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Q: What do you think of Cool Holdings as a proxy to buying apple or would you just buy apple?
Read Answer Asked by Helen on September 20, 2018
Q: Hi guys,
I hold one ETF and a mix of equities (selected from your portfolios) in my TFSA, with the following weightings:
COV 5.48
CSU 6.70
GSY 5.42
KXS 4.93
PBH 4.26
PHO 4.50
SHOP 7.57
SIS 6.59
TOY 6.05
TSGI 5.63
VUN 30.35
WEED 12.51
Everything is up from initial purchase (many thanks) but some have grown much faster than others. I am considering rebalancing and/or adding a new position. Is there a notable position that you would add/remove (e.g, VUN in exchange for equities)? I have VXC and VCN in my RRSP so maybe VUN is better located in there.
Thanks for the amazing service and knowledge base that 5i provides.
Mark
Read Answer Asked by Mark on September 20, 2018
Q: I've been to the AmazonGo cashierless store in Seattle and it is very cool. (This is the cashierless variety store where you just put stuff in your bag and walk out). It is the future. I saw yesterday that someone was mentioning or leaking that they plan 3000 stores in the near future. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-19/amazon-is-said-to-plan-up-to-3-000-cashierless-stores-by-2021 .
There are several companies working on this cashierless technology including Microsoft for Walmart.
Should ATD.B be worried about this? Or I am thinking that Cashierless technology will be an adopted technology by all and will simply be a monthly software bill to the retail business.
I own Amazon and bought more after returning from visiting the AmazonGo.
Any thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Terry on September 20, 2018
Q: Hi Team, came across this Mutual Fund (TDB220 T.D. U.S. BLUE CHIP EQUITY FUND).
With the tools available to me through my discount broker and other charting sites, I ran a comparison, using SPY, VTI, IWF and MAW108 as references, TD references this fund to the Russell 1000 growth index. It clearly shows it has out performed the other names. At 2.40% M.E.R is this fund worth considering as part of an overall strategy? Is there something I'm missing when looking at the results of the comparisons? Thank-you in advance. Sam
Read Answer Asked by sam on September 20, 2018
Q: With the growing interest in production of electric vehicles, what are your favourite producers (miners) for battery metals such as silver, copper, nickel, and lithium? I added silver since solar energy will help power the vehicle producers.
Read Answer Asked by Charles on September 20, 2018
Q: Would like your opinion on Connor, Clark & Lunn Global Alpha funds - are they a good investment? ccl450 is the class A with a much higher mer than the class f ccl451.
Read Answer Asked by Reg on September 20, 2018
Q: There is an article in the Globe this morning about corporate bonds to be traded on the TSX ? Can you please give us your thoughts about this new concept. Can we expect being able to trade corporate bonds on the TSX in the near future ? Thank you .
Read Answer Asked by Pierre on September 20, 2018
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