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Q: Hi

BMOInvestorline offers a HISA currently paying 4.35% interest accrued daily and paid monthly. It is not locked in and I can withdraw at anytime without penalty. I haven't found a better rate anywhere. Even EQ Bank only pays 2.5% in its savings account.

I haven't been able to find a "catch" but this seems too good to be true. Am I missing something? Or is this a really prudent way to keep the cash component of my portfolio, assuming I'm going to keep some cash.

Thanks
Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 28, 2023
Q: Hi Peter,
A lot of high yield ETFs distribution contains a return of capital, which means you get back a portion of your own invested money. It seems to me this is a marketing ploy used by the ETFs to entice investors with a return that is no ‘real’. Which is better for an investor whose primary goal is to increase her wealth and not aiming for a certain amount of monthly/annual income distribution - a plain ETF that has a yield of 4% or a high yield ETF that has a yield of 6% which includes a return of capital of 2.5%? For investors, are there any drawbacks or concerns for ‘return of capital’ feature apart from the necessary book keeping of adjusted cost? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Willie on March 27, 2023
Q: 1. Do bear market bottoms typically occur before or after the Fed starts to cut rates? (I see conflicting answers when I google articles on this with some saying "always before" and others saying "always after".)

2. I read that markets bounce hard (like ++20%) in the 6 months after a bear market bottom but we have a less than 10% market return and the 6 mos is almost up, therefore conclude the real bottom is still to come. Thoughts?

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by William on March 27, 2023
Q: Could you please rank from top to bottom your six highest conviction US mid cap stocks for a 5year plus hold.
Read Answer Asked by Greg on March 27, 2023
Q: Peter, What are your thoughts regarding the run up in Topicus. What is EV/EBITDA and how do you compare its valuation to CSU and Lumine. Is it getting expensive or do you think there still is value.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Frank on March 27, 2023
Q: REIT's are looking interesting at these prices. If you were to invest in only 1 REIT, can be US or Canada. With the thesis being you want to capitalize on the punished sector and get a quality name that has been beaten up and has a lot of upside versus a low risk name that hasn't come down much that will likely not have a ton of upside either. Which reit would you chose to invest in? Thx
Read Answer Asked by Adam on March 27, 2023
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