Investment Q&A

Q: In answer to Nick on Feb 7 about the topic of "company share splitting", I thought the practice in the past had to do with a lower share price making it easier for the small investor to buy 50 or 100 share "board lots". Now with the ease and ability of buying even 1 share, the board lot issue has all but disappeared. Not sure...just my recollection....Steve

Q: Hi Peter

Yesterday Horizon launched HULC and HXCN total return ETF's. Will appreciate your expert opinion on them against available ETF options from other providers.

Q: hi:
Last week, LSPD ( after a notable uptrend ) just experienced a gap down, and a dramatic 20% collapse in share price .
In the Candlestick world, such a pattern predicts that the decline will continue lower from here.
Do you feel there cause for concern ?
Thankyou

Q: Peter, it looks like skies are clear for this stock, but I'd be interested in your opinion. Raymond James forecasts a one year double on this stock "on the back of positive news concerning the TULSA- PRO [prostate cancer treatment which provides non-chemo, non-radiation ablation of affected tissue], starting with the technology’s US FDA clearance last August and then announcing its first US sales a few weeks later, moving the company from a clinical development company to a commercial-stage company."

Also, the company recently paid off all remaining debt with CIBC.

So... what do you see as potential hurdles for this one.

Q: I have held Chartwell for several years. I bought it because I thought as a leader in an industry with incredibly favourable demographics, there would be natural built-in growth drivers. I have concluded that the fact that they have not been able to capitalize on this inherent growth bias can only be attributable to the quality of it's management team. If this is not the case, what is the explanation for their under-performance relative to the rest of the market over the past several years? Also, can you see any possible share price catalysts in the near future that may influence my decision to bail or not....thanks...Glenn

Q: I have a general question on the Energy sector. To state the obvious this has been a very weak sector to invest. More recently, we had Jim Cramer come out and say investing in energy stocks is no longer attractive and fund flows are coming out of them as it does not "look good" to have these stocks in a fund. The extreme opposite is a well known Canadian manager who touts 2020 is the start of a new bull market in energy. However, when looking at performance of this fund it has a negative compound over 10 years and since inception.

I like taking a contrarian view, and can be patient, however, I am going back and forth on this but continue to side more with the view of Cramer as you can almost "feel" the shift in sentiment away from energy.

What are your views, and is it worthwhile to have any exposure here?

Q: Dear 5i
I'm looking to add a higher growth stock in my TFSA and was wondering which of the following will do better in terms of earnings over the next 1-2 years ......CAE , WSP or BYD .
I was also debating between TEAM and NOW for the TFSA as US possibilities . I would appreciate your thoughts .
Thanks
Bill C

Q: I see pictures of near empty big Chinese cities on tv. Sales of consumer electronics like smartphones and laptops must've plummeted or any consumer electronics for that matter. This will mean significant misses on the next quarter revenue. Why is the market shraging this off?

Q: Hello, are HXH and HXCN identical? Any idea why HXH is so thinly traded? Would you prefer one over the other if you are only looking for capital gains?
Thank you

Q: I need some help.
I am retired and moving to the U.S.and my current bank will not let me trade my RRSP once I establish residence in the U.S.
Do you know of any financial institutions which would allow me to trade my Canadian RRSP from a U.S. address?
I am and will remain a Canadian Citizen

Q: HELLO 5I TEAM
INE has recently signed an agreement with Quebec Hydro. It seems to me this relationship may create some long term value. Do you have an opinion at this early stage of the partnership. Thank you, appreciated as usual, best regards gary

Q: When does Xpel report and what are the expectations?

Q: Hi 5i Team:

Good day!

I am owning the above 4 stocks with a total less than 4.5%. The largest one is ENB. Instead of putting my cash (more than 10% of my portfolio) I wonder if I should buy more of some of these 4 stocks to earn dividend. I realize the stock may go up/down. My current holdings are well diversified, and having a good gain. I don't want to add more, or until I sell any of the current ones.

Your opinions and recommendations please.

There are more than one stock in my question, please take as many points as you need to.

Thank you.
Louisa

Q: In a previous question by another 5i subscriber, you advised that support for this stock would be around $50.00. The stock has broken this support level and continues to drift lower daily.
When looking at a chart of other gold stocks in comparison, it has greatly underperformed.
Do you still have confidence in the management team after the deal with Detour and would you continue holding? It doesn't appear to be a popular decision.
I'm still enjoying a gain of approximately 100% thanks to your recommendation but am unsure of what action to take.
Is there another gold stock that you'd consider swapping it for?

Q: Big price jump today, but no news, and no chatter on stockhouse; any idea why?

Q: Which is the better buy for growth going forward?

Q: Hi there, looks like Slack has decided to wake up, roll up its sleeves and start to 'work' hard...no more slacking off! Anything you can add to account for the past few days of trading, higher volume, etc? When do they report next?
Thank!

Q: Is there a reason why great Canadian does not pay a dividend?

Q: Roku reports on Feb. 13 and it has beat estimates constantly since the 4th quarter of 2018 and so, I read some projections about what they are expected to report but a lot of those numbers don't mean a lot to me and so what I would like to know is it projected to have another good quarter?
GIB (CGI) Recently another member was asking whether this was a good buy with the pull back and you didn't seem too hot on it. BNN guest today also didn't seem too hot on it. What would be a good replacement for it? Thanks for your good service Dennis

Q: I have cash for either a tech or an industrial. Which would be more likely to offer better growth over 2 or 3 years? Thanks for your insight.

Harv