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Investment Q&A

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Q: Stantec continues to show little growth as it has over the past five years. At 1.63% it also has a meager dividend. It compares poorly to WSP over five years. Is it that WSP has better management, better mix of business, better geographical locations or some other factors? Since WSP has dropped somewhat recently, would you recommend a switch from STN to WSP at this stage or stay the course with STN? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by mitchell on July 03, 2018
Q: Since it's recent run WSP has become about 3.2% of my portfolio I am thinking of moving some funds to PBH which is 2%. Looking at your company data the earnings growth projected for PBH is 35% whereas WSP is 6.6%. Based on the analyst median prices for each the return from todays price would be WSP -4.93%
and PBH 16.9%. It would appear that PBH has better potential over the coming year however WSP's price performance has been much stronger over the short term (certainly not over a 3yr period).

Would you make the switch? If so which factor would carry more weight: balancing the portfolio, projected return, or price momentum?

Many thanks.

Mike
Read Answer Asked by michael on June 25, 2018
Q: I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A BETTER DIVIDEND YIELD BUT STILL HAVE STOCK GROWTH
WHICH STOCKS WOULD YOU RECOMMEND(TOP 3)
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by gabriel on June 19, 2018
Q: I am transferring funds to a TFSA and an unregistered account.I have picked the above to be put in my TFSA and would like another 10 picks for my unregistered account as well as your opinion on the 10 for TFSA please.Both accounts have 100k to invest with a 10 year time line to retirement.
Read Answer Asked by Brad on June 07, 2018
Q: I am already overweight in tech, fintech, consumer staples and healthcare (which includes SIS) and underweight in industrial and financial sectors. Do you have any industrial or financial suggestions in either Canadian or USA growth stocks to help even out my portfolio please?
Read Answer Asked by Elaine or Gerry on May 17, 2018
Q: Retired and looking to move 125,000$ to unregistered invest. from fixed income to benefit from dividend tax credit. Can you please suggest 5 or 6 stocks with combination of groath and dividend?
Thanks
Sherrill
Read Answer Asked by Sherrill on May 07, 2018
Q: Hello 5i team. I have NFI New Flyer and XTC Exco presently as industrials. I would like to add a bit of money to my industrials exposure and I am asking for your direction or recommendation either from the 5i's portfolios or outside of. I prefer to stay in the Canadian area. Risk is not a major factor for me in regards to this selection. Divi's make me a happy but also not a final decision maker. I can simply add to either of the above names also. I have twice as much XTC as I do NFI.
Thank you
You have been a tremendous help to me.
Read Answer Asked by Jeremy on May 01, 2018
Q: Greetings.

How would you rank the above companies against the backdrop of a rising interest rate environment?

Thank you.

John
Read Answer Asked by john on April 25, 2018
Q: I am building my porfolio following the BE porfolio. I have listed the stocks I currently do not own from the BE porfolio I have funds available to purchase 4 positions (or 8 half positions) in the stocks I have listed. Which four or eight would you recommend me adding?
SLF, CCL, WSP, CLS, PKI, GC, AEM, MG, ATD.B, PBH, GUD, TOY, AIF,
Read Answer Asked by Amber on April 23, 2018