Investment Q&A

Q: When does REAL next report and what is expected? Also, what kind of beat will be needed to get REAL back on an upwards trajectory. It's been drifting lower over the past while. Are you still high on the company?

Q: How does a Canadian investor become part of a new US issue. POSH IPO investors were able to garner over 100% return on the first day of trading but I'm not aware how to become part of a US IPO.

Thanks!
Adam

Q: I would like a definition of a few words that are in the Asset Allocation & Other Statistics section of your portfolios, namely:
Active, upside capture of 2.40 vs 1, Down Semi-Std Dev. of 1.14% vs .60%.
I read the basic definitions in Investopedia and would like to know the relation between the data.

Q: Can you please comment on this stock. Thank you!

Q: Hi Gang
Can you give us your take on xrx
Thanks Mike B

Q: I hold a position in FCR.UN. that was part of a real estate trio in an income portfolio. The other  "partners" are TCN and BPY.UN which was recently sold for tax harvesting purposes.
The question now is should I sell FCR.UN which is just slightly in a loss position?
If the suggestion is to be patient and hold, what other one should I purchase as part of a real estate trio, aka to replace BPY.UN?........Thanks.......Tom

Q: Regarding the preferred share offer. The option of 0.66 of BPYY is based on a par value of US$25 x 0.66 =$16.50. BPYY is currently trading at US$24.59 and has a 6.61%dividend. This effectively values BPY at US$16.23. So you have the choice of getting $16.23 for something worth $16.87 (all US) Please tell me if this calculation is correct.

Q: I have depended upon NUANce's voice recognition software for twenty years. Good product & continuously improved with each iteration (now at Version 15). But as an investment it has been a dog -- bumping around the 10-20 USD range year after year. With no dividend to compensate. Until the pandemic. Since Mar 20 of this year the stock climbed from $14 and is now hitting $50, and still growing. One other point: their main software product, Dragon NaturallySpeaking (renamed Dragon Professional), was -- for nearly a decade -- priced at an MSRP of $150 USD. This month that price jumped instantly to $500 USD. Bam! My Question: Please offer your opinion about the prospects for this company as a worthy investment vehicle over the next few years. Thanks.

Q: Hi, could you please rank these REITs first in terms of safety of distribution and secondly in terms of potential growth. Thanks.

KWH, ERE, HOM, CHP, DIR, NWH, CRT

Q: What do you think of nhw.un
thanks Phil

Q: In a previous question relating to TRP, you wrote "Interest might come back to the name but with the poor momentum, we would prefer to wait for some sustained strength in shares before getting interested." How much emphasis do you put on momentum vs valuation? And with an increase in momentum, you would see an increase in the valuation. If you were a long term investor and believed in the company why not buy at a more attractive price?

Q: Hi 5i. I am interested in the lithium space. I have listed three stocks that I have found. Would you recommend this space and if so what would be your favourite? It doesn't have to be from my list.

Thanks again for your reasoned advice.

Cathy

Q: Happy New Year to all of you.
With EV sector is getting hot day by day. Instead of chasing a particular EV company to invest, does that make sense that chips are required to build EVs? If that is true, which chip company (or companies) products are more involved? such as ....

Thanks,

Lin

Q: Can you tell me which stock is currently cheaper to buy and the price metric you rely on: Birchcliff or Keyera? I would like to get exposure to natural gas sector and based on Q&A these two companies seem to be your current favourites. Are there other significant differences between the two to factor in? thanks again - John C

Q: I have done well owning ATA. Do you think it's a stock I should keep for the long run? I own it in my TFSA so selling doesn't effect a tax gain.

Thanks as always for your advice

Q: Hi Team,
After languishing a long time, VEGN shows encouraging signs of life, with much higher volume and price. I would appreciate your views on this stock and whether it could be a good buy now. If not, what else ?

Gratefully,

Jacques IDS

Q: Can I have your thoughts on this stock? Thank you.

Q: Looking for growth companies to increase returns on my portfolio. I have chosen these four companies knowing fully well they can be volatile. Are there any reasons you wouldn't buy any one of them at these levels? My intention is to buy them as a 'growth basket'. If you think others might have more potential, please feel free to suggest them.

Q: HI 5i -

What is your take on this company (Eguana Tech), recognizing that it is very small - is it financially healthy? What do you think of its revenue prospects as part of the larger energy storage market? They claim to have a patented storage solution that is superior to competitors, and apparently have an order backlog of ~$23M.

Thanks,
Tom

Q: What is your assessment of GDNP? To me this seems like a no brainer. A company that makes bio-degradable plastic packaging in today's eco-friendly investing environment should do well.