Investment Q&A

Q: How much emphasis do you guys place on companies cash flow statement when much of the cash from operations is a result of adding back Depreciation &amortization, plus stock based compensation. Seems kind of misleading to me.
Thanks Gord

Q: POWER CORP. stock has been in the doldrums for the past 20 years as the second generation Desmarais family seemed content to basically live off what their father had developed. Now that the third generation is involved we have significant moves with the simplifying of the corporate structure and then the creation of Wealthsimple and also their involvement in tech joint ventures.

When younger, I felt the stock did not offer enough growth for my purposes ; now that I am retired I am looking at it as a solid dividend paying company having a new management with more of a growth oriented focus. Is this an accurate take on Power ? Thanks. Derek

Q: What are your thoughts on MPW and the sustainability of its current dividend? I own a small position and am tempted to buy more. Thanks

al

Q: Hi Guys,

If you could wipe the slate clean, could you please list your top picks (minimum 8) for a balance Canadian portfolio.
Thanks

Q: What are your top 3 small and top 3 mid cap stocks that you would buy today with great 12-24 mth potential?

Q: tcn, ecn
what is your option on owning these stocks for 3 year period or longer
thanks

Q: Apologize for another Brookfield question, but like many others on here I'm confused with what happened with BAM.A
If this was a reverse split of 1-4, shouldn't the price of the stock have gone up (before trading)?

I had 400 BAM.A and now have 100 BAM for under $40 and BN isn't showing up in my account yet. The Investorline trader says he sees 100 BN in my account, so it should show up soon.
So 400 shares turns into 200 shares and unless BN is a lot more than BAM, this split is not looking right.

I know I'm probably missing something, but so far I don't get it.

thanks for any help,

Paul

Q: "Is there a Canadian équivalent ETF ,or close to it,to this excellent sélection approach and choice of Cies like this US ETF?"
Sorry to repeat the question..
Concerning this recent question,I meant : a CDN ETF composed of Canadian stocks only,since the selection method of US stocks for SCHD is excellent,I wonder if there is a best Canadian ETF equivalent for CDN stocks

Q: Not even sure why I bought this company many years ago but with the recent drop wondering if its an opportunity to buy more. What's your view on their financial situation?

Q: My biggest loosers are TCN,ECN,SHOPIFY,WELL,WFG, NOT MENTIONING LOWER LOSSES STOCKS, wHICH ONE SHOULD BE SOLD AND WHICH ONE TO BUY AFTER 30 DAYS.

Q: Good morning,

My holding of XLF is down quite a bit and although I[m still positive on the US Financial sector in the long term, I'm thinking of selling XLF in my US Non registered account to harvest some capital losses for the 2022 tax year. I would appreciate your thoughts on the following two questions:

Q1. What are your thoughts on the US Financial sector for the next few years;

Q2. Would you kindly recommend a suitable proxy for my XLF holding that I could purchase on the US stock exchange.

Thank you and I'll await your sage advice.

Q: which companies would you invert for 3 year term:
wsp,stn,ecn,dir.un
thanks

Q: Tsla keeps falling, what would be a great entry price to get in and Tsla is a good long term hold stock? Many thanks

Q: In anticipation of a January small cap bounce, please recommend 4 Cnd and 4 US stocks to start to track now. Thanks for your continued guidance,

Q: I will selling AEM for tax loss reason and would FNV be a good replacement or no need for 31 days or would you suggest a different name for proxy for AEM?

Thanks

Q: With you getting rid of MMX from your model portfolio, what replacement for gold exposure would you prefer? I like the royalty model.

Q: I am a Brookfield fan but a retired income investment. However I mamage two RESPs which will not need to make withdrawals for at least 12 years. It seems a no brainer to invest in BAM in these two accounts right now given the misunderstandings about them. My question is should it be BAM or BN?

Q: Could you please comment on their earnings today. Thx

Q: Hello Peter, Apologize as i know you have addressed this but i am still confused. I would appreciate it if you can answer each of my concerns to clarify.
1. I hold both bep.un and bip.un in RRSP and TFSA. Will there be withholding tax as of Jan 2023 in both cases and if so, is the 10 percent tax on dividends and capital gains only ? If this is the case, I am assuming the brokerage would use the ACB to calculate the gains.
2. Would it better to sell both of these and redirect monies into BN and BAM
3. If i decide i don't want to deal with the tax , can i simply exchange both for bipc and bepc and if so, am I not losing as the prices of bipc and bepc are much higher and dividends are lower yield wise
4. Lastly if there is withholding tax on tfsa and rrsp, how do we recover it..
5. Could the tax just be on tfsa and not rrsp as rrsp is normally exempt from any withholding of dividends etc
Sincere thanks and happy holiday season..

Q: I got a note from BMO Investorline to fill out form W-8BEN regarding US withholding taxes.

Do I have to fill out this form if I only by US stocks in an RRSP?

thanks,

Paul