Investment Q&A

Q: I'm an younger investor with a relatively high risk tolerance. Which one would you recommend for a five year + holding period? To me, HLF looks to have a better valuation but PBH has more aggressive growth plans. Also, do you think the 37% ownership stake in HLF by the founding family is an overhang?

Thanks

Q: I hold four tech stocks at present (ET, DH, GIB.A, ESL) and would like to add a fifth. Would you favour adding MDA or OTC to this mix, or suggest another stock? Thank you, Barrie

Q: hi

In my non-registered a/c:
I'm down 23% on Russel Metals. I have a 2% position. Industrials make up 10% of my holdings.

I'm down 10% on Artis. I have a 2% position.
REITS make up 16% of my holdings.

I have this urge to average down whenever I lose 10% or more on a holding.

Should I resist the urge to add to my REITS and add to Industrials instead? The 8% yield on Artis is appealing.
Thoughts?
What Sector would you be overweight in these days if any?

Thanks

Q: Your updated views on TPK please. I noticed Cormack recently initiated coverage of the Company. Based on their estimates, the Company trades at ~5x EV/EBITDA with ~14 fcf yield, 3.5% yield + 25% payout ratio.

I find this to be abnormally cheap for a company with decent growth prospects and a high margin business. Would you recommend purchasing shares? Have you met management?

Cormark thinks a reasonable multiple is 8x EV, which i tend to agree with. That yields a target of 13 dollars, which is considerably higher than the current share price. What do you think?

Q: Good Morning,

I Hold CJR.B,CHE.UN,PZA, and BAM.A and each has weight of 5% in my portfolio. Which one of these are interest sensitive and should I continue to hold them or which one should I get rid?

Except for PZA I am all under water in each one of them. PZA has been going down since the bought deal. Usually a bought deal is there to buy another company and not for operational purposes since it dilutes the share earnings. What do you think this bought deal will be use for?

Tahnks
Paul

Q: CNR appears to be trading at a discount price. Do you agree? What would you think of me adding this stock to my portfolio that more or less replicates your balanced equity portfolio? If I were to replace one of your suggested stocks for CNR which one would you recommend I change? Also can you comment on holding railway stocks in general now and if Canadian Pacific would be a better pick than CNR. Thanks for all you do. You are awesome!

Q: How safe are these bonds in a portfolio? Barry Schwartz on BNN mentioned that " We would avoid bonds like the plague."

Q: Hi guys, the following 8 stocks have a half position within my balance portfolio, I can increase 2 of them into full positions, which ones and why. 3 to 5 year hold.
They are PKI, BYD.UN, MDA,MG,DHX.B,DOL,ESL & STN.
thanks
Jim

Q: Hi Team, Thank you for clarifying several 5i Portfoilo stocks' sectors. I think I'm almost there. Can you Please also confirm if all the following 5i portfolio stocks are in IT sector?
WIN. ESL. OTC. All IT sector? Thanks for your valuable service.

Q: In reference to another member's question from earlier today, isn't it likely that there will be no Grexit and that the EU will simply force a Cyprus-style bail-in of the Greek banks and country? If so, I'd expect to see very little contagion but I would be highly concerned if a citizen of Greece or any other financially "borderline" EU state.

Post at your own discretion, of course.

Q: Which stocks that you guys cover, including the growth portfolio, have a decent chance of becoming ten baggers, I fully understand the risks associated with this, thanks?

Q: Shopify has rocketed up since IPO and going higher each day, espcially last few days and Globe and Mail said many shares are bought by institution as their holdings has become very substantital.
How is their business revenue and profitability, and growth prospect. Is this a hype or fundamentally very sound?
Is it too late to buy?

Q: Your opinion on Cott? Still a buy at this stage? Thank you.

Q: Hi Team, I hope I am correctly identifying the stock-sectors. Please correct me where I am wrong.
GROWTH Portfolio:
CDV- InfoTech.
PUR- InfoTech.
TC- InfoTech.
EFN- Financial.
IT- Cons. Discretionary.
BALNCED EQUITY Portfolio:
AYA- Cons. Discretionary.
DSG- InfoTech.
FM- Minerals/Materials.
WCP- Minerals/Materials.
ATD.B- Cons. Staples? Thanks so much. sarah.

Q: Thoughts on their royalty agreement with the dutton group announced June 9th?

Thanks

Robert

Q: I believe we are on the cusp of a technology super cycle - vehicles/homes/workplace. What are some companies poistioned to benefit from this cycle?

Q: Hey Peter & Team,

This one has me a little confused. I am in at a little over $2.00. Was excited when the news surfaced about the Harvest takeover for $5.00. Saw the jump and watched the stock as it understandably hovered around the $4.80 to $4.85 mark and assumed this is where it would sit until the deal was done and I received the $5.00/share as per the deal.

Now in the past week or so it has dropped almost 11% to $4.35.

Can you please explain why the share price has dropped so low considering there is a done deal at $5.00/share...

Also, what advice you can give moving forward re when this deal will complete and as a shareholder what I should do in the meantime...

And am I correct to expect I will eventually receive $5 per share.

Thanks for all you do

Gord

Q: Hi, Can you please specify the Sectors The following companies are in?
Growth Portfolio: DRT. GXI. KXS. LMP. PLI. PUR. PEO. QHR. SCR.
Income Portfolio: DH. ET. SPB. MCB. VNR. WSP.
Bal. Equity: WSP.
Since this is a long list, feel free to charge question credits at your discretion. Thanks for everything. sarah.

Q: A corus bond maturing in 2020 is yleiding 4.64%. Any thoughts on the safety of this bond.

Many Thanks

Paul

Q: I need a transportation company in my balanced portfolio and was wondering which company you would choose today and why. Is there any other "transport" company you would choose instead of these 2 companies if you had a choice?

Thanks!!