Investment Q&A

Q: I own equal amounts of both of these shares (1% of my portfolio).

BDSI is performing well and owns a non-opiod painkiller (BELBUCA) that just received approval from Health Canada. They need a contact in Canada to sell/distribute it. Is this the sort of thing that Knight would facilitate?

Palladin used to sell BDSI products but recently returned that portfolio to BDSI to focus on other areas. BDSI now sells directly in US.

Cam.

Q: Could you please give your view of this company, including your assessment of the balance sheet, outlook and insider holdings.

Thanks, Alan

Q: Where can I find a list of Canadian Div Stocks that shows Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Payment Frequency?

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Q: I'm retired and am interested in building an income portfolio. A recent contributor provided a list of 6 utilities Aqn, Bep.un, Bip.un, KWH.un, FTS and VNR for a total of 15%. 5I was OK with the choices. I've been considering ZWU @ 15% for the utility sector. Comments, ideas please.

Q: why does this company continue to fall and be unloved? dividend investor Paul

Q: Where can I find a list of Canadian Div Stocks that shows Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Payment Frequency?

Thanks!

Q: Can you give me your opinion on bewhere inc
Rob

Q: PZA was moving up nicely the past month, but this past 1-2 weeks has come right back down. Anything going on that might be causing investor concern?
Thanks as always for the great service!
Mark

Q: As I grow older I find myself more risk adverse. You receive many questions regarding going to more cash when one fears a market correction and you claim, and I agree, that market timing is very difficult to pull off. None the less I am fearful of large loses similar to those encountered 10 years ago.
Now to my question. If one is investing for income, as I understand it, if the dividend is safe then a capital loss while not good can be tolerated with the hope of recovery because of the steady income flow. I am setting up a RRIF and am concerned about equity draw downs from a recession as well as increasing interest rates. In conclusion an income investor should be able to sleep at night knowing there is a steady income stream. I am trying to generate a 5% annual dividend stream. Thank you.

Q: I currently own SHOP, KXS and PHO but want to add one more tech stock to bring my tech weighting up to about 15%. I was thinking about adding CLS or OTEX. Which would you prefer as more of a growth stock or do you have another suggestion?

Q: Hi,
If I were to buy & sell options as a strategy to create a monthly income flow, would any proceeds (profits or losses) be considered as Capital Gains or Income for income tax purposes?
Also, if trading options, is there any consideration to be aware of in regards to option-able stocks that pay dividends?
Thank you.

Q: Can I have your opinion on this company, recenty spun off form Brookfield AM?

Do you see this as a solid investment?

Can a dividend be expected in the next year or 2?

Thank ... as usual.

Q: Hello: you seem a little down on d.un, perhaps because of the dividend reduction from a question of the 23rd. Will this have any financial or stock price affect for Drg.un ?

Thanks

Q: What is your opinion of Alaris

Q: I would be interested in your view of Darnley Bay Resources. It's being promoted in some newsletters. Is there substance to the project?

Q: Hi Guys,

Inside my portfolio, my consumer cyclical weighting is over 20%, please rate best to worst;
GIL, MG, BYD.UN, TOY, AYA, CCL & NFI and on the U.S.A. side we have GPC, DIS & HD.
I would like to lower the % to 15%.
thanks,

Jim

Q: On June 17th there was an article in the Globe entitled " Are these preferreds a 5 percent solution", by Rob Carrick. It spoke of many different perpetual preferreds paying close to 5%. What is your opinion as to how any perpetual preferreds would fit into any investment portfolio in today's investment climate. Would you ever recommend them?



Thank you

Paul

Q: What is your opinion of ZWU as a long term hold? Do you see any reason to hold this instead of a basket of utilities on their own?

Thank You

Paul

Q: I am puzzled about the fact that some mortgage lenders offer as low as 1.9 to 2.1% mortgage rates. Why would someone lend money as such a low rate, when you can get more (and garanteed) investing it with a CDIC backed GIC. If the amount is huge and not covered by a set of CDIC accounts, such a lender could get the same yield from a short-term bond ETF like ZCS. My theory is that those lenders hope that a small percentage of their borrowers fail to carry the mortgage, in which case, they somehow profit from re-possessing a house that has appreciated in price. If that is not something a lender can do, what am I missing? Thank you.

Q: Do you think fairfax is at good value with the recent sell off.i have some at 600 i was thinking of averaging down on it Thank you