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Q: I am a buy-and-hold total return value investor. I have a concentrated portfolio of eleven stocks. I don't worry about asset diversification. I hold FFH and BN in the financial space right now, but I'm considering selling BN and replacing it with a Canadian bank (not an ETF). What do you think of that plan? Which Canadian bank would you think would best fit my strategy? Could you please list three banks, in order of preference?

Thanks.
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Read Answer Asked by Brenda on December 29, 2025
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Read Answer Asked by Greg on December 29, 2025
Q: is there any reason to expect meaningful growth in TD during the next year or two? I have a full position and I think the yield is down and the stock is getting tired. I am thinking of selling some (e.g. 20%) shares or selling covered calls in some at about 135/share.. What do you think of the stock going forward for the next two years?
Read Answer Asked by arnold on December 29, 2025
Q: Q3/25 reported in November, EPS declined 26% vs. Q3/24. Can you go over the Q in more detail and advise whether fundamentals have changed. I am a holder of this company and had been thinking of adding since it has declined from its high of $134 in August. Would you be comfortable adding or do you see more attractive financial names? Thank you.
John
Read Answer Asked by John on December 19, 2025
Q: I just noticed the jump in these shares over the past 3 days and thought there may have been news out on earnings but see that the last earnings release was Nov 6. Checking all the news sources I have access to has yielded nothing. Thought I would check with our ears to the street people, (that's you), and see if you have heard anything.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on December 19, 2025
Q: GWO has done extremely well this year, up over 40%, while MFC is up over 11%. SLF, though, has lagged, down about 1.5% over the past year. What explains the wide gulf in their stock performance?
Read Answer Asked by John on December 18, 2025
Q: Sentiment appears to be favoring financials for now and 2026. Do you agree?
If so which of the following ETFs would your suggest as being the likely winner: KBNB 14Xpe,1 year14%,
XLF 18XE 1 Yr. 5%, IYG 19X 1 Yr, 10%

The composition of these ETF’s is similar but KBNB seems to favor a slightly different group of financial stocks including BRK.B

Hence my uncertainty. Thanks again for helping to sort this out,
Read Answer Asked by Donald on December 17, 2025
Q: Good morning,

If one wanted 15% exposure to Canadian banks, would you buy TD and RY for 7.5% each, or would you buy TD, RY and ZEB for 5% each?

Thanks as always.
Read Answer Asked by Trevor on December 17, 2025
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