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Q: Interest to know insider trading history before purchasing a Canadian stock. Where can I find it? Is there any free official web site that list insider trading history?
Read Answer Asked by Lucius on February 24, 2022
Q: In TRP's Feb 15 report there are two phrases used:
- "Net income attributable to common shares" and
- "Comparable earnings"

What is the distinction being made by TRP here?

Thanks.

For context, here is a portion of their Feb report:


Net income attributable to common shares for fourth quarter 2021 of
$1.1 billion or $1.14 per share compared to
$1.1 billion or $1.20 per share for the same period in 2020.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net income attributable to common shares was
$1.8 billion or $1.87 per share compared to net income of
$4.5 billion or $4.74 per share for 2020.
Comparable earnings for fourth quarter 2021 were
$1.0 billion or $1.06 per common share compared to
$1.1 billion or $1.15 per common share in 2020.
Comparable earnings for the year ended December 31, 2021 were
$4.2 billion or $4.27 per common share compared to
$3.9 billion or $4.20 per common share for the comparable period in 2020.
Net cash provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 was
$6.9 billion compared to
$7.1 billion for 2020.
Comparable funds generated from operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 were
$7.4 billion, in-line with 2020 results.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 24, 2022
Q: Hi team,

For new money what are your top names?

And which names are you watching closely to buy in another 10%?
Read Answer Asked by James on February 24, 2022
Q: Firstly, what would you consider the current fair value of a BAM.A share to be, with consideration to the fact that rates are rising? Secondly, would you buy BAM.A at the current price or wait for a lower price given the negative momentum?
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on February 24, 2022
Q: I own both of these companies, and would like to add more to my current positions. I know you like them both as long term investments. Do you prefer one over the other?

My other question is: What is your opinion about selling puts to add to these positions? Volatility is very high on both, so I would get a decent premium, and I (possibly)get to buy them at a much lower price. This just seems like win-win to me. Are there any risks in doing this that I'm not aware of? I am not using any margin for these purchases.

Thanks for all that you do
Read Answer Asked by Ed on February 24, 2022
Q: I know you follow and like both adtech companies APPS and TTD but there have been no questions on applovin which seems to be a big player in this market as well + recent purchase of mopub. I was wondering your thoughts on this company and its outlook how would you compare it to apps and ttd and where would you rank it for growth potential?
Read Answer Asked by Michael on February 24, 2022
Q: Hello Peter,
What do you think of Gladstone Land? Shopify and Nuvei are both experiencing downwards momentum. What upward signals would you use to add to these two stocks? Would it be 50 day moving averages or is there a price that would make sense showing upward movement? Thanks very much
Read Answer Asked by umedali on February 24, 2022
Q: Whats your best
Picks today in consumer discretionary and consumer cyclical that have both growth potential and pay dividend for a registered account?
Thx
Read Answer Asked by Todd on February 24, 2022
Q: Regarding Brad's question about RIO's dividend: according to its report, RIO is paying out on April 10 its final semi-annual dividend of 306.72 pence ($4.17US) and a special dividend of 45.60 pence ($0.62US). The $10.40 that Brad mentioned is the total annual 2021 dividend which includes the interim and special dividend that was paid out last summer.
Read Answer Asked by chris on February 24, 2022