Q: Hearing more and more cyber attacks are occurring. And sense as global economic tensions increase so will the severity and impact of these attacks. What are your top 3 companies that provide protection and solutions for this critical area of business?
Q: My discount broker commented that DIR.UN "is running out of steam" and that the largest shareholder sold 800,000 shares last week at $13.02. It is significant to note that the said shareholder now owns no units of the REIT.
Recently you indicated that this REIT is one of your top 5 favourites.
Can you please comment whether this is still your favourite REIT ? Is the insider selling significant? I will appreciate further if it is a hold, sell or a buy.
Thanks
Q: Hi all
NVDA has been restricted from buying chips from China. What US (OR other country..) chip companies may benefit from NVDA buying elsewhere?
Much thanks
Q: Dear 5i,
DYN3361, Dynamic Premium Yield Plus Fund.
This fund uses leverage, uses Call and Put option strategies for US stocks.
At the moment they seem to have an overweight with cash-covered Put options.
In general do both Call and Put strategies work in markets that are choppy and there is no trend either up or down? What would you attribute to it's good performance over the last few years?
Q: I am interested in increasing my Health holdings through the purchase of CDRs. I am considering LLY, UNH, ABBV and PG. I favour LLY but note that it has been on a tear lately. Would you recommend it at these levels? I would appreciate your opinion on these companies. Thank you.
Q: hello 5i:
We've held a small position in PFFD for quite some time, with a significant loss (glad its small position).
But: the Fed narrative has changed from raising to pausing and the next step is inevitably lowering. Yes, there may be another small raise and yes, I know the higher for longer argument.
PFFD pays out over 7% in our RRIF, in an investment that appears to have very little risk of more downside and even a large amount of upside if things were to return to pre-covid levels.
Summing up and being a bit of a contrarian (skate to where the pucks going?), would you agree with my assessment? Can you see any reason for anything but limited downside with new money in the preferred space? What am I missing here?
thanks
Paul L
Q: I was under the impression that CLS was a late inning performer and we are not there yet as indicated in earlier responses. So why now having sold it out of the BE portfolio at less than half its current price within the last couple of years. Is CLS an AI player ?
I’m wondering if you can help clarify something for me about the CDIC deposit insurance for GICs. I have tried to research an answer for this but am still unclear.
In one account if I have a GIC valued at $100K, I know I have full CDIC insurance coverage.
If I have two $100K GICs in the same account, but the GICs are issued by two different institutions (e.g., one is a $100K TD GIC and one is a $100K BMO GIC), do I have full CDIC insurance on each GIC, for a total of $200K insurance, or only $100K insurance for the account?
Q: Regarding your very quick response to my question yesterday where you stated "Capital gains are treated the same as Canadian gains, but must be converted to C$ for tax purposes." ZSP is a Canadian listed equity in Canadian dollars so I assume that I will not need to make any conversion when taking a capital gain? If I alternatively buy HXS (or HXQ) will capital gains be treated as Canadian only?
Thank you.
Q: These stocks are owned in an income portfolio and while their yields are good the continued downward trend is worrisome. Which would you replace, and with what, and if you could provide a reasoning for the change. REAL is my "real" worry, if truth be told, but I also feel slightly off my pizza these days ...
Q: Hi Peter,
In the Rob Carrick question this morning your answer stated "Some could see 20 percent + gains under different conditions".
For clarification would you please list your top 5 with that potential. Thanks so much.