Investment Q&A

Q: Hi, what do you think of the coronavirus impact on CAE and CIGI?

Q: I currently don't have either of these companies in my portfolio and need to add to my industrial sector. Both are related to the aviation industry. Which of these do you see as being a better long term hold and why? Do you have any concerns around the sustainability of either? Any debt concerns. I do like the much higher income potential with EIF, but don't wish to be short sighted either. Your feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

Q: Good afternoon.

I’m interested in which you prefer (1 and 2) in each category below.

ATD.B, PBH, MRU, L

SLF, TD, BAM.A, TRI

WSP, SIS, CAE

CSU, SHOP, ENGH, KXS

BEP.UN, FTS, AQN

Thank you.

Q: What’s your current thoughts on CAE? long term holder but a large portion of my gains have been lost recently. I assume due to the thought the demand for simulators and their services will drop?

Q: Would you be comfortable taking a position in these two?

Q: I am a long term holder of CAE and would like to take advantage of the market turbulence to add more. Can you please offer some thoughts as to the sensitivity of CAE to a downturn in the aviation and travel sectors?

Thanks for your awesome service. Think of all the good you guys are doing for the retail investor at this time in particular.

Q: Hello Peter and Staff
I know the markets are very volatile - any reason for the 7.45% drop on March 5th?

Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: I have CCL.B in a few of my portfolios; do you think its time to sell and replace? I allocate 50% of CCL.B to Consumer Staples and 50% to Materials. Right now CAE is the only Material security that interests me, are there others that you would recommend, I don't want MX. I have PBH and ATD.B in Consumer Staples and could add to either of these or are there others that I should consider. I'm a buy and hold type of investor; with a growth focus.

Q: "This is the chance I've been waiting for". Based on the market sell-off and a scenario where I have no stock holdings and want to build a new portfolio, which 6 Canadian companies do you believe:
1. have the most short and long term upside potential based on the fact that they are now undervalued
2. have the strongest fundamentals to power them upward
3. are located in the right sectors
Yet still, because of the nature of their business, are somewhat insulated from the current negative market conditions.
Which companies should I buy today?
I thank you for your guidance.

Q: Hello 5i team,
I've held a good number of stocks you hold in your BE portfolio and I've managed to obtain a 14% compound annual total return in the last 11 years.
100% of my portfolio is in equities; I'll be shortly 77 years old and plan to reduce my equity exposure to 30%, with the above stocks in mind.
Your opinion is most valuable
Antoine

Q: Could you please provide me with your you three picks from your Balanced Portfolio to deploy excess cash into once the current correction reaches near bottom (tough to time I know.)
Thank
Phil

Q: I am in the process of helping my fiance invest her money. She has 14 000 in her TFSA. Can you suggest a mix of stocks? She still has approximately 25 years left in her job as a nurse. As she has many more years of work, she is willing to take on a high degree of risk for a 'growth portfolio.'

Regards,
Ryan

Q: Hi guys, I own the following with the respective total portfolio weightings. My TFSA is all CDN and RRSP is a mix of USD/CDN. When I rebalance, should I try and rebalance with respect to % of TFSA and % of RRSP or rebalance each holding as a percent of overall portfolio? If the latter, I would consolidate some of the holdings in my TFSA to bump up the individual weightings. Are there any obvious adjustments that I should make? I’m heavy on AAPL but have sold so much of it over the years I’m very tempted to let the remaining shares ride.
Please deduct as many credits as you see fit and many thanks for the excellent service you provide. The Q/A is invaluable as are the periodic market summaries. You’ve pulled me away from the panic button many, many times.
RESP:
VFV 1.30%
RRSP:
GOOG 4.78%
AYX 3.77%
AAPL 11.77%
BNS 5.26%
ENB 5.50%
GH 3.69%
XQQ 6.23%
JPM 4.80%
GUD 1.63%
NVDA 5.91%
DIS 3.25%
VXC 24.23%
TFSA:
ATD.B 1.96%
CAE 1.30%
WEED 0.48%
CSU 2.73%
GSY 1.94%
GC 1.59%
KXS 1.42%
LSPD 1.80%
MX 0.67%
PHO 1.14%
SHOP 2.69%

Q: I am underweight in these companies from your Balanced Portfolio and I have some money to buy into one of the above. It would not materially affect my sector weighting and dividends, while nice, do no affect my choices. Which one would you suggest for a long term hold?

Q: Good Afternoon,

I’m typically a contrarian stock buyer. With the stock market at record levels right now, would you suggest wait for a pullback or do you have any stocks that I should consider buying? Thank you.

Q: For a 10yr hold what would be your 5 top TFSA picks at the moment
Thanks

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

We have a 2.5% position in CN, and are a bit underweight in the industrial sector. Would the ongoing rail line blockade and slight decline in share price represents a buying opportunity? Or would a new investment into WSP, for example, be a better strategy? (Our other industrials are CAE, SIS, and TFII). Thanks in advance for your valued advice.

Q: We have the following in our RESP: ABT, BNS, NFI, ENB, TRP, PIF, MX, and BEP.UN and ~$4,000 in cash. The grandkids are now 6 and 5. As you can see, no particular philosophy has been at work so far. What might you suggest adding to the mix? Is there anything that should be sold?

Thanks, Bob.

Q: I have some American cash that I would like to put to work but am hesitant to buy American stocks. I know there are Canadian companies that are listed in the United States. My question is, which Canadian companies that are listed in the U.S. would you buy today, based on the belief that they have the most upward potential for 2020. I would appreciate it if you could suggest 5 or 6 companies.

Q: In our RESP we now have: MX, NFI, BNS, PIF, ABT, TRP, ENB and BEP.UN. The kids are still young (6 and 5). We have ~4K to invest now and wonder what you might think would be a good addition. Are there some you would delete?

Thanks for your wonderful service, Bob.