Investment Q&A

Q: I'm considering cutting a loser to invest in something new that has some growth. SIS, PBH, and TOY have been poor performers for me for a while now and have been dragging down my returns. If I thought the issues were temporary for all 3 of them I would hold and wait it out but I've found each of them has been less than impressive. SIS with the equity raises and mgmt that I'm losing faith in, PBH with a million excuses as to why each quarter has negative surprises (weather, swine flu, minimum wage,etc), and TOY with disappointing numbers that seem to be getting worse with no real catalyst to get back to growth (Toysrus overhang, diminishing sales in their top sellers that are getting stale, no replacement "home run" product to turn things around. These 3 seem to no longer be growth stocks, do you think I should cut any of the three or give them some more time?

Q: Retired, conservative dividend investor. I consider a "full" position to be around 5%, which is reserved for the likes of "true blue chips" (BCE, BNS, RY, FTS, TRP, etc.) and lower weights for non-blue chip. I hold the following securities, with the following weights:
CGX = 4.4%
NWC = 2.7%
PBH = 4.8%
TCL = 3.3%

Q#1 = Regarding topping up, I am virtually at a full weighting with CGX and PBH. Based on today's Qtr results for CGX, would you top it up?
Q#2 = Given my blue chip comments, would you add more to NWC? I was thinking of moving is to 4%.
Q#3 = Regarding TCL, I am down (surprise!). At $15, it is looking very interesting. Depending on the width of your pencil, it looks like a decent level of support right where it is now...versus catching the proverbial falling knife. Current strategy = wait for Qtr numbers June 6...agree or add a bit?
Three questions...please deduct 3 credits.
Thanks...Steve

Q: Please comment earnings. Thanks.

Q: I have decided to only keep a few stocks and follow the Growth ETF Portfolio. Of the 10 stocks I have mentioned above 9 are listed in your BE Portfolio with the exception SHOP. All have done very well for me SHOP up 568%, CCL,B up 180% ,SIS up 159%,MG up 112% and the rest all up between 11 and 42%.So my question is do I keep them all? Sell some ? Any suggestions appreciated.Paul

Q: Hi, I hold full positions in ATD, L, and PBH. My PBH is down about 20%, however, and I have a small position in WN as a result of the spin-off.

I need to increase my consumer defensive and am debating whether to bring WN up to a full position or average down on PBH. I know you aren't a fan of averaging down and you also aren't a fan of holding very small positions so I'm leaning toward adding to WN.

Your thoughts?

Thanks,
Robert

Q: Do you have estimates for upcoming quarter and what to look for that may indicate company is moving in the right direction ? Thx

Q: Hello, I currently hold NWC in my TFSA, it has a good dividend but the stock has been weak lately. What is your view on this stock? Would that make sense to replace it with PBH which is in the same sector? I know that you have these two companies in your model portfolios, but you certainly have a preference for one of them in terms of growth potential. Thanks, Gervais

Q: Hi Peter and 5i team,
We have 11% cash in our grandsons RESP (age 5) and we want to deploy the money. The listed stocks are currently in his account. What would be a good choice for a new holding or top up a current holding. Thank you for your great advice in the past.

Q: I am a retired, conservative, dividend-income investor.

Q #1 = I have partial positions in CSH, CGX, PBH, TCL. Would you top up any of these positions?

Q #2 = I am a little light on Consumers. I am having trouble finding an ETF in the consumer sectors that pay a "reasonable" dividend. My ideal dividend target is > 3%, but I'd consider > 2%.

Two questions...please deduct 2 credits. Thanks...Steve

Q: My grand children (<3 & <1 year-old) have the above 4 stocks in the RESP. There is money for investment in 2 more stocks (long-term). I would appreciate your suggestions.

Q: Hi 5i I hold small positions in these 4 companies and would like to add to each as funds become available. At this time, considering present values , in what order would you add? Thanks

Q: With an cost base of around $15.00 I have a large tax bill if I sell my position in this company. However PBH seems to have lost momentum and has a low dividend now, so I would like to sell and move to something else. The tax bite means of course I have less to re-invest. To sell or not? Any advice ? Investor paralysis I guess. Thanks, Ron

Q: Hi, These are two stocks in the portfolios which have lost 40-50% value within a short span of 12 months.( TSGI is another one, but we have already liquidated full position with 50-60% loss) TCL.a was $31, a year ago and is $16.70 now and PBH is trading at $76 after reaching a high of $120, last year. There are, of course, company specific reasons, which resulted in such steep declines. We still own both but our holding has come down to 3.5% from original 5-6%, due to loss in value. Recents results showed some positive signs for PBH but not so much for TCL.a. Looking forward, which of the two stocks, in your view, is more likely to recover over next 12-24 months, from current levels. Based on the risk and reward, is it prudent to shave each holding by 1% and reallocate the capital to better opportunities in your portfolios ? If yes, do you have a preference between the two, where risk is relatively higher ? Thank You

Q: Morning guys:
I owned this in the past. Would this be a good entry point now for a long term hold.
Thx
Mark

Q: Right now all of my stocks are up expect for three which I am down significantly in: TFII. TSGI, PBH. I am thinking of taking my losses on these three. I realize that not all stocks in a portfolio will be up at the same time, but the market has been on fire lately with even boring stocks soaring, which makes me concerned that these stocks are down for a reason and will fall even more if we have a recession. What are your thoughts?

Q: Good afternoon gang
I am underwater in all of these stocks in one of my non registered accounts. I would like to sell and then buy back in 30 days or more in my TFSA or RRIF (not sure which). Do you feel any of these may pop up within that time frame? With that in mind in what order should I sell first..to last? Your suggestions will be greatly valued as always.

much thanks

Q: I have the above securities, as well as RBC Cdn Equity Inc, Sentry Cdn Inc, Sentry Global REIT, and fixed income via Fisgard Capital, Annuities, a company pension, CPP and soon-to-be OAS.

I really focus on asset allocation and am a little light on Consumer stocks, holding CGX, PBH and TCL (although some consider TCL to be in the Industrial sector). I am normally a buy-and-hold investor who trims-adds around core positions.

Question 1 = I am looking to add 1 more consumer stock and am looking for a dividend ideally > 3%. Based on my stock-ETF-MF mix, are there a few stocks you could suggest that would fit in my above set of securities.

Q2 = if I was to consider ideas from the Income Portfolio, is there an issue with having multiple food stocks....like PBH and A&W and NWC. Why have more than one food stock?

Q# = because A&W is a ".UN" company, how are their dividends treated for tax purposes? Are they eligible for the dividend tax credit?

Deduct as many credits as you deem appropriate....got loads and will never use them all up.

Thanks as always...Steve

Q: I would like to replace pbh with something else and am wondering if qsr or nwc would be good choices or if you prefer something else.

Q: Hi All at 5i! I was thinking of swapping my PBH shares for QSR, in hopes for more growth. I would value your thoughts on this. Cheers, Tamara

Q: Hello Peter, Ryan, and Team

I need to raise some cash and would like to know how you would rank these stocks from "sell first" to "sell last":

BLX 1.07%
BNS 1.9%
KXS 1.35%
NFI 0.81%
PBH 1.7%
SIS 2.22%
SYZ 0.94%
TFII 0.58%

I am underwater on all of these. The number following each symbol is the stock's weighting.

Thanks for your assistance.