Investment Q&A

Q: Wow, wild ride lately. I'm looking for some solid companies to tame things down in my portfolio. I would greatly appreciate it if you could recommend some companies that fit the following requirements:
1. Are reasonably valued.
2. Have a solid business model that have protective moats that shied them from competitive threats.
3. Generate strong cashflow and earnings even in a higher interest rate environment.
I'm interested in both Canadian and American companies. Thanks, as always for your support.

Q: Hi 5I team,

I manage a very small RRSP for my daughter and was hoping that you could give me 2 Canadian and 2 US stocks that I could add to her portfolio.
I would appreciate an entry point for them and also your reasons for the selection.

Thanks,
Joe

Q: Hello, I received a few hundred shares of BAM from the BAM.A spin off. Between BAM and BN which one offers the better return?
Are KXS and ENGH keepers? Do they offer any real advantages over their competitors ?
How about LSPD? As I recall LSPD offered point of sale to restaurants and small businesses. Since the re-opening, LSPD has not gained market share. what is the problem with he company?

I appreciate your thoughts!
Thanks
CR

Q: Hello,

Brookfield Corp has been on a downward trajectory for over a year. Lower lows. It now trades around 9x next 12 cash flow per share. How is this not a table pounding buy? At what price would you average down, and at what price is it an absolute steal at?

Q: I am looking at reconfiguring my newly established RRIF into the above equities with the 3 etf’s being 25% each with the remaining 5 stocks being the remaining 25%. What is your opinion of these stocks and portfolio composition? Am I being too cute ? Thanks. Derek.

Q: I'm currently overweight financials. Mainly due to new positions in BN/BAM/TD. With over 21% in financial broken down as follows would you begin to trim or consider BN/BAM diverse enough not to be a financial and thus reducing the overall financials concentration to 13.5%

BNS - 2%
BAM -2%
BN - 4.5% been growing this position (ideally want it to be 6%)
EQB - 1% new position
GSY - 2.5%
JPM - 2.6%
TD - 2.21% new position
Visa - 4.23%

10 year investment horizon.

Your thoughts are appreciated

Don

Q: Hi

In our cash accounts we sold energy stocks at the start of the year and have a large capital gains

Would be wise to sell BN for the loss and buy BRK.B?

Then get into BN later

Thank you

Mike

Q: Good afternoon, I have a considerable loss in my BBUC holdings (held in an RRSP) and am wondering if I should consolidate into BN. If interest rates peak and the market rebounds, do you see BBUC realizing a significantly higher share price increase, considering their business strategy? Or, does it make sense to consider a consolidation into BN now? Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Brad

Q: Can you suggest 5 beaten down, safe financial names with good long term prospects? Please include any relevant US companies that are available as EDRs. Thank-you.

Q: For a two-year hold, which do you believe has more upside today: BN or GOOG? Thank you.

Q: Hi team,
I can’t get over why BN is selling off so much. I have listened to their conference calls, scrolled through their investor presentations and letters to investors. The quality hard assets they are owning seem rock solid with steady predictable cash flow. They seem to own the quality hard assets that keep the world going . I like that they are also very in tune as to where the new money is being allocated on a global scale (such as new global investments in green energy ). They really seem like top quality operators and remind me of Berkshire. I don’t see where they are tied to risk with this latest bank crisis that would tie them up to the selloff . They advertise 175 billion of available investment capital. Yet their market cap only shows 61 billion according to my brokerage. It amazes me like a risk asset like bitcoin is being bought up today even thought it’s mostly the crypto banks that are having issues and are most tied to this failure of Svb and such . You would think stocks like Bn and Berkshire should be flocked to as a safe haven but it don’t seem that way. Anyways ; rant over. What am I missing something ? In my eyes for a long term investor this seems like a great time to buy BN shares being almost cut in half from its high? Do you agree?

Shane

Q: Generic question: according to one money manager, a number of stocks are now being priced at “zero” …. clearly not zero , but well below traditional metrics for evaluating stocks.( FRC the most obvious example)

AND also arguing that this has not happened since 2008.

As always I am interested in the 5i perspective, please and thank you.

And can you think of stocks that fall into that category?

Q: I have a 29% loss in BN and am thinking of harvesting the tax loss. Should I be concerned about missing out on a significant bounce before I have chance to buy it back?
Peter

Q: I currently hold BN in a TFSA account. In your last report you suggested to increase BAM to 3% weight. Would you suggest this for BN as well?

Q: Many companies have become addicted to low interest rates over the last decade. Assuming that interest rates stay where they are for years to come (a rate once considered somewhat "normal"), do you see any problem with any of these blue chip stocks maintaining their dividend ? I'm sure over the course of the next 5 years or so some of these companies will need to renew debt at higher rates.

Q: A guest on BNN commented that BN.ca requires low interest rates to do well and didn't recommend holding the stock.
The stock hasn't done well since the BN/ Bam spin out. What is 5i's opinion. Do you think there is further down side, or languish at the current price or price appreciation.
There was a common assumption that with the stock spin out that it would unlock value. Instead tanked. Buy sell or hold.

Thanks for your expertise.
Brian

Q: Seem to be some good deals out there. Would you be able to suggest a list of top 10 compelling buys in this current market decline?

Q: Would love to hear on Color on this dismal performance. Is it a screaming buy and SWAN stock for 5 years from now.

Q: Hi Team,
BN appears to be selling off, assuming it's being treated like a bank with the SVB disaster. Do you feel this is justified? I am feeling not, and I am thinking about adding to BN. Would you feel the same? And is it the right time to start buying, or should I perhaps wait a while longer? Thanks

Shane.

Q: I currently own BN, BAM, BIP, and BEP. With recent decline would you be adding to these names? Can you confirm good entry points and if you would consider them a Buy/Sell/Hold.

Thank you
Tim