Investment Q&A

Q: Above are my Consumer Defensive holdings. Can you please rank in terms of Value? I want to hold only 4 consumer defensive large cap buy and hold stocks - would you replace any of these 4?
Thanks!

Q: Hi 5i,

Pls comment on their release and what your 3 to 5 year view of the company is, specifically are revenue growth, ROE, and other metrics you see as material.

Thx

Q: Which of these two companies do you prefer to start a long term position in and why?

Q: Down 13% on PBH in my cash account. Would you suggest selling to take a tax loss? And, if yes, would you rebuy in 30 days or replace? And, if replace, with what (in the same sector)? Thank you.

Q: In the same sector what would you suggest as an alternative to PBH ?

Q: Could you please provide an update on Premium Brands and it's current price action. Would you be adding to it now?
Thanks...Steve

Q: I have PBH in my TFSA and don’t need the money for a decade or more. It just seems to keep going down, seldom catching a bounce as the market does from time to time.
Is there a fundamental problem or good time to average in for long term growth?

Q: GOING FORWARD FROM TODAY BETWEEN PBH AND CCL.B WHICH ONE HAS THE BETTER GROWTH, ETC. FOR THE FUTURE.

Q: When NNRG reaches my next target price, I plan to do some additional trimming (for asset allocation reasons, as well as to fund some topping up of existing positions in my TFSA.

In which order would you add to the following, based on where we are at in the market cycle and where you see the best current value: XIT, PBH, PLC. Please add a brief reason why the sequence.

Thanks...Steve

Q: I am a but overweight consumer staples and would like to sell either CCL.B or PBH to raise some cash for better opportunities elsewhere. Both are in a registered account so no tax implications. Which one would you sell at this time and why?

Q: If I am selling this loosing stock in my RIF Account for the purpose of generating cash for my mandatory withdrawal - can I immediately start a smaller weight in my cash account trusting that there will be upside in the future. I assume there are no tax consequences since it was in a registered account.

Thanks for your service

Q: I want to crystalize tax loss in my non-reg account for PBH. Would you replace it with another stock or just wait in cash and repurchase after the 30 days?
Thanks

Q: I'm perplexed by these "defensive" stocks. Both are breaking down with the market. Shouldn't food and insurance companies fare better? They haven't and now I wonder when the market turns if growth companies will fare better and lead the market higher (eventually). So what's in store for these companies going forward? Throw in the towel and put into growth companies?

Q: Hi.

My portfolio analytics says I'm low on Consumer Defensive. Can you give me 1-2 Canadian stock suggestions and maybe 1-2 ETFs in the US and Canada.

Thanks,
Robert

Q: Hello Peter and company,

Aside from Costco, can you recommend other U.S. retail stocks that you like for a long term hold?

Have a great long weekend
Angelo

Q: Taking into consideration current valuations and quality of these companies please rank these companies. Do any in particular look like interesting buys at the moment?
Thank-you.

Q: Could I have your thoughts on JWEL please? Do expansion opportunities into the US (purchase of Nutrawise) change your previous coolness on the stock at all?

Are there other stocks in the sector you prefer?

Q: Wow, it appears that there will be further, possibly much further decline in stock prices over the next while. That got me thinking/wondering about trimming of selling Canadian stock held in the TFSA....and these stocks are also held in a trading and registered account. Some, like ATZ and PBH are in the consumer discretionary sector, a sector that might be considered more risky in the current market setting. An others, like GSY that is the loan business, a subsector of the financial sector. And finally, there is industrials like TFII, and a US position in TT that also sells into Europe which is in turmoil. This is a sample of the holds that are still in a gain position. Would you consider trimming back to a more risk appropriate weighting, selling the ones in TFSA and avoid income tax or just hold and ride it out???....Thanks for your insight....Tom

Q: Retired, dividend-income investor....balanced portfolio. I have almost full positions in both PBH and PLC. If I was to top up only one of these, which one would you choose and why? It appears the analysts favor PLC as having more upside. This is TFSA money. Your opinion?
Thxs.

Q: Peter

Many analysts have downgraded the stock with concerns over debt level and margins. Can you share your thoughts on PBH as a long term dividend growing stock in a portfolio?

Thanks