Investment Q&A

Q: I believe the ticker is CRWN. How does it compare is Alaris and or other alternative lenders? Is it to early to step in here? Thanks guys.

Q: Can you please give me your thoughts on HBC's earnings and the subsequent bounce? Thank-you.

Q: Hi Peter I am confused of a writer yesterday saying he took funds from his RIF and moved them into his TSFA .The CRA rules that have been explained to me rightly or wrongly this is a no can do .Any withdrawals for a RIF or RRSP is a taxable event thus must be transferred in a cash taxable account first and then one can do what he wishes after the CRA rule is complied with.
Am I and the CRA wrong ?
Kind Regards
Stan

Q: If you could only buy one, which would it be, PBH or QSR? This would be for 3-5 yr hold.
Thanks for all your advice.

Q: Hi, RRX looks like they are exploring a possible sale. An article todays states they've hired GMP First Energy and they opened their data room to bidders last month. Would you advise selling into the rumour or wait to see how this pans out? Thanks!

Q: How much would RRX looking for per share in case of "possible sale".
thank you!

Q: Just an FYI to Kathy's question on DRIP from RBC DI/ DH. I was not aware
of DH discontinuing their DRIP, but I rec'd (synthetic DRIP) from TDDI on
March 31st so I'm sure this is happening at all/most brokerages.

Scot

Q: Hello! Would you consider this to be a good entry point for a long term hold i.e. 2-3 years?
Thank you!

Q: A comment rather than a question. What explains the 15% yield? Roughly a quarter of the payout for 2016 consists of a "capital gains dividend," rather than an eligible dividend. The portfolio itself produces dividends of which only a portion is used to cover the dividends of the preferred shares. The class A shares do not pay a dividend if the NAV of the total portfolio falls below $15, which happened in the recent past. However, over 2016 the Canadian and US financial holdings did very wel. The covered call options must have done very well also, but because of that the NAV seriously underperformed straightforward asset growth - compare FTN with ZEB and ZUB over the last year. So FTN's asset growth underperforms under bullish conditions. BTW, at the moment there seems to be a 30% premium on the NAV of FTN.

Q: What do you think of this company.It seems to have good momentum as of late.

Q: Given an oustanding share count under 50 million per say, is it a significant event ( maybe a bit of a milestone )for a company to reach a $500M or $1B market cap. How significant is such an event to analysts or large investors?

Thank You
Clarence

Q: 1.5% position in PHO & 2.5% CRH.Each has appreciate 50% thanks to 5I.Is it time to take 50% profit?Appreciate u normal great services & views

Q: I'm a little disappointed at the $38 new issue price, close to the 52-week low after having touched $45 only six weeks ago. Nonetheless, would you have any concerns about taking a half position up to a full position on the pullback?

Q: For a 40 year old, would you pick Magna or Exco?

Q: Hi,

Thoughts on the acquisition Ag Growth announced this morning? Could we see any dividend growth in the future?

Regards,

Robert

Q: How is it that Quadravest is able to keep generating a 15% annual return on this product. I know they use options to juice the dividend yield they get from the underlying companies. For 18 months from mid 2011 to end 2012 they did not pay a distribution on FTN so there is that risk. It just seems to me that this is one of those situations where it is to good to be true? Am I right to be wary of the product as I don't understand how they can maintain the high yield.

Thanks Kenn

Q: CSH has dividends in something called CAPITAL DIVIDENDS. As I understand it, these dividends are not taxable. Does this mean the cost base goes down by this amount, or what? In a related question, is it best to hold CSH in an RSP (where I currently have my units) or in a taxable account. Should I sell CSH in the RSP and buy it back in the taxable account, adding something else into the RSP?

Q: How do you evaluate this ETF in comparison to others?
Is it a worthwhile investment in US Dividend focus?
Thanks so much.

Q: What are your current thoughts on WCN?

Q: I currently have ZQQ at a 5% weighting in most of my portfolios and I am considering replacing it with one or two US tech companies. My tech exposure in each portfolio is approximately 20% and I want to maintain that percentage. I have income tax consequences in most portfolios; taking this is account what stocks would you consider to have higher return potential than ZQQ over 5 to 10 years.