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Q: My granddaughter has a TFSA that needs some increase in real estate and financials weightings. Would you consider TCN and GSY appropriate for a 3-4 year hold or would you suggest some alternatives?
With appreciation,
Ed
Read Answer Asked by Ed on October 12, 2021
Q: Hello Peter & team,

Have an 18 year old who has a little money set aside ($5,000) in a TFSA earning next to nothing. Can you please recommend 4 or 5 good growth names for long term hold. And would you think TOU is a good choice to include?

Thanks for all you do.

gm

Read Answer Asked by Gord on October 01, 2021
Q: I'm in the process of divesting about half of my investment holdings (basically everything in my and my wife's TFSA) and using the cash towards a downpayment on a home. Everything in the RRSPs will remain. This leaves me with basically 1/2 of the investments I used to have (i.e. 10 positions instead of 20).

If not for the downpayment, I would have kept the money invested in the stocks I've purchased in the TFSA and am fairly diversified. But now that i'm selling everything in the TSFA, I'm really not diversified anymore.

What's the better play? Sell some of my existing positions in the RRSP and buy back into the positions I sold from the TSFA so I'm back to being fully diversified? Or slowly buy back the positions I sold in the TFSA and slowly get diversified again? I figure it will take at least 5 years to get my investable cash in the TSFA back to where they are now.
Read Answer Asked by Michael on October 01, 2021
Q: Hi there,

Looking for top 3 stocks for RRSP recommendations. Still young, and looking for medium risk.

Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Amy on August 31, 2021
Q: Out of curiosity, if you've maxed out your TFSA contributions, had gains and withdrew, say $100,000, are you allowed to put back $100,000 the next year or only the max contribution allowance?

Thanks

Dave
Read Answer Asked by David on August 20, 2021
Q: Hi 5i
In watching the performance of my TFSA, I am not liking the 2020/2021 performance direction and momentum.

The combination of 2020/2021 has been dreadful for holdings such as USA, XBC, STC and QST.....and has significantly affected total portfolio performance.
In the mix are also TF, AQN and FSZ; all for income but was expecting some level of growth.
It was good to be holding ECN but the % was too low to make significant benefit.

With QST and USA both down 60% from original purchase, does one just continue to hold for performance recovery; Business fundamentals and potential take-out (QST) and mine performance and silver price recovery (USA)?

Making a switch from one horse to other has rarely worked for me. Does any of the companies make you say sell and move on or just hold through the already low price positions?


XBC is obviously not expected to reach $11.00 any time soon as the company no longer looks like the one that reached $11.00 earlier this year. They have a good business mix in segments that make sense today. Does one just hold on for Management to get their act together and run off the negatively contributing contracts?

Dave



Read Answer Asked by David on August 17, 2021
Q: Hi. I have decided to add an equal position of each of the above to my portfolio. These companies will even out my exposure among sectors. I have room in both my tax free account and my rrsp account. (RRSP won't be accessed for 18 - 20 years) I guess what I'm asking is would it be more advantageous to put any of the above in a tax free account vs an rrsp account?
Read Answer Asked by Susan on August 17, 2021
Q: Moving shares into a TFSA. In general, would it be wiser to move shares with growth potential or ones that generate more dividends into the TFSA?
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on August 16, 2021
Q: Thinking of moving some shares from a non-registered account to my TFSA. What would be the guiding principles to follow in such a move?
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on August 13, 2021
Q: Please rank the above listed stocks and an explanation for #1? I am more focussed on growth as I have a significant time horizon. Also, which account is preferred for the following? Tfsa or rrsp?

Also these are currently my holdings in my tfsa. Would you sell one of the following for one of the above listed stock, or wait for new money? Thanks

Nick

AQN
TD
WELL
NVDA
SHOP
BAM
KXS
LSPD
PLTR
PINS
Read Answer Asked by Nick on August 13, 2021
Q: Hello Team

My wife and I have approximately $ 50 000 cash in her TFSA account (shared money). With myself being a new investor and the authorized trader, I am looking for guidance in terms of what companies to invest in (Canadian stocks). How many companies would you include? How much to invest in each company? Also, would you kindly suggest a time frame to put the money to work . (ie) invest in one lump sump, over a period of four months, invest a portion and wait? Time frame as to when the money would be required is over 10 years.

On the flip side if I wanted to invest the same amount of money and use some of the profits to purchase a car, would you recommend the same companies or different ones?

All ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by robert on August 13, 2021
Q: Hello. I am planning on investing in education for our first grandchild. As our children were near graduating high school when RESPs were introduced I am not well versed in the pros and cons. I was recently told that there is a lot more cost than allowable deductions on income tax.
Question: if the parents of our grandchild have lots of room in their TFSAs, would it make more sense to save for education using the TFSA instead of RESPs? The rationale is that it is non taxable when it taken out for education in the future as compared to taxable even though there is an initial 20% grant from the government with an RESP. And perhaps making RESP contributions at child's older age, a few years prior to university age. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Catherine on August 11, 2021