Investment Q&A

Q: For asset allocation I follow AlphaBeta which suggest 6% for. Basic Materials I have 1.35%. Any suggestions for additions to this sector?
In Health Care it suggest 9% I have 6.44% mainly1.45 % in Well the rest must be from holdings in ETFs . Any suggestions.?

Q: What would be your top 2 -3 picks of ETF's to buy now and hold them in Canadian Margin Account that will not need to be reported on T 3511.

thanks.

Q: Which of these two stocks would you buy today for a long term hold (if you could only own one)?

Q: With regard to any ETF, do you prefer CAD hedged or not?

Q: I have the answer to Jim's question about the $9.00 jump in BYD on Friday.
It went up because I sold out my entire position on Thursday : (

Q: ABNB

Shares Should Soar once travel bans are lifted in EU, UK, Canada and USA. & the rest of the World. How many ABNB accommodations are there in the World and where are the are the majority situated. They had some trouble with French government recently ?
What are your thoughts.?
Do you see upside potential in ABNB ? RAK

Q: Does President XI like China's Billionaires .. He treated Mr. Ma of BABA Badly and punished the shares After all China is a Communist Country He seemed to hurt other Chinese Companies recently. Should I stay away from BABA and other Chinese
Companies. What about Taiwan ? Is it OK to invest in ? RAK

Q: Markets at Record Highs . Corrections happen. Is it wise to hold a portion of your portfolio 10 % in investments like HUV or VXX that go up when the market falls. These react with the VIX moving up. RAK

Q: Further to you explaining your investment philosophy in your July 9/21 answer to Todd.

Regarding not "averaging down".....how about the situation where you are slowly building a position over time, as funds become available? For example, I am in the process of building a position in Leon's (LNF). I bought in Jan '21-$21.60, Apr '21-$21.95, June '21-$21.65 and plan to buy my last portion when the monies become available in August or September. Each time I review various LNF metrics, as well as recent 5IR questions, and then decide whether adding is appropriate. If I continue to like the metrics/answers and LNF happens to be lower in price, I then feel like I am getting it on sale. Does this rationale make sense to you?

Thanks for your help...Steve

Q: I am waiting for EGLX to ease its decline. Earlier you suggested $7 could be a good entry price. Do you feel it should be purchased at today's price or wait further? Thank you.

Q: MTY Food Group reported excellent earnings today, and the stock climbed 17% as a result. This was despite the fact that there were still 359 of their locations closed at the close of the quarter due to covid. That number is now down to 258, as reopening continues. The eps was 93 cents for the quarter, which would be a run rate of $3.72 for a year, a p/e of about 17, which seems quite reasonable for a growing business. I'm thinking that the results should be significantly better once more of the locations are open, but it is hard to quantify that. How much better do you think the results might look once virtually all of the locations are open? If they are going to be making say, $5.00 a share, the stock looks quite cheap. Do you think this is a good buy at this price?

Q: What do you think about Payfare?

Seems like there is a lot of movement in the stock lately and wanted to know if this is a good time to jump in.

Q: I want to maximize my total return over the next 5 years without taking on excessive risk. Would switching LNF for TOI set me up to accomplish this goal? If the switch will increase risk beyond my expectation, can you suggest another company? Thank you

Q: Good afternoon,

Could you please pass along on how best to take advantage of rising copper prices both using an equity( s) and etf.
Same question as it applies to the semi conductor space.
Please feel free to deduct 2 credits as I have posed 2 questions.

Thank you,
Brad

thank you.

Q: Is Cielo Waste solutions Corp. business model stable or profitable now or in the future? Is it negative or positive Cash Flow now, if negative could it be Cash Flow positive in the future?

Q: Peter, I would appreciate your analysis of Hillcrest Energy.

It looks like it has rebranded itself as a clean energy co. (used to be Hillcrest Petroleum) which may be what has attracted investors, but what are its fundamentals like?

Q: It is my understanding that a 75% Capital Gain Inclusion Rate means simply that 75% of the capital gains are subject to tax. The percentage of tax owing is based on one's income. So if one's income was low enough the tax owed on the capital gain might be less than 75%. Brenda's question and your response seems to suggest otherwise. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Thanks,
Jim

Q: What would be the best replacement for Photon or would it be better to hold on to cash for a possible correction.

Thanks as always

Thomas

Q: A RECENT GUEST ON MARKET CALL INDICATED CONCERN ABOUT REVENUE GROWTH NOT TRANSLATING INTO EARNINGS GROWTH.
ASSUMING YOU CONCUR WITH THE CONCERN DOES KXS HAVE OR EXPECT TO HAVE THE PRICING POWER OR COST CONTROL TO BRING EARNINGS GROWTH IN LINE WITH SALES GROWTH?
IF YOU DONT SHARE THE CONCERN - WHY?
THANKS, HUGH

Q: Hi 5i,

I own RY; TD; BNS.

Would you sell BNS to buy EQB for diversification for a 5 year hold?

Capital gains not a problem. Any thoughts on EQB would be helpful.

Thanks
John