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Q: Canadian banks have had a strong run in the past month. Do you expect them to give some of this back in the near term?
Read Answer Asked by Jeffrey on November 30, 2020
Q: I must live under a rock. I had no idea regarding the OSFI restrictions on banks. Did this happen during the previous financial crises as well? How common is it for OSFI to feel it needs to act to help preserve the banks' financial strength?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on November 27, 2020
Q: I invest in companies that have a track record of growing dividends. A chunk of my portfolio is invested in Canadian bank stocks which up to this year had a nice record of increasing dividends. In 2020 TD and RY did increase early in the year - but Covid brought a halt to increases from BMO and BNS. When do you think the banks will begin to think about increases - is 2021 too early and does OFSI (or whatever they are called) have a say and will they disallow.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Gary on November 26, 2020
Q: I am an income investor who has held MFC for years. Just breaking even on price but reasonable return on dividend.

Thinking of switching to either GWO or SLF. GWO has a higher dividend but SLF may have more growth potential.

For safe sustainable retirement income what would be your preference or do you have other suggestions. I recognize that a combination of growth and income can be just as good.

Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Dave on November 26, 2020
Q: Can you please explain what Bitcoin and the crypto industry is all about. How can Bitcoin be worth $20,000.00????

Will this move to Digital currency make our portfolios as we know them now worthless?

Any insight you can provide on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by shirley on November 25, 2020
Q: What are your thoughts on Laurentian bank? It saw a big drop earlier in the year. I recall on a prior answer you indicated you were concerned based on the idea that where there is evidence of some problems, there is often larger problems hidden waiting to be discovered. Do you still have a pessimistic view of Laurentian?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Michael on November 24, 2020
Q: I currently have GSY in my TFSA having purchased it (at your suggestion) when it dropped in March. As a result, I have a significant gain. My question is, might it be time to move this out of the TFSA and into my non-registered account to start taking advantage of its (growing) dividend? In other words, while I still expect above-average growth in this stock and don't think it is now "just" a dividend play, do you think it's hyper-growth days are behind it?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on November 24, 2020
Q: Hello, read about something new to me. Companies that might give credit cards competition. Sezzle, Afterpay, Paybright, Klarna, Quadpay, Splitit, Affirm...any thoughts on these? Any of them Canadian? Are these in your opinion viable investment opportunities?
Read Answer Asked by David on November 24, 2020
Q: I have a holding in pershing square holdings PSHZF, IT IS TRADING ON THE PINK LISTINGS, but it has a substantial daily trading volume.
The problem is that it does not enter properly on my porfolio analytic with 5i. it register as 0. Could you help me fix this.
I have had a good return on it since March. do you think it is a good keeper or could you sugggest a better alocation?
Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by francois on November 23, 2020
Q: Hi 5i,
Is Affirm Holdings upcoming IPO of interest? Could this be a disruptor to the credit card industry?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Terry on November 23, 2020
Q: I would like to know what you can suggest as a canadian bond ETF that is reliable and gives a decent performance. I currently have XGB (IShares Cdn Government Bond Index ETF) but the yield is low. Previously I had MFT (Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF) giving a better yield. Is one is better than the other or is there a better choice? Also, is there any bond that instead of giving a yield gives a capital gain? It would be particularly interesting for my non registered account since I want to reduce the amount of interest that I receive to avoid clawback.
Read Answer Asked by Michel on November 20, 2020
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