Investment Q&A

Q: I am overweight in Tech in my TFSA account. The tech stocks I own are: CSU, DSG, KXS, QCOM, VGT. What would you sell first or would you just reduce weightings? I have done very well with CSU, DSG and QCOM but I am wondering if they have run out of steam.

My second question relates to increasing holdings in Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Communications and Health Care. Please suggest your top pick (Canadian or US) in each of the above sectors. My preference is for growth in my TFSA.

Q: It looks like CSU has paid a dividend of "topicus.com inc svs" shares - at least they've popped up in my brokerage account. Would you please fill me in on what has happened.

Q: The other day under the CSU newsfeed and story came out about the subsidiary Harris bulking up. Maybe because of Topicus I am paying more attention but: Is this a way for CSU to indicate a further potential spinout? I was thinking of selling some CSU (for reasons you suggested others were earlier today) but then again (if reasoned true) this seems an extraordinary opportunity to let them engineer further upside for the stock owner. Is this a reasonable position to take?

Q: Stock seems to be on steady daily decline last few weeks and yet, to my knowledge, no news and market doing well overall during this period.
Any info or simply profit taking?
thanks
Sherrill

Q: Hi
Based on the success of CSU, would Topicus be a good pick for a TFSA account when it starts trading next month?
Thank you
Sincerely
Mike

Q: Sold some of my CSU holdings to reduce overall Tech weighting. Have very little exposure in the consumer space. What is your favorite long-term hold in consumer space right now?

Q: I am concerned about 30% of my holdings being in IT and would like to reduce perhaps by half and cover some other sectors for balance. (Just read your year-end article about predicting 2021 - perhaps you would not be concerned about 30% going forward)
What order might you trim / sell these to raise cash?
Much thanks for steering us through a year full of uncertainty.

Q: Good morning
my daughter age 30 has $100,000 US to invest hopefully in the next market correction
Her thoughts are to buy about 10 global stocks (including Canada and us) for longer term 10 years or more
I know you do not follow global stocks but can you suggest 10 stocks that may give good returns over this time frame
Happy New Year to the 5i team

Q: Just curious, how would the CRA treat the Topicus spin out if CSU were held inside ones TFSA. Would the new shares count toward the yearly contribution room when they show up, or preferable like an attached dividend?
Thank you

Q: Hi everyone!

I have a 2% weighting in technology. I am deploying a lump sum from a real estate sale and so far I've deployed 35% of my total, with 1% each in Kinaxis and Lightspeed, although Lightspeed is now probably a 2% position with its advance. Looking to exchange some money to U.S. dollars and was looking at the Companies above. My target weighting for technology is 14% so I can add a few companies. Which are your favourites? Any others to add to the list?

Thanks,
Jason

Q: I am starting to think about what should I buy with the $6K I can add to my TFSA in January. I like growthy names, and currently have BYD, DSG, ENGH, KXS, LSPD, REAL SHOP, and WELL in my TFSA. I have a well diversified portfolio, so not worried about the sector.

I was thinking of NVEI, DND, or maybe Topicus. Or some of your US favourites: CRWD, U, VEEV, PLTR.

Can you suggest your 2 top favourites from Canada and the US for a TFSA for a long term hold.

Topicus is supposed to be trading on the TSX Venture exchange. Do you think that will limit investor interest? I decided a few years ago that one of my rules was never to buy anything on the Venture exchange. But maybe I will have to break that rule (I will get Topicus shares from the CSU spinout). What is your overall opinion of Topicus, and how would you rank it in terms of growth prospects and capital appreciation in relation to the stocks I have in my TFSA, and NVEI, and DND.

Thanks,
Paul

Q: Thanks for your very helpful and informative service. I have the following stocks in an RESP for three young grandchildren. Could you kindly suggest any of them that I should sell or add to along with three other names in order of preference which I could buy with new money. THX.

Q: I read your answers about Topicus shares from the CSU spinout. I have 50 CSU shares, so at a rate of 1.859817814 I would get 92.99 Topicus shares. You can't get any closer to a whole number than that. From what you said the number of spinoff shares is rounded DOWN. So even with 0.99 of a share they won't give me a whole share of Topicus? So I would end up with 92 Topicus shares plus some cash?

By the way, how/why did they come up with such a fraction? Why couldn't they just make it simple: you get 2 Topicus shares for every 1 CSU share (and then work backwards to make the math work)?

Paul

Q: I forget to ask another question about CSU shares. My CSU shares are on the US side of my non-registered account (so that I collect the dividend in US dollars). With the spinout of the Topicus shares are there any ramifications of having the CSU shares on the US side of my account? Will the "dividend" be calculated in US dollars or CA dollars (given that they pay their regular quarterly dividend in US$)? Should I journal the shares back to the Canadian side of the account? If yes, is it too late to journal them back to the Canadian side of the account given that the ex-dividend date is Dec 23rd, and my broker wouldn't complete the journalling transaction until Dec 24th or after Christmas?

Paul

Q: 1) Is today the 22 of December the last day to buy shares of CSU and get Topicus shares?
2) When do the Topicus shares start trading on the Vancouver exchange? Would it
be on the dividend date Jan 4?
3) The last release said, "the common shares of Constellation will commence trading on an ex-dividend basis at the opening of markets on December 23, 2020. "
Does this mean that CSU will start trading tomorrow at a discount to reflect the Topicus shares without Topicus trading?
Thanks for your great service.

Q: Thank you for such a prompt response to my CSU spinoff question. Following on the heals of BEP, is cash paid for the fractional shares not issued?

Paul F.

Q: With my current shares in CSU( Thank You!), and at 1.859817814 shares in the spin out, I would receive X.96 shares. I can't find any evidence of a cash payout on the fraction. That leaves me contemplating selling one or buying six today to reduce any stranded fraction. Can you give me an idea as to where TOP ought to be trading when it comes on?
Thank You and best wishes for happy and healthy holiday.

Q: Not sure if you can get to this question in the short time it is relevant but it has been suggested that it would be "best" to own CSU in multiples of 7 for purposes of the spinoff. How important or useful is that? Would you buy a couple of shares just to accomplish that if you intended on selling those newly bought shares in the near future to restore your portfolio balance?

Appreciate the insight.

Paul F.

Q: Hi, Peter, I have watched CSU for a long time but always hesitant to finally purchase. With the spin-off date set, is it better to buy CSU now than afterwards? Is CSU a good buy at this time for 5 + year hold in a RESP?
It looks like 5 shares of CSU (1.859817814) yields 9 shares of topicus as long as the purchase is made before record date. So 5 shares might be the optimal minimum. Does the purchase have to be completed before Dec 23? Your insight on this is much appreciated!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Q: Hi, Topicus.com dividend scheduled for Jan 4 will be considered as eligible dividend for Tax purpose for Canadians. ( I think, I read in one of the answers)
We have CSU shares in a Non Regd account. What will be the Dollar value of dividend ? Thanks