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Q: What is your opinion about buying leaps?
As far as I understand the best time to buy them is when a stock is at a low and volatility is low and you expect significant upside over the next few years.
Should you always try and buy the longest period out? For example buying a 2 year duration call instead of a 1 year.

I was thinking that microsoft would be a good candidate. Any other stocks that you would recommend?
Read Answer Asked by Schoombee on March 23, 2026
Q: Which do you prefer and why?
VIU versus MAW104?
BNDX versus IAGG?
Read Answer Asked by John on March 23, 2026
Q: I am sitting on a fair bit of cash in my portfolio and would like to start transitioning into dividend paying stocks. I have looked through the income portfolio and notice that quite a few of them are near all time highs. I know you don't like trying to time the market but do you think it would be prudent to wait for the current market volatility to pass before starting to build positions. Looking at Stingray group and TD, they have both almost double in the last year. Thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on March 23, 2026
Q: I've noticed 5i has had some rather negative comments on HBND { yield 11.8% } lately . Is HPYT { yield 18.25% } essentially the same product ? ..... And does 5i hold the same negative views toward it ? .... What effect on unit price would the end of the war have ? Thanks for your terrific service ......
Read Answer Asked by Garth on March 23, 2026
Q: In a recent answer you stated "while we might not be too excited about the outlook for real estate". Could you please expand on your thoughts. In addition to a diversified stock portfolio I hold considerable investments in rental income properties - multi-residential and commercial in the Kitchener/Waterloo area. At 69yo I'm considering going more conservative like increasing my GIC holdings.
Read Answer Asked by dave on March 23, 2026
Q: Any thoughts on CHAC/Xanadu? Looks risky but maybe promising?

thanks
Read Answer Asked by alex on March 23, 2026
Q: Recently your team viewed MDLZ as expensive. I'm assuming that this is mainly based on squeezed margins and lower earnings (?), because I see P/S and P/CF as reasonable.

I know GIS likely shares similar issues. Technically, if GIS got to the $32 level, it would seem like an extremely good buy if it could ever get the margins under control.

Do you see either as a better buy than the other? I would assume that there would be no concern on either company's debt or dividend ?
Read Answer Asked by James on March 23, 2026
Q: In a recent response to a question regarding what three things an investor should do during periods of market turmoil, the third suggestion was to be on the lookout for bargains. Gold mining stocks have been mercilessly sold off recently. However, at this moment the gold price is $4640. At this price, gold companies are gushing cash. I have scoured the gold stock universe looking for bargains. At less than 10x earnings and with visible growth in the future, do you consider Torex Gold to be a bargain at this moment? Assuming the gold price stays above $4000, could you also suggest two other gold companies (excluding AEM, LUG, and ARIS) that might be considered bargains right now?

Thanks as always for your expertise.
Read Answer Asked by Richard on March 23, 2026
Q: A number of Small Caps have pulled back significantly. Do you still like these names? Are there any of these names that you feel should be sold?

Thanks
Tim
Read Answer Asked by Timothy on March 23, 2026
Q: Which Canadian Bank is your favorite right now, and why ? P/E, loan losses, strengths ?
Read Answer Asked by Mark on March 23, 2026
Q: Would appreciate your comments on this company. Full-year results for 2025 were released yesterday. On the conference call they described developments in Montana, Alaska, Mexico and Australia as well as a very large tungsten deposit just west of Sudbury and other growth opportunities as well as much broader institutional investor support, now up to 40%.
Read Answer Asked by David on March 23, 2026
Q: What are your thoughts about what is happening to silver now a days? Silver usually good for inflation, yet not good when US$ strong. Seems like we have opposite influence going on now and US$ strength winning. Is that all there is influencing silver, some say market is being influenced by the paper silver and some large institutions allegedly. do you think that has anything to do with it? Seems to me, with all the demand for silver, inflation etc, silver should be headed north, not getting slaughtered. Your thoughts please.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on March 23, 2026
Q: Airbus is listed on the OTC as EADSY (ADR) and as EADSF (ORD)
Please explain the difference between the two and advise which is preferable.
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Catherine on March 23, 2026
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