Investment Q&A

Q: What's your view on the idea of opening up Canadian Banking to more competition and the effect it will have on their share prices. Will they still be a 'go to' for Canadian investors or do you anticipate a sharp decline? Great service, thanks.

Q: Hello
two part question. First, If you were to choose between CM ot TD . Which one would you prefer? Is there a better bank you prefer? TD has a higher yield and has exposure to US markets
Secondly, do you think Financials will be hit further. . If so, do we stay put ?

Q: I have owned RY inside my RRIF for over 20 years and it has done very well. However it now seems to be trading at a premium to the other Canadian Banks. I hold it primarily to generate income, so I am wondering if I should sell it around the $180 level and invest the proceeds into another Canadian bank. I already hold TD, BMO and BNS and wonder which of NA and CM would you prefer? Or would you stick with RY despite its premium pricing and lower yield?

Q: I have a full position in CM and am up 58% in a taxable account. With CM tied more to the Canadian economy and with this economy on the verge of recession, would it make sense to take profits in CM, pay the tax and reinvest the money in RY or TD which have a larger stake in the US economy? CM has a larget dividend than RY but a lower one thanTD, although TD is affected by growth restrictions in the US. Or would you just ride CM?

Q: Hell 5i I am considering selling BMO shares holdings and RY holdings as they in their higher price range. Sell high buy low! My plan is to reap the profit to buy ZEB. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you

Q: CM reported a low provision for estimated loan loss, while BMO reported a higher provision. My question is do all Canadian banks follow the same criteria to determine if a specific loan is bad? If not the same criteria, the amount of provision is quite subjective.

Q: Portfolio Analytics has suggested I reduce my financials component. Over my several accounts, I own these 6 banks in Canada. What order would you sell them in (ignoring capital gains impact) ?

Q: I am fortunate to be up 50% on my CM stock. Looking forward I am wondering which of the big six banks have the best growth potential. I am thinking that CM has a more limited growth potential after such a big move, but I also have been trying to resist the urge to sell stocks with good gains. Your input would be helpful. Note that taxes are not a concern- the shares are in an RRSP.

Q: I want to buy one of the big banks for a 10 year hold and I'm leaning toward BNS. I'm dependent upon some fixed income so need either the yield, or combo of yield/growth. Which bank would you suggest. Thanks.

Q: Good Morning,

I invested in CM when the banks were getting beaten up, i have done well up 40%. i would now like to take some of the profit and invest in another Financial stock, any ideas would be appreciated?


Best

Stephen

Q: Are any of the other large Canadian Banks similarly exposed to investigation/prosecution in the U.S. for the same activity that TD was convicted? Also, can to tell me what % of each banks total business revenue comes from U.S. sources?

Q: Hello,

What are your recommendations for Canadian banks for a TFSA with a 15+ year horizon?

Q: Hi, We own RY/CM/GS- 12% , IFC - 2.75% and PRL -1% among Financials. In addition, we bought EQB - 1% position at $85, based on strong analyst commentary, a month ago. We need some cash to raise and were wondering if it is necessary to own EQB or with about 15% weight through above holdings, we can let the EQB go.

Thank You

Q: How does CIBC make money by offering CRS on NEO exchange ?

Q: If BOC lowers rates in June how will this affect Cdn Banks ? Is there an additional affect if the US does not lower in June while BOC does ? I assume also the Cdn$ will fall vs the US$; correct ? What other impacts might play out ? Thank you,

Q: Good Evening,

I bought some shares of CM a couple months ago as part of a buy and hold strategy to receive the dividends (expecting the stock price to trade flat or decline) and was surprised to find the stock up 25%. Do you think I should realize the capital gain, hold hoping for a bigger capital gain down the road (couple months maybe) or maintain my original strategy of holding for the dividends? If the recommendation is to sell do you have any recommendations of safe dividend paying stocks to put the money into?

Thank you very much.

Q: In comparing total returns of the respective banks from Pre-Covid and then from Mar 16 2020 to present why does 5i continually endorse BNS - is it simply the DY ?

Q: Thoughts on the Canadian Banking sector and specifically CIBC. Seems like the banks are fairly 'flexible' in what they choose to include in there Adjusted Earnings.

Generally Loan Loss provisions have increased? That would seem to suggest they seem storm clouds on the horizon -Mortgage debt renewal pulling money out of the economy is obvious headwind. Were they bailed out by strong capital markets?

Q: The US commercial property crisis has become hot topic again and the share price of New York Community Bancorp decline a lot . Please comment on the impact on these banks. Thanks a lot.

Q: Hi 5i,
I'm hoping you can give me some advice respecting my grandson's RESP.
I've just drawn out $6300 for his winter semester, and accessed that cash by selling the last of the BCE i had held in the RESP.
The next draw out will be in September, for the same amount ($6300) and there is presently $4300 in cash in the account.
The present holdings are ENB, CM and POW in roughly equal proportions. Between now and September the dividend payments will yield enough cash - when added to the cash presently in the account - to cover the $6300 I'll need to draw out in September, so if I do nothing the cash needed for my grandson's fall semester will be sitting in the account when that time rolls around.
However, I don't like letting the $4300 presently sitting in cash in the RESP just languish there until that cash is needed in September and would like to put it to work until I need the cash in approximately 9 months' time.
Based on the above, can you offer your suggestions about what best to do with that relatively small amount of cash for 9 months? Put it into any or all of ENB, CM and POW to take out when necessary? Or is there something else you might recommend?
Thank you 5i!
Peter