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Q: my teenage daughter has just registered her tfsa. She has a small amount of $ (4000) to start. she is thinking for simplicity and risk sake at this point in her life to go with the global couch potato. Which 4 ETFs would you recommend for her. she needs a CAN equity, US equity, INTER equity and a bond ETF.
Do you think this is a good idea or would you recommend she stick to specific company stocks instead?
thanks
michele
Read Answer Asked by Michele on August 26, 2016
Q: I own these 2 stocks in equal amounts in my TFSA which equate to 6% of my total portfolio-the rest in RSP which comprises of mainly banks, utilities ,REITs and infrastructure stocks along with AD,SPB,VSN,WEF and PKI. Am looking for a dividend paying small cap stock with 4% yield with growth prospects to add to TFSA. Any ideas? Thanks
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on August 26, 2016
Q: Regarding Intertain Group, they seem to continue delivering having just had a quarter that surpassed expectations nicely but the stock cannot get any traction. Would you say that the company is not trading in accordance with its fundamental strengths and has simply fallen out of favour? I am starting to look at it as a growth/value stock that almost inevitably has to move up 20% barring a scandal. Your thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by Tim on August 26, 2016
Q: I have barely ever read anything on anyone's website about ULTA-NASDAQ, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc..

I unfortunately only learned of it over 1 year ago and not earlier.

It beats a lottery ticket in rewards.
It blows popular stock like AMZN, NFLX, GOOG, APPL....out of the water.

Do you have any thoughts, pros/cons, financial, management or else wise?

Since 7 years ago, ~April 2009 to recently:
- 90%/annum return!!!!!!!! That is almost a doubling every year!!
- $50,0000 invested ideally in 2009 would be ~$4.4 million now!!!
- its stock has been on a consistent slope upwards for 7 years.
- the stock never has a noticeable pullback so far since 2009.
Read Answer Asked by Stan (1) on August 26, 2016
Q: Hi 5i: I own some of Student Transportation’s US$ convertible debentures (STB.DB.U: 6.25%, 30 June 2018). The company has just announced they are redeeming them as of September 19, 2016. Is there any downside to waiting for them to be redeemed and being paid out by the company, as opposed to selling them into the market in the meantime? If it is all cash I’d be inclined to wait and accumulate as much of the interest as I can and save the transaction fee. But I wouldn’t want to wait if there is any potential for the company to pay up the debentures in STB common shares instead of cash. Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Lance on August 25, 2016
Q: What do you think of Clairvest? http://www.clairvest.com/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/Q4_2016_Press_Release_FINAL_53.pdf

It looks like their net income is down about 25% from 2015 yet their book value keeps rising. How do you assess book value on a bunch of privately owned companies? Is it a somewhat subjective?
Just wondering about an investment at some point but since the stock has gone up while net income is down, wondering if it is a good idea.
Or am I reading this wrong?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Pat on August 25, 2016
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