Investment Q&A

Q: could you please explain the sudden drop of over 15% since last Friday?

Q: I am baffled at the discrepency between forecast and actual numbers of the US weekly oil inventories. This week a plus of 4.5MM vs a forecasted reduction of 1.8MM. Can you shed some light on what could create that much variance on a weekly reported number?

Carl

Q: There has been a fair bit of insider buying lately with this company. Thoughts as to if this might be a good time to add to one's holdings?

Q: Hello Peter
Please comment on 2-3 stocks that will have the most up side with the Fed. new rate increase policy for 2016.
Thank you for the great advice this year , i did very well up over 20% on my portfolio YTD.
Wishing you and your Team a Happy Holiday and a Healthy New Year.
Kindest Regards

Claudio

Q: Good Morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,
My question is more relating to the discipline of trimming and adding to positions. My one account follows the Balanced Equity Portfolio very very closely. CSU, CCL, and SJ have held up very well of late (Thank you) which of course means they now represent 7.25%, 7.2%, and 6.75% of the total account value respectively. Should I trim these outperformers now and top up some of the laggards like CXI, BNS, AYA, etc. or allow the market to steady up a bit after all the tax loss selling, FED noise, etc. has abated and then reassess the situation ?? Thank you for your sage advice. DL

Q: Hello,

Is the dividend (19.96% as per TD) sustainable? I got hammered on WIN looking for a stable dividend, do you think the same scenario can happen with TS? Would you initiate a position here?

Thanks
Marios

Q: Hello,

I think the news today is not a good one for those who still hold the stock.
I have it in a registered account so selling for tax purposes is not an option, down 84%. Do you have any replacement recommendation?

Thanks
Marios

Q: Can you please tell me what the ticker symbol for
Oil, Natural Gas & Gold is please.

Thank You
Craig Ogilvie

Q: Hi Peter and team,
What caused the stock's $4-5 fall this month, do you think? Any company developments?
Hola,
Mike

Q: Hi,

Down 40% on PUR.TO in RRSP <2% weight now. Was thinking of selling and with some cash in account taking 2-3% position in Algoma Central in it's place. Thoughts on this change and on Algoma in general now in light of new CEO's moves and valuation?
Thanks,
John

Q: I am holding about 15% cash heading into year end, looking for some beaten up stocks in the non-energy/non-resource sectors that have perhaps been unfairly punished in this market downturn, and represent decent value ("value" or "growth" names). For purposes of this filter, I prefer the mid-to-large cap names, with a decent and sustainable dividend. I am fully weighted in utilities, so looking more at financials (non-reit), consumer (discretionary or not), industrial, healthcare, or tech sectors. Would love to know favourites popping on your radar?

Part 2 - Similarly, any favourite small caps (non energy/non resource) at year-end "sale" prices? Will likely buy GUD soon.

Thanks for all the good work and advice. All the best for the holidays and 2016.

Q: Over the past several months I have gone to 60% cash.
I have only 3 banks & 2 telecoms left in account.
Thinking now would be a good time to start getting back in.

If you had to buy any 3 Canadian stocks for a 63 year old conservative investor which 3 would you buy.

Thank you as always for wisdom.
Craig

Q: Please provide your general insights about this company, the insider ownership levels and the quality of the stewardship, thank you.

Q: HI 5i,
What are the implications, if any, of the news that the chinese sovereign corporation is moving from Toronto to New York?
Thank You

Q: What do you guys think of this company?

Q: Company has been hitting it out of the ball park. Like to hear your take.

Q: HI,

I am retired with a RRIF & LIF in addition to
a cash investment account, IDS a a small pension.

I have been putting about 3 years of withdrwals
from my registered accounts in ,ostly short term bond etf's that I have ear marked for this purpose. I think I am about breaking even here
but most ofthe cash has been available.

My Question is:

Would it be viable to move the money set aside
for withdrawals into CASH denominated in US Dollars until the interest rates begin to rise.
These withdrwals(for 3 years) would be about 20% of each account

HOw would I best accomplish this ? is there an ETF out there that just holds US$ ?

It seems to me that the US Dollar will remain strong relative the Canadian dollar for the forseeable future. If the Us Dollar begins to falter the Canadian Dollar will fall with it and gold will start to rise at which point I could consider moving gradually into gold instead of USD ?

Thanks in advance

Leonard

Q: Hi I5Resarch Team,

I have a full position on MX and am currently down by about 25% (it's down by about 8% today so far). Should I bite the bullet and take the loss or should I just sit tight and wait for a turn around? What are the Teams's assessments on this company going forward?

Regards,
Harry

Q: Hi Peter and Team,
I sold my holdings in GM and converted the proceeds from this sale to CDN$s to lock in my gains on exchange rate (I was up 33% on the exchange and 6% on the stock). I would like to put the money (in CDN fund) from the GM sale in automotive related business in TSX. Just wondering if there are companies the Team can recommend considering that I already own Magna and Exco?
Much appreciated.
Harry

Q: Hello 5i,
One of the comments has prompted me to write and say "Thank You!!!" for a very valuable service that I find indispensable. While on occasion I shake my head at some of the questions, I remind myself that there is never a "stupid" question and that the answer is the important part. Not everyone has the same level of knowledge, experience or risk tolerance and this will be reflected in the questions.
So, to keep this short, Thank You!!! You are much appreciated!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all at 5i and the 5i community.
Cheers,
Mike