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Q: I have a question related to inverse index ETFs and payments of dividends.

I hold 100 shares of the New York-traded ETF "PROSHARES SHORT QQQ", ticker PSQ, which behaves in an inverse way to the NASDAQ index. Last week I received a dividend of US$4.01. Although this is a modest amount, I am very surprised that I would receive any dividend at all ! How can this be with an inverse ETF? (If anything, I would expect to have deducted the dividends of the underlying shares, as is the case with a "short" of an individual stock.)

Thanks for any clarification you can provide!
Read Answer Asked by Gregory on April 03, 2018
Q: Hi,
Im looking to raise some cash to put towards spotify and dol (post split) and cant decide what (if any) of my holdings should be sold. Generally Im long term oriented and use all available DRIPS to accelerate. Currently I hold aqn, acb, bns, bep, enb, fb, gsy, gud, nvda,pho, sis, slf, vfv, vgg, vee. Right now, I think Im only down on GUD. Do you think any should be sold for any reason (including too much sectoral overlap, loss of long term value etc.) or should I keep them all and look at just adding fresh cash? What do you think about looking to add spotify and dol?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by david on April 02, 2018
Q: I seem to have gotten overweight financials in my US portfolio. i currently own JPM, VISA, Etrade, Paychex. I do prefer to hold a basket in each sector as i don't like single company risk. What would recommend, trim each or could you list these in preference order of best to own. I like them all for different reasons so i am struggling to make a decision here.
Read Answer Asked by kelly on April 02, 2018
Q: I am reaching for YIELD and at 9% the yield on QYLD is very appealing.
If the tech sector falls out of favour and drops like FaceBook did this week, what are the implications for the dividend? Would the share price drop too?
As a long term "HOLD" I can live with a lower share price because it would most likely recover over time.
But what about the dividend? Can I count on it holding at current levels or possibly even increasing?

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on April 02, 2018
Q: Good Morning
I have to start to re balance / clean my PF soon.
Can You please name 3 undervalued growth stocks followed by 5IR (Can or US) on each sector.
Thanks
Best Regards
Read Answer Asked by Djamel on April 02, 2018
Q: I've held GOOGL for a while in my TFSA and it has performed well for me. I'm concerned about GOOGL being impacted by the FB data issue so I'm looking to sell and replace with something else in the tech sector. Something with good cash flow - maybe a MSFT or ADBE? My other tech holdings consist of full positions in AAPL, CSU, OTEX, and ACN. Any recommendations from the team? Thanks in advance!!
Read Answer Asked by Richard on March 29, 2018
Q: Good Morning Peter & Team,

Because of personal rules, I was forced to sell CGNX today when it dipped below -10% capital loss in my portfolio. I now have a chunk of U$ cash sitting in my acct and was wondering if you had any suggestions?

My current US Portfolio has
- Visa
- Wells Fargo
- Time Warner
- BP

Thanks for all you do

gm
Read Answer Asked by Gord on March 29, 2018
Q: Hi All at 5i! With the tech market taking a bit of a hit and the DPO of Spotify coming out on Tuesday, should I wait to buy some or get in right at the opening bell? I am waffling here because I have never bought IPOs before and have heard that they can start strong, only to lose value within a few day or weeks. Spotify is a DPO, a bit of a different beast. If it were you ( with your cloudy crystal ball handy) how would you handle this?Buy the first day ,wait a while or gradually trickle in? This is for a long term hold and not quick profit. Thank you for your help and have a great long weekend.!



Read Answer Asked by Tamara on March 28, 2018
Q: I am not understanding why NFLX would be caught up in the tech slide. It's more of a media than a tech stock, no? In any case, these large cap techs with high valuations seem to be suffering disproportionately. I am down considerably from the highs but still up nicely on both of these and am seriously considering getting out now. Do you think that would be a mistake?
Read Answer Asked by John on March 28, 2018
Q: Good Morning. I have US $ that I would like to invest. Would you please provide me with your top 5, any sector, growth but not too risky companies?
Thank you.
Cathy
Read Answer Asked by Catherine on March 28, 2018
Q: SQ is getting hit hard here along with the rest, but I don't actually see the objective association here. What I mean is I can see why GOOGL gets hit in relation to FB, but is there something specific in SQ that I am missing, or is it just sectoral? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Alex on March 28, 2018
Q: Hi,
We have owned PHO for many years and I was planning on adding it. However over the past 5 years it has been rather choppy and not as consistent compared to xylem. Should we stay with PHO or switch into a different water stock? If you were me what would be your top choice in this sector? Looking for growth and consistency with 10 year plus time frame. Thanks
Kerri
Read Answer Asked by KERRI on March 28, 2018
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