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Q: I noticed where MEEC settled some of their litigation out of court, and still have one more to settle. At least this is information, that I have. My question is, I don't see any dollars and cents that they settled for, therefore are people buying this with the anticipation of a special dividend. Or will there be more income, because of this litigation.
Read Answer Asked by Earl on November 15, 2023
Q: My TFSA has been pathetic due to a severely depressed share price of Lightspeed, down 60 %, and the remaining 4 stocks remaining flat over 5 years.

I'm considering selling them all and starting over. I have at least a 5 year time frame.

Which 4 or 5 Canadian or US stocks would you recommend to boost my returns?

Secondly, would you double up on Lightspeed, keep it, on or let it go?

It is 25 % of my TFSA.
Read Answer Asked by William on November 15, 2023
Q: I am not concerned about the pullback in share prices today as I purchased this one just after the start of the pandemic. But........I invested in Shawcor with the thought that they did pipeline coatings and would be a valuable part of the continuing use of pipelines to transport oil and gas. They have decided to divest themselves of this volatile 25% of their business. Is their remaining 75% positioned to prosper into the future? Thank you Gordo
Read Answer Asked by gord on November 15, 2023
Q: I am thinking of buying a few short term, bonds 1 to 2 years maturity, that are presently discounted with a good credit rating
My thoughts are that with the capital appreciation of the bonds when they mature in 1 to 2 years plus the dividend I can achieve 10 to 12% return
What do you think of this ?
Can you make any suggestions as to three
possible bonds that will fulfil this criteria?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Indra on November 15, 2023
Q: Organized meme stock shorting ala GameStop on Well Health? Do you still believe it is not coordinated manipulation? Are there no protections on the TSX to prevent attacks such as this? If a stock is shorted naked, does that prevent it from showing up on the short reports? Do you have insight on how these groups are able to pull this off or at least why this stock is their go-to? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Onra on November 15, 2023
Q: Hi friends,
I see that you have been recommending total market ETFs of Vanguard US and Vanguard Canada etc., in response to questions of different members.
When I look at the Management fees, Vanguard Canada fees are much higher than that charged by Vanguard US, for similar ETFs..
If one has US$ funds, is there any restriction or problem in going for Vanguard US ETFs, instead of Canadian and save some fees?
What are the pros and cons of buying Vanguard Canada ETFs vs US ETFs?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts / views.
Antony
Read Answer Asked by ANTONY on November 15, 2023
Q: Hello Peter and Staff

Read an article expounding the virtues of Cogeco and its holdco . Article cited low P/E and payout ratios as well as equivalent dividend rates based on current price with expected re rating to get discounts lower than present versus BCE and T. What do you think of this and as well the option of CCO versus CCA
Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on November 15, 2023
Q: Good morning,

My intention is to move some US $ from my US Non Registered account to my CDN $ Non Registered account through a journal transfer.

I just sold a US ETF and with the proceeds purchased TRP.US

Q1. Are the TRP.US dividends paid in US $ or CDN$?

Q2. Do the TRP.US dividends generated in the US Non Reg Acct qualify for the Canadian Dividend Tax Credit?

Q3. Can I simply call my TD Direct Investing broker to move TRP.US from my US Non Reg Acct to my CDN Non Reg acct?

Thank you and I'll await for your response to these three questions.
Read Answer Asked by Francesco on November 15, 2023
Q: Annuities? To be or not to be? As a retiree I'm pondering whether to buy an annuity at a time when the payouts are at a recent hight. I'm not sure I see any advantage over buying say ENB. The company will likely be still around in twenty years with just as much assurance as an annuity provider. I'll get a dandy, tax-advantaged dividend ( not "guaranteed", I know) and still have my capital. can you comment on annuities and whether they make sense or not? thanks. al
Read Answer Asked by alex on November 15, 2023
Q: I know you like all of the above for a TFSA - so do I - but need to raise some cash and am struggling with what to sell - is there one you would sell first? or maybe trim 2?
Thanks,
Terry

put as private but make public if you wish
Read Answer Asked by Terry on November 15, 2023
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