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Q: This question is on Gamehost not the health care stock gaurdent. Is it possible to correct this in your data base so that it is easier to sort the questions or at least spell out the name in your answer when you see that the wrong GH is displayed.
We hold Gamehost In a Lif account that generates enough income so no stocks will need to be sold for many years. Is there any point to continue to hold this stock (I know the market doesn't care what we paid for it) or is it best to move on? Thank you.
M
Read Answer Asked by Maggie on May 01, 2020
Q: Hello
The Bank of Canada Target Rate is set at .25% until the Fourth Quarter of 2021.
However, I also noted that the forecast for the 5 year Government of Canada bond is different as follows:
Q2 2020......54%
Q3 2020.......63%
Q4 2020........75%
Q1 2021.........98%
Is it possible to have a gradual increase in the 5 year bond rate while the Bank rate is kept static at .25% ??
Thanks

Read Answer Asked by Terry on May 01, 2020
Q: What equities in Canada or USA do you consider cheap with great balance sheets.
Read Answer Asked by Albert on May 01, 2020
Q: A cure is a non-technical term so we need to be careful. Not to beat a dead horse (too much anyways)...Gilead is not offering a "cure" to Covid-19. Their drug was used as a treatment on USA patient 1 in Washington State, a young man who the doctors feared was dying from Covid-19. After receiving the injection he recovered almost immediately and was discharged from the hospital a few days later. Gilead's drug was entered into FDA trials and was shown to be effective for 30% of the people. While this percentage seems small the drug was considered so effective all the people on the placebo were put on the drug. Society is looking for a vaccine which will prevent people from getting Covid-19. This will likely prove more of a challenge to the health industry. Vaccines sometimes offer long term immunity but sometimes the immunity dies out - that is why we need Tetanus booster shots every 10 years or so. Dr. Fauci is on record as feeling a vaccine is "doable" by January 2021.
Publish if you feel this is useful.
Jim
Read Answer Asked by James on May 01, 2020
Q: SHELL apparently just cut its dividend for the first time since WW-II. Do you know if there are any rumblings about other big firms in the sector doing the same?
Many thanks in advance.
Read Answer Asked by TOM on May 01, 2020
Q: Received some BIPC shares from my holding in BIP.un. At the beginning both were equivalent in $ but now the spread is between $3 and $4. Although both are in my TSFA, should a consolidated all in BIPC before the spread get bigger?
Read Answer Asked by ray on May 01, 2020
Q: I've been in the market for about ten years. During that time a certain predictability has emerged in what sorts of stocks get most heavily hit during market routs such as today's., and what sorts of stocks are least damaged. That predictability has disappeared since February. In fact, when the market drops down heavily the stocks most likely to be hit hardest are the ones which used to be hit least, like utilities, REITs, banks, and other dividend stocks. Do you have an explanation for this? Shouldn't the low interest rates which make bonds unattractive protect these stocks to some extent?
Read Answer Asked by John on May 01, 2020
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