Investment Q&A

Q: Good morning,

Thinking of selling BCE for a capital loss, and replacing with FTS. Hold FTS until ex-dividend date of May 16th, and then buy back BCE in time for their June ex-dividend date.

Reasonable strategy if no immediate near term price catalysts - good or bad - for either BCE/FTS?

Q: Looks like another quality pickup by TVK. Is the acquisition of Advance Engineered Products material for TVK? Any other thoughts on this deal?

Q: What is likelihood of a higher offer. Where would you move the money to that has a chance of making more than 5% which is what the premium is till deal closes

Q: What do you think of this ETF as a buy and forget type of holding? It would be held in TFSA & RRSP. Track record is fairly impressive. Do you see any drawbacks?
Thanks

Q: Could you please recommend 3-4 Canadian names that you would buy now in each of the following sectors: Technology, Industrials, and Materials?

Q: I am thinking about swapping out BLX for ENB. I am holding the investment primarily for income. May I get your take on which you prefer as a long term hold? Thanks very much.

Q: Hello - for my RIF- I have done well with VOO over the last year or so and am wondering if this is a good time to move to a different ETF such as RSP or IWP. My thinking is if the US economy does avoid a recession and the rally broadens, then maybe there will be more growth somewhere other than VOO. Your comments and suggestions please.
Thanks, al

Q: Recent quarterly results are ‘just not pretty!’ I really had hope for this Company, especially when it attracted the interest of Eric Sprott. There appears to be so, so many misleading statements; so many empty promises! No sales, I mean NO sales in a quarter! Is there something I’m missing or does there seem to be some suspicious activities with this company? Would really appreciate an updated analysis of where you see things going with this struggling company! Thanks in advance for your usual great service. Stan.

Q: your favorite small cap heavy oil producers in canada.
thank you

Q: P/P $43.63 a few years ago.AW is trading near 1 yr low of $29.18.Is it timely to add and what is good entry price? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Aerospace service, repairs, parts and maintenance for existing airline fleets is a likely growth area for many years as the ability of airplane manufacturers to satisfy market needs is hampered. Can you offer 3 or 4 of the larger companies in this area likely to benefit from this growth, provide some direction as to current valuation, level of debt, insider ownership, share buyback activity and provide a single recommendation that is your pick for best of breed in this area. Finally would you buy that pick at the current share price for a 3 year hold. Love the question and looking forward to your answer!!! Thank you.

Q: Hi Team,
I am debating initiating a position in CTS (Converge). How much confidence do you have in the name? Do you see them being extremely successful in a 10yr time frame? If so; I need to raise funds to buy the name hence trim one or a combination of names. Which of the following would you suggest trimming (or combination of) in order to buy CTS: Well, ATS, TTD,META, CRM. I would only be interested in trimming names in which you think CTS has more potential for SP appreciation. Thanks!

Shane

Q: I am sitting on some of this at a higher ACB and have had it for some time. I like the income, but the price has been in a decline. The culprit high interest rates with them being heavily leveraged, looks like they aren't growing enough to overcome. Looks like they will not be increasing the dividend this year which is not a good sign given their history. I do have patience and some cash. I also think they have a solid tenant base, the business seems to make sense. Would you buy down hanging on hope of interest rate cuts or would you dump and look at another name?

Q: What are some of your favourite ETFs that give exposure to the NASDAQ?
Thank you

Q: Hi team,

Grateful if you could provide a list of what you see as the best canadian and the best U.S. blue chips at this time for building a solid portfolio with a growing future. It would help to know what guided your choices.

Deduct as many credits as you see fit.

Gratefully,

Jacques IDS

Q: Thank you for answering my earlier question on the screening criteria for Options. Your customary comprehensive and measured answer has an inbuilt framework for an article by itself! Your words of caution is appreciated.

Using the criteria that you have outlined in that answer i.e. Mkt cap 10 B+, Good cash position and sales and earnings growth, positive cash flow and reasonable volatility and momentum, can you give me 5 stocks for writing covered calls?

Where I get stumped is that some good companies give paltry premiums! Hence this question!

Always appreciate your insight.

Q: I have a fairly large position in BCE, about double my usual size. Would you continue to hold? I am considering switching half the position into CGI.

Q: When does Tesla report? And is there a date for Teslas second report this year, thanks, Jean

Q: Are these two in the same space and direct competitors?
Also, I'm trying to understand why VHI stock is performing well, while WELL seems to be flat.
Thanks
John

Q: Hi 5i,
I've owned WELL since the fall of 2020, have bought and sold along the way and I'm now left with a few thousand shares and a net loss of 24% in the name. To some extent due to optimistic forecasts from 5i I've thought that enough of a turnaround might be just around the corner to at least get back to even, and perhaps even make some money - but the longer nothing changes the more my optimism wanes. So, a few questions:
A fella on BNN the other day had VHI as a top pick. Are it and WELL competitors and do their respective addressable markets portend growth?,
If you had to choose one over the other now for a 3 year TFSA hold, which would you go with for some CDN healthcare exposure, and why?
Is there another name that you would choose over both of them?
Thanks 5i, I look forward to your thoughts.
Peter