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Q: Considering the huge drop in portfolio values, do you still recommend staying the course or would it be prudent to take profits where we still have them?
Read Answer Asked by Susan on March 12, 2020
Q: Hi 5i - Im looking at adding top quaity companies at "fire sale" prices. Do you see these 2 companies much higher 5-10 years from now? If not these 2, which companies from your balanced portfolio look most attractive right now? Thanks, Neil
Read Answer Asked by Neil on March 12, 2020
Q: I am looking to pair ETFs or stocks for growth and safety. What do you think about this idea and XMU [or ZLU] and ZUQ, for example. What portfolio percentage would you allocate to this strategy?
Read Answer Asked by sam on March 12, 2020
Q: I'm looking for some diversity in tech as well as yield, Cisco looks like a potential candidate. Considering the exciting times we just got into, would you see it as a solid buy if the yield hit 5%. I'm looking for good yield, good growth, low debt, and high cash. You know, the kind of investment we don't deserve.
Read Answer Asked by Larry on March 12, 2020
Q: I am looking to invest in very safe very short term fixed income. I currently own PSA and CSAV in a non-registered account.
I am thinking of buying HSAV for an RRSP account and perhaps for a non-registered account. Your opinion please on HSAV - is it safe, has it been around long enough for liquidity purposes? Any comments on whether there is any preference or difference in owning this etf in either a registered versus a non-registered account? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by David on March 12, 2020
Q: Following up on my hedging question, any thoughts on which companies Nuttall is referring to in this excerpt from his newsletter? Thx


what were we doing yesterday? We sold our one US name and bought a low-cost oilsands producer whose stock was down by 50% (the Fund now has 100% Canadian content…Canadian producers at least benefit from a $0.73 loonie when they sell their oil in US dollars but have operating costs in $CDN). We added to another oilsand name that is 55% hedged this year at $59WTI (with swaps) as the stock collapsed by 56%. We also went through the structure of the hedge books of our positions and trimmed exposure to any name that may fall into trouble if the price rout lasts for longer than 6 months. Now is not the time to take on extreme risk. Our goal is to be in companies that can weather this storm as best as possible to allow us to be fully exposed to the sector for the inevitable turn. All it will take is one headline about a Saudi/Russia meeting and energy stocks could easily gap up by 20%+ in a day…if you’re not positioned for that event human psychology will prevent you from chasing the rally hoping for a pullback that may never come.
Read Answer Asked by Patrick on March 12, 2020
Q: 5i.

Do you guys have any plans on buying or selling within the Income portfolio at this time?

Cheers
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on March 12, 2020
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