Investment Q&A

Q: i have held this for about 5 years and it has basically done nothing despite all the promises from management for change/consolidation etc. Would you support continuing to hold or am i better switching to a better growth name. i am retired so i like a bit of income in addition to share price appreciation. i already own ABBV and MDT and do not want to add to these positions. i am better off in Merck or PFE?

Q: If one believes in the potential importance of mRNA therapies to the future of human medicine in applications beyond COVID vaccines, which company would stand to benefit the most? Which are likely to benefit the most in the short term from COVID vaccines, or is this "baked in" for most already? Deduct points as needed and thank you for your excellent service.

Q: Hi Group I am presently light on Health care (GUD - HMMJ - Doc) total is 2% of my portfolio) can you suggest a couple of etfs + Stocks to balance my portfolio . I believe health care is a must own sector do you agree Thanks for your guidance

Q: Haven’t seen a question since January. MDRA looks over sold and the stock has just issued a possible early technical buy signal using scholastics. More importantly this mRNA technology got another “shot in the arm” with the latest data indicting that they may work by STOPPING transmission not just mounting an immune response to decrease the course f the disease while you remain contagious. How well funded is MRNA. How is their free cash flow and their debt load. This technology keeps getting more and more exciting. Malaria, the common cold, HIV, etc!! And if is better maybe even influenza?
For the science geeks: Impact of the COVID-19 Vaccine on Asymptomatic Infection Among Patients Undergoing Pre-Procedural COVID-19 Molecular Screening
Aaron J Tande, MD, Benjamin D Pollock, PhD, MSPH, Nilay D Shah, PhD, Gianrico Farrugia, MD, Abinash Virk, MD, Melanie Swift, MD, MPH, Laura Breeher, MD, MPH, Matthew Binnicker, PhD, Elie F Berbari, MD Author Notes
Clinical Infectious Diseases, ciab229, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab229
Published: 10 March 2021

Q: please provide me your best 4 income plays in both
Canada and USA, thanks, retired seniors mid 70's.

Q: Hi Folks,
I am looking to update my RRSP - I currently hold PG, TD, BNS, MFC, ABBV, PFE, T, BCE, AQN, BIP.UN, ENB - I am thinking of swapping PG with Verizon ( or can you suggest another with a dividend ) to add some "torque".
Thanks

Q: How come PFE is muddling along despite having one of the top covid vaccines? How much of their revenue/growth does it make up - or are they just too massive to it to move the needle? What's PFE's growth outlook and valuation?

Q: Could you list a few companies (in Canada/ U.S.A) from each sector that may benefit if inflation catches hold and supercedes target rates set by their central banks?

Art

Q: I am looking for some ideas on how to strengthen my healthcare holdings. I have a small position in BMY, and a full position in WELL. Present asset weighting is 3% of my portfolio.
I have room in registered and non registered.
Looking for quality, slow and steady, dividend paying, Thank you.

Q: You have not fallen out of love with PFE. Neither had I , but my feelings for it have been getting very wobbly lately. I have had PFE for many years and still show a loss. Shares continue to decline, now at a faster rate it seems. Although several PFE drugs are going off patent , but I understand PFE has a good pipeline of promising new drugs. Is this why you love it so? Nevertheless, I would now admit defeat were it not for your very positive view of the company, which has encouraged my already biased positive regard. I am however now running out of excuses for holding on to this otherwise great company. I would therefore love to know what YOU regard are the catalysts for PFE going forward. Those catalysts seems to be things I have missed completely.

Q: Recently in response to questions, 5iR provided  target sector weightings for a dividend conservative portfolio and also for a balanced portfolio.
For my income portfolio, with a target sector weight of 10% for Communications, I have a position of 3.50% in BCE and, for health care, with a target sector weight of 10%, I have no positions. What are some Cdn and US stocks and ETF, even in Cdn dollars, would you suggest I consider.

When it comes to the balance portfolio, the communication target sector weight of 5%, I have at position of 3.00% in Telus and in the case of health care, with a target sector weighting of 10% (say in US stocks), I hold no positions. Again, what are some US stocks and ETF, even in Cdn dollars, would you suggest I consider.

Yes this is two questions in one...so please deduct two credits............Again, Thanks........Tom

Q: I just moved my RRSP over to Questrade from PH&N and have lots of cash to deploy (5+ year time line). For tax efficiency, I want to hold REITs, bonds, interest investments, US div stocks/ETFs, royalty income funds or any other investments that are not tax efficient in my MARGIN, TFSA and CORP accounts.
(1) Industrial REITs: I have half positions in DIR, GRT - should I diversify and also take positions in WIR and SMU or focus on DIR and GRT?
(2) Other REITs: Can you recommend any other quality value REITs? Is it a good time to invest in residential REITs?
(3) Can you recommend a good high yield bond ETF that has performed as well as PH&N High Yield Bond?
(4) Can you recommend some good value US div stocks (preferred) or ETFs? I am considering ABBV, PG, VZ.
Many thanks for any/all suggestions/comments!!!

Q: Hi Folks,

I am an income investor whose portfolio has fallen out of balance.

I need to increase weights in Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Healthcare, Industrials and Tech..

I am also light on U.S and International holdings.

Please provide some income suggestions for these industries and within these regions.

Thanks very much.

Q: Looking at buying some healthcare...will this one recover or are there better choices in U or Can?...

Q: Hi Peter and Staff

FInally bite the bullet on Sienna, looking to redeploy in the US topping up some or all of my US basket of health care. Please eliminate any of the above that you do not feel are a buy at this time and rank the rest within categories of strong buy, buy or hold.
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: Overall I am below the recommended allocations in these sectors: Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Industrials, and Healthcare. I have cash to allocate in my TFSA (about $8600). Which would be the best place(s) to invest now in any of these sectors in the TFSA?

Q: Your thoughts please about putting new money into JNJ. Also, a couple of preferred alternative suggestions if it isn’t your first choice.

Q: We purchased ARCT at $105 US and it has dropped 50% due to underwhelming results.
It jumped 10% yesterday. Should we consider dollar cost averaging?
How would you rank the vaccine stocks in terms of growth?
Thanks for a great year.

Q: I have these 4 stocks, purchased higher than they are trading now, is there any hope they will go back up or should I just sell at a loss and take the hit? I was wondering if they may go back up with good earnings?

Q: Hi, recently PFE, AZN & Moderna have all dropped a lot from their highs in early December. Why do you think these stocks have dropped so much? Thanks.