Investment Q&A

Q: Hello Peter & 5i team,
I gather from the various 5i reports and the Q's & A's that my Equity holdings are quite decent; but I'm not sure about the sector weights and would like to have your opinion on the split.
Consumer (21.3%) ATD,BYD,CCL,CGX,DOL,LNR,MG
Energy (6.1%) TOU,VET,WCP
Energy Infra (5.1%) ENB,KEY
Financials (12.0%) BNS,CXI,EFN,SLF,TD
Health/Pharma (7.7%) CRH,CXR,GUD,PHM,RX,VRX
Ind/Infra/Transp (8.7%)
Material (5.2%) CHE,SJ
Tech (22.0%) CSU,DSG,ESL,GIB,MDA,OTC
RE/Telco/Util (11.8) BCE,BEP,CIG,FSV,TCN
By the way, these holdings' (Oct 16, 2015) ytd total return is 11.8% with a beta of 0.5. Even though I got hammered in the Health sector, I made up for it in the Consumer, Tech and RE
Thanks,
Antoine

Q: I often see you and others mentioning that a stock price went up or down "on high volume". How should we interpret this? Obviously the high volume means there were many buyers. And of course there were equally many sellers. Is this a good sign for the future (lots of buyers) or a bad sign (many sellers)? I am quite puzzled about how high volume should be interpreted.

Q: I have done well on Ebix. Do you think now might be a good time to take profits?

Q: Can I take a tax loss selling a stock at RBC direct and buy the same at CIBC investors edge inside 30-days? Both accounts are margin accounts in joint names?
Thank you, J.J P, Burlington

Q: CRH is taking a real beating today. Do you have any idea why beside the fact of the sector it is in. You previously described this as high risk but also continued to like it. I also remember you saying don't get nervous an a bad Friday afternoon.
thx for any help

Q: BNN reported that they are having a hard time raising the debt is this as bad as it sounds?

Q: I would like your opinion on which of these two, INF in the US or BGI.un in Canada, is the better investment for an infrastructure play. They both have global infrastructure exposure through various assets but there are some of the same companies in each although holdings differ in weighting. I know the associated costs are higher in closed end funds but they offer diversification that I cannot achieve through 1 or 2 individual companies unless you have a better choice. Thank you

Kenn

Q: Peter and team could you give me your opinion on this company.

Jim.

Q: How much worse could this media nightmare get?

Reading everything that I can get my hands on, re: Concordia, the consensus is that "everything is fine" in the accounting department, and once the media flak settles down, this is still a good company, overall. We may all be in for quite a ride, but it will survive. That's what everyone is saying.

Nonetheless, does this not beg the question why they did it at all, and why they did it this way? The more I read, the more it makes me think that this is a case of the cobra swallowing the elephant: everything is digestible, but how long will it take; and while things are being digested, will the cobra survive, or starve on its own cleverness?

Q: Hello 5i,
Could you direct me to a bond fund in the u.s. Denominated in u.s. Dollars? Do they have anything similar to our GIC's?
Thanks

Q: HI GUYS
I Hold 851 shares TPH and is no concern .Recently they added
851 rights, could you tell me something about them ,and in your
opinion what to do with them . Thxs Bob

Q: Peter and team could you give me your take on PNE is there any future for this company.

Jim.

Q: Peter and team can you tell me what you think the future holds for TOG. Are the div still the same as it was a year a go.

Jim.

Q: What is your opinion of the quality of the management at Petromanas? I believe they've made some dubious decisions such picking the wrong rig(2000hp instead of 3000hp), and spending money in a futile attempt (so far) to prove reservoir connectivity between 2 of their main prospects (one of which is a 100% wildcat)

Q: Hi 5i Iam looking for the next possible amaya or CSU. I like stocks trading under $10 with big potential futures.It could be any sector. I was thinking GUD based on your intelligence.Thx for all your help.

Blake

Q: Hi peter
I took a half position of Vnr As I have trimmed a overweight position in another stock.
Can I have your comments on this move
Kind regards
Stan

Q: Been following this company since the aggregate property was its main asset. Now it appears to have defined an attractive gold prospect near Stewart, BC. They've been releasing a steady diet of quite spectacular drill results ( their words ) the latest being 24g/t over 15m. I think it was you that recommended it years ago. What do you think now considering its on a former mine sit with infrastructure in place?

Q: Peter and Staff
For a long term small $ hold, would you please rank them 1,2 and 3 with logic........and also if they each are BUY,HOLD or sell.
Thanks for all you do

Q: I am now trying to clean up bond holdings in the portfolio they used to manage. Some like Gasfrac Energy bonds are no longer recoverable, but there are few other bonds/names that concern me. These are TransAlta DDCALL 7.30% 22OCT29, SIRIUS XM 5.625% 23APR21, AUTOCDA SR NT 5.625% 25MAY21, and CORUS ENTERTAINMENT 4.25% 11FEB20. There are also coupons/residuals from Bell Canada with maturity in 51 and 54. After Gasfrac, my main concern here is that these companies may not even exist on maturity dates. Do you see any of these bonds or coupons as high risk? What happens to a bond if the company is bought by another company? Would it be a better idea for me to sell all individual bonds (there are 20+ in my portfolio) and buy a bond ETF instead? Thanks for your help!

Q: Hello team Can I get your thoughts and analysis on nvda. It's been on a sharp rise recently. Do you still see some good growth in the stock over the next yr or so. What would be a good entry point now?