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Q: I have owned this fund for a few years now and enjoy the high percent payout but am concerned as the price I payed is considerablely higher than the present price. are the overnight offerings diluting the funds or is this because the banks are lower right now or perhaps both? some of my costs were over $12.00 a share so is this a good time to cut my losses? Thankx for your great service. gord
Read Answer Asked by GORD on April 09, 2019
Q: Using your portfolio analytics we find we are underweight in Financials and need to add to these stocks. The percentages from highest to lowest are SLF, BNS, TD, GSY, VB. Which ones would you add to first. These are held in a RRSP account with a 5 year timeframe.
Thank You
Read Answer Asked by Louise on April 09, 2019
Q: According to the Asset Allocator, I am considerably underweight in the financial sector. I hold the above stocks, and they are about 3% of my portfolio [balanced income]. I hold a lot of cash at the moment. What would you recommend that I add, to increase my weighting in this sector to the recommended 17%. I am 72 with pensions, and do not need the income.
Kind regards, and thank you for all you do.
Ellen
Read Answer Asked by Ellen on April 08, 2019
Q: I currently own a combined 25% share in Canadian financials. I love the dividend, but I know it is heavy and I am concerned about the negative news I read about the banks. Is the future really that bleak for the banks. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by JAMES on April 08, 2019
Q: I am finding your 'Portfolio Analytics' to be an outstanding service. The imbalances within my portfolios are abundantly clear.
I am overweight financials with
TD - 3.55%
JPM - 5.19%
BAC - 6.77%
GSY - 1.29%
CXI - 0.71%
All stocks show a decent profit except for CXI which is down 23%.
I have fairly high risk tolerance and I look for reasonable growth. I would appreciate your recommendations on how to reduce my financials by approximately 3%
Read Answer Asked by Ed on April 05, 2019
Q: Hi, I tend to shy away from companies that have ROC , because I do my own taxes and cannot be bothered with figuring out my capital gain or loss with ROC.
Are a lot more companies relying on ROC to keep investors happy with higher yields? Not sure which companies actually use it, they don’t really tell you. And does my bank broker service (investors edge) calculate my average cost when I sell?
I have no problem doing my own taxes and do not want to pay $250+ because of ROC
Your thoughts, thanks
Read Answer Asked by Brad on April 01, 2019