Investment Q&A

Q: On a 1 (unlikely) to 10(very likely) scale how much likelihood do you place in recent predictions of people like Michael Burry and Jeremy Grantham that this is just the start of the bear market, and that markets could drop a further 50% from here?

Q: Hi Peter, Do you think so called July hike by Fed and recession fears are already reflected upto some extent in today's market ?

Q: Following the much-anticipated rate increases that are pending here and in the US, would you buy a house or two for rental income and hopefully sell in the next 2-3 years for a quick profit?
Similarly, would you invest in a developer in Ontario who is building twelve homes in a small subdivision to sell and build to spec for buyers?
Thanks.

Q: What interest factors do analysts use to calculate the discount on equity cash flows?
Perhaps you could give us novices an example.
Thank you

Q: What do you recommend for high yield short term savings?

Q: How can one best analyze in a simplistic way the cashflow of a company, what is the ratio that you fine most useful in your analysis?

Q: In a recession which should perform better oil or natural gas producers as it looks like this war is going to drag on?
Please rank the the natural gas production in Arc ,Cnq,tourmaline
Thank you

Q: For fun if you were to build a concentrated portfolio with Canadian stocks maximum holding 7-10 what would be your picks today.

Q: Hello,

I am looking at buying some corporate bonds for the fixed income portion of my portfolio.

Via my discount brokerage account, I see annual yield between 3% and 4.5% for terms between 3 and 4 years for bonds issued by big banks or Lifeco. If I hold to maturity, am I correct my annual return will be the annual yield?

Also, anything to watch for with these securities? To make my life easier, I was planning on buying a few larger positions to balance my portfolio (as opposed to the typical 7% max stock position for the equiy portion of the portfolio).

Thank you for your help.

Q: Hello,

With GIC rates now getting interesting, would you know if we can benefit within a discount brokerage account (i.e. buy a GIC or similar guarantee product within a trading account).

The idea is to invest the cash balances in my RRSP & TFSA accounts.

Thank you,

Q: When a Stock/ETF gives a yield percent, how do you calculate payout? Is it a percent of the present stock price, number of stocks times that percent?

thanks,
Paul

Q: I am interested in trading micro mini contracts and futures for indexes or any other commodities. Do you recommend any brokerage company or can you point out where should I start.

Thanks for your great service.

Q: I would like to add a number if 1 oz maple leaf coins we have to Basic Materials in Portfolio Analytics. Is this possible. Thank you -- Ian

Q: Is there a site that gives FCF yields for stocks?

Q: Dear5i
I have either ETF or individual stock investments in all the major exchanges
except for the Dow Jones . Do you think it would be prudent to have some Dow representation or is the Tsx , S&P500 and nasdaq sufficient ? I understand that ZDJ is an ETF on the DOW but i`m not sure if being Canadian hedged is a good idea now . Your thoughts ?
Also i know this is a geopolitical question but would appreciate your thoughts .The Ukraine/Russia war seems to be an additional source for supply chain disruption especially with regards to commodities , which in turn drives inflation which in turn drives interest rates higher . My question i guess would be what`s your best guess as to what percentage the war has to do with inflation and rising interest rates . In other words does the war have to come to an end to see any real and sustained improvement in inflation and therefore rising rates ?
As always thanks for your input , much appreciated .
Please deduct the appropriate credits .
Bill C

Q: How much does one actually save using Norbett's Gambit as opposed to simply buying the stock and letting the company convert?

For the sake of simplicity, let's say we're talking about Questrade and that the exchange rate doesn't change over the 5 or so days it takes to process.

Q: Hello team,

Given the situation in the market, I would like to sell some stuff to recover the taxes I paid on capital gains back in 2020. But before doing that, I have a tax question: How do I recover the taxes paid on net capital gains in previous years? Let's say that I had made a capital gain of 100K in 2020 of which I had to pay taxes on 50K. Now, assuming my income hasn't changed, if I declare 50K in capital losses this year, do I get back all tax paid on my 2020 capital gains?

I know you are not tax experts but I hope you can give me a quick and general answer.

Thanks for your guidance! :)

Q: What is the 12 month high and low for the Nasdaq 100

Q: Hi Guys
Just an observation, but do you guys put as much thought into the entry price you pay for a security as you do on your research?
From my past experience, it has always been the entry price that determines if i make money or not.
An example would be Annergia & Xebec & Questor
Thanks! Gord

Q: PPR recently sent out a proxy vote. Upon signing into the website, I changed the “Appointee” to me. It stated: You or your designate must attend the meeting for your vote to be counted.” This is the first time I’ve seen such a requirement. I disagree with the statement. Last year with Covid a lot of companies wanted their shareholders to stay away from meetings, yet their votes counted. Now PPR is withholding a shareholders vote, due to mandatory attendance. Would they have a company bylaw to allow this and Is it setting a precedence?