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Q: There's no "double exchange" of currency on the distributions. From the BEP website:

Distribution Currency Option

The quarterly distributions payable on the Partnership’s LP Units are declared in U.S. dollars. Beginning with the fourth quarter distribution payable December 31, 2016, unitholders resident in the United States will receive payment in U.S. dollars and unitholders resident in Canada will receive the Canadian dollar equivalent unless they request otherwise. The Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly distribution will be based on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate on the record date or, if the record date falls on a weekend or holiday, on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate of the preceding business day.

Registered unitholders resident in Canada who wish to receive a U.S. dollar distribution and registered unitholders resident in the United States wishing to receive the Canadian dollar distribution equivalent should contact Brookfield Renewable’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in writing at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 or by phone at 1-800-564-6253. Beneficial unitholders (i.e., those holding their units in street name with their brokerage) should contact the broker with whom their units are held.
Read Answer Asked by Jeff on June 27, 2017
Q: I am becoming interested in Enbridge as it gets close to 50 dollars. I was trying to find the payout ratio and I found it on a site it was paying out 102%. Is this correct? I find this hard to believe as everyone like to recommend this stock which would not wise if it cant cover dividend. Where do I find accurate pay out ratios?
Read Answer Asked by Geoff on June 27, 2017
Q: Good day gentlemen,

I'm down 10% on a 1.5 percent position in goeasy. The stock has been weak as of late, and I noticed in the last Little while you have not included in your favourite growth stocks when asked for your top conviction stocks.

Would you endorse averaging down? And If so, would you wait for positive stock moment first? The
Thx
Karim
Read Answer Asked by Karim on June 27, 2017
Q: I own equal amounts of both of these shares (1% of my portfolio).

BDSI is performing well and owns a non-opiod painkiller (BELBUCA) that just received approval from Health Canada. They need a contact in Canada to sell/distribute it. Is this the sort of thing that Knight would facilitate?

Palladin used to sell BDSI products but recently returned that portfolio to BDSI to focus on other areas. BDSI now sells directly in US.

Cam.
Read Answer Asked by Cameron on June 26, 2017
Q: HI 5i: I'm thinking of selling SJ and buying CNR instead, moving from the producer of ties to the user. I've held Stella for a long time but it no longer seems to be moving much. What do you think?
Read Answer Asked by Roland on June 22, 2017
Q: Can you tell me what the earnings per share have been for Richard's Packaging for the previous 12 months and if it is a reasonable expectation to have that earnings per share number climb by 10% for the 12 months going forward?

Also, what does Richard's Packaging debt profile currently look like?

Thanks.

John
Read Answer Asked by john on June 21, 2017
Q: Hi guys.
Feeling a bit deflated. I joined pretty recently and decided to take a chunk of cash and put into your highest rated stocks above. In a short couple of months I am down almost 10%. Every one has lost money. Are they still all in favour. Do I just plug my nose and wait? Also, I have some short term cash I need to park. Was going to put half in Apple with the recent pull back....thoughts? Any other ideas for a two month hold?
thank you
Read Answer Asked by Brigid on June 20, 2017