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Q: I have about $20,000 U.S. funds to invest. Am considering the health oriented etf - IHI or one of the banks/financials or what is your alternative preferred recommendation(s)? with this amount do you recommend purchasing two
companies or go with just one - ed in montreal
Read Answer Asked by ed on May 23, 2019
Q: Thank you for all your help
I am a novice investor learning the ropes
For that reason, although I want to increase my US exposure , I am not comfortable picking individual stocks
Which of the following etf’s would you recommend, and why
VUN VGG XHU. (I already own VFV)
Also,I heard you do not want US in a TFSA. Why is that..?
Thanks again
Read Answer Asked by Michael on May 23, 2019
Q: Two sectors I generally avoid like the plague are the auto sector and the airline sector. The former because it is cyclical and the latter because pretty much every one of them has gone broke at some time in their history... But a story came to my attention the other day...Vancouver took delivery of two Nova Buses. On having a little look at the company I found that Toronto has 55 of them and they have a growing presence in North America. As they have the power of Volvo behind them I can see some competition for NFI here. Cities going green would far rather not have the maintenance and eyesore of overhead power lines. I know Nova Bus is a small section of Volvo but when I looked at the parent company I saw a juicy 7.5% yield. Looking at the price history I see a range of $11 to $20 in the past three years slowly trending down since it's $20 high, What does 5I think of Volvo both from a growth point of view and relative to it's peers in the auto industry ? It is late in the auto cycle so I am hesitant here in spite of the juicy dividend.....Thanks for your great service....
Read Answer Asked by Garth on May 23, 2019
Q: Hi Peter/Ryan
Last couple weeks read good information on Q&A section on moving money to US account using DLR/DLR.U. Out of curiosity what happens if I call TD rep and ask him to convert my existing 100 Canadian NTR shares to US NTR shares in RRSP account? I am assuming I will still have 100 NTR shares under US trading account with NYSE listed price at the time of transaction. This way I can keep my US dividends without any transaction cost. If this is the case i should be able to convert any stock which trades in both exchanges. Hope this is not a dumb question. Your expert advice please.
Thanks

Read Answer Asked by S on May 23, 2019
Q: Good Afternoon,

I am looking at raising some cash. Of the above, which 3 would be your sell preference, in order of 1st, 2nd & 3rd.


Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Larry on May 23, 2019
Q: Hi all,
I am a buy and hold dividend investor looking for income and some growth with a 5+ year horizon. I am considering opening first positions in the above mentioned Brookfield family. I am interested in your opinion on the relative merits of these investments (how would you rank them). Also how / where should they be held in relative order to minimize taxes - Open / RRSP / TFSA - CAN / USD account?
Thank-you
Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on May 23, 2019
Q: It seems interest-rate sensitive stocks might be a good place to be right now and my sense is REITS and the banks have been beaten up the most.
Not sure I'm ready to jump back into banks, but would consider it if you're bullish.
Would you give me your best ideas for REITs and possibly Dividend payers.
And do you think my theory is correct?
Read Answer Asked by Kyle on May 23, 2019
Q: Hi...In your opinion where is the best region in the world to invest right now with a 5 year outlook? Could you recommend a couple of ETF’s? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Todd on May 23, 2019
Q: I see according to one source that the payout ratio for this stock is 187% (trailing) and 125% (forward) and using cash flow it is astronomic. Do these numbers jive with your sources, and do you think a dividend cut is likely. Also, please give me your current opinion of the company (I know the sector is out of favor). Buy, sell or hold at the moment, in your opinion. Thanks, Don
Read Answer Asked by Donald on May 23, 2019
Q: Hi,
Is there a strategy to transfer stocks with nice capital gains (SHOP approx 250%) from my Margin act to TFSA. My understanding is that such a transfer is considered a deemed disposition. Thanks.

Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on May 23, 2019
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