Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter,
If a capital gain occurs on a sale of an US stock (also listed under an US exchange) held in my non-registered account, would it be taxed as ordinary income at whatever my marginal tax rate is or taxed as capital gains rate, where ½ of the gain is taxed at 50%?
Thank you,
Roger

Q: Hello Peter,

The stock has dropped close to 10% since the explosion and death of 2 persons at their facility 2 weeks ago. Do you think the liability from the accident has a material impact on their eps for the near future?
Regards
Rajiv

Q: Please provide your two or three natural gas stocks - or stocks which hold mainly natural gas assets, Is there an ETF that you like?
Thanks

Q: Looking for an industrial stock to pair with WSP. CNR has lower volatility, but a higher p/e compared to TFII. I am older looking for total return close to 10%. Would welcome other suggestions. Thank you

Q: My question is about the safety of CDRs. Is there any added risk (I recognize they are relatively new) in buying a CDR vs just buying the relevant security. My example is that of United Health (UNH.US). It is listed in US, and also a CDR in Canada. I would prefer to buy CDR as I have more available CAD than USD.

Q: I have owned the big 6 banks forever and they're the building blocks of my portfolio, but for a friend initiating a position with one of them do you have a preference right now for best entry position? They're all rallying sharply in the last month. Thank you.

Q: It is tax loss time, I must sell some of my teck losers. Could you place in order from the ones that must be sold vs those that hold a lot of merit. Thank you for all that you do, Cheers, Geoff

Q: Is the end of a recession the beginning of a new business cycle, typically what industries lead after, if your guessing this one is not typical, what sectors might suprise investors?

Q: If you currently had about 50% cash in your portfolio;

- how would you suggest investing the balance and over what time period?

i.e. 30% cash now, 30% in 2 months etc

Thank you for your input.

Q: If you were only buying one of these companies, for a 3 to 5 year hold, which one would you choose and why? Much appreciated. ram

Q: Hello 5i
In one of the recent questions it was said that you do not like covered call etf’s. I didn’t know that was the case. Maybe it isn’t, even i don’t know. I have concentrated my covered calls on American companies that i own. Also many uncovered puts. I have concentrated on the US because the premiums are much higher than on Canadian stocks. I have quite a few Canadian stocks, however. And i hate to see them languishing and unproductive. I have therefore been thinking of a way to make some money on them. The premiums are so low that it doesn’t seem to be worth the effort. But, covered call etf’s would be easier. I don’t know much about them, however. I wonder whether you might provide some information and some pros and cons. Whether you like the idea or not.
Thanks for the excellent service.

Q: Good day, what is your view on the risk/return outlook for this stock? Thanks

Q: I have a small RRSP account that is half in TXF.TO and half in US cash. I will not need access to this account for at least ten years. Overall, my portfolio is very diversified. But I am trying to decide what to do with this account. I was thinking 1) about putting the US cash into VOO 2) and/or selling TXF.TO and only holding VOO. My other thought was 3) putting the US cash into a US REIT or 4) a US ETF paying a good distribution. Would you have any thoughts? And if you think a US REIT or US ETF would be a good idea, could you provide a few suggestions? Thanks.

Q: Why did this go up so much today? Any news on the company?

Q: What covered call etf would you recommend for the oil and gas sector that does not incorporate return of capital in their dividend. Thanks for your advice.

Q: Which sectors and stocks will benefit from it.

Q: Hi
I am presently watching and considering adding these two stocks. I understand from past comments that they are considered to be the better ones. Could you give an explanation of why you consider these relatively safer. Thanks for your valuable guidance.
Gilles.

Q: I hear podcasters mentioning that you can buy some US high quality corporate bonds that are yielding 10-11%. Do you know of any, or anything remotely similar? Thank you.

Q: Hi Gent, For balancing purposes I’m looking for taxe efficient bond ETF for non register account. Looking for short term bond ETF and international exposure.

Thx

Luc

Q: Has something changed at ata. I can.t find it on the watchlist.