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Q: Thank you for your prompt and your customary excellent answer to my earlier question!

Q: 1. May I then request you to give me a concentrated collection of small/midcaps energy stocks that you think will be comparable to an ETF? say ZJO?

Q 2: Big and mid to big caps that are comparable to XEG?

I will leave the number of stock selection to your discretion.

Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on November 09, 2021
Q: Peter; Any reason natural gas is off about .45cents this am ? Thanks. Rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on November 09, 2021
Q: Continues to drift lower. Would you be buyers? I suspect there are some further tax loss selling going on.
Read Answer Asked by Chris on November 09, 2021
Q: Hello 5i Team

I currently hold a Canada Real Return Bond (Canada Dec-21) in a RRSP account which matures December 01, 2021.

I would like to maintain my current exposure to Real Return Bonds, however from experience I find it very difficult to purchase Real Return Bonds from my discount broker.

I am looking at the following current Real Return Bond ETF:

XRB – MER = 0.39 % – Effective Duration 15.26 year – YTM 1.83 %

ZRR – MER = 0.28 % – Effective Duration 15.91 year – YTM 1.65 %

Three newer ETFs based on the US short term TIPS are as follows:

BMO Short-Term US TIPS Index ETF (Hedged Units) [ZTIP.F] – MER = 0.17 % – Effective Duration 2.65 year – YTM 0.24 %

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) [XSTH] – MER = 0.15 % – Effective Duration 2.60 years – YTM 0.23 %

Mackenzie US TIPS Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) [QTIP] – MER = 0.17 % – Effective Duration 8.05 year – YTM 1.13 %

Which ETF would be a suitable replacement for my Canadian $ Real Return Bond maturing on December 01, 2021?

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on November 09, 2021
Q: I have two smaller positions (about 1% each) in Gildan and Manulife, and I am considering consolidating them into a position in Apple (would be roughly 2.3% of total portfolio). I believe I still have room to add to my technology weighting, as I am around 12% currently, and I still have decent exposure to both consumer discretionary (roughly 10%) and financials (roughly 19%). Would such a switch be reasonable, or do you feel a more compelling argument could be made for consolidating around either GIL or MFC?
Read Answer Asked by Domenic on November 09, 2021
Q: I read your answer on DND this morning and you noted they missed EPS expectations.

I was trying to figure that out after the earnings were released yesterday but it seems pretty muddy to me with the shares, debentures, diluted eps/non diluted etc. The EPS expected on the TD site was 21cents and if you take shares outstanding (listed on TD at 68.1m) I get 32cents EPS on income of 22.1m.

So to break that down what did you see as the expected EPS and on what basis was it?

Also I cannot find any information on the debentures (other than the amount raised and the nominal denomination) and at what rate/level they are convertible. Do you have that information?
Read Answer Asked by Graham on November 09, 2021
Q: Hello,
I thought Nvei's results were very good. Why is the stock tumbling? Would you add at this time to Nuvei for full position of 5 percent? What are your thoughts on ATS automation and Trisura and Auto Canada for longer term? Also with big push on EVs, would it be a good time to buy NFI? Thank you for the service.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on November 09, 2021
Q: Hi 5i
1. What is your opinion on PYPL earnings and future?

Does this company hold any/much interest to you..why/why not?
With the current drop in share price what would be decent entry point? Would you add to existing position,hold or exit?

2. With reference to a previous question on NUVEI, what would you consider good entry point for this stock given current price drop.

Thx
Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on November 09, 2021