Investment Q&A

Q: Considering picking up some shares in either Brookfield Asset Management or Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Any preference between parent or child?

Q: Can you comment please on this stock which appears to have solid fundamentals. Other than the normal risks with US municipal corps falling into bankruptcy, are there any other risks or traps such as taxes if owned by non-US accounts etc?

Q: Transcontinental Corp announced this week they entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Flex Packaging Corp which the company says doubles their packaging revenues and builds on their strategy to ensure their future growth path through diversification. The dividend is 4%. What is your overview of this acquisition and would you consider it a good time to buy the stock. Thanks

Q: In this low interest environment where many investors are searching for yield, why is Riocan and generally all the reits going down.

Q: I just returned home from visiting my grandchildren, and my little grandson "con" me into visiting "Gamestop". His real mission was to get version 3 of starwars for video game, and upon leaving I left $70.00 US poorer for the game. Upon returning home I have seen major advertising of all star war games and products by Disney on all major television stations no doubt pushing the Christmas theme.
My question is "would I be too late for the toy game as there appears to be great margins in these products and children really do wish to have latest version of all products"
Could I have your opinion of my thinking, and if you like it what names would you recommend. I was thinking of Hasboro and Mattel.
Just a thought and thanks for your great help.

Rick

Q: Dear 5i,

Purchased these stocks prior to the recent correction. Is it time to add, hold or step aside for now? WFC & CSCO are full positions and the others are partial.

Thank you...Keith

Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Been burned on this one so far.....keeping my patience but wondering if I should bite the bullet,take my loss(tax not an issue) and go into one of
AGT,DR,PM,RPI.UN....small position....looking for long term combination dividends/share price gains.
Thanks for all you do
Dennis

Q: would you please give me your opinion on cipher pharmacy - I purchased it at $16.63 in December - should I hold or sell. Thank you.

Q: I hold almost all of the stocks in the 5i Model Portfolio, 10 stocks in the Growth Portfolio and 7 stocks in the Income Portfolio. I also have VUN for some US companies.
I believe I could add some international exposure and I have no bonds.
What would you suggest for an international ETF and bonds? Is this a good time to purchase bonds?
This would be a long term hold, about 10 years in my LIRA account.

Thank you for your great service! Colette

Q: What are your feelings re this company, would you buy it here in anticipation of the release of the new toy lines. Thank you.

Q: Hi,

I hold both of these.
Which would you feel comfortable adding to today? Neither? Both?
I am underweight on both....thanks to their stellar YTD performance.
My time horizon is more than 5 years.
Thanks.

Q: what happens to XHY following 1st rate increase ...thx

Q: I what to add a gas stock for winter. ARX or ALA. Do you know the gas to oil ratio. Arc has a lot more insider buying.

Q: Hi 5i team,
I have applied the theory of letting the winners run in the BOS case since the late 1990's with great success. I can appreciate their journey from a very small cap to today, the stability of management, the limited share issuance, the dividend introduction and growth, the managed balance sheet, etc. as discussed in our question and answer of December 22nd, 2014.
I have two issues: the new level of their forward P/E and the weight in my portfolio. I am more used to a forward P/E multiple between 10x and 12x versus 25x (assumption of eps = 0,96 over the next 12 months). Is the 2015 version of BOS worth a P/E multiple twice as high as a few years ago? Even if this is the case, I now see less upside than in the past.
I used to see BOS as a solid/under-the-radar eps growth story with great multiple expansion potential. Now, BOS a grown up, and I see BOS as a solid eps growth story only, a state that could last for several years. I feel that BOS's role in my portfolio has changed a little bit. I feel I need to use some of this capital to prepare for the next growth phase of my portfolio.
For the second time over the last 15 or so years, I am tempted to sell a portion of my BOS's shares to decrease current weighting now reaching the mid-teens. No tax consideration, as the shares are in my RRSP. My alternative uses for this capital would be: decrease my leverage (exchange in kind with my cash account), increase dry powder, and some cherry picking buying of companies on discount sale (CXI, DHX.B, GUD, ?) which currently share some of the return upside BOS use to have (eps growth, and potential multiple expansion). Do you agree with this plan? Any other suggestions?
Thank you for your great advice, Eric

Q: Looks to continue growth potential with increasing sports avenues. Would you consider current income and share price worth investing?
Thanks

Q: Progress being made in trials, new products, etc. Your opinion of potential growth in share price?
Thanks

Q: What do you think of their acquisition of TECO energy for 10 billions US. Seem like a large bet into the US.

Q: Is this stock a good purchase given it's current price and assuming it will rebound after the oil market recovers?

Q: What are the 5 stocks that you'd be comfortable starting positions today for a short term (~1 year) hold. Thanks, Jerry

Q: Dear 5i,

This one is killing me. I'm down over 80%. Do I let it go and throw what remains of that cash into something else to at least stop the opportunity loss?

Thank you,