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Q: Hello,
I paid $38 for Laurentian Bank shares. Today they are trading at $26. They are in a non-registered account and I am looking to either hold them for at least 5 years or sell. Based on the current dividend, I am still getting a yield of 4%. Is this still a solid company that you would expect to be around 5 years from now? How likely would it be for them to cut the dividend again? How realistic is it to anticipate that it would return to $38 in the next 5 years? Thank you and have a nice holiday weekend.
Read Answer Asked by Cathy on July 30, 2020
Q: I serendipitously sold my BNS before the pandemic and have been slowly buying it back as it remains low compared to historical levels. I intend to go a little overweight as the dividend and value in the stock seems to me to be quite attractive, if you consider this a long term hold. If I retire in 10 years, this seems to me to be a great purchase now and that I will look back at myself thankfully for making this purchase now.

Do I need to be looking at this differently? I know there BNS faces risk in Central America but it otherwise seems like a good buy now.

Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 22, 2020
Q: I know you've said in the past that one could replicate FIE relatively easy by owning say 3-4 bank stocks and an insurance company - but I don't think you could get the same yield as FIE, which is close to 8%. Even after subtracting the MER, I don't think you can match the yield (which is somewhat confusing to me).
Can you? If not, would you see a benefit in owning FIE?

Thanks
Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 22, 2020
Q: These are all down about 40% from their recent highs. Do you have any concerns with the sector in general? Which two would you pick for bounce back potential?
Read Answer Asked by Rick on July 21, 2020
Q: top 3 american, top 3 canadian, banks to invest in ?, and a reasonable projection and why, or do you not recommend banks at this time?

thanks
Read Answer Asked by eddie on July 21, 2020
Q: Peter, can you shed any light on the dramatic price action following MOGO's financial release. It shot up from 1.25 to 3.45 following the release (175%+) and has now settled back to around 1.70 as I write this. The trader in me would expect some gap filling here, but I have no idea why the stock spiked as sharply as it did.
Read Answer Asked by David on July 16, 2020