Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Team,
I am 71, invest in value blue chips and ETF's 30% fixed, 20% cash, 50% equities. The portfolio is balanced following your portfolio review advice, including part of the income portfolio and part of the ETF portfolio. In our TFSA we have a 5 year GIC ladder with Oaken and some fixed ETF's. For 2018 TFSA ($4500 each)should we go with a growth stock, continue with the GIC plan or extend a fixed ETF? We have a little growth stock as per your income portfolio.
Thank you
Stanley

Q: Teva - Is it a buy ?

Q: Given all the world events and the fact we are at the end of a prolonged bull market could you give me your thoughts on a gold hedge play. I have a small position in DGC(.75%). Would you suggest adding here or selling this for another or just staying put?
Would you suggest a stock or the bullion and could you give me suggestions on both?
Thanks

Q: I am trying to compare these 3 construction companies, are you able to give me a snapshot comparison?

Q: 12:32 PM 9/11/2017
Hello 5i
Thank you for your answer to my question this morning about selecting companies with the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth.

Just to follow up, if I am reading between the lines correctly I infer you would clearly choose banks if we didn't already own some. But since we do your suggestion is to buy CSH.UN and NWC.

I am fine with your suggestion but did you make it basically just to provide "diversification" at the cost of buying much much smaller and possibly less stable companies or would it be just as safe to simply overweight on Canadian banks.

Do you really think CSH.UN and NWC are as "safe" as RY and TD? After all if banks go down, so goes everything else. Just how "dangerous" is it to have a 20+% position in the big 5 banks?

Thank you............. Paul K

Q: Holding AVO for the last few years has been trying my patience. Thankfully, it hit a 52 week high today. Would you support selling it for a (11.4%) profit and moving on to another growth stock, or sticking with it for a while? Can you suggest some more reliable growth stocks?

Q: hello 5i:
I am normally a fairly risk averse investor. Butttttt, knowing that the key person is probably the most important ingredient in a company, and assuming the company has a product that is still relevant (we'll rule out typewriters and horse drawn buggies), I am more than willing to have a small part of our portfolio in a growth company with good earnings potential. ie, we are invested in GUD, primarily because of Jonathan Goodman.
Recently, I've read about a company called Synergy CHC, run by a man called Jack Ross. Mr Ross is a very major shareholder in SNYR. And Knight (GUD) has invested in SNYR, something I see as a vote of confidence from Mr Goodman.
Knowing its not your forte, but trying to do my due diligence, can I ask you to comment on this company? I would try to establish a position at $XXX as it seems to be a thin trader, and fairly volatile. But I can't access this name on Stockcharts, so am a little constrained with TA. And there is not much information, in general, available.
Any advice you can give is beneficial
note that you can publish all of this question, EXCEPT FOR the part about my (hopeful) offer price.
tia
Paul L

Q: Hey, I just wanted to say that I attended The Money Show for the first time as I am a reasonably new 5i subscriber, anyways the show was excellent and I will be an annual attendee.

Q: Further to the discussion of AGI's takeover of RIC: if it's a friendly takeover and announced as a 'definitive agreement', how will other offers make any difference?

Q: Are you aware of any news that could explain the recent sharp drop in HEO's share price? Thanks!

Q: 9:57 AM 9/10/2017
Hello Peter :
My wife and I are in our 70's and require additional steady dividend income to complement our pensions and bond income. We wish to choose companies that we never need to consider selling and that have reliable dividend growth and little chance of dividend cuts.
We have a 4.5% cash position we want to invest.
We need to decide between two options:
1. Invest the whole 4.5% in RY or TD, [we already own 10% split between BNS and CM], or
2. Add to 2 or more of these existing positions : CSH.UN [3.2%], SIA [3.9%], NWC [2.2%], CSW.A [3.1%], RPI.UN [1.0%], or invest part in new positions in one or more of ET, ZCL, ABT, or ADN.
What choice or choices would you advise us to make for the highest probability of reliable long term income and dividend growth?
Thank you............. Paul K

Q: In a previous question in March you answered that MEQ was a much more expensive stock then Boardwalk BEI-un. MEQs book value was .5 at the time vs a .7 from Boardwalk. How did you make that judgement that MEQ was much more expensive? Since March boardwalk is down 15%, does that make it significantly less expensive then MEQ at the moment?

Also is it safe to assume IIP.un has pretty much has the same strategy as MEQ albeit an Eastern Canada concentration? Its book value is 1.1 vs a .6 from MEQ. Its ROE is significantly better then MEQ but P/E ratios are roughly the same? Does that justify the lower book value of MEQ or am I looking at things wrong?

What are your 3 favorite stocks in the real estate market.

thanks

Q: Could you please give me update on AcuityAds? Should I sell it?

Thanks,
Milan

Q: Love the service. I have held MIN for a number of years, and sold about half my position recently after a big gain. I was wondering if you had an opinion and outlook on this company? It appears they are systematically clearing all hurdles and are moving towards production. Do you see them continuing to trend higher and would you agree they are a take-over candidate? Thanks for your insight!

Q: Please comment on Acuity Ads revised guidance. Is the stock reaction over done?
Thanks
Dave

Q: I'm looking to add a staple to my non-registered account in addition to ECI. How would you compare rpi.un and kbl at today's price? And what price would you upgrade rpi.un from a C+ as per August Coverage Summary?
Many thanks

Q: Can you please comment on the AGI take over of RIC.

Q: Hi Peter,

I have just bought the book Market Masters... it is a big book. I was hoping that (other than your interview of course) you could tell me some of the other people that are featured in the book that you think would be the best/most worthwhile to read (primarily for equities but others if you think they are great).

Thank you

Q: Hi Peter whats your thinking of taking a position in nwc after todays pull back of 5 plus%?
Kind regards
Stan

Q: Hi Peter, would you consider Fairfax as proxy to market /financial sector.
would you SUGGEST FFH or buy BNS, SLF, BAM, CSH.UN (in equil weight totalling amount equal to FFH). This would be for RESP with 8 years to go and regular contribution over that time. OR any other suggestions for resp account. Thanks for your great service.