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• North American Financial 15 Split Corp. Class A Shares (FFN $8.30)
  • $8.30 P/E (TTM): 11.65X Cap: $454M
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Q: Greeting 5i,

Has FFN resumed Div payments for Class A? TD is saying it has resumed @ $0.0458 on Dec 10 but I think that is the preferred shares. What is the NAV currently?

Thanks!

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Read Answer Asked by Duane on November 24, 2020

Q: Hello, read about something new to me. Companies that might give credit cards competition. Sezzle, Afterpay, Paybright, Klarna, Quadpay, Splitit, Affirm...any thoughts on these? Any of them Canadian? Are these in your opinion viable investment opportunities?

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Read Answer Asked by David on November 24, 2020

• Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (PSHZF $62.50)
  • $62.50 P/E (TTM): 4.81X Cap: $11.35B
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Q: I have a holding in pershing square holdings PSHZF, IT IS TRADING ON THE PINK LISTINGS, but it has a substantial daily trading volume.
The problem is that it does not enter properly on my porfolio analytic with 5i. it register as 0. Could you help me fix this.
I have had a good return on it since March. do you think it is a good keeper or could you sugggest a better alocation?
Thank you.

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Read Answer Asked by francois on November 23, 2020

Q: Hi 5i,
Is Affirm Holdings upcoming IPO of interest? Could this be a disruptor to the credit card industry?
Thanks

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Read Answer Asked by Terry on November 23, 2020

• Global X US 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Index Corporate Class ETF (HTB $61.71)
  • $61.71 Cap: $155M
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• iShares Core Canadian Government Bond Index ETF (XGB $19.56)
  • $19.56 Cap: $1.80B
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• Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF (MFT $16.25)
  • $16.25 P/E (TTM): 54.92X Cap: $442M
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Q: I would like to know what you can suggest as a canadian bond ETF that is reliable and gives a decent performance. I currently have XGB (IShares Cdn Government Bond Index ETF) but the yield is low. Previously I had MFT (Mackenzie Floating Rate Income ETF) giving a better yield. Is one is better than the other or is there a better choice? Also, is there any bond that instead of giving a yield gives a capital gain? It would be particularly interesting for my non registered account since I want to reduce the amount of interest that I receive to avoid clawback.

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Read Answer Asked by Michel on November 20, 2020

• UBS Group AG Registered (UBS $38.03)
  • $38.03 P/E (TTM): 25.72X Cap: $120.70B
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Q: Your thoughts on UBS Group.
Thanks again

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Read Answer Asked by George on November 20, 2020

• Guardian Capital Group Limited Class A Non-voting Shares (GCG.A $66.86)
  • $66.86 P/E (TTM): 10.64X Cap: $1.64B
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Q: I would appreciate your comments on Guardian Capital. Thanks!

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Read Answer Asked by Gregory on November 18, 2020

• goeasy Ltd. (GSY $167.10)
  • $167.10 P/E (TTM): 10.31X Cap: $2.71B
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Q: Peter,

You mentioned on BNN that it was extremely positive that Go Easy had lower writeoffs during the pandemic. I question how much of this was due to government handouts to so many people. Comments?

Paul

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Read Answer Asked by paul on November 18, 2020

• PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL $67.93)
  • $67.93 P/E (TTM): 15.67X Cap: $65.19B
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• Block Inc. Class A (SQ)
  • P/E (TTM): 59.56X Cap: $53.89B
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Q: do you subscribe to the recent trend in Blockchain investment sector and if so what companies do you see being potential strong companies in that sector moving forward?

Is Sq still a buy?

Thanks, Lesley

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Read Answer Asked by Lesley on November 17, 2020

• Royal Bank of Canada (RY $204.12)
  • $204.12 P/E (TTM): 15.72X Cap: $287.39B
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• Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) (TD $114.64)
  • $114.64 P/E (TTM): 9.73X Cap: $194.67B
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• Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS $91.86)
  • $91.86 P/E (TTM): 17.67X Cap: $113.10B
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Q: I have owned TD and BNS for a number of years in my RRSP account - I am looking at either adding more to BNS or buying RY as a new addition. Can you suggest what would be best at this time ?
Thanks

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Read Answer Asked by JOHN on November 16, 2020

• Fiera Capital Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (FSZ $6.27)
  • $6.27 P/E (TTM): 20.48X Cap: $673M
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Q: Your comment on the last quarter

Thank you

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Read Answer Asked by Francis on November 13, 2020

• Fiera Capital Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (FSZ $6.27)
  • $6.27 P/E (TTM): 20.48X Cap: $673M
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Q: I am thinking of selling this for a tax loss but would be looking to repurchase later. Can you recommend a good proxy for the next 30 days or so?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

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Read Answer Asked by Paul on November 13, 2020

• Home Capital Group Inc. (HCG $44.26)
  • $44.26 P/E (TTM): 9.39X Cap: $1.69B
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Q: Please comment on HCG earnings today. What is the likelihood that they start paying a dividend soon?

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Read Answer Asked by Robert on November 12, 2020

• Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN $7.81)
  • $7.81 Cap: $5.99B
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• ECN Capital Corp. (ECN $2.75)
  • $2.75 Cap: $774M
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Q: Your comments on ecns earnings and would you be buyer at these levels. aqn to report today. Your thoughts on investing before the news. Thanks and have a great day. Ken

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Read Answer Asked by kenneth on November 12, 2020

• ECN Capital Corp. (ECN $2.75)
  • $2.75 Cap: $774M
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Q: No question yet this morning on ECN’s reporting last night. Can I get your views on ECN going forward.

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Read Answer Asked by Helen on November 12, 2020

• Fiera Capital Corporation Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (FSZ $6.27)
  • $6.27 P/E (TTM): 20.48X Cap: $673M
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Q: HI there 5 i team:
I have been holding FSZ for a while and it seems that it does not react to the ups and downs of the market , for the last 5 months it seems to be forming a base around 11 cad , do you think there is a good chance it will break to the upside anytime soon ? Thanks

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Read Answer Asked by Alejandro (Alex) on November 12, 2020

• CI Financial Corp. (CIX $31.99)
  • $31.99 Cap: $4.58B
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Q: What is your view on CIX going forward? Buy, Hold or SELL?

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Read Answer Asked by Jacques on November 11, 2020

• Intact Financial Corporation (IFC $259.41)
  • $259.41 P/E (TTM): 21.25X Cap: $46.12B
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Q: Is the IFC drops in the last few days attributed to the proposed acquisition? What is your view on this deal? Thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Victor on November 10, 2020

• PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL $67.93)
  • $67.93 P/E (TTM): 15.67X Cap: $65.19B
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Q: Huge day in the Nov 9th markets with Biden/Covid et al .Both Ma And Visa having very strong days ....As such confused why PayPal is down so much?

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Read Answer Asked by Kim on November 10, 2020

• Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B $478.52)
  • $478.52 P/E (TTM): 16.5X Cap: $1.02T
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Q: I would appreciate your comments on BRK.B latest quarter.
Many thanks.

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Read Answer Asked by Clayton on November 09, 2020