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Q: Hi there. In August I became nervous about managing the amount of money I had been and got an investment advisor from the Royal Bank. I then invested half of my savings into their mutual funds. A large chunk of it is in the RBC Select Balanced Portfolio. As this is a mutual fund there is a mer of 1.94%. So question # 1 is: is this a reasonable mer?
I have noticed now that this mutual fund invests in 10 other (mostly RBC) mutual funds. So my second question is: how does this work for the other mers? Who is paying these mers? Am I paying 1.94% plus other hidden fees for the mutual funds within the first mutual fund?

Thanks,
Sue
Read Answer Asked by Susan on April 16, 2019
Q: Revenue seems to be progressing reasonably well for Opsens over the past few years but they still seem to run at a loss. I notice that the number of shares has also increased in the past few years. Two years ago, you reported that the insider ownership was 14%. Is that still the case?
Read Answer Asked by richard on April 16, 2019
Q: Hi Guys:
Whether it is trucks, cars or trains it would seem that technology and demand would going in this direction. Is VGT an example of an ETF that would be in this type of investment & do you have any other example's that would be worth looking into, I'm asking for ETF's to diversify and spread the risk.
Best Regards,
Tom
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on April 16, 2019
Q: Looking to add a US growth company . Sector is not a concern. Lyft seems interesting since it is now 20 percent below its ipo... Would you wait a bit longer for shares to find a bottom or buy half now and see where it goes from there? Uber IPO is coming up as well do you see that having any affect on the stock price?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 16, 2019
Q: My Canadian Margin account is up 29% accoding to TDW. I would like to lock in some of the gains but I already sold some stocks this year (ATD.B with ACB of $2.97 and GIL with ACB of $2.77). I sold these stocks for diversification purposes but they are still my two biggest holdings in my portfolio. I cannot afford to sell any more stocks as all my holdings are in the black and I would incur capital gains. I would have to take out a loan to pay the capital gains tax if I sold some more stocks. Would there be any way to lock in gains with options for 2019?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on April 16, 2019
Q: I continue to be concerned about the market and corrections and being somewhat more defensive in my holdings. ATD.B has been held at about 3% of my total portfolio for about 3 years and it has met my expectations. Nevertheless, I realize I am under-diversified in the consumer staples sector. Would selling my ATD.B and buying XST, perhaps to a 5% level, be wise, in your opinion, or just me letting anxiety leading me to some 'churning'. I'm a senior-plus so at a stage of withdrawing from my accounts for some income.
Thanks for your input and forgive the wordiness.
Read Answer Asked by Gary on April 16, 2019
Q: Shareholders of Prometic are being offered a rights issuance where each existing share owned will allow you to buy 20 shares at 1.5 cents. It is trading at 7 cents now real time. Am I missing something or should I jump at the deal. I thought the trading price would instantly come down to the dilution price mentioned in the release.
Read Answer Asked by Steve on April 15, 2019
Q: I have been wondering about Boeing's stock price being able to be bulletproof to this point ( other companies would have been footnotes in history at this point).

I had begun to think that maybe, everyone would forget and their progress higher would reset in a few months, as many pundits have suggested.

But then I came across this post on quora suggesting boeing's possible path to bankruptcy.

https://www.quora.com/How-long-do-you-think-the-Boeing-737-MAX-will-be-out-of-operation-in-the-world

Your thoughts
Read Answer Asked by Mark on April 15, 2019
Q: Will you entertain a bond question, please? I bought the Canada Real Return bond in 2010 @ 1.8958 intending to hold to maturity, and have been waiting for robust inflation ever since. Central banks around the globe say "no, not now", while full employment and a few commodity prices say "right around the corner". The bond has declined to around 1.7927 and will go to 1.0000 at maturity. What would you do?
Read Answer Asked by Fraser on April 15, 2019
Q: Each of these stocks in my portfolio is down approximately 30% and seem to be going no where. Should I cut my loses and move on?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on April 15, 2019
Q: Are all the ETFs in the ETF model portfolios available on the TSX?
Read Answer Asked by Bill on April 15, 2019
Q: Hello,
I've been trying to find a catastrophe bond etf available to Canadian investors but without success. Is there such a thing?

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Jacques Y on April 15, 2019
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