Investment Q&A

Q: Hello,
I have shares of CHE.UN that I am ready to sell... The timing to sell this company that is going nowhere in the last years seems adequate due to the decent rebound in price. Can you suggest some decent replacement options in the same category of asset class.

Thank you!

Q: Dear 5i team.

Is there an ETF that holds multiple Brookfield Companies to spread out individual entity risk? Is there a combo of Brookfield holdings that accomplish something close that saves the MER?

Many thanks for your help.

Q: Hi,

I am somewhat surprised by VRIF's poor return. I thought one was "assured" of safety and can withdraw 4% a year.

Should one look at Vanguard's VIC series ETFs? I don't know much about VIC series ETFs at all. Any words of wisdom?

Q: Hello All. I'm 70 and a newby to the 5i service. My plan is to buy all 3 portfolios as I have a 300K in hand after the meltdown. How would you recommend going about this? Buy all at once? buy those most recently added? Buy on any dips? Buy those with positive momentum? Buy those taht haven't been doing so well?

Q: I think it’s clear that within the next six months the US will teeter on the brink of technical insolvency given the more radical element of the GOP. This will likely result in a significant decline in the US dollar, what’s an easy way to invest in this, gold for example?

Q: Gear Energy has a juicy dividend of 11% but is it sustainable? And what are it's growth prospects overall.

Q: Hi - what are your general thoughts on the oil sector for 2023? Do you expect it to be a leading sector to look at for the year? If a positive outlook, do you think it a whole year story, or first half, or second half story for 2023?

Q: Hi 5i, can you recommend and EFT that covers the long term care / retirement home industry, for companies like Chartwell, Extendicare, etc? Thank you.

Q: Do you think Savaria might to taken privte or sold to a larger company? They have a niche larger companieds might want?


Thx

Q: Can you recommend a high interest savings account that trades on the US exchange that is to equivalent PSA-T. I tried using the PSA.U-T in my US account but my trading account wants to convert the US dollars to CDN. Thanks.

Q: How seriously do you think Amazon's "Buy with Prime" roll-out will affect Shopify ? Given this program, plus Amazon's recent reduction in workers, would it be wise to sell Shopify and move the cash into Amazon ?

Q: Good morning,

Following the sale of XLF in my US$ Non registered account for tax loss reasons, I'm considering the purchase of an Energy ETF.

Q1. Between XEG in Canada and XLE in the US, which do you prefer and which d you think has a better risk reward profile?

Q2. Assuming you prefer the Canadian market for the Energy sector, is there another Energy ETF in Canada that you would prefer to XEG?

Thank you and I'll await your response.

Q: I generally look at a company's PE when assessing it. I think the S & P TSX composite is around 16 or so. But each sector within the composite has a different average PE. For example, the Financial sector is lower as is the energy sector, while technology is much higher. Is there a publication you are aware of the breaks down the PE’s for the various sectors within TSX or S&P?
Thank you.
Dave

Q: Please your take on this company.With such a high ownership percentage is there a chance of going private?taken over?
Would you buy it here?
Can you mention 5 stocks as a possible take over candidate?

Q: BEPC has been a favorite of yours for a long time. I bought it more towards the highs a couple years ago when there was so much talk about renewables from the Biden administration and everyone was piling into renewables. Since then this stock has gone down and it was your favorite two years ago at all time highs and now around 20 dollars off its high it is still a top dividend pick. I also averaged down on it based on how favorable you spoke about this company but I have still not broken even. My question is in what environment would you see this stock doing well again? What would be a catalyst for this stock performing well and why is it still a top dividend pick? Does it represent value at this price and could you please comment on the profitability of this company. Thank you!

Q: I've held BNS for 7 years now, and it's barely moved in that time. What is your rationale on continuing to hold this bank in the BE profile? At what point would you consider a switch?

Q: Hi, looking for a quick analysis on Silver Tiger . I know it is a very small junior but I am looking for small precious metal juniors for some extra juice .

Q: Does your view on Broadcom change with the announcement of Apple plans to take back some of the manufacturing done by AVGO? Is AVGO a stock worth holding or are there others to consider with less risk?

Q: This stock is headed for bankruptcy it seems. Why is the stock rallying in a big way. Shouldnt the shares be trickling down to NIL as the current shares are likely to be worthless?

Q: Both of these historically have gone down over their full length of time. Why is that? Do you think these are still good for a long term investment for an income investor and is this a good time to buy them? Thanks.