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Q: Good morning 5i. What is the potential downside of sgyp? With respect to its new fda approved gastrointestinal drug. It appears to have better results than its competitors with less side affects. Its potential market base in the U.S. alone is huge. My question with its recent drop in price and the fact that i'm a little overweight this stock is whether I should hang in there for the next 12months? Thx
Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 27, 2017
Q: I see another member has asked about holding cash. I found this website helpful, please post if you deem appropriate:

https://www.highinterestsavings.ca/chart/
Read Answer Asked by Walter on March 27, 2017
Q: Bill was asking about CXI. Technically, something to note is that on the weekly chart, the price is above its rising long-term moving average (200 weeks moving average). Also notice that in January 2016, the price also tested this moving average and 8 months later, was up 50%. If draw-down worries you, you could consider buying half your positions closer to the long-term trend-line. Hope that helps.
Read Answer Asked by Matt on March 27, 2017
Q: Currently, all of my fixed income (>$100000) allocation is in VSB, all in non-registered accounts. Should I switch to BXF for tax efficiency, or stick with VSB given it's lower MER (0.11 vs 0.2)? For my fixed income allocation, safety, capital preservation, and liquidity are primary considerations; yield is a secondary consideration.
Read Answer Asked by Walter on March 27, 2017
Q: If I renew my membership now with the ETF promo how does that affect my existing membership M y membership doesn't come up until August.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on March 27, 2017
Q: I would like to reduce the number of REITs in my portfolio but strike a nice balance in industrial, residential, commercial and perhaps care homes. My present holdings include CUF.UN, AP.UN, CAR.UN, GRT.UN, AAR.UN and SRU.UN. Which of these would you eliminate and what might you add?
Read Answer Asked by Lloyd on March 27, 2017
Q: This is to bring to the attention of those who use TD webroker. The T5008 that was sent by TD to Revenue Canada(RC) reported the full proceed of disposition without subtracting the commission. There are two issues here:
- If you are using the trading summary as an input to your tax program, the net proceed will not match the net proceed that is reported to RC which is particularly important if you have a large number of trade.
- If you are using a tax program with Auto-fill and you don't report the commission as "expenses related to the transaction then you will be paying higher capital gain than you should.
Read Answer Asked by Saad on March 26, 2017