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Q: Hello it seems in-room dining will not be coming back for awhile.
I'm thinking The Keg would be one of the better Canadian restaurant investments. They should do better in restoring customer traffic as:
1. they already have more spacing between tables so they can maintain the same customer capacity/hour
2. Consistent quality of food and ambiance that is not as easy or convenient to recreate at home.
3. They already have great staff training when it comes to allergy awareness - this means it will be a better experience in training staff for Covid19 protocols
4. The people who go to The Keg tend to be more middle-upper income who are not affected as much by the shutdown.
5. If food ingredient prices increase, their margins may not be affected as much as ingredient expense is a smaller % of their overall expenses.
6. Landlords view them as a quality 'draw tenant' and so hopefully will work with them to maintain occupancy

What do you think? Is the distribution safe or if cut, would it be restored faster?
Read Answer Asked by Neelesh on July 06, 2020
Q: I have very little healthcare in my portfolio and also need to diversify geographically. There are so many opinions on what types of healthcare to invest in (drugs, medical devices (knees, hips), insurance, pharmacies, etc.) that I am struggling to jump in. What would be your top three healthcare related choices (outside Canada) to invest in for the long term.

Thank you for the great service you provide

Sean
Read Answer Asked by Sean on July 06, 2020
Q: This small Halifax medical supplies company has exploded.
What is their current financial position
What's your outlook
Read Answer Asked by JACK on July 06, 2020
Q: I have been using TSE to track my portfolio.
Recently they made changes not to my liking.
Can you recommend one or more available sites to track a portfolio.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Al on July 06, 2020
Q: I have these three in my TFSA. I just read that holding QCOM in it is a potential problem due to the withholding tax. Is that also the case for MSFT and V. Can you explain the problem further and if it is an issue should I be transferring these stocks out of the TFSA and into a registered or open account? Thnks.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on July 06, 2020
Q: Peter and His Wonder Team
If you had to choose one gold company to hold for the long term which would it be. HMY has just hit a new high and appears to have momentum and good leverage if gold goes higher. On the other hand GORO has less geopolitical risk, appears to be well managed but seems very range bound with resistance to follow the sector. Is this more of a short term problem for them. I am in a quandary. Your thoughts please! Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on July 06, 2020
Q: Is there a site that talks about upcoming IPO's in Canada and US
Thankyou, Peter
Read Answer Asked by Peter on July 06, 2020
Q: KXS: FPE 113x, SHOP FPE 3490x: MS MV of $133.00 & $477.00 respectively. These prices make no sense to me. Of course, I wish I had bought SHOP not that long ago for $500.00+ per share; but, now both look crazy out of touch with any semblance of fundamental analysis to me. Both would need a super large correction IMHO. I own no Cdn. Tech. - just USD ETF IGM which is almost back to high prior to CV19. Any suggestions for buys on TSX - not interested in speculative stocks. I am looking for some growth as I own mostly large cap "dividend growers" in my portfolios.
Read Answer Asked by James on July 06, 2020
Q: On July 2, 2020 John asks for tech oriented ETF suggestions; you mentioned a couple but not TEC or HXQ. Are these tech oriented? Any particular reason why you would not want to consider them? Also, I am thinking of taking positions in these ETFs as and then selling some of the large US tech names I hold directly and then diversify into other US areas; would these be a good strategy? Last, about ETFs generally, does the price of an ETF depend solely on the values of the underlying securities, or can the price also be affected by the demand for the units? thanks for your excellent service.
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on July 06, 2020
Q: A question for the dummies amongst us.
In reading your explanation of “covered call options” what I still don’t understand is who buys the call option and why would they? Who determines the “strike price”, do you? Who determines the other terms of the contract: the expiration date, the “premium” you get for selling the covered call, the price if you “buy back” the call option prior to expiry? Who sets all this up and how do they get paid (your broker)?
What is the downside, aside from missing out on potential gain if the stock is called away?
Perhaps you can recommend other resources that explain all this in relatively simple language.
Supposedly there is no such thing as a stupid question.
Len
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on July 06, 2020
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