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Q: Regarding Square, I encountered it twice in as many days recently. One was by a guy renting wet suits from his van at the beach. The other was a girl who runs her own small gift shop in Nova Scotia. I can see where it would continue to grow. It's so easy for both the business and the customer to do a transaction.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on October 01, 2018
Q: greetings - many of the small businesses i know that use square say it is very expensive on a per use basis and if they had a cheaper alternative they would switch. What prevents someone like Visa from entering this space with their own product?Smaller merchants are extremely sensitive to costs so i would expect any 'cheaper' aletnative could erode either their profitability or their client base. Have you seen anything that addresses this issue.

Read Answer Asked by kelly on September 28, 2018
Q: I have an a US "balanced" portfolio that holds V (and also BAC) , you suggested in an earlier answer to another person that for diversification, might take a position in SQ. If both V and SQ were held, what weightings would you consider giving V and SQ, and also BAC, like 5, 4, 3 or 2 %, within the Financial sector portion of the portfolio as a whole?.....thanks....Tom
Read Answer Asked by Tom on September 17, 2018
Q: Good morning

If you had a 2 year period and could take a calculated risk to see some good capital appreciation...what 2 US stocks would you buy right now? also what 2 CDN stocks would you buy or be adding too...No concerns on portfolio diversification or taxes..

Thanks

Matt

Read Answer Asked by Matthew on September 12, 2018
Q: Hi Group thanks for your guidance - I continue to get nervous about the performance of Financials (both in Canada and US) Pypl + Sq + V.are off 3-4% this am - what happening there?. Banks in both Canada and US are struggling I would have expected(with all the good earnings / Good growth overall especially in the US that Financials would lead the market higher but something else at work here what's you take on the poor performance of the sector in general PS do you recommend taking profits in the Financial sector in general.$- thanks for you guidance on this
Read Answer Asked by Terence on September 06, 2018
Q: Thanks to good advice from 5i, my tech stocks have done well enough to make up close to 40% of my holdings! Within the sector, these are my waitings:
CSU - 12%, KXS - 12%, SHOP - 11%, CLS - 5%, GOOGL - 9%, SQ - 11 %, AAPL - 10 %, NVDA - 9%, AMZN - 15%, and SPOT - 6%.
Some of these are broadly spaced within the sector, and I hate to let any of them go, but I’m getting a bit nervous about vulnerability to a general tech turndown. Do you have suggestions for me?
Read Answer Asked by Jim on September 06, 2018
Q: Hello, Can you suggest any other company US or Canada which is enjoying the kind of momentum and growth like SQ and would meet your general criteria as good long term stock? Thank you.

Shyam
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on August 31, 2018
Q: I currently own Visa and have done well. I like all of the payment processors. Should I stick with Visa, or take some profits and diversify into another processor? I am considering Mastercard, Square or Paypal.
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on August 30, 2018
Q: Last year an airline in Europe gave us a Wirecard for taking a later flight . We used it for shopping and restaurants and then cashed in the balance for Euros at an ATM . Great concept that has grown incredibly according to Handelsblatt . Is there an ADR or even an OTC listing for this ? Is there a similar card in North America ?
Thanks



Read Answer Asked by Thomas on August 20, 2018
Q: I enjoyed your piece in the Globe comparing FAANG to DOCKS. Not considering weightings, could you provide 5 US stocks where you currently see "FAANG" like potential?
Read Answer Asked by dan on August 09, 2018
Q: Hi !
In the event of a significant market sell-off, which U.S. stocks would be on top of your list for good value with superior growth potential in the short term and in the long term ?

Have a good day,

JD
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on July 18, 2018
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