Sincerely, Shyam

Q: For a three year timeline in my growth allocation, would you go with Propel or with Applovin in simple terms of potential price appreciation?

Q: I am looking for tax-loss proxy ideas for the following names: CAN: HPS.A, KSI, VHI. US: NBIS, SYM, FOUR. Thank you!

Q: Hi 5i, a while back you guys produced an excellent blog/market update where you discussed recessions/bear markets, their duration and severity, and the multi year returns thereafter. Could you provide the link to that update? Thx.

Q: Hi Guys,

Just wondering…are you buying now? If so what are you buying and are you doing it in several small purchases per equity?


Thanks!

Q: Hello,
Looking for what is currently on sale / best current valuations. 2 stocks from each of:

1) Income Portfolio
2) Balanced Portfolio
3) Growth Portfolio
4) US

Of these picks, please rank from lowest to highest risk.

Thank you!

Q: I’ve held BYD for a number of years and have tried to be patient recently, but I’m wondering with its significant headwinds if it’s time to move on. What are your thoughts on BYD going forward, and do you have better suggestions for another consumer discretionary or consumer defensive stock?

Q: What's going on with Natural gas sector i own TOU ARX,TRP CNQ would you add hold or sell and in what order also own small positions in Gold (GDXJ and Silver same question ) lastly own COST WMT ....LLY ISRG also same question buy more sell or hold CW entry prices thanks for all your help


same question

Q: Hello 5i,

If we assume Trump continues with his grandstanding for another few weeks, is it plausible that SPY could reach levels of 460 or 430, or an unthinkable 2022 level of 360?

There has been a few questions and answers with a list of stocks and ETF’s to purchase. Our query will be focused on RRSP and TFSA choices. We have a large cash pile (50% CDN and 50% USD funds) residing in PSA and BIL from our rebalance in mid-February to sleep at night. We have 15% in laddered GIC’s for fixed income in RRSP’s.

We set a target of the SPY at 500 to begin a slow accumulation of equities. A reply to our questions below can include International ETF’s, US or CDN stocks or ETF’s, with the only limitation that the stock or ETF must be available in CDN and US stock markets.

If possible, could you provide a list of 10-15 stocks for RRSP’s?

Which 5 stocks would you recommend for TFSA (not the same as RRSP)?

Thank you for your time and support.

D&J

Q: It appears more and more likely that if current tariffs remain in place the USA and Canada are headed into recession. On average markets have dropped around 30% during past recessions. This would imply considerable further downside from current levels. Especially so if the Canadian markets are caught up in the same downdraft.
What is your current view on how far markets will drop from current levels? And Why? And do you still see less of a drop in Canadian markets as one of your previous posts would suggest. If so.,how would that be rationalized?
Is it too late to sell equities, or better to sell and limit further losses if a lot more downside is likely?

Q: What would be your top 10 US and Canadian stocks for a recession into 2028 with a 75% value ,25% growth protectionist portfolio strategy thanks

Q: Can you suggest a few names with strong fundamentals and growth prospects in the long long which could be good picks in this bloodbath

Q: Around Feb 25 the stock took a large upward jump.
On April 8th it dropped nearly 3%
Do you have any insight why the 2 significant movements?
Also to business questions:
i) what is the latest plan for divesting their pork business and
ii) they recently raised their dividend 9%. What is their payout ratio?
Thanks

Q: Hi, sorry for my apple to oranges question, but I’m thinking of selling Msft ( down) for tax loss and adding X for a long term hold. Would you be ok with this move, or do you feel Msft would be much better in the long term? Looking for the elusive combination of steady growth and stability.
Thanks

Q: What was the high for vix during Covid and what was the date?

Q: Of the following stocks TRI,GSY,BN, DIR.UN ISRG,PRL which ones would be a buy if you had to choose two?