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Q: Understand business conditions are poor And ALC is a really good company in a very bad business. The political climate on free trade and energy concerns suggest there may be no recovery in demand for ALC bulk carrier shipping business any time soon. I noticed there is some shipping industry consolidation underway in Japan and perhaps other countries. Do you think industry consolidation is an option in North America and could it be helpful to ALC outlook. What would you do with this stock as tax loss selling gets underway. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Sue on October 31, 2016
Q: I bought SJR.B in Jul. 2015 at $27.36. Today, it's $26.57. BMO Investorline Morningstar Canadian Income portfolio and Canada Core portfolio suggests selling this stock and that the fair value is $24.00. Do you agree? They did not raise their dividend in Mar. 2016. If I sell, what can replace it for a secure very long term hold for growing dividend income in a taxable account? BCE? (No banks/financial; I have plenty.)
Read Answer Asked by Helen on October 31, 2016
Q: NYX has hit new 52 week lows today and has gone down pretty much daily for the last 2+ weeks. I still like its potential and I feel its been beaten down with Amaya and Intertain.I think the earnings release could help correct this negative momentum but its not until later November.There are no further support levels to base an exit on if it keeps dropping. So my question is do you see a point where NYX is beyond help and I should cut my losses? My fear is by the time we get to the earnings release the share price will be at $1.
Read Answer Asked by Adam on October 31, 2016
Q: Hello Peter,
I have not seen any news (yahoo, google etc) to account for a big drop today on ACQ. Any idea please? Also, can you comment on why Amazon given their release last night why their stock hardly got hit, yet DH Corp and others take a huge loss if they miss earnings, etc . Do you think it has to do with forward guidance which may lessen the losses. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on October 28, 2016
Q: My portfolio is predominantly made up of 4 company's stocks. They are ATD.B, GIL, HCG and SJ. With the exception of SJ (bought it in 2006) I have owned them all since 2002. I have significant capital gains from them all and have been selling them off slowly over the past three years. In each of the past three years I paid significant taxes due to the sale of these shares. I have tried to offset some of the gains by selling some of my losers but the gains are much higher and selling my losers makes the imbalance in my portfolio greater. Do you have a suggestion on how I can help balance my portfolio and avoid paying significant capital gains taxes?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on October 28, 2016
Q: Many darlings of the past year or so have been hit hard,some very hard eg VRX,CXR & DH(yesterday) & today it was ZZZ.Bruce Campbell#2,who made ZZZ his top pick 4 times since 6/30, voluntarily told Market Call(3pm pt) that he had sold ZZZ as it no longer meet his metrics of EPS growth rate & valuation,& replace it with a better choice,but still like the co.Today ZZZ dropped 6% on big volume(385k).A very volatile market.Hard to make a buck.Note that the big 6 Canadian banks are slow & steady,but returns(average 4% dividend-40/50% p.o.-plus capital appreciation are lower than those darlings in their hey day
Read Answer Asked by Peter on October 28, 2016
Q: I have shares in Amaya, Intertain and NYX gaming and am quite discouraged with both their performance and their outlook. If I were to hold any of them could you rate them from strongest to weakest with reasons. Do you think any of them are an outright sell at this point. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Rob on October 27, 2016
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