Investment Q&A

Q: Does someone have inside scoop that a poop storm is coming to Canada? Is our PE ratios out of whack with global comparable?...Is widespread selling Canada is beginning?..what gives? Thanks

Q: I would like to add to both positions. They are performing very well. I wonder if I should wait for a pull-back. Both equities are for long term hold. Please advise.
Thank you!

Q: During this mayhem I was telling a family member how I observed these mini-crashes since the mid-80’s and how we used to make transactions in the early days. I’m convinced a lot of recent investors, hooked my huge gains since 2020 have never experienced such painful losses. Zenfulness -if this is a word- comes with time.

Would you have a history of when all the self-directed accounts were created and available online?
For example, BMO InvestorLine was created late 1988 (fax! or phone) but available online in 1997, I was there …

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Q: With a flight to quality looming due to the uncertain outcome of a global tariff war, how do perpertual preferred shares fit into a conservative fixed income portfolio?

Q: Hi,

Do you have a view as to how the TSX will respond if and when Trump announces 25% tariffs on Canadian goods?

Will oil and gas sector take a hit, like Suncor, and CNQ?

Thanks

Robert

Q: Hi Folks,

With some uncertainty in the future, including possible US tariffs and reaction tariffs, I curious if you have any thoughts on what those actions might mean for the short and medium term. I assume they would be withdrawn at some point (so not asking long term). Specifically, how banking (TD, BNS), and companies CSU and DSG and the overall TSX. Please free free to deduct 5 questions.

Q: Happy New Year. Could you please post Total Returns 2024 (including distributions) for the TSX, NASDAQ & S&P markets? Thanks

Q: hi,
the TSX 10 years ago (jan 2014 ) was around 14,673. using the current price as I write ( 24,817 ) gives an annual rate of return based on these numbers is less than 3.5%! I assume that the dividends are not included in the numbers I provided ( from globe investor chart )? is this correct? do you have numbers for the average TSX dividend yield over the last 10 years? this compares with ( using same "method" as above with TSX ) with the S&P500 doing approximately 11.7% annual return over the last 10 years ( again, not sure if this includes the average dividend yield of the S&P500 in the numbers?). a snapshot in time of course, but illustrating the gross underperformance of the TSX in comparison the US markets ( nothing new here ). can you provide current valuation data/analyses for the TSX and S&P500 and comparisons to historic valuations please. Can you please include valuation methods of the "Fed-model" (and CDN equivalent), Ben Graham, Buffet, Schiller and other "big names" one might use please...
all the best
Chris

Q: hi,
do you have data for the average dividend yield for the TSX index for the last 5 and 10 years?
cheers, chris

Q: Should I be worried about a capital gains tax increase in the next fed budget?..what could I do to reduce my capital gains if so implemented?

Q: A touchy question for sure. How much does the market follow "politics"?

Q: My question is really about CSI300....which is looks undervalued compared to S&P...why so undervalued and what top 10 large cap Chinese companies ( maybe a EFT?) should i be buying if and when a rebound occurs?

Q: What are some current compelling buys on the TSX ?
Thank you.

Q: Can you please find information on what Canadian mining companies has assets in or operate in Mexico?..particularly copper and gold companies?...many thanks

Q: What headwinds could cause the equity markets to roll over and perhaps drop 5-10% in the next 6-12 months? Thinking of raising cash levels. many thanks...

Q: Could you tell me what the total return (including dividends) was on the TSX, DOW, S&P 500 & NASDAQ in 2022?

Q: The market has rallied nicely. I have some holdings ,non dividend paying ,that i have struggled with holding on to and have come back nicely Would now be a time to review ones stock holdings,maybe raise some cash in anticipation of slight pull back or considering a pause in rate hikes, would you go all in with growth stocks?

Q: I've notice preferred share markets gaining around 2% in a day on a couple of occasions. Obviously somebody's loading up..question...have you noted any other sector rotations that may be occurring or that you anticipate? Many thanks...

Q: Commodity prices are not in fear of inflation Normally they would plunge as they have in the past.
When rates are high,there's a tendency to refuse to lend interbank ,which is one factor which tends to lead to a recession. But refinancing mortgage s or corporate debt at higher rates is normal. Commodity prices and interest rates are not the issue this time around, so would labour costs and corporate profit margins be more to blame for our inflation problem?.if so, how do you control these issues?

Q: In most of the offerings of Bank Structured Note offerings, this line appears..

The Bank may benefit from the difference between the amount it is obligated to pay under the Notes, net of related expenses, and the returns it may generate in hedging such obligations.

I believe this implies that any options,dollar hedges,derivatives ,futures, EFT'S or derivatives thereof,long and shorts positions of any of these...that the bank would most likely be the other side of any trades within these notes.

Question...It seems that the bank can and will dictate the outcome of these risky things thru related expenses.(.ie the bank deals the cards then plays the hand) ...is the deck not stacked against the retail investor of such so called investment instruments?