Investment Q&A

Q: Hi
I have been renovating an old cottage on the east coast, it seems that the supply chain has “broken” when trying to get lumber supplies to the extent that builders are saying forget about new builds.
Is there a buying opportunity here for lumber companies and if so what companies would you suggest.
Thanks
Melissa

Q: hello
What is your view of Fax Capital ? I understand this is like buying a small cap mutual fund of sorts. So it all comes down to management prior success. Do they have a track record of active ownership either at Fax or previously ?
thanks

Q: Could you please comment on URL or NameSilo Technologies Corp.

Many thanks,

Dave

Q: Hi,

My question is on Intermap Technologies Corporation. The stock has had a big run lately and mainly due to a debt restructuring deal. Its ~34M of debt (which was crippling the company before) will be settled in this private placement for 1M dollars. Moreover, it's subscription business is growing which should provide a solid foundation for the company. With a few more contracts and the debt settled, this company should be EPS going forward. If so, the companies $190M NOL carry-forwards should convert to deferred tax asset (which would be larger than the market cap). Not to mention, its tangible and off-balance sheet assets...

What are you thoughts on this company going forward? Am I missing something in my analysis.. this stock still seems cheap (assuming the debt conversion takes place). I look forwars to your reply.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,
I know you continue to like Loblaws, which we own. We also own Metro, which has a much better one-year chart. Is there a compelling reason to continue to hold L? Why is it such a laggard? It appears to me that the Shoppers Drug Mart acquisition didn't really yield the results that one may have expected. Am I wrong about this? Your insight is invaluable.

Q: Hello,
recently I was listening to an interview of a portfolio manager of Artemis Capital. He was discussing portfolio construction and allocations to different types of investment classes.
His firm did research over an extended period of time and they devised an allocation model which performed the best over the time frame. The main point of the interview was diversification which would be in line with what 5i keeps saying time and time again when reading replies to member questions.
Having said all that, there is one point they made which I did not follow to well and would like your view on. They indicated that they would allocate a portion of a portfolio to volatility. Anyway, I did not understand and would like to know what they meant by this. They were talking about options so is it basically using puts and calls?
If you can expand on what would constitute investing in volatility and perhaps give a few examples i would appreciate it to help my understanding of this concept.
Thanks,
Dan

Q: GUY is suppose to be taken over at $1.85 cash and close end of this month, but its trading at 1.78 currently, why the discount? Is there any major risk of this deal falling apart? Any major regulatory approval missing? Thanks

Q: WOULD YOU C ONSIDER THIS STOCK A BUY AT THIS TIME

Q: ACQ has ticked up but I am still at a 50% loss (registered act). In the interest of getting rid of laggards and an attempt to high grade into quality names currently at discounts...would you cut your losses on this one or hold for recovery

Q: Poor old TH is doing nothing. There drugs seem to be recognized as good. What is wrong ? Do they lack direction. Do they need something new. Are they working on C19 vaccine Should I start accumulating or leave it alone. RAK

Q: In the aging demographics trade, which of the three companies would you buy right now and which would you sell?

What are the valuation and growth projections for PLC and SIS?

Q: Just reading about the new limited resource capital notes (LRCNs) that RBC is issuing to institutional investors at 4.5%. Since these pay interest, they are better for the banks than equity because they can deduct interest payments but not dividends. For investors, dividends are preferable from a tax point of view but I am wondering if banks are going to try and reduce traditional preferrred share offerings and issue more of these LRCNs. This is probably why preferreds have gone up recently. How do you see this playing out?

Q: hi folks:

i have read from several different sources that this will be one of the better and most likely survivors in the US pot biz

quarterly revenues are building and 'things' are looking good

it may be beyond your scope, yet if not, can you add any colour

thanks

Q: Good morning your thoughts on MNR thanks again

Q: Hi
If someone who already has a position in Gold and wants to add to their position from 2% to 10% AT THIS STAGE of Gold's cycle,
what would you suggest? 50/50 split between Junior Golds and Senior Golds (4% each) or asymmetrical buying of more Junior Golds than Senior producers? (Say 5% and 3 %)
Risk tolerance high.
Can add in any of my portfolios.
Question # 2: To one of my previous questions, you mentioned that Big boys moving the money around is 50% of the reason why the stock market is on a tear. (I am paraphrasing your words!)
When will these big boys take a liking for Gold? And how can one identify the smart money's movement into Gold?

Q: I've read the Q & A's on veev and see that it's a name you like longer term. What about the short term? How do you like it at the current price given that it's experienced a nice run in the last month or so. Does it have legs to keep going higher shorter term in your view? I bought some today and it immediately dropped and of course I'm wondering whether I was the last one to join the party. I realize you don't have a crystal ball. Thank you as always.

Jason

Q: After taking several large hits from companies not in your portfolios, I would like to get back on track. Can you please recommend your top 5 companies for growth. Thank you

Q: So if one agrees that a significant US tech exposure in a portfolio seems correct but the Big 5 US mega-techs and their valuations seem scary at the moment, given the recent correction of a stock like Intel, would you recommend that this investor with a 2 to 3 year horizon buy Intel at this level, watch it for a while and see how it settles in, start a partial position, consider other tech companies (such as what?) or continue to build positioning in the Big 5 and not focus on their valuations??? And perhaps a comment from you regarding what you would advise this concerned investor from a safety perspective regarding some of your favourite tech growers that have even higher valuations (Docusign, TTD, Team, etc.) - what is your recomendation and opinion in the context of this question comparing adding to those growthy tech names versus an Intel or a Cisco type tech purchase. I guess in essence I want to know whether you think the extra risk at this time is warranted over that term. Thank you for your anticipated helpful response - Ken

Q: hello
Is there a significant difference in business between these 2 ? Do you find them good buys today and witch would you prefer and why ?
thanks

Q: Nextech NTAR had quite a run today. I noticed they made a request for the stop trade and shortly after that they made an announcement on their pending earnings results. What is your take on the sudden turn around from the past 2 or 3 days.
Thanks John