Q: As a general rule how much of one's portfolio should be in US dollars to hedge currency risk?
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Q: I realize that you do not have a crystal ball however my concern is over the Covid Variants especially the ones in India. There is a suggestion that some of the variants may block the effectiveness of the vaccines. If this becomes a huge issue, I am thinking that the market could be in for another rout. I wonder if sitting in cash is the prudent thing to do and just wait out the current virus situation. The market has gone up allot and I would rather give up a small potential gain over time vs a large drop in a much shorter period of time. Your thoughts?
- Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)
- NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
- AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)
- Stryker Corporation (SYK)
- Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
- Miscellaneous (MISC)
- Cencora Inc. (COR)
Q: Hi! I am using the Balanced Equity portfolio however as a complete portfolio it falls short in that there are no Us/Global stocks. There are area s the Canadian market doesn’t represent well. If you were to complement the Balanced Equity portfolio with 6-8 US/Global names, what stocks would complete the portfolio?
Q: Hi group wondering what your general thoughts are on inflation and what stocks would benefit the most if we get high inflation going fwd . What are your thoughts and recommendations going fwd
Q: Around march or April last year you published a special opportunity report listing 10 companies such as Byd,Csu,Cae,etc.
Would you make any changes today?
Do you plan to do an update?
Would you make any changes today?
Do you plan to do an update?
- EnWave Corporation (ENW)
- Centerra Gold Inc. (CG)
- First Majestic Silver Corp. (FR)
- Kinaxis Inc. (KXS)
- Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS)
- Canopy Growth Corporation (WEED)
- Miscellaneous (MISC)
- B2Gold Corp. (BTO)
- Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (KL)
- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (WDO)
- Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM)
- Real Matters Inc. (REAL)
Q: Thanks to Moez for a nice article/stock screener today. I was surprised to see so many companies from the Metals sector.
IF he were to apply one more criterion to the 22 companies that made the list, i.e. debt load, which companies would come up on the top?
( the companies with the least debt load to the most)
Thanks.
IF he were to apply one more criterion to the 22 companies that made the list, i.e. debt load, which companies would come up on the top?
( the companies with the least debt load to the most)
Thanks.
Q: The CAPE ratio (Cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio) of the S&P 500 presently rests over 36X compared to its historical average which is much, much lower. What future influences can you see to affect its measure going forward other than a market pullback?
Q: How do big block trades work?
You mentioned yesterday LSPD's SP dropped almost 6% likely due to a 3 million share+ block trade, while Friday's total volume traded was only 1.3 million shares. If so, can we expect another sell down on Monday until that 3 million share+ block is totally "consumed"? It seems the large portfolio managers are manipulating SPs, at the expense of the retails, to get their privately negotiated deals done (by suppressing SP to the deal's level). Where is the regulatory agency's protection for all investors in this regard. My "paper loss" was about 17% on LSPD from yesterday. Please help me in understanding this process better. Just frustrated. Thanks.
You mentioned yesterday LSPD's SP dropped almost 6% likely due to a 3 million share+ block trade, while Friday's total volume traded was only 1.3 million shares. If so, can we expect another sell down on Monday until that 3 million share+ block is totally "consumed"? It seems the large portfolio managers are manipulating SPs, at the expense of the retails, to get their privately negotiated deals done (by suppressing SP to the deal's level). Where is the regulatory agency's protection for all investors in this regard. My "paper loss" was about 17% on LSPD from yesterday. Please help me in understanding this process better. Just frustrated. Thanks.
Q: Hello 5i gang.
I have a general question that I'm hoping you can shed some light on.
I find it difficult to get my head around some of the market cap. vs revenue etc of some of these high flyers discussed here on a regular basis.
Can you give me a general sense of how a company that is currently at 20m in revenue with a market cap of 1.3b would grow into this valuation? Are we talking multiple years of several hundred % growth compounding? Or am I looking at this all through the incorrect lens?
I assume at some point fundamentals will matter and if said growth does not materialize, the stock price will come back to the "correct" valuation?
Thanks for your help.
I have a general question that I'm hoping you can shed some light on.
I find it difficult to get my head around some of the market cap. vs revenue etc of some of these high flyers discussed here on a regular basis.
Can you give me a general sense of how a company that is currently at 20m in revenue with a market cap of 1.3b would grow into this valuation? Are we talking multiple years of several hundred % growth compounding? Or am I looking at this all through the incorrect lens?
I assume at some point fundamentals will matter and if said growth does not materialize, the stock price will come back to the "correct" valuation?
Thanks for your help.
Q: I read the questions and sometimes I get the impression you view volatile stocks as risky. For example, TSU could be at $17.00 and three days later it is $24.00 and the next day it is $16.00. This happens with other stocks as well. Is this as a result of people dumping when these stocks go up a few dollars in a few days or is it computerized selling. What is your opinion on why this type of volatility happens with some stocks. I have read that this DMYD is going to act like that but produce big gains. Thank you. I await your good information.
