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Q: pipelines Would you please comment on enb,ppl,ipl,trp,vsn and which do you prefer. Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on July 08, 2014
Q: Hi Peter and Team
I would like your comments and thoughts on Rogers Sugar (RSI).
I bought it for yield and has gone down 25% since I purchased it. Should I sell it and move on? If so, would you recommend a stock with reasonable yield and capital appreciation.
Thanks for your great service.
PH

Read Answer Asked by Patty on July 08, 2014
Q: Peter, My portfolio contains 25 stocks with a dividend return of 3.9%.With the possibility of rising interest rates should I be reducing exposure to dividend paying stocks and rotating to growth stocks.I do not require the income for a couple of years!I have no exposure to metal and mining stocks(happily so).They seem to be coming into favour,do you have a favourite?
Read Answer Asked by Randy on July 07, 2014
Q: Hi Peter, I currently have 31 stocks in my 4 portfolios, Oils, REITS, ,IPL, PPL, MRE, PLZ, NIF, WRG, WCP, STB, AAR.un. AX.un, CPG, ERF and alike. My concern is how an interest rate increase will effect my portfolios. I am in my 80s. Would appreciate your suggestion of a safer selection for reserving my capital.
Many thanks, Joseph
Read Answer Asked by Joseph on July 03, 2014
Q: I would like to invest in four Canadian companies for my 90 year old mother. The investments need to be quite safe and pay a dividend, monthly or quarterly for month to month living expenses. I would prefer 4 different industries to avoid turndowns in any given sector. What would you suggest?

Read Answer Asked by Jack on July 02, 2014
Q: I wish to move a major portion of my US$ and $CDN portfolio into safe, defensive, securities such as bonds, preferred shares.ETF's or solid common shares that give me a reasonable yield. Please give me a few names to consider for each currency.
Many thanks
L
Read Answer Asked by Lloyd on July 02, 2014
Q: I am considering the addition of 1 more consumer discretionary stock.
Consumer staples holdings are NWC, CSW.A and CCL.B
Consumer discretionary holdings are MG and CGX.
Weighting for each sector is targeted at 10%, but I am currently a bit underweight in each.
Do you think I should be adding an additional stock, or just adding more to the existing holdings?
I have been considering CTC.A, THI, and DHX, but would welcome other suggestions.
Something offering a growing dividend would be nice.
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on July 01, 2014
Q: Greetings 5-i:
I subscribe to an american investor service which recommends
only a few stocks, and which are well researched. The latest one
surprises me somewhat, so here I am for your opinion. GAZPROM
with the following metrics- Mkt cap 96.75B, yield 4.09% - P/e
3.66, EV/EBITDA- 2.34. I realize you specialize in canadian
listings and will obtain most of your info from BLOOMBERG,however, I am hopeing that you may have some knowledge of it from past experiences.

Thanks for your time,
BEN
Read Answer Asked by BEN on July 01, 2014
Q: I would like to park some cash in CBO.
Would not the CBO ETF value go down when interest rates increase as I believe they will in the first quarter of 2015?
Net return could be minimal or less going forward during this 6 month time frame.
Read Answer Asked by Don on June 30, 2014
Q: Hello,

This is kind of a follow up of a previous question. In my RRSP I have the following ETFs: ZRE, XRB, VBK, VCN, VDY, VXUS and XSB.
I would like to replace XSB (around 30K) with something that provides more growth. I was thinking an energy basket, either an ETF or 2-4 energy (related) stocks.

Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you
Marios
Read Answer Asked by Marios on June 28, 2014
Q: Hi Peter & team. I would like your views on RON.PR.A. I realize that the company has been struggling for the past few years, which may explain the price of these preferred shares. I like the fact that it is a reset type. Do you think it represents good value? Do you think it is too risky in a well diversified portfolio, where the weighting would be less than 2% overall? My other preferred holdings are HPR, EQB.PR.A and CF.PR.A. Thanks again.
Read Answer Asked by Bernard on June 28, 2014
Q: Hi peter
I have owned stb since the ipo and has been a excellent revenue stream when I look at my other holdings PBh Bpo DH have been rocky stb has been climbing .
A lot of negative vibs from the investment communiy but this company keeps on busin
Kind regards
Stan
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Read Answer Asked by Stan on June 27, 2014