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Q: In a taxable well diversified account would you take a loss on SQ to buy PYPL or any other US stock in which case please make 3 suggestions. Currently hold AAPL, GOOG, CRWD, CROX. Looking for growth with medium risk. I'm a patient investor but could use some capital loss this year.
Read Answer Asked by Yves on April 01, 2022
Q: DIVIDENDS IN THE US TAX FREE SAVINGS ACCOUNT, DO YOU HAVE TO PAY THE US .15% NON-RESIDENT CHARGE ON US STOCKS DIVIDENDS? THANK YOU, HERBIE
Read Answer Asked by Herbert on March 29, 2022
Q: I have $35,000 CAD to invest in a non registered account. Can you suggest a couple of names worth looking at (US/Can)and why? I have a 7 year time horizon.

Thoughts on how you might deploy? Buy now, in thirds over the next few months or wait?

Thanks

Read Answer Asked by Don on March 15, 2022
Q: In response to a question from Grant on Feb 24 you said "...we think GOOG is one of the easier stocks to buy right now" (re initiating a full position). 25 year-old looking to contribute $6000 to a TFSA, long-term time horizon. Given GOOG is currently trading at around $2700USD (approx $3500CAD) and with only $6k to work with, what do you think of using the CDR alternative (GOOG.NE at about $23CAD) instead, if looking to invest as much as possible of the $6k into GOOG? Was also considering BAM.A (already has some in the portfolio). I know they're both good companies but which of the two would you side with long-term if only choosing one? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Bruce on February 28, 2022
Q: someone asked whether transferring between his/her US tfsa to a cdn tfsa would be a disposition and contribution OR an internal transfer with no effect on contributions

i would check with your institution because if they are considered 2 separate tfsa's then this will be a redemption and thus you will not be able to put the $$ to the other tfsa till jan 1 2023

better check than be subject to onerous penalties from overcontributing in 2022
Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 22, 2022
Q: IF I TRANSFER CASH FROM THE CANADIAN T.F.S.A. TO THE US T..F.S.A., WOULD IT BE AN EXTRA CONTRIBUTION OR JUST PART OF THE WHOLE T.F.S.A.? OF COURSE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY CONVERSION FEES.
Read Answer Asked by Herbert on February 18, 2022
Q: I have these holdings in a TFSA shown in descending %. First four at 15% each. Next three at 10% each. Adding $7000. Any additions to what I have? Any new ones? I appreciate the %'s are personal choices ( Part of let the winners run camp). Would you advise trimming?
Have good day. Thanks.
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on February 07, 2022
Q: I have 6K in my TFSA that I’d like to deploy. Presently the TFSA contains the following names and the weight for each one of my TOTAL portfolio (Margin+TFSA+RRSP).

EGLX 0.87%
GSY 3.75%
LSPD 1.62%
MG 5.41%
NTR 6.26%
SHOP 2.05%
WELL 1.94%
NVDA 3.42%
PLTR 1.33%
PINS 0.53%
TFII 5.74%
U 2.29%

Should I sell EGLX and PINS since they have dropped below 1% of the portfolio?
Should I add to one, two or three of these names? If so in what order of preference?
Or should I go with another suggestion? If you can list 5 in order of preference.
Any sector CDN or USA.
I will not need the cash for another 8-10 years minimum.
Thanks for all you do.
Read Answer Asked by Marco on February 07, 2022
Q: I have some new money to invest in my TFSA. I am well diversified in my other accounts, and am now wondering what to add to my TFSA. I am a senior so I would say about a 5 year time frame that this would stay in the TFSA, maybe more.
Any suggestions you have would be helpful.
Thanks so much for your help in the past, it has always proved very lucrative.
Shirley
Read Answer Asked by Shirley on February 02, 2022
Q: I'm going to make RSP contributions (for myself and husband) in kind this year from a margin/cash account. Looking for the best candidates. I'd have to report a CG on GSY (376%)or ATD.b (394%) or KXS (210%).
Alternatively, CG on PBH and MG are 18% and 65% respectively.

What stocks (in order of preference) would be good to transfer to RSP? in your wise opinion

Thanks!!!
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on February 01, 2022
Q: Good day. I see folks ask about stocks to add either to RRSP or TFSA. What characteristics define if a stock is more suitable for one than the other? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Robert on January 27, 2022
Q: We recently initiated a TFSA for a family member (long-term buy & hold); the 10 securities purchased (in approximately equal amounts) were: Aritzia (ATZ), Unilever (UL), GoEasy (GSY), SunLife Financial (SLF), BAM (BAMa), WSP (WSP), Algonquin Power (AQN), Telus Int'l (TIXT), and an ETF called XUSR. Still have ~15% capital (~$12,000) to invest. Which 3 or 4 of these would you have greatest conviction to add to? And/or is there another security which would complement the above?

Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on January 27, 2022
Q: In mid December I moved some shares out of my TFSA into a non-registered account.
The non-registered account shows a market price for those shares attributed to the time/date that I moved the shares. Can I assume that that is the amount of additional room that I now have in my TFSA? What I am intending to do is to move some other shares into the TFSA.
Read Answer Asked by william on January 13, 2022
Q: Hello. I have the above stocks in my TFSA and I have 6000.00 to add. Can you suggest any other stocks to add to this list or should I just add to the existing list? I have a 5-10 year time frame and I'm retired.

Thanks so much,
Louise
Read Answer Asked by Louise on January 12, 2022
Q: I have ERF, LSPD, LSPK, NVEI and WELL in my TFSA. I would like to add one or two more equities to my holdings. What other Canadian stocks only should I consider. Please rank in order of purchase and provide three or four names. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by David on January 12, 2022
Q: My son has $5k to put into his TFSA. He has CU, BCE, BEP.UN, WCP, ZWH, AC & BB as higher risk plays. For a 5 to 7 year conservative hold after which he will need funds for loan repayments etc (which is why his stock choices are mostly conservative), would you recommend more ZWH or a CAR.UN or... ?
Read Answer Asked by Harry on January 09, 2022
Q: I have 3 securities (TOI, GSY, WSP) in my TFSA (in approximately the same amounts), and have added $6000 cash to that brokerage account for 2022. Would it seem reasonable to add to each of the 3 positions with the newly added cash, or would you feel I should prefer one or the other security(ies) among the 3?

Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on January 07, 2022
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