Q: I bought a spread call on Nexflix as one transaction and occur a loss. Do I report as 2 transactions on my taxes or one transaction? One option is profit and another one at loss. Am I allowed to claim a loss or it is not allowed for under 30 days.
Are there any specific Tax rules on trading spread options?
Thanks for the great service
Are there any specific Tax rules on trading spread options?
Thanks for the great service
Q: I will have to claim USA 10K profit in CDN dollars so my question is I already paid taxes on $10k. If I decide to convert all my USA holding to CDN dollars will I end up paying double taxes? Plus how do I calculate USA dollar cost on my profit?
Thanks for the 5i research - I have reduced my losses to almost zero.
Thanks for the great service.
Thanks for the 5i research - I have reduced my losses to almost zero.
Thanks for the great service.
Q: Hello Folks:
It recently appears Tech stocks are moving opposite direction to industrials such as Cummins, Caterpillar, John Deere and others.
I would think the reason these industrials have moved up so much is based on an improving economy. If so why do tech stocks decline when these industrials increase?
Do you feel there perhaps continues to be more upside in these industrial stocks than tech? What are your views on these industrial stocks (including Honeywell) as longer term holds with aggregate an weighting equal to tech?
Thanks for your excellent service
brian
It recently appears Tech stocks are moving opposite direction to industrials such as Cummins, Caterpillar, John Deere and others.
I would think the reason these industrials have moved up so much is based on an improving economy. If so why do tech stocks decline when these industrials increase?
Do you feel there perhaps continues to be more upside in these industrial stocks than tech? What are your views on these industrial stocks (including Honeywell) as longer term holds with aggregate an weighting equal to tech?
Thanks for your excellent service
brian
Q: Please name from your portfolios companies that have the following
-at least 200 million market cap
-Return on equity a minimum of 15% for at least 5 years in a row
-net debt to free cash flow below 3
Growth at least on average 5% yearly
Thank you
-at least 200 million market cap
-Return on equity a minimum of 15% for at least 5 years in a row
-net debt to free cash flow below 3
Growth at least on average 5% yearly
Thank you
Q: Good morning, i wanted to move slowly from individual stocks to ETF's mainly because of less ibdividual company risk. I want to stay fully invedted in the stock market but more and more concerned about capital appreciation. Does this make sense for someone who still wants to stay in the stock market, thanks?
Q: I hold DYNAMIC ACTIVE GLOBAL DIVID ETF UNITS (DXG) and the bank has sent me a T3 slip (Box 21) indicating I have earned $5384 as a capital gain. I didn't sell my ETF. I thought you report gain or loss only after you sell in a calendar year.
If I would have sold my ETF on Dec 22 my gain would be close to 10K how did they come up with only 5384.
I call my bank and they advise slip was generated "Non-cash distribution as part of the phantom payment." however I didn't receive any money.
Can you please advise do I have to report this gain or report when I actually sell the units?
I do my own Taxes. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for the great service.
If I would have sold my ETF on Dec 22 my gain would be close to 10K how did they come up with only 5384.
I call my bank and they advise slip was generated "Non-cash distribution as part of the phantom payment." however I didn't receive any money.
Can you please advise do I have to report this gain or report when I actually sell the units?
I do my own Taxes. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for the great service.
Q: There are some experts who suggest that humanity’s greatest threat is climate change, even more urgent than COVID-19. If this is true then should not all of our future decisions be filtered with a relative carbon footprint weighing.
In your opinion what is the future of the resource sector, particularly energy, in my portfolio?
In your opinion what is the future of the resource sector, particularly energy, in my portfolio?
Q: Buy & Sell are specific recommendations. Hold is confusing? I’ve heard that analysts don’t want to issue sell recommendations for various reasons and that hold means sell. The question I would like answered is;
Why would you hold a stock you would not buy?
I have started a thread in the brokerages and research section of the forums if anyone wants to comment.
Why would you hold a stock you would not buy?
I have started a thread in the brokerages and research section of the forums if anyone wants to comment.
Q: Tech has been correcting and I recently read an article in the G&M that professional portfolio managers had reduced tech exposure by 24%. This led me to wonder if index ETFs adjust their portfolios continuously throughout the month or at the end of the month. If the latter, I would expect pressure on tech shares to continue until the end of the month with no opportunity for a rebound until April. Am I correct? Thanks as always.
Q: Could you help me understand how dividends works ?
For exemple, I bought GSY when the dividend was 7,4%. I see that if I add new shares today, the dividend will be 2,20%. How will the dividend be calculated for the next dividend payment if I do buy new shares ?
If I don't buy new shares, will the dividend payment on my existing shares be 2,20% ?
Or to put it differently, do I just multiply the present dividend (0,66$) by my number of shares ?
Gratefully,
Jacques IDS
For exemple, I bought GSY when the dividend was 7,4%. I see that if I add new shares today, the dividend will be 2,20%. How will the dividend be calculated for the next dividend payment if I do buy new shares ?
If I don't buy new shares, will the dividend payment on my existing shares be 2,20% ?
Or to put it differently, do I just multiply the present dividend (0,66$) by my number of shares ?
Gratefully,
Jacques IDS