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Q: Hi 5i Team,

Love your answers, but somewhat frustrating as I cannot do the Canadian thing and thank you after.

I was pondering this earlier this morning, and thought a social media thing like a thumbs up (or down) by the person who raised the question would be nice to have. BTW - all your answers to date would be thumbs up. OR, maybe a 1 to 5 rating (BTW2 - they would be all 5 to date). (but just for the person who raised the question).

Just some possibilities for you to reflect on.

Jim,
Read Answer Asked by Jim on November 21, 2017
Q: 1. While navigating the Questions on the new website, is there a way to quickly search for questions for a particular date. I believe this was possible prior to the changes. This would help those of us who do not regularly read the questions on a daily basis. The only way I can do it now seems to be by keeping on clicking on the few pages at the bottom until the dates of the questions changes from for example today's date to yesterday's date and so on.
2. I was unable to find older Q & A from the time of your inception on many stocks. Have you deleted those older Q & A?
Thanks. Frank.
Read Answer Asked by Francis on November 21, 2017
Q: Hi 5i: Thanks for providing the sector percentages. One thing still puzzles me, namely the breakdown of the consumer space into (1) discretionary vs staples or (2) cyclical versus non-cyclical. From my reading it appears that discretionary and cyclical are synonyms, as are non-cyclical and staples. Is this correct? Also, could you tell me which sector Amazon, Priceline and Facebook belong to? Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Roland on November 21, 2017
Q: A Money Saver Magazine had a interesting article (Richard Morrison, July August 2017) regarding that you should invest in places that you would be willing to live and places with low corruption. Denmark #1, New Zealand, Singapore,Sweden and Switzerland were among countries with the higher scores ahead of Canada #8 and the United States #18. Dividend yields are over 4% on the New Zealand and Switzerland etfs and company holding appear solid.

Are there any countries around the world that you are most bullish on and would you comfortable investing in the above etfs say 10-20% of a portfolio of a 30 something year old?
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on November 20, 2017
Q: I've recently sold my holdings and am entirely in cash. I'm wondering whether I should wait for a correction and take advantage of some bargains or whether I'm better off getting my money invested and not worrying about marketing timing. I realize you cannot "crystal ball gaze" but I'm interested in your comments regarding staying in cash and waiting for an opportunity to present itself vs. getting back into a portfolio. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Jason on November 20, 2017
Q: I am 10 years from retirement with no company pension.I have a good size RSP and TFSA along with an equal registered account.In your opinion what percentage of my portfolio should be in bonds and in what type of funds.I only see junk bond funds that are giving any kind of returns but risky while government bonds are only producing 1% returns.What does a guy like me do .I need 10 years of steady 5-6 percent returns to fund s decent retirement but can't bet the farm.I am currently invested in geographic diverse funds and some hedge funds.
Read Answer Asked by Brad on November 20, 2017
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