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Q: Good morning,
Thank you for your response and suggestion that I get my broker to move shares, such as AQN and BAM, that pay dividends in US$ to my US$ Non Registered account in order to save on f/x conversion fees.
This is a follow up to your response and your thoughts and appropriateness of the following strategy to save on f/x conversion fees.
Objective. To increase the Tech/Med sector exposure in my US$ Non Reg account, I would like to purchase a few ETFs that are denominated in US$.
Question. To save on f/x conversion fees, could I simply purchase a stock such as AQN or BAM in my Cdn$ Non Reg Account and then have my broker transfer the stock (s) to my US$ Non Reg account where I would then sell them and purchase my US$ denominated Med/Tech ETFs. Would this be an efficient way of accomplishing my stated objective?
I thank you in advance and look forward to hearing your thoughts and response to this potential f/x conversion fee saving strategy.
Read Answer Asked by Francesco on May 16, 2019
Q: I am building a cdn dividend acct
(most pay 4% or higher)
Presently I have. Aqn, BNs, bce, cm, enb, Eif, IPL, npi, ppl, Ry, trp, t, td, and vet
Can you please suggest a few others I may consider
Thank you for all your help,
Read Answer Asked by Michael on May 16, 2019
Q: Own all 3 in TFSA: 400 SIS, 1500 SPB & 1000 BIP.UN (thanks to ECI purchase - ended up with 1500 - sold 500). Sitting on $50K cash in this account. I was thinking of adding 600 SHS of SIS and 500 SHS of SPB ( owned since 2009) which will still leave me with a fair bit of cash to deploy. Comments/suggestions. Not a lot to choose from in TSX group. Large equity portfolios: RRIF, RRSP & Non Registered accounts.
Read Answer Asked by James on May 16, 2019
Q: Good Morning Team
I have the above industrials trying to reduce the amount of my positions. Which of the above would you suggest I sell? Also need to increase allocation which would you suggest I add to? Thank you. Heather
Read Answer Asked by Heather on May 16, 2019
Q: The owners are so dismissive of shareowners.

Lost 8.91% in 5 years. (total return)

They own Putnam and feel stuck.

The sons seems to be afraid to do anything so someone said share buyback and that is their best idea.

I do own this stock but everyone speaks so highly of it but that was 12 years ago.

Just like Warren Buffett the last 10 years have not been kind.





No returns
Read Answer Asked by ian on May 16, 2019
Q: Meatless Monday is a thing. People are being encouraged to reduce meat consumption for the environment. There are meat alternatives popping up at burger joints, affordable for the masses. This seems like a new idea that’s going to stick around. You mentioned that Beyond Meat is priced high right now. Are there other public companies getting into this alternative protein industry that could be considered for a really long term hold?
Read Answer Asked by Kim on May 16, 2019
Q: Good morning,

I understand from a recent 5i article that BAM and AQN pay out their dividends in US$ and that for a number of very good reasons, it is advantageous to have the US$ dividends from these two companies journaled to the US side of my account.

At present I have a 500 shares of BAM.A.CA and 500 shares of AQN:CA in my Cdn Non Registered account that pay out their dividends in Cdn $. Given that I have a US$ Non Registered account and that I need US$ from time to time to either purchase US stocks or for travel in the US, it would make sense for me to request from my brokerage firm that dividends from these two companies be journaled to my US$ Non Registered account.

Question 1. With the dividends now being paid in US$ and showing up in my US Non Registered account, would the BAM and AQN shares themselves be shown in the US$ account or would they remain in my Cdn$ Non Registered account with the dividends from these two companies, paid out in US$ and showing up in my US$ account?

Question 2. I also have a number of BAM and AQN in my TFSA. Would it make sense to move these two stocks to my Cdn$ Non Registered account and have the brokerage firm journal the dividends as well to my US Non Registered account and with the proceeds of the sale in my TFSA, purchase other stocks/ETFs within the TFSA?
Thank you for your team's sage advice and I look forward to hearing your response.



Read Answer Asked by Francesco on May 16, 2019
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