Q: We are income investors and have 1500 sh of NPI. The stock fell substantially on Friday. Any reason for this? Time to trim, and if so, by how much? Thanks - Ted
Q: I have subscribed to your 5i Research for a few years and have never learned more throughout my years of investing than I have learned over the few years with you. A question that I should know the answer to is a term used at BNN and by you all the time is a stock is trading at 10 times earnings. Does this mean it takes $10.00 of earnings for the shares to go up a dollar? Thank you. Dennis
Q: Article "Boomers Stuck in an Unfunded Liability"
Thanks for sharing this insightful piece. Could you please provide your view on this article. Do you generally concur with the premise that demographics and retirees/investors return requirements in a low interest rate environment is essentially creating an underlying put on risk assets that could perpetuate for years/decades to come. Also, could this imply a flatter than normal yield curve going forward as short term Fed rate hikes could be mitigated by pension demand at the long end, benefiting both mid to long term bonds and high yielding stocks. Also, I didn't see the name of the author of the article? Any idea who wrote it? Thank-you
Q: I have downloaded the latest (Feb) balanced Portfolio Excel file and I want to copy and paste the info to my own spread sheet. No problem in the past but this time it won't let me. Can you remove the need for a password?
Thank you
Q: Hello,i'am really concerned that the media and Democrates in the states are going to try and shut Trump down, or impeach him,with all they got to throw at him, real or not.
If they are to succeed, i'am thinking the market will take a big hit.
I was thinking of liquidating up to 40% of my portfolio and ride this circus out.
What would be the best way to do this GIC,Bonds,ETF or something else
Thanks
I would like add a high risk/high reward micro cap stock to my portfolio, and would not be crushed at all if I lose a good chunk of my investment should the stock end up tanking.
All 3 of these stocks have had great runs, but I'm leaning toward rolling the dice on FLY. BUS seems the riskiest to me given the huge influx of orders and lack of a lengthy track record of being in business. FTG seems the least risky, but not sure if its growth rate would be comparable to the other 2 companies.
Which of these 3 do you think has the best growth potential for a long term hold? And what other speculative micro cap high growth names do you like right now?
Also, generally speaking, over a similar time frame (say 5 or 10 years) do you think it is easier for a micro cap company to increase its share price from $0.25 cents a share to $0.50 cents a share, vs. a larger company's ability to increase its share price from $25 to $50 a share?
Final question is what are the key metrics you guys look at when trying to evaluate micro caps that often aren't quite profitable yet?
(I understand if you dock me for a few questions here - its all good!)
Q: Place(s) to park some cash in Cdn funds (50K) for a short term hold to ride out potential volatility & recently talked about possible market correction?
Ted
Q: I am looking to add a growth stock to my TFSA. I was looking ITC as a possible candidate but I noticed quite a bit of insider selling in November last year. My overall portfolio is reasonably well balanced. Do you still like it or do you currently favour something else?
As said many times before, thanks for your great service.
Q: If these inverse ETFS deteriorate in value over time, could I not capitalize on this by shorting the them? If I shorted both HOU and HOD would that not nullify the underlying volatility and just let me benefit from the decay in value?
Q: Fru Delivered a good report this AM and raised dividend... I notice you prefer PSK Is this due to size, management and what other factors... How risky would you say FRU might be going forward... I own fru and like the royaly for divdends.in the energy sector; what might be you top picks in this area ( with justification please)
Thanks
Q: I recently bought smin (iShares msci India small caps) on the Bats Exchange.
First, what do you think of that stock and that exchange ?
Second, why can I not find it on the Canadian Market, v.g. to put it in my list of stocks with GlobeInvestors ?
Q: Please comment on Pattern Energy's latest report. I have been looking for income stocks and at over 8% yield this looks good to me but, as usual, I need your insight.
Q: Can you explain the difference between dividend payout ratio and adjusted dividend payout ratio? Which metric is more reliable in the evaluation of
a potential investment? Joe