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Q: As a follow up to my earlier question about Preferred shares as a form of income. I currently hold about 53% of my portfolio in savings account funds only giving me 1.5% dividend which is low, however as you mentioned the price will not drop so it is safe and also very liquid. I was thinking about taking 1/4 of that money (12% of my total portfolio) and putting it is some preferred share because the dividends are much higher. I do not plan to utilize this amount of funds for a while and it would give me a bit of extra return on my money. I currently have about 8% in common shares of banks, 8% in XLB, 12% in gold stocks, 12% in technology stocks, the rest in other various stocks not in those groups. I use the Savings Account mutual funds as cash for when I decide to buy stocks and I have been increasing my holdings slowly since the March lows. Would it be better just to buy the common dividend paying stock or is there an advantage to buying the preferred. I know the preferred share have a higher hierarchy if a company goes bankrupt but they are very much more illiquid.

Thanks again,

Brendan

P.S. when are either you or Ryan going to appear on BNN market call again? Have not seen yee there for a while now.
Read Answer Asked by Brendan on June 23, 2020
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Read Answer Asked by JAMES on June 23, 2020
Q: Continuing our discussion on these two companies BIPC trades at a much lower PE 12.4 versus 170.8, had lower P/B 1.4 versus 2.5 and also has higher momentum short term- doesn’t this make for a compelling buy for BIPC versus BIP.UN. Very confusing situation created by Brookfield.
Read Answer Asked by Steve on June 23, 2020
Q: Re AEcon, you commented yesterday that you see it as “more sideways than anything” ... could you please expand and explain why you think this? .. I’ve noticed some analysts forecasting a price of $23 (now at about $15), so i take it you don’t share that view ... also, when we see an analyst forecasting a price (e.g. $23 for ARE), what is the time frame? (By the end of this calendar year?) ... thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Patrik on June 23, 2020
Q: I have read a number of articles predicting that a large number of jobs, possibly in the order of 1 out of 5 or more, will remain work at home after a vaccine is developed for COVID. If companies learn to manage "work at home" employees efficiently in North America, then it seems only a matter of time before these companies start transitioning their workforces to less expensive labour, employees who "work at home" from low cost countries. Do you agree with this hypothesis? If you do, it would seem to me that international HR firms will be in high demand, to assist firms to source skilled labour in low cost countries. Which firms do you see as being able to benefit from this possible trend? At the moment, it seems to me that the market is focussing mainly on the high tech beneficiaries of these trends.

Thank you for your excellent service, and thoughtful insights.
Read Answer Asked by Dale on June 23, 2020
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