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Q: Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPM has put a scare into me. Earlier this year, Dimon had asked investors to brace for an economic "hurricane". Due to runaway inflation, big interest rates hikes, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the unknown effects of the Federal Reserve's quantitative tightening policy, he is predicting some kind of recession six to nine months from now. Dimon said the S&P 500 could fall by "another easy 20%" from the current levels, with the next 20% slide likely to "be much more painful than the first. Yikes.

Can you give your perspective on his predictions, please.

Carl

Read Answer Asked by Carl on October 11, 2022
Q: I am looking for the "safest" dividend paying stocks to add to the above list that will help me weather the recession that according to most commentators will last well into 2023.
5 each from the US and Canada will be of great help.
Many Thanks
Read Answer Asked by John on October 11, 2022
Q: hi,
BNS is now trading below November 2013 ( as far as I can see, correct me if I'm wrong ). could you do a quick comparison of the company at each time, illustrating valuation metrics/growth prospects etc.? BNS is now down more than 30% from the recent top-are forward earnings expectations now down 30% from the top, or more/less than 30%? Lastly, do you have any educated guess as to where the bottom is for this stock?
cheers, chris
Read Answer Asked by chris on October 11, 2022
Q: why has MITK had such a run recently?
Apps,GH,Pins,Mitk....which ones would you sell for tax-loss and what would be you favorite replacement in the tech sector.
I am looking at SHOP and ROKU
Read Answer Asked by Josh on October 11, 2022
Q: I know that this is an unfair question - sorry. I realize that ARKK and AMD are two different investments, but if 5i had a chunk of money to invest in one of these two, which would it be? On a similar note, is Intel a better investment than AMD?
Read Answer Asked by James on October 11, 2022
Q: Hi 5i
It is my understanding that in a non-registered account I can receive up to +/- $50,000 (BC/Fed combined tax rate) in Canadian dividends without being taxed. Is that correct?
If so, I was hoping that you could provide a list of 20 Canadian dividend stocks that you have confidence in that have:
1) a 4% yield or higher
2) are not in or associated with the Oil/Gas sector
3) hopefully enough growth to keep up with inflation

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Brian on October 11, 2022
Q: I’d like to start a position in one or more income funds that offer a very high yield, but I’m not sure which ones to choose. As of Wednesday Oct 5th, these are the indicated yields I’ve found:

CLM 23.92%
PDBC 20.65%
SDIV 15.31%
QYLD 14.19%
RYLD 14.05%
XYLD 13.05%
BIGZ 11.01%
JEPI 10.94%
PDO 10.90%
PDI 10.79%
BXMT 10.38%
MPW 10.17%
STWD 9.84%
EIT.UN 9.42%
IDV 8.15%

Would you recommend any of these or do you have other suggestions? Are any of them too risky if the bear market deteriorates from here, or can they all be held long term? Are some of these yields too good to be true, like CLM and PDBC? Thanks for your thoughts.

Read Answer Asked by Brian on October 11, 2022
Q: I am trying build a list of buy and forget core stocks for each sector. I hold the following utilities in various accounts: FTS, BIPC, BEPC, AQN, NEE, BLX, NPI. Can you please rank these for safety and also for growth. I hold BLX in a corp account because it has the lowest yield - do you see BLX as a long term buy and forget stock? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Grant on October 11, 2022