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Q: Hi Peter & team: Greetings! with reference to Tamara's question regarding who will be next US president, I hold the 3 US stock with total of some 10% gain (that is all I have in US$ and it is about 4% of my portfolio) should I hold or sell? Some money managers still recommend it. SIS I have some 30% gain and it is only less than 2% of my portfolio and you still favour it, should I take some profit? Honestly taking profit is difficult as it increases my total income and I may face a clawback of OAS. Please feel free to take my credit points as I have lots of it! Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by LOUISA on October 04, 2016
Q: I have found that my best returns are when I reduce my portfolio size to 8-10 stocks.I know that according to almost all experts that my portfolio would not be properly diversified.I find that a investor such as myself can not spend the amount of time needed to keep up to a 20 stock portfolio.
The easy answer of course is to hire someone for my investments,but I have unfortunately been burned twice by investment professionals,and unwilling to strike out the third time.
Is there anything wrong with keeping a 8-10 stock portfolio, where I can keep a close watch on the news and the financials.
I personally think that is why your site is so helpful because the average investor do not have the resources and staff of a professional money manager.
Read Answer Asked by Randy on October 04, 2016
Q: Own HLF took the ride down and back up at a nice profit but is there anymore left. Like the rationnalisation story im progress. Dowgraded at Scotia this morning due to price runup but it looks cheap to me on a forward p/e basis ? Thinking of maybe switching to PBH which is a lot more expensive on p/e basis.
Would like your take on these stocks ?
Thanks for the ongoing learning process !
Read Answer Asked by Denis on October 03, 2016
Q: I own all three and would like to increase my weightings up to a maximum 3-5% position in each name. What do you guys think of these names currently? Will the recent news about tempur-pedic affect sleep country much?
Good job on bnn Ryan.
Read Answer Asked by Marie on October 03, 2016
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Want to add to my RRIF as I do have cash in the account. RRIF is composed of Financials-45%,Energy 22% and Healthcare 22%. Industrial 7% and Telecommunications 7%. Of the 2 stocks, Bip and Bep which would be the better choice or do you have any other recommendation. I do like the payout on both bip and bep

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Read Answer Asked by Wayne on October 03, 2016
Q: I have owned ZZZ since about $22. and it has done very well. The stock went to over $33.but has now come back a couple of bucks. I an assuming that there is no material change or news that is causing this? Some analysts have suggested that ZZZ is getting too expensive. The same was said about Dollarama a few years back and that stock has since tripled. Would you continue to hold this at current levels? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Rudy on October 03, 2016
Q: A follow up question to one earlier today. You say that you would expect a bid of between $18 and $22 for the announced privatization. CBL is only trading at around $16.50 suggesting the market either expects a lower bid (which shareholders would probably not accept) or that there is considerable uncertainty that the privatization bid doesn't happen.
Either way the market does not see this announced potential privatization as credible?? Do you agree and does the company have a history of looking at this without being serious? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Gary on October 01, 2016
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