Investment Q&A

Q: Pfe had tumbled from 52 week H of $54.93 to recent 52 week low of $36.17.Very positive reaction to the tune of + 4.87%(at $38.56) to today's favourable peer reviewed study of oral drug for weight loss. In light of the above,is it timely to buy some? Txs for U usual great services & views.Happy Victoria Day

Q: Pfizer Inc is planning to raise $31 billion through its largest debt offering to finance its proposed acquisition of Seagen Inc, the drugmaker said late on Tuesday.

Could I get your opinion? Lot of money.

Q: I would like to increase my health care sector and am considering adding to ABBV or start a new position in PFE. The valuation of PFE looks good in comparison. For a long term hold in a LIF, which one would you select? Thanks
Gary

Q: i have the three health care stocks. i want to reduceto only .two
Which i the one i eed to let go

Q: Is inflation finally under control?
Will we have a recession? How deep could it be?
Are our banks safe?
Are we losing control of our country to others that seem to play by different rules? We just kicked a Chinese diplomat out of Canada for threatening the family of a member of the Canadian parliament. How will China retaliate?
Russia is still at war against Ukraine. How is that impacting the world economy?
Climate change is threatening economies in counless ways. Almost all negative.

So here's my question. In your opinion, what Canadian and global companies offer a service so necessary or a product that is in such high demand that they will persevere in these troubled times and make profits for their investors?

Q: Is NGG currently good value? Can you recommend other similar quality dividend paying alternatives?

Q: Your thoughts on the quarter? Would you pick some up at these prices?

Thanks

Dave

Q: I hold JNJ, PFE and CVS in the health care sector. Are JNJ and PFE sufficiently different to warrant holding both? Would you recommend an alternative (and for which one)?

Q: This company's stock price has taken a bigger hit than other high growth healthcare names. What's the reason for this and is it still a company with good long term potential? Are there other small cap US healthcare companies that may be undervalued that you prefer to this one?

Q: What are your top 5 Canadian and US Dividend Stocks (> 3%). Could you also indicate good entry points.

Thank you
Tim

Q: I have a 2% position (of overall portfolio) in Savaria, and up until I looked up its sector classsification, I had considered it to be in the healthcare space, given it is in the business of improving accessibility for those who are physically challenged. As per the Yahoo! Finance portal, Savaria is listed as an industrial company. This investment is held in a RRSP account, so capital gains taxes are not a concern.

My questions are as follows:

- Is it reasonable for me to continue considering this as a healthcare investment, due to its target consumer base?

- Using a long-term (at least five years or longer) time horizon, would you be able to name any other potential companies of interest in the healthcare sector in both the Canadian and US spaces which I could target as potential replacements? The availability of a dividend from a replacement investment would not be a requirement for consideration for me: I am primarily concerned with total return over a longer time horizon.

- Of these companies, would any of them serve as probabilistically (given there are no guarantees in investing) better investment vehicles given the time horizon I have provided?

As always, I appreciate your time, and I look forward to reading your response. Thanks so much!

Q: How about buying this high multiple stock in this market. Is it still the leader in it's field.
Need to buy 2 stocks in healtcare. One growth one income. PFE is around 52 week low with a 4.1% dividend.
Would like to know your favorites at this time.

Thanks for your support in these uncertain times!

Q: PFE’s stock value has been declining. Do you have any insight as to what cause that?
Thanks,
Roger

Q: I'm looking for names in the large cap pharma and biotech sectors. Can you suggest two stocks for each sector that look attractive to you right now for a 5+ year horizon? Thanks.

Q: Pfizer is very weak over the last month or two. Any reasons other than maybe some market repositioning? Thanks

Q: hi, I hold the above in my USD account. I was thinking of trimming NVDA now and see if there is a pullback to repurchase, over the next few weeks/months. MMM not doing much, and you mention not much growth. dividend is nice, but I don't need it. do you think trimming or selling MMM and adding to any of above (?BABA, down again). or do you have any other ideas for the USD account ( growthy, but low-low mid risk). thx, chris

Q: I would like to add to my CDR holdings of either PFE, ABBV or UNH. I am leaning towards PFE since it's price has been down lately and it has a decent yield. How are CDR distributions treated for tax purposes, are they considered to be Canadian or US equities?
Thank you.

Q: This question concerns Healthcare in a well-diversified Canadian portfolio (~30 holdings), focused slightly toward growth. Our target is for a 5% weight in this sector.

Currently, we only hold CSH.UN at a loss. We are open to selling it outright and replacing it with 1 or more of your favourites or topping it up and adding at least 1 growth-oriented suggestion. I understand from a previous question that CSH.UN has performed in a close range with REITs, which have adequate representation in our portfolio.

What would be your top picks in Healthcare for long term holds (5+ years)? How would you rate them (1-10, 10 being best) for new money today?

How would you proceed? Would you suggest going with 1 or 2 names? Would you suggest topping up CSH.UN and adding a 2nd name, selling CSH.UN and adding 1 or 2 new names, etc?

Thanks.

Q: RSP account, new position. 10-yr + hold. Don’t know whether to buy individual stock for nice dividend, or ETF for diversification. Thoughts?

Q: Hello, if today you had to choose just one between Eli Lilly and Pfizer which one would it be and why? Thank you