Investment Q&A

Q: what do you think about the commodities area right now oil and gas precious metals
and the other group of metals? do you see the stock under preforming or doing better then the tsx in general? Also what 3 areas do you see possibly out preforming the markets?

Q: Hello
you did mention that 50% of the earnings are from USA
if that is the case
what is a good entry point? it has been dropping
with the energy sector retreating
thanks
1-3 years outlook with Mr Trump's energy policy?
thanks
Michael

Q: I own HHL and LIFE (two separate accounts). They aren't looking too healthy lately. What are the likely reasons? Trump, cover calls, interest rates, time of year, etc?
Thank You, Merry Christmas

Q: We own shares in a bunch of TSX listed Canadian companies like the banks, SHOP and AEM etc that are also listed on the NYSE. I feel the USD is going higher or perhaps I should say the CAD is going lower. The same may hold true for the European and Chinese stock exchanges, with all the currencies going lower against the USD. At some point I wonder if the Federal reserve will start to lower interest rates if the USD goes too high. Mr. Trump will be happy!
Not sure if it makes sense to shift the TSX traded stocks over to the US side of the ledger. We also own a lot of US listed stocks on the US exchanges. In away the low CAD has made the purchase of CA stocks using USD cheaper! What's your take? Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jim

Q: Hi,

Given the share' s pullback after the annouced departure of Fiserv's President and CEO (he is joining Trump's team), do you see this as a buying opportunity ?

Thanks

Q: I just read that XYL might be impacted by the 25% tariff Trump is teasing to apply to China and my portfolio currently holds XYL. With this in mind, for both XYL and AWK, what % of their products are manufactured in the USA vs China?......Thanks for the helpful info.....Tom

Q: Hello
BDT has pulled back recently despite decent earnings
what are the fundamental reasons for the pull back
does the upcoming D Trump tariffs affect this stock?
should one wait until feb 2025 to see ?
please give me an entry point , thanks
Michael

Q: I don't have any exposure to energy and wanted to know what your views are for the sector going forward. In the current market environment, what percentage of your portfolio would YOU invest in it? Your top stocks for growth? Would the 4 stocks mentioned be good candidates? Thanks in advance.

Q: Is there something to see here regards to UMAC or is it mostly the Don Jr. affect?
Why is RCAT following a similar pattern?

Q: All of the above companies have gone down recently. Is the US threat of 25% tariffs the reason for this decline or are there other factors in play?

Q: The Canadian market has been weak lately, and I think Trump's potential tariffs will mean more weakness near term. Rather than top up a TFSA in January, how about waiting for the near term anxiety to produce lower prices, and then get in?
John

Q: is this a good way to put cash to US dollars while we wait to see how negative the trump effect is going to be on the Canadian dollar/economy
Is there a better way that you would recommend
Many thanks

Q: Greetings:
In the December issue of CMS Norm Rothery picked his 10 stingy stocks. The above 3 have gone down continually since, to almost the 52 week low. Please give your opinion as to why the refiners are getting hit so hard. I realize that all energy stocks are in a slump, but not to this extent. Have the crack spreads narrowed ? and or what other reasons. Your analysis please?
Thanks,
BEN.

Q: Good morning Team, Regarding the consequences of Trumps threats I read the following (in the Globe): 'Our most sensitive name to Canadian economy and labour markets is Goeasy Ltd' What are your thoughts about that quote in particular and the most exposed Canadian companies in general? Thank you, Adel

Q: A significant portion of my portfolio is allocated to SPY and QQQ. When i feel a need to hedge what are the pro's and con's of Shorting (using inverse etfs) as opposed to just selling the SPY and QQQ positions.
I'm not trying to sidestep a routine pullback (< 10%) it is more the corrections (10 to 20%) or Crash scenario's that i'm wanting to protect against.

Q: Hi Peter & 5i staff

Thanks for answering my recent real estate sector question in which you suggested that Granite could help diversify my sector holdings.

According to a recent Globe and Mail article, would you agree that Granite "will experience tailwinds because it derives most of its revenue from US based assets"? The article focused on how to manage Trump 2.0.

Thanks as always for your timely responses.

Q: What is the impact of the proposed Trump Tariffs? Is this the reason for weakness in rails, oil and gas, and in general, the TSX lately? Happy holidays and thanks for all you do!

Q: Hi Team,
Is it just me or why do I get the feeling this market is getting a bit “out of whack” in some areas . It looks to me like people are selling the solid winners such as Nvda , for names such as Tesla and Bitcoin. Am I the only one that thinks some of the moves made since Trump got in will end up painful when the hype fades and there’s no real meat to back the valuations ? It’s almost like the irrational excuberance phase has kicked in like it did at the end of 2021 before the tech sector crashed. Except this time only in certain high flying names.

Just looking for your take on things as they stand today. Stay the course ? Join the Tesla party and fly into the sun ? Or buy the laggards perhaps in undervalued areas (Gsy , or even add to nvda dip for example, or trim nvda if the justification is there …which I don’t think it is) . Hard question perhaps!

Thanks ,
Shane

Q: Happy Holiday Season all! Our question is not about a specific stock but rather we will need to take a fair sum out of our TFSA and/or non-registered account within a month or so. We will need to sell stocks from a well diversified portfolio. Can you give us any direction as to which sector it would be best to target for this withdrawal. We would likely re-invest the money over the course of te next 12-18 months.

Q: Assuming stable oil prices and no Trump tariffs ( having no expectations on these 2 assumptions occurring or not ), which of these 2 companies dividends will grow more quickly ?

At what price of oil have the companies stated that their current dividend level could be maintained before lowering it ?

Thanks. Derek.