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Q: BLK took a sudden drop Jan 12 a few days after they announced good figures/Divi. At the same time they announced to be forced to sell China Telecom. Was that the reason for the big drop and it never recovered till now.. do you recommend I add USD to my BLK holding now at 3%.
Art
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on January 28, 2021
Q: Can you please explain this notice, the dates are confusing:
Annual Redemption Valuation Date: June 15, 2021

Annual Redemption Payment Date: On or before the 15th business day following the Annual Redemption Date.
BMO InvestorLine has been advised of an Annual Redemption Privilege for THE BITCOIN FUND CLASS A UNITS.
Terms:
Option 1: Cash - (USD) Annual Redemption Privilege
To receive a redemption price per Unit equal to 100% of the Net Asset Value per Unit determined on the Annual Redemption Date, less any costs and expenses associated with the redemption, including commissions incurred by the Fund to fund such redemptions.
Important Notes:
As per the Prospectus dated March 31, 2020:
Units may be redeemed at the option of Unitholders on the first business day following the 15th day of June in each year commencing on June 16, 2021, subject to the Fund's right to suspend redemptions in certain circumstances. Units so redeemed will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to the Net Asset Value per Unit on the Annual Redemption Date, less any costs and expenses associated with the redemption, including commissions incurred by the Fund to fund such redemptions. Units must be surrendered for redemption on or before the last business day of the month of May preceding the applicable Annual Redemption Date. Payment of the proceeds of redemption will be made in U.S. dollars on or before the 15th business day following the Annual Redemption Date
Read Answer Asked by Cheryl on January 27, 2021
Q: Good Afternoon I am looking for your thoughts on VISA,

I held it pre-covid as I love the type of business it is and the margins it has, and at the times I figured with trends and expecting e-commerce to grow steadily I felt it was a good long term hold and certainly still do. Now with Covid transforming the way we live our lives, I feel like its dominant position as a payment processor should only help its business, with the accelerated growth taking place in e-commerce and contactless payments. The stocks is essentially even since Jan 2020, PayPal is up over 100%. I own both so I am not complaining and I get why PayPal is up a ton, as its more of a true cash-less play with bitcoin helping it gain more exposure. But any reason as it why it has lagged so much?

Considering Visa's moat, financial health and the fact that consumer trends are aligning perfectly with its business, where would you rank Visa in the realm of the other large cap stocks (FAANGM etc)? top 10, 15,20.... I look at it as "set it and forget it" stock for 15+years but I am very tempted to add more. Have a great weekend!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on January 25, 2021
Q: Just like to get your thoughts on this company,do you think longer term it could be a disrupter in the credit card platform,also being up 450% in the last year and being thinly traded do you think its a bubble thanks have a great day
Read Answer Asked by Greg on January 22, 2021
Q: Hi 5i: I am presently underweight financials ( TD - 6% ). Which of these would you add BNS, SLF or GSY? Would you add a combination of all? What is the market weight for financials and would now be a suitable time to add?

Thank you for my success!

Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on January 22, 2021
Q: I have been lucky with MS which I accumulated during periods when many analysts seemed to misunderstand the poor thing. MS has become a full position. However when reviewing some analyses following MS’ recent results, opinions read as if they were written by bipolar CFAs. Views seem too divided for me to base a decision on. Is it time for me to trim MS —or best to ignore the noise and keep holding. Please do give your reasoning and I would appreciate very much your updating your response to my September 2, 2020 question on MS.
Read Answer Asked by Adam on January 22, 2021
Q: Will the big Canadian Banks be allowed to increase their dividends this year?

Paul
Read Answer Asked by PAUL on January 21, 2021
Q: Hi 5i
Bitcoin is a real head scratcher for me. I can't see why anyone would use it as a form of payment considering stories like "that pizza purchase years ago is the equivalent of millions in todays value" or "I have a couple of password tries left before my disk is encrypted and my millions are lost forever" ... so there's goes the asset / store of value argument. Maybe I'm getting old but I just don't get it (having said that I bought a small amount of ether and ripple as a learning exercise a few years back and still hold it ).
In any case, the real question is with more etfs/companies piling into bitcoin related investment, if it were to grow to such an extent as to be bubble territory and subsequently experience a severe pop, would it have any side effects on the rest of the market or specific sectors of the market do you think? i.e. would it ever be anything to be concerned about ?
Thanks
Mike
Read Answer Asked by mike on January 20, 2021
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