Q: Good morning:
What are the chances of 5i focusing on us stocks as well and not just Canadian names. If you guys own names in the states , wouldn’t it be beneficial for subscribers to own some of the same names south of the border, so we all have skin in the game. A portfolio of us stocks would be be a great addition .
Thx
Mark
Where can one find out about new IPO's? I seem to always here about them after a good 2-3 day pop. Marketwatch.com seems like one option. In addition to a simple list, how can an individual investor best familiarize themselves with the upcoming IPO's? How would your team do it and do we have access to the same materials? Zoominfo and Royalty Pharma are two examples of companies I wish I had known about and evaluated in advance.
Q: why does it "seem" like the boring old dividend plays like Utilities are under performing so much in last few months? Would have thought dividend plays in Canada would have benefited with "search for yield" scenario despite slowing economy.
Q: This is a big picture question about the current "incredible" rally.
What percentage would you attribute to
a) Fed's fiscal input including printing money and buying all kinds of bonds,
b) Short covering by both big and small investors
c) FOMO by Institutional investors (smart money) and
d) FOMO by retail investors (dumb money)?
Is there a place or articles one can access to get an idea about these variables?
Many thanks.
Q: As interest rates keep dropping and stimulus money keeps being printed around the world does this highlight an opportunity to be overweight gold or precious metals? I currently do not own any gold in my portfolio but would maybe like to initiate a 4-6% position, most likely like an ETF such as XGD or a few stocks like NMT, AEM and FNV
Q: Could you please explain the following questions in terms easily understood. Price/earnings - what are reasonable numbers/the low and high end and I gather the lower the better - is that correct? Debt to equity ratio - same thing as above but 1.15 - is that $1.15 in debt for every dollar you own? Price to book - what kind of numbers am I looking for there, i.e. if the price is $80.00 and the book is $40.00 - is it 2x book?
Q: If one was to place some stop loss points to various parts of a portfolio,
1. Would you base the number on a moving average and if so what time frame? 100 day moving average?
2. For ETFs?
3. For Canadian equities?
4. For US equities?
Q: I hold VEE CDN ETF in Non Registered account. I got T3 Slip with foreign income. When doing Taxes I have to choose country do I put as USA or which country.
Q: When considering weightings of a particular stock do you look at the weight as a percentage of just a stock portfolio, or would you consider it as a percentage of stock portfolio plus defined pension. For example, CSU has grown to 9% of my stock portfolio, but if I include my defined pension it is 3.5%. So if I consider only the stock portfolio then I would consider trimming (to maybe 7%) whereas if I include my pension in my calculations I have no need to trim.
Q: Does you portfolio allocation as referred to country investment recognize that some companies despite designated as domestic (Canadian) have and derive significant income from abroad ?
Therefore these are more diversified by the location as it appears in the Portfolio Analytics summaries.Basically the summary understates the total portfolio diversification by the country .I give the two above companies as an example but there are more companies to which this would apply.
Can you tell me your top 8 names for stock price appreciation in ranking order for long term holds? Would it be possible to provide a list of 8 without any sector influence and 8 within the context of a basket?
Q: Hi 5i Team,
If stock Ex-Div date is tomorrow and I buy stock today will 2 days Settlement date prevent me from getting dividend pay for this month?
Thanks in advance for your clarification
Q: Shandong Gold, a Chinese Gold company, recently bought TMAC Resources which has an interest in Hope Bay project. This may be a small deal but does the 5I Team know if the Canadian Government has any measures currently in place to protect our vulnerable Canadian corporations in weak sectors like energy from foreign predators.
Thank You
Clarence
Q: Vaccine developers are something like the Klondike goldrush, numerous companies are hoping to discover the vaccine for this virus and that would make them the next Shopify. I read a lot and especially on US sites. A few companies surfaced recently which could possibly be the next gold discovery (vaccine) which are ARCT, NVAX, DVAX, IBIO and GOVX. Do you recognize any of these and think they could be the next big stock winners in providing a vaccine for the epidemic?