Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, My question is about Canadian solar/wind energy companies. I saw some information on a small company, symbol EHT which got me interested.
i would appreciate your thoughts on the sector and any companies to consider.
Thank you, Bob

Q: In concurring with Clarence's comments and observations around CXR.

This includes that management must have integrity and be honest I have learned.

To that point many CEO's, and high level management got to the position they are in due to their sales skills to the board of directors, the public and shareholders and thus meeting, talking with them and listening to them can often only make an investor vulnerable to their sales pitch of saying all is well, do not worry. I have learned that many big investors never talk to the management for this very reason. They do not want to get sucked in so they remove that possibility.

Reading the annual and 1/4'trly reports including the address and final notes can usually reveal the truth as the reports are reviewed by the company's lawyers and they do not want a law suit once they are published.

I understand that earnings and other #'s can me manipulated but over time this can be detected by looking at the other #'s. FCF, Free Cashflow cannot be manipulated as a company either has cash or it does not. They can lie about is but that would not serve them very long or well. Growing FCF year over year over year is one good thing to look for for sound well managed companies.

Also how the CEO is compensated which was over-looked by many in the case of VRX. Are they in for themselves or the long-term business and shareholders?

Q: Just wondering what your thoughts were on what sectors look beaten up and/or unloved and provide a decent entry point for a longer term hold? Materials, healthcare, US Banks come to mind. Any others?

Q: Hello Peter and Ryan,
I would like to get your opinion on the Army of professional investors who are all saying that yield stocks like utilities and telecoms are over valued and that their P/E's are too high. The last time I heard noise (chatter) like this was back in the summer of 2014 when the P/E's of all the pipeline stocks were at all time highs and then they all sold off with oil prices.

Being a retired person I have owned telecoms and utility stocks for a while now and like being able to collect the yield.

Thank you, Charlie

Q: Factoring in real estate and gold as separate sectors, based on your current outlook, what would be a 12 sector composition of a conservative equity portfolio? What percentage for each sector?

Q: Hello: I am starting to build your income portfolio, and these are the stocks I am considering.
Andrew Peller
BCE
BNS
DH
Enercare
Enbridge
Evertz
Loblaw
Superior Plus
Valeneer
Can you help me decide which ones would be appropriate to buy first and at this point in the cycle? I have a good selection of stocks from the Growth and Balanced portfolios. As far as sector allocation goes, I intend to duplicate all three portfolios eventually, but just want a sense of which stocks look like particularly good buys right now.
Thanks for continued good service. Cheers

Q: I think you guys do an amazing job. No one has a crystal ball and 5i is always very cautious & conservative. I watch BNN everyday for 3 hours, read Bloomberg and ROB, etc.etc.
I am a risk taker, which is why I reach out to you and you always caution me. So I am grateful for your service and happy to be a Member for Life!

Keep up your great work. Austin

Q: Just a word of thanks for doing a very comprehensive job in reviewing my portfolio. It certainly fulfilled my expectations and outlined a valid plan for more productive portfolio. Well worth the cost.
Tom

Q: Just wondering what would be the best stocks to hold in my TFSA account. I have $40000 can you give me recommendations and weighings, also should my spouces account look the same thx

Q: can you comment on Russells diversified Fund for income and a little Growth, thank you.

Q: With the devastating losses I’ve suffered on CXR (-85%) and PHM (-80%) my holdings in the healthcare sector are down to 5%. I was considering purchasing some IBB to bring it up a bit. After my experience with CXR and PHM I’ve become a bit worried about owning individual healthcare names and am now feeling more inclined to want the safety and diversification of an ETF. How do you feel about IBB or do you have any other suggestions? I already own GUD, SIS, and XLV.

Q: Just curious about your thoughts on gold?

Q: Do you prefer Nvidia or Amazon for a 5-year hold?

What are 2 of your favorite US stocks (excluding tech & consumer sectors)?

Thanks

Q: publish if you see fit: companies that have increased their dividend payments for 25+ consecutive years in a row.
3M (MMM)
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
AbbVie (ABBV)
Aflac (AFL)
Air Products and Chemicals (APD)
Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)
AT&T (T)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Becton, Dickinson & Company (BDX)
Brown-Forman (BFB)
Cardinal Health (CAH)
Chevron (CVX)
Chubb (CB)
Cincinnati Financial (CINF)
Cintas (CTAS)
Clorox (CLX)
Coca-Cola (KO)
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Consolidated Edison (ED)
CR Bard (BCR)
Dover (DOV)
Ecolab (ECL)
Emerson Electric (EMR)
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Franklin Resources (BEN)
Genuine Parts Company (GPC)
HCP, Inc. (HCP)
Hormel Foods (HRL)
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Lowe’s (LOW)
McCormick & Company (MKC)
McDonald’s (MCD)
Medtronic (MDT)
Nucor (NUE)
Pentair (PNR)
PepsiCo (PEP)
PPG Industries (PPG)
Procter & Gamble (PG)
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
Sigma Aldrich (SIAL)
S&P Global (SPGI) (formerly McGraw Hill Financial)
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Sysco Foods (SYY)
T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)
Target (TGT)
V.F. Corporation (VFC)
W.W. Grainger (GWW)
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Un fortunately I could not find the same info for Canada... a constant problem

Q: In this morning's globe and Mail healthcare is touted as the best sector to be in for 2016.
My portfolio does not not have much in this sector. What securities would you recommend at this time?

Q: At the coming Money Show there will be a seminar on
dark pool trading oil & gold. What exactly is this?
Risky business?

Q: What are the pros and cons to selling covered calls? Is there a favorite sector for using this technique?

Q: Hi Team,

I asked a couple of questions this past week. I gave permission for them to be viewed by other members, like this question. But they were answered in private. Just wondering what happened or I didn't do things in the right way?

Thanks

Q: It is impressive that you have held some of the original stocks in the balanced portfolio. I was wondering if you would consider adding a column showing the purchase date. All the best and see you on September 16th at the World Money Show.

Q: Hi Gang, I have a good number of shares of some blue chip dividend payers such as BCE and RY and wanted to know about some insurance with buying puts. When these correct I feel some pain but do not want to sell as to avoid capital gains plus they pay a nice dividend, just want to sleep better and want to smooth out the volatility, also was thinking of doing the same thing with some index ETF's , is there an essay or an explanation on your web site.

Thanks and keep up the great work.
Anthony