Q: I see pictures of near empty big Chinese cities on tv. Sales of consumer electronics like smartphones and laptops must've plummeted or any consumer electronics for that matter. This will mean significant misses on the next quarter revenue. Why is the market shraging this off?
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Q: I need some help.
I am retired and moving to the U.S.and my current bank will not let me trade my RRSP once I establish residence in the U.S.
Do you know of any financial institutions which would allow me to trade my Canadian RRSP from a U.S. address?
I am and will remain a Canadian Citizen
I am retired and moving to the U.S.and my current bank will not let me trade my RRSP once I establish residence in the U.S.
Do you know of any financial institutions which would allow me to trade my Canadian RRSP from a U.S. address?
I am and will remain a Canadian Citizen
Q: As a follow-up on a question re investment information - my favourite by far is barchart.com, especially for momentum investors although others may find it useful as well. The US site is a bit more detailed than the Canadian one, but that is not much of a drawback. So much easily available information, handy tools, screeners, etc. I used to like the globe.com/investing site, but much of it is behind a paywall.
Q: I want to branch out into metal stocks Copper is my choice. Where can I get income and some growth going forward?
Q: Hi Peter / Ryan, do you know what reasons companies use to determine stock splits. I've heard the price of the share is to high so to allow more people access to it they split the shares. Now a lot of shares are over 500 dollars but they don't split, which shoots that reason out and some split more often than others, for example ATD.B gets to about 90 and they split, its happened twice since I've owned them. Banks used to split more often now they don't. Last time RY split it was around 90 now it's over 100 and still no split. Thanks, Nick
Q: If there was a 10% to 15% drop in the US and Canadian marketplace what 5 sectors would be adversely affected the most Thanks Mike
Q: Would you have any comments on David Rosenberg's text in the Globe today about the quality of the earnings reported? I am curious to know what the counter argument is. Thank you!
Q: What do you think of Barron’s for Investment info?
Can you please list your top sources (websites and magazines) for personal finance Info and investments?
Thanks
Karim.
Can you please list your top sources (websites and magazines) for personal finance Info and investments?
Thanks
Karim.
Q: i am looking for 2-3 very high risk small caps, market cap over 100 million.
i own xebec, sangoma, k92.
no oil and gas, not because i do not like but because the market just does not care.
dave
i own xebec, sangoma, k92.
no oil and gas, not because i do not like but because the market just does not care.
dave
Q: On Feb. 3, a member wrote on the question board that "TD Waterhouse stopped coverage on GSY only because their analyst quit." Would a brokerage as large as TD completely drop coverage of a company if an analyst left their organization, or would they simply transfer coverage of the company to another analyst which they employed (or perhaps hire another analyst if the company in question could not be evaluated by analysts within their employ)? I would figure that any brokerage which offers analysis of publicly traded companies would not drop evaluation of a given company altogether due to one of their own analysts seeking employment elsewhere. I am curious to know your thoughts on this question. Thanks so much!
Q: Hello all,
My portfolio is largely based on your balanced portfolio with some stocks from your growth portfolio. I'm reviewing asset allocation in my portfolio and recognize that some stocks represent too much of my portfolio e.g., GSY which is currently almost 22% and is now a 4 bagger for me. I've always let winners run, but I recognize that this increases my risk. I've seen, in the past, that you typically do sell stocks to reduce allocation to a certain level. Is this a strict rule you follow or do you ever let a stock go until there's a concrete reason to sell it? Thank you as always for your great service.
My portfolio is largely based on your balanced portfolio with some stocks from your growth portfolio. I'm reviewing asset allocation in my portfolio and recognize that some stocks represent too much of my portfolio e.g., GSY which is currently almost 22% and is now a 4 bagger for me. I've always let winners run, but I recognize that this increases my risk. I've seen, in the past, that you typically do sell stocks to reduce allocation to a certain level. Is this a strict rule you follow or do you ever let a stock go until there's a concrete reason to sell it? Thank you as always for your great service.
Q: Would you provide a list of companies covered by 5i that fall under the Environmental, Social, Governance theme? Thank you.
Q: As concerns withholding tax on foreign-but-non-US dividends in registered accounts: the member's concerns are certainly valid, but it bears mention that a great number of ADRs also give holders the option of receiving dividends either as shares, or as shares converted immediately (by the issuer) to cash, neither of which option involves withholding taxes.
To be sure, this exposes you to risk as concerns the share price at the time shares are sold, but for corporations with liquid shares, this is unlikely to cause significant losses, and, certainly, should not cause losses anywhere near the tax hit.
The complication in this arrangement is that not all ADRs offer the most-tax-efficient option by default, i.e., for such ADRs you would need to give instructions to your broker prior to some cut-off date. This sort of information falls under the general heading of 'Corporate actions', i.e.: supposing you trade online, you would need to check your inbox for a corporate action notice re: the ADR in question.
To be sure, this exposes you to risk as concerns the share price at the time shares are sold, but for corporations with liquid shares, this is unlikely to cause significant losses, and, certainly, should not cause losses anywhere near the tax hit.
The complication in this arrangement is that not all ADRs offer the most-tax-efficient option by default, i.e., for such ADRs you would need to give instructions to your broker prior to some cut-off date. This sort of information falls under the general heading of 'Corporate actions', i.e.: supposing you trade online, you would need to check your inbox for a corporate action notice re: the ADR in question.
Q: Is there a chart that shows separate CDN , US and international average etf returns for 5 year and 10 years?
Thanks, Jean
Thanks, Jean
Q: With many markets currently expensive by historical measures, I wonder whether you could suggest either some regional or country markets that may offer good value at this time. One area that may qualify is emerging markets but I wonder if you may also have other suggestions. I realize this goes outside of your normal field, but I would appreciate any insights that you may have.
Q: I will be spending a significant amount of time travelling for work. I was wondering if you had any podcasts you could recommend relating to financials and investing. Thank you
Q: What is YOUR definition of a momentum stock?
Please name companies in your portfolios that you Currently consider to be momentum stocks.
Thank you
Please name companies in your portfolios that you Currently consider to be momentum stocks.
Thank you
Q: I look at the company profiles you provide (among other things) before purchasing a stock. I sort of like a stock with a low PB ratio. It worries me when I look further and see a low price to tangible book value. I'm not totally sure what it means to have a negative price to tangible book. No real underlying value compared to the value of a bunch of good will or patents? I'm ok paying for patents (I think) but I am less happy paying for good will as I think that is just management paying too much for an acquisition. Is there anyway to distinguish the provenance of the intangible assets? How do you view the intangible value stats? Does this even come into your review of a company? Or do you just consider intangibles "good" if the company performance by other metrics is "good". Could you please recap when price to tangible book value is a stat that is worth considering. It causes me worry sometimes and I hesitate on purchases to my detriment.
Thank you for your excellent service.
Thank you for your excellent service.
Q: Comment on US RIF withdrawal. TD uses the exchange rate at time of withdrawal to calculate the amount.
Q: Not sure if this question is in your bailiwick but here goes. I turned 71 last year and converted my 2 RRSPs to RIFs in October. I now have to make at least minimum withdrawals starting this year. I know how to handle my first (Canadian $) RIF - 5.28% of its Dec 31 2019 value. I cannot however find any information about minimum withdrawal calculation for my second (U.S. $) RIF. For example, what US $ to Can $ conversion rates do I use ?Can you help ?