Investment Q&A

Q: several analysts have suggested that the discretionary sector should benefit from the recent tax bill passed in the u.s.a.
can you suggest a couple of names that might do well in 2018? or would you just go with XLY ?
ed in montreal

Q: I would appreciate your perspective and advice concerning this ETF (EWX). Are there alternatives that you may prefer?
Thank you.

Q: What is your opinion on ZPL and ZPS as income investments? I am looking for yield and security of principal as well - would one or both of these ETFs fit those requirements? Would these fare well if the equity markets have a significant drop?

Q: Which of these three would be your preference for investing in developed Europe, and why?

Q: What are your favourite ETF(s) or mutual funds for Info Tech exposure outside of Canada?

Thank You
Paul

Q: My daughter has approx 10000.00 in cash in her TFSA and no other investments. Could you suggest a carefree long term growth oriented equity ETF(s) as a basis for future investments.
Thanks for your service.
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Q: I am very heavy on Canadian equities within my corporate investment account. My personal accounts are all a bit heavy on Canadian equities as well. Plan to purchase ETFs to balance. Which of your current ETF portfolio names would you add right now and is there any advantage to doing so within my INC., TFSA, RSP or personal unregistered account. Would invest a 5% positon in the next few weeks. Balanced equity portfolio is the target, 10 year horizon.

Q: Morning 5iResearch Team,

Would you please recommend an ETF/ETFs with focus on Asian markets, e.g. Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Vietnam, etc. traded in either Toronto or New York.
Great work guys and Happy New Year...

Q: Hello Peter, Ryan and crew.

I am retired and rely on investment income of about 4% dividends/interest. Because I no longer wish to take the time necessary to monitor 50 stocks and 10 bonds, I have been looking for some good income funds or ETFs to replace the individual stocks and bonds that I currently own. The ones I have found have distributions that meet my needs, but do not appear to have the underlying earnings yield to justify the distribution yield, so they appear to be paying me back some of my own money every month. Can you recommend some income funds or ETFs that pay out at least 4% and actually earn what they distribute? Like 5i, I am also sensitive to fees.

I have been a 5i member since the beginning and I continue to be impressed by your knowledge and insight as well as the continuous improvements in the service.

I wish everyone at 5i all the best in the New Year.

Thanks

Q: Happy New Year: in order of best first, could you name your top three tech etf’s.

Q: Hello 5i,
Could you please give your choice on diversifying into the European and emerging markets.
Thank you
Rick

Q: Peter; Would Apotex be too large a bite for GUD? Thanks.
Rod

Q: Can Americans sell up until the end of the year for tax purposes without having to worry about settlement date falling into the same year. Thanks

Q: With dividend paying stocks that I plan to hold for at least five years, what is your opinion regarding signing up for the DRIP program?

Q: Hey Peter & Team,

Seems I'm all about Cannabis these days. QCC today reported the first sale of their BOSS Co2 Extraction System into the US market and the price immediately jumped and is now up over 55% on the day with a volume of 4.8M. (ave 384K)

Had another frank conversation with an executive in the company and he informed me they have a number of sales in the pike after a very good showing at the MJBiz Conference in Las Vegas a month ago.

Things I have noticed... Moral around their offices is great. They genuinely believe in what they are doing and expect to do very well in the coming years plus, are looking to expand sales world wide. Their offices aren't fancy, don't even have a name or sign outside the building and the inside is neat, tidy and busy with no frills attached. Their markup on these units is 100% and they are expecting to sell a dozen if not more of of these proprietary systems per quarter next year. Makes sense considering they announced their first sale Dec 20, their 2nd the next day and now their 3rd system today.

I know I am in danger of sounding like a promoter but... I am now up almost 300% in less than 4 months and am starting to wonder what I should do. Buy Sell Hold... The original investment represented 0.5% of my portfolio.

If the announcement of three systems does this to the stock, what will happen when they start announcing additional sales at the same pace in the coming year?

Really look forward to hearing your advice.

Thanks for all you do

gm

Q: currently own HWO and at a loss but only a 1.8 % weight. I am thinking of increasing this position to a 3% weight. Is this stock a buy at the moment?
Thanks

Q: Do you still favor HWO in this space? The share price took a big dump, perhaps from tax loss selling. With a clean balance sheet this name should start to gradually rise in the new year, but there's not much buzz surrounding it. Any catalysts - outside of the energy sector picking up?

Q: In one of your comment on GPS you mention " While the quarter was not great, GPS has spent the majority of the year investing in its business (Mobi, expanding sales force), trading profitability 'today' for growth 'tomorrow', and we are in 'wait and see' mode as mgmt executes its growth strategy. The stock now trades at a P/S of 1.6x.
Would you wait now for a few quarters to see how the earnings are before buying?

Q: Thinking of buying more LIX at 2.38,which is about 9.7% below takeout price.Thoughts??

Q: mym halted at 2.79. Your thoughts on asdp plan