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Q: What opinion would you have on this Latin American bank?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Sigrid on August 21, 2015
Q: Hello Team,
the stock has been in significant downfall, from $19 to$5, yet the financial statements appear acceptable. P/E ratio now stands at 5. I have a position in the stock and wonder whether manipulative action influences the trend(short sellers). Seeking Alpha had a scathing report on the company. What is your opinion? Hold or sell?
Your input is valuable!
Read Answer Asked by Sigrid on August 19, 2015
Q: This US listed Dutch insurance company released earnings Thursday and to my inexperienced eye they seemed OK. The market thought otherwise. I can't find an obvious reason for the 20% sell off in the stock price and you would think the dividend increase would help not hurt. What if anything am I missing?
Read Answer Asked by Kenneth on August 17, 2015
Q: What small/mid cap European fund/ETF(s) would you recommend at this time. I am interested in diversifying geographically a portion of my investments
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on August 14, 2015
Q: Peter; I am looking at a switch from VNR to WCP and would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.Rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on August 13, 2015
Q: What's your opinion of China Mobile and Chinese ADRs in general?
Read Answer Asked by Eugene on August 07, 2015
Q: I feel like rolling the dice a little on Greece. Is there an ETF out there that tracks one of the greek indices? Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Chad on August 04, 2015
Q: Good day! You are often asked for the names of Canadian stocks that have US exposure so we can take advantage of the US growth/strength but with a Canadian stock...such as BIN & Stella Jones. I wonder if you might be able to provide the names of a few stocks that you like that would provide exposure to Europe. I can think of Dream Global as an example.
Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by David on July 27, 2015
Q: Hi, this is a bit of a 30 thousand feet question and I'm trying to find investing idea's for the next 5 to 10 years. I am looking at three countries India, Iran and Ethiopia. What options do I have to play these markets now or in the near future. I'm just starting my search, any help would be appreciated

Thanks for a great site
Read Answer Asked by Philip on July 24, 2015
Q: In your Updated news report July 18th you said to make sure you have international exposure. What do you recommend? I follow closely your investment advice and my portfolio consists mainly of stocks from your balanced model portfolio. I have a 5-10 year time frame.

Thank you so much,
Louise
Read Answer Asked by Louise on July 22, 2015
Q: I've been a member for over a year now and appreciate all the help you have given regarding individual equity choices. My wife and I are both 70 years of age. Our pensions provide enough money to meet all of our monthly needs so we are able to take on some risk. I am having some difficulty determining what percentage of our portfolio should be in each sector. I would appreciate it if you would suggest how much we should relegate to each of the following categories and one or two etfs (I like the Vanguard family for their low fees) that you think would provide the exposure we need.
1. Fixed income
2. Canadian equities
3. American equities - I'm leaning towards VUN
4. Global equities.
Thanks once again for your guidance.
Read Answer Asked by Les on July 22, 2015
Q: Hello,

in order to diversify my investment I would like to buy some Alibaba stock... After the recent jumps at Chinese market it went down significantly and I trust it may be a good time. At the same time I know that YHOO is going to spin off it's part in Alibaba. And here is the question (or even two questions):

1)what do you think about BABA perspective for the next 12 months?

2) how this YHOO spin of their Alibaba shares will affect both parties: YHOO and BABA?

Thank you for sharing your opinion!
Read Answer Asked by Galina on July 21, 2015
Q: I came across this company a while ago while doing a screen for US stocks. I've been following it for a while and would appreciate your comments on this company.
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on July 20, 2015
Q: Hello, I am curious what you think the effect of the US raising rates will have on the market in general. I am assuming global money will flow into the US and send it higher. But what effect does it have on emerging markets. Will some of that money be heading to the US as well?
A little birdie has told me that a-lot of emerging market debt is priced in US as well. The above scenario would put a-lot of pressure on these countries. Is it a safer bet to sell my position in XMM and redeploy somewhere else?
Thank-you for the great service.
Read Answer Asked by Eric on July 20, 2015
Q: This is the old France Telecom. What's you take on this company?
Ken
Read Answer Asked by kenneth on July 15, 2015
Q: I have two UK banks:Barclays , ADR symbol BCS.us ; and Lloyds LYG.us. I probably should not have both and thought of selling LYG especially after I saw you said BCS has 5.4% dividend in a your in Apr 2015. Between BCS and LYG , do you think LYG is the right one to shed?
FYI: In your reply of Apr 17 2015 you mentioned BCS has a yield of 5.4% p.a. Various other sources show yield at half of that. You use Bloomberg terminals which would be more reliable than the sites popular with retail investors. I have however noticed a number of securities for which you mention a yield that is materially different from other sources. I will give higher credence to data you mention . I am however puzzled about the recurring or frequent discrepancies.
Read Answer Asked by Adam on July 15, 2015
Q: what are your thoughts on the impact of the "chinese stock rout" ?
Read Answer Asked by deirdre on July 09, 2015
Q: I received notice that Blackrock is terminating the XLA ETF. I'm under water on this one, but always thought of it as geographic diversification with a long term view. I'm wondering why they would terminate the fund and if I'm better off selling or waiting for liquidation in August. Finally, could you recommend a few reasonable replacements (hedged or un-hedged). Thanks. I love the service you that you guys offer.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on July 09, 2015
Q: I would like to get more exposure to Europe for the long-term (5+ years). Do you think it is a good idea at this time given the Greek mess or should I wait a bit? Is there a good ETF or two that you could recommend/is that a good way to get exposure to Europe? The only one I know of is the SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
(FEZ). Do you like that one?
Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on July 08, 2015
Q: Bought a 5% position about 3 months ago and not happy so far. Would you suggest a hold or sell or replace with another, better etf, thanks
Read Answer Asked by Peter on July 06, 2015
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