Investment Q&A

Q: Currently I have no exposure to real estate in my portfolio. This is because I have been very hesitant to buy into real estate for the last few years because of Covid, then high interest rates, office workers working from home effecting Office REITS and on-line sales effecting Retail REITs. Are there 3 safe REITs out there paying a 4 - 5% dividend that a retired senior can invest in or should I just continue to stay away from the whole sector for now?

Q: Hi ,
Can you please identify me with 3 US stocks and 3 canadian who have a monopoly over their business. ?
I already own CN . I hope it’s one of it?
Thanks. Alnoor

Q: I have a large (for me) holdings in these two Mawer funds.
I can either keep paying the management fees and the annual capital gain, or sell MAW150 at a loss, or sell both, get hit by a large capital gain (MAW107) and buy Canadian ETF's holding small and mid US stocks.
What'd you do?
Thanks Jerry

Q: Hi,

Is this a good time to increase my position in WELL? Where do you see it in 5 years?

Thanks

Q: Any idea why CIBC lowered their rating to neutral with a target of $4.75?

Q: The news on well health has been good lately; how is it that analysts all of a sudden lower their ratings.. It makes me wonder if there is some manipulation going on unless they are seeing Well not as attractive all of a sudden. Your responses of late have been positive and i know opinions can differ. Can you shed some light please?

Q: Mitek has been dealing with the non-compliant issue and now has another hearing on March 19th. the company has prospects, but is this enough of an issue to keep it as a hold at the moment. Want to add to the position.
Matthew

Q: Hi 5i,

I currently hold DND and REAL, which I had purchased approx. 1year ago. My Thesis for both of these stocks is that once interest rates begin to fall both stocks both could experience positive stock movement to the upside given the current need for housing and all the pent up demand in the US/Canada.

I have read your report on dropping coverage of DND and your answers to questions on REAL. It would appear that your main concern is on their debt levels and that there are better opportunities elsewhere for an investors capital. Is that correct?

Do you have any actual concerns with the business models of both these companies itself? What are your views on the real estate market in general?

Apologize for the multiple questions. Please deduct as many credits as needed.

Thanks in advance!

Greg C.

Q: Hello, I would like your opinion on XDIV, in contrast to others like XEI, ZDV, CDZ, etc. It is a concentrated dividend etf, is it a good thing or not? I like the MER…Thanks.

Q: Good Morning

Anything to explain the negative action on WELL this morning?

Q: What are the 5 oldest mutual funds and 5 oldest ETF in Canada along with performance figures.

Thanks
Reg

Q: What do you think about this company? Do they have lots of debt? They just received some government funding and I think they are in talks with a major producer. (please confirm) Is this a serious producer? Odds of buyout?

Q: Hello - what are your thoughts on Lithium investing and the best way to invest if it's a "good time". Specific company or ETF? Many thanks

Q: In answer to a question regarding the noted company you suggest the PE is still just 22 times even after the almost 35% increase on Friday. In the same answer you suggest 2023 earnings could be as high is $5.50 and 2024 earnings are projected to increase by 70%. Can you explain further please how you get a PE of 22? Thank you so much since I feel like I missed this one but if PE is that low perhaps not. John

Q: Hi, Any thoughts on Topicus stock, breaking out of $98-99 level, to a high of $107, with 8% jump in past 2 trading days, on reasonable volume ? Do you believe that stock is getting re-rated along with CSU/LMN family. Both CSU and LMN are trading at all time highs. TOI's 52 week high was $110, June 29, 2023 with All Time High of $142 on Nov 3, 2021. Thank You

Q: What do you think about this two companies? Do they have lots of debt? Odds of buyout?

Q: hello 5i:
Looking at estimates of Cash Flow (Fastgraphs) for FTS, I see that 2024 is estimated to be 7.69, 2025 is estimated to be 8.08 and 2026 is estimated to be 5.18.
First question is why such a drop off in 2026? A red flag for long term buyers, no?
Second question: how would such a scenario affect dividends/dividend increases?
Third question: how would preferred shares and in particular FTS.PR.K be affected?
thanks
Paul L

Q: Finally some good news about Tricon! TCN has been a real laggard in our margin account, and even with the recent substantial gain, it’s still down 18.6%. However, this is certainly not nearly as bad as it was several days ago! I can trade TCN for zero commission and of course, the loss will be reported in our 2024 tax return. Would your suggestion to sell half now still apply in this case?

Thanks.

Q: I am looking to park some cash for a while but have it relatively easily accessible. I understand that these ETF’s are not CDIC insurable but other than that what is the downside/risk of these ETFs and which one would you consider the best? Also I noticed that these etf’s are trading above their set value…$50.14. Under what circumstances would they trade back to their $50.00 value?

Q: Peter; Is there a risk that ,the chips manufactured overseas, could face a supply problem due to geopolitical problems, including the Red Sea/ Houthi situation?
Thanks.
Rod