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Q: I don't have any FAANG stocks. I want to buy can you please give me in order which one I should buy first. I was also looking at FTEC ETF. Do you recommend this ETF or would you recommend another one?

Thanks for your great service.
Hector
Read Answer Asked by Hector on August 10, 2018
Q: Hello 5i Team

The passive index fund industry is dominated by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street. Seen together, these three giant, passive asset managers already constitute the largest shareholder in at least 40 percent of all U.S. listed companies and 88 percent of the S&P 500 firms. What are your thoughts in terms of the big three controlling the corporations and what happens when there is a market correction or meltdown. Would there be any buyers left and also individual stock investors could get into deep trouble.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/30AD689509AAD62F5B677E916C28C4B6/S1469356917000064a.pdf/hidden_power_of_the_big_three_passive_index_funds_reconcentration_of_corporate_ownership_and_new_financial_risk.pdf

Appreciate the good work done by 5i team.

Thanks
Ninad
Read Answer Asked by Ninad on August 01, 2018
Q: FOR CASH PART OF PORTOFOLIO YOU SUGGEST BONDS AND SOME MMF OR GIC
IN MY PORTOFOLIO I HAVE :
CDP-5 YEARS RETURN - 13.19% ( MINUS )
VAB 5 YEARS RETURN +1.35 % (PLUS )
TD MMF (165 ) 5 YEAR RETURN 3.54% (PLUS )
THESE ARE FIGURES FRON GLOBE AND MAIL 5 YEAR RETURN.
IT SEEMS MONEY MARKET FUND HAS BETER RETURN AN NO LOSS (EXCEPT INFLATION ) AND LESS WORRY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT.EBRAHIM
Read Answer Asked by ebrahim on July 30, 2018
Q: Hello team,

I have been wanting to ask you this question about the relationship between share price, dividend, and yield. I am going to use KWH-UN whose current SP, annual dividend, and yield are $6.01, $0.82, and 13.56%, respectively.

Suppose I buy 1000 shares of KWH. I understand my purchase will cost me $6010.00 and I shall earn $820 in dividend after a year on this investment which amounts to 13.65% of my purchase price. Now let's say that in the second year share price increases to $8.00 and the company continues to pay $0.82/share in which case my investment yield is still at 13.65% but that of a new investor will be 10.25%. Is my understanding correct?

If I am correct then, it is no-brainer that one should buy a company like KWH or ENB when they are in some sort of predicaments but have proven reliable in maintaining their dividend over time. The reward will be higher yield for the contrarian/patient investor if the company continues to pay the same amount of dividend per share.

Hope I am getting it but I am sure you let me know wherever I am going wrong on this....Thanks as always!

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Read Answer Asked by Saeed on July 24, 2018
Q: Is there a financial ratio or ratios that can give an indication of the risk in a stock price to changes in sales? I have been looking at operational gearing which tells you how sensitive profits are to reduction in sales. I also read that a high debt to shareholders equity means that changes in profits have a large influence in share price. Not sure I understand why that would be the case. Could you comment on both these measures please and maybe suggest others.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on July 16, 2018
Q: This is important to me. I currently have 42 stocks in my rsp at 452k. I tried for an evaluation years ago thru 5i but I an not a computer guy and couldn't do the excel stuff and an not interested in outsiders knowing my business.
At 66 I want to manage about 10 high paying dividend stocks as apposed to giving my life savings to a stranger. I realize that you are not an advisory service but I would like concrete recommendations for my question. (452k worth if possible) Thank You. James

Read Answer Asked by JAMES on July 16, 2018
Q: Hi All at 5i! Hope you are enjoying the summer! I was wondering if you could recommend a book ( or other source) on investing for a total novice. A friend of my son has started on his working career and has accumulated some money. He has no knowledge of investing and would like to start learning about the topic. I recommended 5i to him, and he is considering joining after he has a rudimentary understanding of the world of investing. Hope you can help . Cheers, Tamara
Read Answer Asked by Tamara on July 16, 2018