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Q: Hi Peter and Team

Do you recommend any particular trading strategy related to how year-end selling pressure may affect stocks that are held,in either a taxable or a non-taxable account?
Many thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on August 19, 2013
Q: Hello,
I keep hearing that September is not a good month for stocks, what happens in September?

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Sunita on August 19, 2013
Q: I can you have an opinion on where your think the canadian dollar is heading?...thanks
Read Answer Asked by eddie on August 19, 2013
Q: Hi Peter:
Last week when you appeared on BNN one comment was "no more than 20% of a portfolio in income stocks" What is your definition of an income stock? Would this definition include REITS, prefs or any stock that pays a divy?
Thanks
Ron
Read Answer Asked by Ronald on August 19, 2013
Q: Who is behind Seeking Alpha. Can we trust the information it provides. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Francis on August 18, 2013
Q: Have just become a new member and somewhat new to stocks, etc. Read your comments daily and watched you on BNN. Many thanks for all your help. Am starting to adjust my portfolio to fit many of your suggestions. No doubt will have questions later.
You are a credit to the industry.
Read Answer Asked by Harold on August 18, 2013
Q: Hi Peter, I am a medium risk tolerant investor with ok weights in utilities, gold, iron ore, base metals, gas stocks, CAE, telecoms, TD bank and a small mix of misc junior speculative miners. I am very overweight oil, CNQ, SU and a little TLM. My question relates however to my Royal Bank RRSP mutual funds. Half my portfolio is into the Royal select growth mutual funds. I have tended to semi ignore and let the bank continue to manage it but the returns have not been stellar. Do you think I would be better off converting them to regular Royal Bank stock, within the RRSP where they now are. Thanks for your help
Read Answer Asked by David on August 18, 2013
Q: hi im 71 this year have 650 grand in rsp is there someone i can pay to set me up i am with a discount broker and do my own trading is there etfs or someone i can set things i dont have to look at it all the time thx
Read Answer Asked by earl on August 17, 2013
Q: On your model portfolio, the total start value is 100k. What would you do if you had 400k? Buy more of the same stock, or, limit your purchase to a certain % of your total portfolio and purchse new stocks? If you are purchasing new stocks, do you also spread the risk by investing equally in different sectors.
Read Answer Asked by Ric on August 16, 2013
Q: I would like to take a look at bond offerings. Do you know of any web sites that would provide this information?

Regards
Read Answer Asked by Gary on August 16, 2013
Q: which health care stocks are worth buying?.Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by nizar on August 16, 2013
Q: Could you make a recommendation for investment of RESP funds. My son is a year old yesterday and the the contributions are relatively small per year (2,500), insufficient to have a balanced position, especially with the relative cost of trade. I currently have the first installment with cpd and although i appreciate the $5/ month divident,, and am going to deposit the next installment in a few months and would like your take. Thanks for the great advice... Aya, stn, bad, csu... Wow.

Thanks,

Eric
Read Answer Asked by Erichsen on August 16, 2013
Q: Hi Peter, I am 64, teaching part time and have about half my retirement savings in a RRIF. I have suffered 2 disasters chasing yield , Poseidon (PSN), and Sprott Resources Corporation which just cut it's dividend just 6 months after declaring their first dividend. Terrible management in both cases. I am looking for monthly pay, and 8 to 9%. Any guidance? Is ATP still too uncertain? Am I reaching? I am trying to not touch capital but my losses in both have hurt.

Thanks

Robert
Read Answer Asked by Robert on August 15, 2013
Q: Re Roy question and others on preferred
There is today an exceptionally interesting article from Eric Parnell linking the fate of Preferred NOT on the vagaries of interest rates (negative correlation of -0.13), but more (and THIS is very interesting)from the performance of the stock market (correlation +.63) which leads him to believe that the poor performance lately of the preferred bodes badly for the stock market.
You can get it from Seeking Alpha.
As usual, publish if you think it is worth doing so.
CDJ
Read Answer Asked by claude on August 15, 2013
Q: peter; What would your thoughts be on buying calls on our three beat up Telcos? Thanks. Rod L.
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on August 15, 2013
Q: Not sure if you follow David Rosenberg, but he is suggesting it is time to start thinking about impending inflation (no rush, but time to start to build posiitons). Do you buy his thesis, and of the stocks in your portfolio, can you suggest two or three candidates that should do well if/when inflation starts to come back. Many thanks, Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on August 15, 2013
Q: Reply to Jim R comment
Good to here Jim I to am pulling my head out of the sand and taking things into my own hands
In Jan did you leg in gradually or systematicaly?
Read Answer Asked by rodney on August 15, 2013
Q: Peter a question on some ETFs i'm holding one the BMO U.S. Corporate bond fund, which has been doing quite well with a nice monthly income despite dropping in value a bit during the summer, and the other the BMO monthly income ETF. Should i be thinking about exiting these in light of the expected QE reduction later in the year
Read Answer Asked by Tony on August 14, 2013
Q: I would like to follow up on Rod L's comment. I, too, had an RRSP of $279,000 in Jan. 2013 which had been static for 10 years with of full cost broker. I switched to a discount broker and took a lot of your and your team's advice. My RRSP is now worth $316,000 today.
Thank you, for what I can only describe as altruism.

Jim R.
Read Answer Asked by james on August 14, 2013
Q: Hi Peter, great show yesterday . I would like to invest in more US stocks, but can't decide if the US dollar is going to down or up. It seems quite constant in the 96.5-97.00. Do you have some thoughts on whether this is the best time to convert, or should I just sit on the sidelines for some financial news that would determine this decision? Thanks so much. Ireally depend on your opinion on all financial decisions now.
Read Answer Asked by Phyllis on August 14, 2013
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