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Q: I have inherited share of this fund and am now being asked by BMO Investorline if I want to redeem these at their net asset value on January 30, 2018. The shares currently trade at $ 13.98. From what I can gather from First Asset the NAV is $ 14.28 on December 6. This has not been a very remunerative fund, and I am slowly switching assets to match your portfolios. Is this an opportunity for me to get out of some or all of this investment at better than market price? I am not sure how many shares the fund will redeem, but should I put all of them up for redemption?
Thank you very much for your valuable ideas and service
Read Answer Asked by doug on December 08, 2017
Q: What are the risks of in investing in ECN.PR.A? What I am alluding to is that these preferred shares have a guaranteed 6.5% return which is an extraordinary rate of return compared to other fixed income vehicles. To me, this means that ECN must be a high risk company, but from what I have researched so far it is not. Are there any other risks that I am not aware of?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on December 08, 2017
Q: Cipher is improving and the stock is trending up. With that being said, Knight looks better for the long term if they ever deploy their cash hoard. I currently have a half position in Cipher where a tax loss can be harvested. Take the tax loss and top up my position in Knight while it's down?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by WAYNE on December 08, 2017
Q: I have to sell some of my shares in my registered LIF Account by the end of the year. Which of the two mentioned above should I lighten up on. XCB looks flat and has only a small dividend. I would prefer to keep my CSH.UN for long term.
What is your opinion and reasoning.
Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by ALBERT on December 08, 2017
Q: I've got excess cash in my RRSP, waiting to be deployed in the event of a downturn. I'm thinking of converting some of it to bonds while I wait, so as to earn a bit more than a high interest savings account can offer. I was wondering if you could recommend a few ETFs for that purpose. The ideal bond ETFs would be safe, rapidly deployable to cash, with a decent yield and likely to become more attractive investments themselves in the event of a downturn. Thanks for any suggestions. If you could add a short note about what would be the main risk to those ETFs, I'd appreciate it.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on December 08, 2017
Q: Peter; Re Tamara,s question on Bitcoin today. I think you should cross reference the question under “bitcoin” as it is the best and most comprehensive explanation of it I have read. I can now pass it on to my grandchildren who might need to know exactly what it is.
Rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on December 08, 2017
Q: I have owned RNW for a couple of years now, primarily for income from its healthy dividend. Also own AQN, FTS, NPI and BEP.UN in the utilities sector. I'm still ahead on RNW by about 18% despite the recent price drop, but wonder if the stock simply has too many issues these days. This includes the suggested lack of future growth, an apparent problem in Australia, and potential issues with its parent company TA. Is it maybe time to sell?
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on December 08, 2017
Q: My brokerage has placed a note on my non-registered account concerning a stock that has ceased trading and is in receivership/bankruptcy. They are offering to accept these shares as a gift and remove them from my account screen.

Is this a better solution to filing a 50(1)?
Would CRA not be “concerned” that I filed a sale at $0 without a 50(1)?

You can see that my main concern here is not attracting the attention of CRA. Of course, if I gift the shares, I would receive nothing should the receive distribute any moneys when all creditors have been paid.

I cannot see the advantage of the “gifting” of these shares to my broker. Any insights?
Read Answer Asked by Danny on December 08, 2017
Q: I am retired living on dividend income. Been considering starting a position in FSZ for a few months for the good yield and growth potential. Do you think this dip is a good time to start a position?
Or would you wait to see how they use the net proceeds of the recent offerings?
Read Answer Asked by Curtis on December 08, 2017
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