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Q: Hello:
These are all underwater in US side of my TFSA. Please rate Sell, Hold or Buy.

What are a few nice growth opportunities on US side, looking 3-5 years minimum.

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Marilou on November 09, 2023
Q: Time for a RIFF withdrawal. Just under $27K. Don' t need the funds. I usually roll the proceeds into an unregistered account.
Question. Do I buy a dividend grower EIF or do I add a few dollars and add buy 10 more shares of CSU? What would Peter do? Thanks in advance. David
Read Answer Asked by David on November 09, 2023
Q: A bit of a different twist.Can you suggest your top five companies that have both the highest inside ownership and smallest relative float that you currently favour?
Read Answer Asked by Kim on November 09, 2023
Q: I have held KRBN in a registered account since early 2022. At the end of last year they paid out a huge dividend representing about 20%. I recall being very surprised at the time and couldn’t really find a lot of info or a clear explanation. Could you shed some light on why the fund paid out such a large dividend last year and is this a regular occurrence that can be expected again at the end of this year?
Read Answer Asked by Steven on November 09, 2023
Q: Price movements in the US after-hours market have had me puzzled for months. I have noticed *unexplained* spikes in share prices in after-hours trading. As a simple test , I set up price alerts on a dozen Nasdaq-listed companies and asked Schwab’s platform to alert me if the prices fell by significant percentages— amounts that were , say, 20% below closing prices, and that price drop was not attributable to earnings releases or other news .
To my surprise, the platform sent me far more alerts than I expected. All alerts were after hours.

Here is an example on trading in NVDA after 5 PM November 8, 2023. NVDA traded almost 35 million shares during the day within the price range: US$459.68 – US$468.67 (a tight range of 0.21% , from high to low).

At 5:17 PM I received an alert that NVDA had fallen below US$393. I checked on nasdaq.com for the after-hours trading. The low price shows is shown at 5:35 PM as US$228.29, after which shares went back to US$461, apparently soon after.

The above is not necessarily an isolated case, going by my alerts being triggered. Notwithstanding that my test is simplistic , I ask if you have any knowledge of how, and why this happens.
(Screen shots below but I am not sure if your system will show images).




Read Answer Asked by Adam on November 09, 2023
Q: I have a half decent position in Alimentation Couche-Tard...Never enough when a stock is gaining and acting well...
- I have wanted to add to my position for a while, but have not pulled the trigger yet, And I Missed buying before the recent run up...

- Do you think buying more shares at this point makes sense or would you wait for a pullback...
- Valuation wise do you see as good entry point to add or hold
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by michael on November 09, 2023
Q: Could you suggest me five Canadian and Five US companies who have the most chance of going up in today's scenario or have potential to go up when the interest rates start going down.
Read Answer Asked by Satish on November 09, 2023
Q: Hello, I think I made a mistake in buying WFG. It has not done well and is at the mercy of lumber prices and the government (I think?). I used to own SJ and it may have more control of it's destiny. Your thoughts please. Frankly I'm starting to think I don't need materials as there is too many, copper, lumber, steel, gold..... I also own AEM in the sector. How do I choose? I prefer a safer less cyclical stock if that's possible in this sector. Any advise would be appreciated. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Cheryl on November 08, 2023
Q: Hi 5i,

Can you provide some US names that you feel are trading at a discount today, are well managed companies with a runway for growth and are suitable for a long term investor. A few small, mid, and large cap companies would be appreciated, irrespective of sector.

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Regan on November 08, 2023