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Q: Savaria has had a precipitous fall and only seems to be accelerating to the downside. I am still in the black having held it a long time but am questioning if something has fundamentally changed with the company, flagging it as a "sell"? It just dropped significantly after announcing the upcoming date for its quarterly results and I can't count the number of times I have seen this happen where when the results come out it appears to confirm that there was "leak" of inside information, we will see. (On that note, I figure if 5i was a listed company, it would be classed as having a "wide moat", because it seems like wherever you look there is a dearth of people, organizations and institutions with integrity these days).
Read Answer Asked by Stephen R. on October 30, 2023
Q: When looking at the results since inception for both Growth and Balanced Portfolios I find that ultimately the BPORT generates a lot more return than the Growth .
BPORT generated 263% since inception against the S&P 229% during the same period. The GROWTH is not even close to that of the S&P and the growth part of my portfolio suffer from that . Do you have a comprehensive explanation?

I love the service but I can't wait to hear from you on this topic.

Yves
Read Answer Asked by Yves on October 30, 2023
Q: IBM pays a nice dividend that has shown good growth over the past 5 years (the last 3 years, not so much). How would you rank it for both income and equity growth going forward? It seems that at one time is was the leader in AI and now it does not seem to get mentioned in that vein.

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on October 30, 2023
Q: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN TFSA AND US TFSA TAXES AND ETC.? AND REASONS FOR PICKING ONE OVER THE OTHER?
Read Answer Asked by Herbert on October 30, 2023
Q: Happy Sunday 5i researchers,

I am holding "BN" shares in my various accounts. Now received the following notice from TD waterhouse: what is the major difference between them? could you please elaborate the offer to help me understand? Thanks.

Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (“Brookfield Reinsurance”, “company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) hereby offers (the
“Offer”) to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described herein, up to 40,000,000 Class A
Limited Voting Shares of Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield Class A Shares”, and each, a “Brookfield Class A
Share”), including the Brookfield Class A Shares that may become issued and outstanding after the date of the Offer
and prior to the Expiration Time upon the exercise of options or any other rights to acquire the Brookfield Class A
Shares (such options or rights, the “Other Securities”) for newly-issued class A-1 exchangeable non-voting shares of
Brookfield Reinsurance (“class A-1 exchangeable shares”, and each, a “class A-1 exchangeable share”). Under U.S.
securities laws, Brookfield Corporation may also be deemed an offeror with respect to the Offer.
You may tender your holdings for this Offer under the following option:
Option 1: Exchange - Under the Offer, each holder of Brookfield Class A Shares (each, a “Brookfield
Shareholder”, and collectively, “Brookfield Shareholders”) who has properly tendered Brookfield Class A
Shares, and who has not properly withdrawn such Brookfield Class A Shares, will receive one class A-1
exchangeable share for each Brookfield Class A Share tendered, on the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Offer, including the provisions relating to pro-ration described in the Offer to Exchange. (Subject to
proration.)
HOLDERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO TENDER NEED NOT SUBMIT INSTRUCTIONS.
Read Answer Asked by Lin on October 30, 2023
Q: Would appreciate your comments on the 3rd quarter 2023 financial results for WCN, Waste Connection Inc. The drop in the stock value would seem to indicate
that the market was disappointed. Is it still worth holding or has the outlook changed?
Thank you for your information.
Read Answer Asked by Ernest on October 27, 2023
Q: Hello Peter,

A couple of months ago you were of the opinion that interest rates were near peak or peaked and it has been proven to be correct. The treasury yields however have continued to rise and the market has been selling off during the period. I have a couple of questions, primarily for the US market but would like your opinion for the Canadian market as well.
Do you think there is further downside or are we close to the bottom? When looking for the rebound when it happens, which sectors would you avoid and where would you lean for a faster recovery? Is your answer different for the Canadian market?
It is often said the time to buy is when there is blood on the street. Are we there yet? I will need to sell sectors to raise cash and hope your answer provides some pointers on what direction I should be looking at.
As usual I appreciate your insight.
Regards.



Read Answer Asked by Rajiv on October 27, 2023
Q: The stock price has declined by about 1/3 since the summer. Is the reason for this more about the short-term volatility that simply comes with a smaller company in the materials sector or is there any issue with this specific company? I just wanted to confirm that you still view this company as a good long-term hold and also ask if you think this is a good time to add to it? Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Brendan on October 27, 2023
Q: Hi,

I hold CWW and have decided I'd like to instead concentrate my "water" holdings on two stocks: AWK and XYL. Are there any obvious red flags with these two companies? I know there is no comparison between and ETF and individual stocks.

Thank you. Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on October 27, 2023
Q: I need to sell 1/3 of my portfolio and park the cash for 3-6 months. TD will not allow me to buy PSA, CASH, HISA, or HSAV. Can you recommend a few other good options.
Thank you,
Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on October 27, 2023
Q: Hello. Can I please have your top Cdn or U.S. energy stock choices. Could you please compare them and advise if you have a preference or rank them accordingly with an explanation for a 3 week hold. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Lorraine on October 27, 2023
Q: Hi,

I hold VXUS and have decided I'd like to instead concentrate my international holdings on four stocks: ASML, LVMUY, MDLZ and NVS. I was wondering, recognizing you don't cover European companies, are there any obvious red flags with these four companies. I know there is no comparison between and ETF and individual stocks. Sector is not a concern.

Thank you. Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on October 27, 2023
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