Q: Hi i5
My wife and I are 59 years old and semiretired
Are pension income is enough to fund are day to day life , we have some investment
Income that is used for travel and any extras that come up.
In that investment we have about 25 % in bond funds (pmmo005) 20 % cash
And the balance in Canadian and American equities .
On Bnn market call many analysts are saying bonds are not the best investment in
today's market of raising interest rates . Would you recommend selling or reducing the bond portion of portfolio .
Thanks for the help
Sam
Market
Q: These headlines today.
"Canada's biggest market for peas, lentils in doubt as India cracks down on pests - See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/life/canada-s-biggest-market-for-peas-lentils-in-doubt-as-india-cracks-down-on-pests"
SHOULD I DUMP MY AGT STOCK? I'm already down 3%.
Q: Further to your,answer where you indicate you "love to average up", woulld Shopify be an example and could you suggest 5 additional companies that fulfill your criteria for averaging up?
Q: I'm not sure if this has been previously asked.I have 4 accounts with Scotia itrade. In their acct. summaries they don't have a field for current allocation percentages. I'd like to set up a similar format to your Balanced,Income and Growth portfolios reports.I assume your program is propitiatory.Are you aware of other similar programs available to avoid doing it manually?.
Q: Peter & Co,
I can find no explanation for Wi-LAN's 11.35% price increase on large volume today. Can you shed any light of this very unusual price action?
With appreciation.
Ed
Q: OSUR, OCLR, FIRST US BRANSCH (FUSB) These 3 stocks on my US watch list seem to be very aggressive movement to the upside. OCLR I have been in and out of and done well with. Can you give me an opinion on them? Thanks Dennis
Q: Have you considered publishing a pro/con report on the 3-4 top engineereing services firms in a side by side fashion rather than by individual reports so key features can be easily compared?
Q: My question is regarding the effect of (1) an increase in capital gains tax (2) an increase in taxes on dividends, by our new government. If the first happens, wouldn't money leave higher growth TSX stocks? I am not suggesting that an "exodus" would happen, but certainly a percentage of the holders would reconsider the validity of putting their cash at risk if the government retains (let's say) 25% more tax for the capital gains no? Now, if the second happens, wouldn't 3-4% dividend stocks attract less buyers? Why own a dividend stock with little growth if the government taxes it almost the same as income (for higher income brackets it would be the case)? Other members who are friends of mine have the same question. A blog about this would be awesome. Thank you!
Q: Good Morning
Firstly, thank you for guiding me towards TNC. Although the premium offered is disappointing I will still book a 50% profit in my TFSA on a company that was nowhere on my radar without 5i. I've narrowed down my replacement to either OTEK or PHO. do you prefer one over the other?
Thank you for your continued guidance
Q: Could you comment on this morning's press release from Callidus. Is there anything material, or is it just an update that things are progressing as expected. Would you still expect a privatization to occur at $20+. The press release says that "Catalyst Capital Group...remains committed to completing a transaction on terms that will ensure the continued protection of the interests of its public shareholders."