Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter & Team,

In my RRIF, the only real estate holding is a position in FCR, which has been a nice "steady eddy".I'd like to add an "apartment" type REIT or real estate holding. I know you like TCN, but I see that they have some Alberta exposure. Which of the following would you suggest at this time for a position: TCN, MST.UN, or RUF.UN? (My feeling is that the apartment market might be better in the US, so that's why I've focused on these three names).

Thanks in advance for your valued suggestions.

Q: What are your thoughts on selling Goldcorp and Silver Wheaton (1.75% portfolio weight combined) to crystallize a tax loss and replacing with Franco-Nevada to maintain sector exposure? Thank-you.

Q: What is your opinion on ENB.TO 6 -12 months out ? It seems to be sliding to no end.

Q: Just a quick comment. You have commented in the past that too much news is negative and investors should avoid too much media and static. I get the e-mail on black Friday and it does cast a shadow of indecisiveness. The question is simple. Are you at 5I bullish or bearish on the next 12 months in a general sense? You don't have to be specific on sectors et. but rather how do you see the market (Canadian/US) I'm just simply trying to filter out all the news and concentrate on the big picture which you guys have a much better handle on than I have. Thanks for all the good work. Cheers

Q: When looking at 'insider trading', the following appears. Can you explain what it means?

38 - Redemption, retraction, cancellation, repurchase -

thanks

Q: I’m a bit surprised by your sell recommendation for Teck. A recent question by someone that had Teck in their RSP and wondered if they should sell, was answered with one word – “Yes”. I think they deserved a better answer.

You have earlier recommended Teck and I note that another advisory said back in August that Teck has a tangible book value of $29.59 a share. It’s Canada’s largest diversified resource company. Not just “evil” coal!

You’ve given excellent answers in the past re Teck and it wasn’t more than a month ago that you were suggesting patience. Maybe you can let us know what you’re reading for book value etc.

I recall buying Teck in 2008 at $3.40 per share. In 2011 it was trading at over $60.00 per share.

Patience grasshopper ;-)

Q: Hi,

You recently answered a question from Question: "Hi 5i: The stock market situation has changed a lot since I last did any rebalancing. Could you therefore tell me what weights you would now recommend for the 10 TSX sectors. Also, what sectors would you assign to MAL and BOS which Morningstar calls Basic Materials, and to DRT which Morningstar calls Services. Many thanks.
5i Research Answer:
These are general guidelines, and may vary somewhat from prior answers. Sector allocation needs to be highly personalized based on your needs and goals.
Info Tech: 15%
Industrial: 20%
Telecom: 5%
Financial: 15%
Utilities: 10%
Materials: 5%
Energy: 5%
Cons Staples: 5%
Health care: 10%
Cons. Discret. 10%"

Can you give me 2-3 stock picks for the next two to five years in some of those categories? Specifically...
Info tech.
Industrial
Financial.
Utilities
Consumer discretionary.
Healthcare.

Q: Your thoughts as an all-in-one for registered plans

Q: Jean-Coutu has fell 15% since yesterday because the governement will effectively make generic drugs cheaper. This is a huge part of Jean-Coutu's business. Could you discuss the impact on the company? (1) Considering the extent of the impact on their future revenues, how much do you think the stock could contract? Technically, there is some support at 15$. (2) If you were close to retirement, who you buy? I like the nature of the business, 2.5% dividend and the dividend growth history. However I don't want to see the stock fall another 15%. (3) Insiders were buying a lot at 19$ very recently, they must have known about the possibility of this happenning? Thank you team.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-26/jean-coutu-slumps-most-in-7-years-on-proposed-quebec-drug-reform

Q: I would never view the TVIX as investing -- unless one considers volatility an investment. That said, it seems it has a place in a PF in a very small way -- say 1% or less. The index seems to consistently settle in the 5.75-6.00 range as a low and when a world event comes along that causes the markets to get volatile, it can shoot up a lot in a heck of a hurry -- a bit of an insurance policy. The time to buy this is when all seems tickety-boo. What are your thoughts on this strategy. Thanks and great job by all.

Q: Hi, if you owned the lre convertable debenture right now, expiring in 2018/19, would you sell right now at about 30 cents on the dollar, or continue to hold hoping that interest payments continue and a chance of being able to get capital back at the expiry date?

Q: Any thoughts on tty.un, great yield.

Thanks

Q: Good morning

I am thinking of initiating a position in juniper nnetworks.The earnings estimates have been rising and the stock has been behaving very well technically.
Can you give me your opinion on the company regarding future growth and how does the balance sheet look (debt levels etc.)
Is it a good time to make an investment in this company?Are there other companies you prefer in this sector?

Thanks

Q: Hello much of our exposure to US is through etf's in Canada. However we do hold some stocks directly and would like to buy Visa. Do you see any significant risk to a rally in the US dollar over the next couple of years. It is just that Us $$s are so expensive presently. Thank you

Q: Good morning folks,
Would you be able to give the pro,s and cons of buying BEI.UN at this time? I know interst rates possibly could start drifting up soon but from what I can find out they have a six percent yield with a sixty percent payout ratio ,also have come down a long way from their highs. The "Alberta" influence could last a while longer but I don't think we'll be in the tank forever .

Thanks again,
Larry

Q: Recently someone I know has been talking about this company and I would like your opinion. They just sold their ownership of intellectual property rights of "PraxisLab" to Familiprix inc. for a cash consideration of $2,000,000. Also I heard that Telus has been in communication with the company with some sort of deal. I am not sure if the Telus deal is based on fact. The value at 2.5 cents seems cheap but granted this is only for high risk players. Thanks for your service.

Q: This question is about the merits of moving big time losers from a RIF to a TFSA - assuming there is still a future for these losers .... which are AVO and ACQ. These are far and away the biggest dollar losses in my RIF and are down 50-60%.

If these guys are close to being in the same category as WIN which I did just dump, perhaps I should move on.

BUT - I am OK with holding on if you so advise.

And would also appreciate your point of view on the move to a TFSA with the stocks at these low prices. I am aware that I will still have to pay the tax on this withdrawal, so would likely wait until the New Year.

Thanks again.

Q: H Peter,

I've owned 2 funds for near a decade and both are down approx 50%. One is Sprott Canadian Equity and the other is AGF PRECIOUS METALS FUND (333)
AGF333

I've been patient and because I know that you know more about these than I do, I am asking you what would you do if you held both of these funds. Would you hold or sell?

Please advise

Thank you

Q: Hi folks: How will gold and silver react if (when) the bond market crashes?

Q: I just got the company's third quarter report. I am very concerned. While revenue has risen YOY, the expenses have also risen dramatically. The net loss has almost doubled. Share dilution has risen from 92 to 134 million.

They do not appear to have a solution to customers using their smartphone to buy services vs using GXI onboard.

I own the stock and I now have no faith in this company.

What is your view?

Thanks.

Grant