Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter,
I'm trying to learn from the rout this week. And so far all I've learned is what I don't know about corrections. I kept clear of bio stocks, because everyone said they were expensive. I got rid of all oil, gas and mining stocks. I tried to select quality low beta stocks. And still, I got hit worse than the indexes.
Among my stinkers: Kroger, Colliers, WSP Global, CCL Industries, Disney, Currency Exchange, Interpipe, and The Keg. Even DH and ATD got hammered. Meanwhile, other stocks I would have expected to get hurt like BCE, DHX or Knight, sailed through, and XBI was actually up today... In fact XBI has performed much better this week than most of the above! So what do you do to be as safe as you can in volatile times other than getting out of the market?

Q: Hi Peter and Team, looking for clarification regarding your ten picks for Greg in the current selloff, regarding Sunlife as a pick, wouldn't SLF which has a growing presence in Asia, with net income and operating net income in the region more than doubled, become an issue due to China currency affect?

They had a great quarter but how will SLF's international businesses be affected going forward, especially considering the Asian currency issues?

Thanks!

Q: Hello Team
I have been reading a few different newsletters now that are recommending to start accumulating in the gold sector and lightening up on equities and bonds. These are the same people that predicted oil would be at 40.00. Some of the reasons they are stating this has to do with that economic condition of Japan and europe. Lack of QE from the US. Downturn in commodities and now the China effect. What are you thoughts/opinions on gold sector and the accumulation of gold stocks/etf or bullion?

thanks

Q: LGT.B dropped a bit last week. I own it and want to buy some more. It is a great company but a pretty thin trader. If something ever went wrong I know I would take a bit of a "haircut". We own about 27 different companies & ETF's - most of them large caps. I think ALC, LGT.B and SYZ are the smallest caps we own. ALC acts like a large cap even though it isn't. I'm waiting patiently on SYZ.
Is a 4% weighting too high for LGT.B?

Q: I have held ARX,CNQ and VET for over 10 years. CNQ and VET have been good performers compared to ARX. For a "quality upgrade" would you sell ARX and use the proceeds to buy more VET and CNQ? Thank You Ron

Q: I am losing big time with my COS shares which were purchased at $21 and are now trading around $6.00. Since COS has only one asset and a lot of debt are they in a financial position where they may have to go bankrupt or can it be an interesting buy for another oil producer? I am wondering if I should sell my shares or hang on to them. I would appreciate having your comments. Thank you.

Q: What are your thoughts on SKK at current prices? I'm doing some bottom feeding and understand the risks. I just bought WCP, TOG & ESN and am now considering SKK & PNE. As always, I value your opinion/comments.

Cheers! Austin

Q: BEP.un is holding up well in the current market onslaught, while RNW not so much. From your comments you seem to like RNW but prefer BEP.un. Could you comment on these two please: Why does the market (and you) prefer BEP.un? How do they compare in terms of future growth prospects? Payout ratio? Price-to-cash flow? Which would you buy today? Would you sell RNW? What do you think of the two management teams? Thanks for your comments.

Q: Please give me your opinion on ocs.un. I bought some at 10.00 and some at $ 9.65. As you well know it pays .175 cents a quarter. When they called suckers for this closed end IPO, I answered the call. and now it is $ 7.43. Basically, they tax the payout as a capital gain so I have paid to get my capital back. Any chance of appreciation in the future?, or dump it. When I phoned to talk to them about the fund everything is top secret thanks to MR SCHWARTZ. THANKS

Q: I think I saw in the paper that there is a couple of companies in Quebec merging and going into the same business a Stella Jones Any Comment

Q: Hi, my holdings in basic materials is presently below my target of 5% for the group (Stella Jones, Goldcorp and First Quantum). I was thinking of purchasing more First Quantum hoping to take part in the eventual recovery in this sector. Just curious of your thoughts. What is the likelyhood that FM will not survive? Are they holding too much debt? Would you recommend a different move? Thanks. Mario.

Q: Our weight in VET has now dropped to 1.9% so I think I should either sell it or buy another $15,000 to increase the weighting back up to 3%. The only other energy stocks we own are CMG and PEY with a 2.5% weighting each. We have 27 separate stocks & ETF's and I believe you think 20 is the right number so selling VET may make some sense. Do you still feel VET's dividend is secure? Maybe I should just do nothing - any suggestions?

Q: Can you give me your opinion on Pivot and their QR? Are they expensive? Is the outlook positive with the initiation of the dividend?

Q: Hello Peter
What is your recommendation with these market condition ?
I have almost all of the stocks in the 5i Balance and Growth model portfolios ,should i do nothing and ride the market and wait for the market to rebound ?
Please advise.

Kindest Regards

Claudio

Q: Could you please give me your opinion on Premier Gold.
Comments on their balance sheet, near-term producer status, etc would be appreciated.

Q: Mourning ... yesterday a question was posted in regards to Paul Colbourne webcast at the Denver O+G conference. Can you decipher his comments and is the dividend safe at $40 oil? Also a prediction of $70 oil by Oct/Nov was made by another fella ...can you also see this happening?Thankyou.

Q: This is a follow-up for Terry's questions regarding DFN. The most up-to-date NAV is posted mid-month by Quadravest (the managers of Dividend 15) on their website:

http://www.quadravest.com/#!dfn-fund-features/c1rr2

The current NAV is $19.19 as of August 14, 2015.

Q: Could you please tell me where I could get an up to date (daily) NAV for this stock and DFN.pr.a.I believe when the NAV falls below $15,the common stock dividend isn't paid.Thanks guys.

Q: HI Peter
Buying a Canada/US Inter-listed stock in CAD your Canadian account, asking your broker to transfer it to your US account, then selling it in your US account to now receive the proceeds in USD, is called NORBERT'S GAMBIT, I believe. Justin Bender or Dan Bartolotti has written a detailed article about how to do this in TD, BMO, CIBC, Royal or Scotia accounts. This article can probably be accessed if one googles Norbert's Gambit, I believe. sarah

Q: Hi teanm. I have tried to find an answer in the Q and A's but can only find a bit. I have about 13% direct US holdings with US$. I have most of your 3 PFs (just a few of the Growth though). Can you list the holdings/stocks which have US exposure from all 3 PFs please. And do they count as some US exposure or do you suggest I have more direct? I prefer to try and not buy more US$ at this rate. I bought just before it dropped for Canada. I am semi retired with some fixed income. Thanks by the way for helping us keep calm....you're the BEST!

.....sorry..meant to ask for International as well within our PFS??