Investment Q&A

Q: A comment for people setting up a new account:
If you have a small amount of money, Qtrade and Scotia Itrade each have 60 commission free ETFs. Qtrade 's include more US and more Vanguard funds than Itrade.

John

Q: This isn't a question but to point out to members who invest in mutual funds that they can buy some class F mutual funds or get rebated most of the trailer fees from Questrade. I cannot understand why discount brokers collect trailer fees when they are providing no advice? Questrade also charges commission on ETFs only when you sell them but not when you buy them, this allows investors to buy ETFs on smaller increments as they built their portfolio of ETFs.

Q: Just a further question/comment on the news from HNL. Over the past few days, before the announcement, the stock has been heading significantly lower. While it all could be a coincidence, it smells like that this information was leaked or there was some insiders were dumping their shares before today's announcement. Thoughts ?

Q: Hi Peter,

I would like to hear your thoughts on Concordia Healthcare corp (TSE:CXR), a new listing on the TSX. Do you know any of the management or former entities that merged to create Concordia?

Thanks!

Q: Hi Peter & Co.

My question is about the advantages and disadvantages of buying the same ETF's in different forms. My example would be using the Vanguard Fund ETF's symbol VGG, VGH and VIG. VGG is a Canadian ETF sold on the TSX in $Cdn whose sole holding is VIG, a US$ ETF that you have recommended on many occasions. VGH is also sold on the TSX and is $Cdn Hedged., it's sole holding is also the US VIG. Is it advantageous to buy VGG in $Cdn and own VIG indirectly or is it better to buy VIG on the US exchange in a $US account. What is the advantage or disadvantage of each route to buying and holding VIG?
Many thanks for a wonderful service.

Bill

Q: Could you please comment on bond ETF's as an addition to GIC's in the fixed income side of my portfolio. I am 66, retired, with a small company pension. Currently I hold 33.33% in Canadian dividend paying equities, and 66.67% in GIC's and cash. Last year I sold my bond ETF's (CBO and ZHY) on a recommendation from your team. I'm glad I did, as they both declined markedly throughout last summer. However, with inflation projected to remain stagnant through 2016 and interest rates more likely to decline than increase, are bond ETF's worth re-purchasing at this point, both for income and capital preservation? They have recovered sharply over the past couple of months. And, if so, would you stick to Laddered Corporates and/or high yield Corporates, or would you recommend another approach? I continue to favour 5-year laddered corporates (CBO) and High Yield U.S. Corporates (ZHY). Thanks for your expertise.

Q: I have a small position in PME which is currently trading at my cost.Could you please give an update on the stock and the near term for the price of gold.
Thank you, Bob.

Q: Hi Peter. Re HNL Horizon North Logistics' what are your thoughts on todays operational update announcement?

Should we expect the same from BDI?

Thanks John

Q: I know you have been asked this before but I couldn't find the answer.I have Sentry Canadian Income Fund NCE 717.The MER is high but the return has been pretty good.My holding is around 30K.Option 1 is to keep it.Option 2 sell it and put 50% into XIU and 25% each into CDZ and XEI.Any thoughts.Thanks for the great service.

Q: GIB.A
GIB.A

Could I please have the consensus estimates for Q1 revenue and eps?

thanks,
Sandy

Q: XTC
Could I please have the consensus estimates for Q1 revenue and eps?

thanks,
Sandy

Q: What are the moats of Badger daylighting[BAD] and Constellation software [CSU]. Who are their competitors. Thank you.

Q: What are you thoughts on Dr. Reddy's Labs RDY-N?

Q: Any update on LTS? Is it OK at this level?

Brian

Q: My question is on Starbucks (SBUX) I saw that you answered a question on this stock already today. I have been a holder of Starbucks since April 2011 and have had over a double. My wife wants to continue to hold it for another 3 plus years in hopes for a 2:1 split. I was debating taking some off the table. We are most likey going to continue to hold it. My question is what do you think of yesterdays earnings report? Depending on who comments on it around the interenet yo can find good and bad about it. The earnings seemed fine to me.

James

Q: Hi,

I recently heard about some investment products which offer two times the upside potential but only one times the downside. One such product I heard has BAC as the underlying security. Do you know of any such product, where can we invest in such a product and are they a good product? Thanks

Q: Not a question, but a comment in regards to Patricia's question regarding the tank cars used for shipping oil by rail. Many rail cars are leased from large non-railway corporations (GE rail leasing, a GE subsidiary as an example) with long term leases. In cases like this, GE will have to eat a big chunk of the cost of retrofitting the cars (65k per car or so), and not necessarily the railway or the shipper.

Q: What do you think the upside going forward on Microsoft is looking at a long term hold, five plus years. Yesterdays earning looked awesome in my opinion but what is your expert opinion? Do you think they will every spin off Xbox or is that just a rumour?

James.

Q: Hi team:
Re; AEM, A Eagle, the stock has been performing poorly
now all of a sudden, it bounced back up to 33 which is closed
to the price I paid for it
Is there a fundamental reason for the bounce? what is the technical trend for AEM ? thanks!

Q: Of the stocks covered, which ones would stand to benefit the most from a weak CDN $?
Thank you