Investment Q&A

Q: Hi - I need to sell some shares in one of these two. Which would you recommend to sell? Thanks

Q: I have about a 1% weighting in each of the following names in my portfolio: MX, PLC, BYD, MTY, ALA, NFI, TFII, GIB.A, MFC, SIS.
I want to refocus by eliminating 3 or 4 of these. Sector allocation is not a factor. Please suggest 3-4 names to eliminate (list the most obvious to eliminate first) and 2-3 good candidates to boost today (best first).

Q: My TFSA is about 2% of my portfolio value. Should I invest in just 1 stock or should I diversify and buy about 5 different stocks? I purchased 5 stocks last year and most are down considerably since March. (NFI, SIS, TOY).

Q: I'm thinking about harvesting tax losses on both NFI and CAE. For NFI I would probably wait until after I receive the dividend payable to holders of record at close of business on June 30th. In regards to CAE I think we are seeing a second wave of COVID-19 building so air travel rebound may be delayed or muted. I know you like CAE but with Trump (and fellow travellers) in charge there is just not enough energy to really confront the virus so the airlines stay empty.
I have yet to rebuy any companies stock once sold. Probably should put the money towards gold, bumping up my 5% weighting a bit.
Any thoughts or concerns?
Thanks,
Jim

Q: Within the context of tax loss harvesting, what would be good proxies for the following stocks: NFI, SIS, and VET. And can you assign an estimated "beta score" for the proxies. i.e. 1.0 should have very similar performance.
Also, with a year like this, should we expect heavy tax loss selling towards the end of the year?

Q: I noticed that on your May monthly portfolio report NFI is only 1.2%. Is this a wait and see before adding more ? What is holding you back from adding to this stock?
Thanks

Q: Good day 5I Team
In multiple accounts (3 registered & 2 none registered).
SIS (1.75% / -19% total PF) ,
CAE (1.3% / -16%) ,
WSP (1% / +2%)
RTX (1% / -2%)
NFI (0.2% / -59% )
XBC ( 0.2% / -8% )
Your suggestion, which one to Add, Hold, & Sell for long term growth ?
Thanks
Best Regards

Q: Portfolio Analytics indicates I am over allocated and perhaps over diversified in Financials: BAM.A 2%, BNS 2%, TD 4%, X 2%, BRK.B 4%, MA 6% and Industrials: CCL.B 1%, CNR 4%, NFI 1%, FDX 3%, HON 3%, LMT 6%.
Which positions would you recommend trimming or eliminating?

Q: Recognizing that these two Cdn. companies are in different sectors etc, which of the two would you prefer to buy at the present moment giving consideration to safety of dividend, management, recovery potential and debt. Thank you. Don

Q: Hello Peter & Co.

How does the back log look at NFI? Will governments have any money to spend on new buses? Most of all, is the dividend safe? Should we be stepping in now?
Thank you as always

Ken & Cindy
P.S.
What do you think of CTS's quarter?

Q: I am down 56% and 71% on these 2 companies. What would you do if this was your portfolio?

Q: I am down a bunch here, Would you consider averaging down with 2 or 3 year time range? Thanaks

Q: Greetings 5i Team,
on 24 Mar, I SOLD these 4 companies for tax loss capture and am considering buying them back now. I note that FSZ and EIF have recovered more quickly than AD and NFI. Also, they are all still selling below what I had originally paid.
In what order would you buy these back? Is there a company(s) among them that you would not buy back at this time?

Thank you for this excellent service.
Steve

Q: Good Morning
I currently have 37 positions spread over 3 accounts(RRSP,TFSA,INVEST). Most if not all are or at one time been in 5i’s model portfolios. Many of these are currently at 1.5% or less and although I believe they all have varying levels of potential their current weighting in my overall portfolio will have little impact unless they all go up. I believe I should consolidate the listed group, do you agree and if so which ones would you keep? Proceeds would be added to the remaining names.
Thank you for your continued advice and guidance.
As a side note you advice regarding non action in turbulent times is proof positive. Aside from harvesting some tax losses and buying proxies for a handful of names, my portfolio is now bordering on even for the year.
Publish if you wish

Q: Your thoughts on these 2 companies for longer term investors. Are the dividends safe(ish?)

Thanks

Q: Hello 5i,
Thank you for providing a clear and modulated message through the past 2 months.
For a 5-10 year hold could you rank the top 10 highest (TSX) yielding stocks with the safest dividends. ( strongest balance sheet, lowest payout ratio, historical dividend growth, etc).
Could you also rank them separately in terms of bounceback / growth potential over the next 2 to 3 years?
There may be redundancy in this question vs others asked and the 5i portfolios - so please take as many credits as necessary.
Thank you

Q: Hi Team
I am selling my full holdings in both Gil and NFI to offset the gain with Boyd from January, would you suggest repurchasing both in 30 days or would the funds be better deployed elsewhere at this time, if so could you suggest 2 names, or use the funds to top up existing holdings in the Balanced Equity Portfolio.
Thanks for the great service.

Q: According to StockCharts, GUD has increased 32.45% in the past month. The only stock in your Balanced Equity portfolio that is down is NFI, down 27.45%. My question is, re NFI why? Should we be patient? Can we see NFI rebound when the pandemic subsides and people start moving around again?

Q: Gentlemen.
Own NFI in RESP (-72.5%/-15k) & SIS (-38%/-17k)
Which one to sell (for buying the other) ?
Thanks

Q: Hi Peter, are any of these at risk in this environment over the next year or alternatively in particularly good shape ? Would you continue to hold them or elimate any ? Thank you.