Investment Q&A

Q: What would your choice be between ZRE and BEP.UN. It would be held in a TFSA for income and growth and stability.

Q: Following your balanced portfolio. still have not purchased the above stocks. Give me your top 3 from the list above in order. Have a 5 year time frame. Thanks for all your help. Is this a good time to buy?

Q: Hello,

I had bought NEPT last summer and sold half this month with a 100% return. The other half is up another 30%. Do you recommend that I sell all of my NEPT shares or should I hold?

Thank you.

Q: I've been a long time holder of Constellation Software recommended by you. Thank you so much.

My question is in regards to the companies that Constellation acquires. I notice only a few deals through press releases, but if I were to go into the quarterly statements I see way more companies being acquired. Why is Constellation being selective and only publishing some deals and not others? Is there a criteria for this or is it just up to them what they disclose to public and shareholders?

Q: Would you pick CUD or VGG or is there another alternative that you prefer? Would you switch from one to the other?

Q: Thinking of purchasing VGK for my RSP. Is it also exempt from withholding taxes as per US / Canada tax treaty?

Q: I currently have half position in BUS. I am down a little. I have not read any bad news (unless I missed something). Your thoughts on going to full position?
Scott

Q: I currently hold Bank of America and would like to add a second US Bank. What would be your recommendations?

Q: Tough past few trading days for this gas producer. Would have thought with all the cold weather there be a nice pop up not down. What's your prognosis near and long term

Q: Hello Peter.
Just read your Post article and looked into current losses for pruning. My losses are the four highlighted.
I have a sense however that it is too early to prune the small caps(ITC, GUD and PTE) since I have held them for very short duration; not even a single earnings report. And it is likely a good idea to hang on to CGX given its monopoly position and new slate of movies generating Buzz.
I continue to hold CPG for the now 3% dividend and hope of investors returning to Canada and CPG.

Except CPG, all the losses are small $ value as I was only beginning to step into each of the small caps as they tumbled........(and all the losses are in registered accounts)

Would you allow these names to be included in the new years clean up or give them more time to let current themes run their course; current oil price movement for CPG and business execution for ITC, CGX, GUD and PTE?

Thanks
Dave

Q: Hello,

If Cannibis and Blockchain companies were to go through a large correction, what would your view be on how it would effect the rest of the tsx?

Regards,

Robert

Q: Any idea why Atco is dropping? Thanks.

Q: I currently hold a full + position in TSGI mostly in non-taxable accounts. You have chosen GC for the Balanced Portfolio - presumably you prefer it to TSGI. Could you please explain why.

Thank you as always.

Q: Good Morning With all the talk of pey cutting there dividends in half how do think share prices will react in the medium term and what are your thoughts of canada working on clearing up some of the bottlenecks in the oil and gas delivery systems

Q: I am currently setting up my portfolio with 30% allocated to fixed income. With bond yelds being quite low, as well as the risk of capital erosion with rising interest rates, can you provide some advise on how i should structure the fixed income portion. What alternatives should i use? Should rate reset preferreds be part of this portion? Thank you

Q: Hi, thanks for the great services. where do you find the top holding of a ETF?

Q: I noticed that you have recommended VGK for European exposure. Would you prefer this over a hedged product such as HEDJ? Is there a Canadian dollar vehicle that you could recommend, and is there a C$ hedged one? Thanks

Q: Hi, Although these are not comparable companies, I'm looking to invest in one for my TFSA and would like information on which has the most growth potential in terms of share appreciation.
Thanks

Q: Hi Peter and Ryan,

I am wanting to invest in emerging markets and I am been comparing the mawer fund for emerging markets with a mer of 1.60 to VEE the etf, with a mer of .23.
Is the high mer worth it for the active management?
Other aspects of these options that I have been comparing is the holdings, Maw160 has 36 holdings and VEE has 4726 ,tracting the index.
Do you have any other suggestions for emerging markets?
Thank you for this valuable service,
Susan

Q: Hi 5i Team,

In the prospectus for the Horizons ROBO ETF, under Redemption of Units, it says:

"In addition to the ability to sell Units of the ETF on the TSX, Unitholders of the ETF may redeem Units for cash at a redemption price per Unit equal to 95% of the closing price for the Units on the TSX on the effective day of the redemption, where the Units being redeemed are not equal to a PNU or a multiple PNU.
Because Unitholders will generally be able to sell Units at the market price on the TSX through a registered broker or dealer, subject only to customary brokerage commissions, Unitholders are advised to consult their brokers, dealers or investment advisors before redeeming their Units for cash."

I find this confusing, and want to understand the redemption process before buying any units.

I don't understand why I could redeem units for cash and get only 95% of the closing price on that day. Why not 100%?

In the second paragraph it states that although I can sell units at the market price on the TSX that I should consult my broker before redeeming units for cash. Isn't selling the units at market price on the TSX giving me 100% cash? I don't understand why I need to advise my broker when I want to sell. Can't I just place the order myself? Can you explain that.

Paul