Investment Q&A

Q: This and another preferred are going to be redeemed by CIBC. While I lose a nice dividend (and it was about to reset at a higher rate), I profited from the redemption. My holdings are about half they once were due to redemptions. So I am wondering if I should return to the preferred market (which has been nothing but erratic), or reinvest the funds back into Bonds and Stocks.

Q: Maybe a little out of the box but I have come into 800K and was thinking about venturing into private equity with 10%. Can you provide any suggestions?
Thanks James

Q: Two questions, deduct accordingly. What is the consensus for MU and regarding VLE, with the stock dropping regularly these days, why wouldn't they do a stock buy back at these prices with the cash at hand. Please give your opinion on VLE. Thanks

Q: What is going on with BAM? Why the loss in so much value recently? Thanks.

Q: Hi Folks,
I trimmed some of my NVDA and now
looking to add to CSU, MSFT, AAPL or GOOGL. May I have your opinion as to which two you would recommend I add to today.
Thanks

Q: Which of Broadcom or Salesforce has the most potential for growth over the next two years?

Q: Hi,
Brian asked about private equity on June 25. In your response you mention that private equity is not correlated to other assets. I am looking at the 10 year performance of PSP vs. SPY and their charts move up and down in almost perfect parallel (pre-COVID run ups, COVID crashes, post-COVID run ups, etc.), with PSP returning 93% and SPY 234%. On a 4-5 year time scale, PSP/SPY/NGPE move up and down in parallel as well. I am struggling to find a reason to invest in a private equity ETF based on this. Is it because an ETF, regardless of what it is investing in, is in fact correlated since it is traded like any other equity?
Thank you for all the great information your provide, Michael

Q: What do you think of the FCU takeover? Does the price seem low to you? Do you think FCU will get another offer by a different company ? Thanks

Q: I've held this stock for while now and am wondering , what's up ? It went all the way up to $99 and is presently at $55.86. I'm still up 7% and not sure what to do ? Any news ? Should I sell or hang on ? Thanks.

Q: Does the negative EPS on LMN concern you at all or do you feel that the revenue growth is / will be fast enough to warrant continued confidence?

Rough figures taken from RBC Chart: EPS is approximately -$30 and revenue has grown to $140M.

Thanks!

Q: What is your opinion on this company at this time?

Q: Why the big drop in BRE today while peers are up? Please advise and also comment on the .Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Hi 5i - looking to please get some insight on CCS. Have held it for a while in a LIRA and make very decent returns. Noticing analysts are split 50-50 on a HOLD and SELL. Do you think it's time to take my winnings and reinvest? If so, do you have recommendations? Thanks as always.

Q: Please compare these 2 and which might you prefer for a 3 to 5 year hold? Thanx.

Q: Thank you for your excellent answer to a very pertinent question by Brian this morning (25-06-2024) on Private equity.

You didn't include your all time favorite company BN :) How come? Also, sometime ago when I asked about non correlated assets, you had mentioned about the US companies like KKR,BX,BLK etc., They didn't get a mention in your answer to Brian either.

In your answer to Brian you had suggested ETFs both in the US and one in Canada. Do you have any particular preference?

Last but not the least, from your answers to various questions, I get the impression that you are not too concerned about the impending crash! You still seem optimistic. In that case increasing the allotment to Private equity is bit premature, no?

Take as many credits as it is warranted.

Many thanks.

Q: Long term holder of SIS and PBH, but would you endorse a switch to EIF over one of those two as part of a long term balanced portfolio?

I know there should be brighter days ahead for both SIS and PBH, but EIF looks appealing....

Q: On the Yahoo Finance web site, PSA:CA yield is 5.09% & YTD Daily Total Return is 2.27%. Could you please explain how the YTD Daily Total Return is calculated. Thanks. … Cal

Q: At today's current valuation and forward outlook which do you prefer? A short explanation would be great, plus how long do you thing these "picks and shovels" stocks have to go before spending slows down? Would you prefer the companies with the access to the "data" to be more of a longer term AI strategy? Thx.

Q: Where can I monitor insider trading on the TSX, TSXV exchange? Does the TMX publish a daily report or do you need to access a pay for use service.

Q: My niece is looking to enter the DIY investing world and move her TFSA over to an online self-directed account. Her advisor has her in these high fee accounts above. These look like funds for a retired person looking for income rather than for a 29 year looking to grow a TFSA with the goal to hopefully get a down payment for a condo some day. Could you please give some advice for a beginner investor, ETF's some Canadian and US equities to get her started. She's a bit nervous as all ne DIY investors are. Thank you