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Q: I tend to buy on noticeable dips. The momentum crowd often seems to do well so I am curious: are you aware of any study that compares performance between the following approaches:
Buy stocks at or close to 52-week highs, vs.
Buy stocks at or close to 52-week lows.

I have tried to do this analysis myself using commonly available “practice accounts”. My what-if scenarios however lack the rigor that you would see in an academic exercise. Also, a question related to the above: when one is reviewing stock charts available at the better sites, are dividends included in the charts that compare baskets of stocks? I have assumed they would be excluded. If my assumption is correct, does that distort performance comparisons in a significant enough manner as to nullify one’s conclusions?
Read Answer Asked by Adam on November 24, 2020
Q: Hi 5i,
Please rank the safety of current dividend payments over the next 3 years for the companies listed below. Assign a 10 for absolutely no chance of a reduction and a 1 for almost certain a reduction will happen in the next 3 years. Although I do not want to influence you on the rankings, I would give the Royal Bank a 10 as an example.

AP.un
ALA
BCE
BIP.un
BPY.un

Please deduct as many credits as you see fit.

Thanks
John
Read Answer Asked by John on November 24, 2020
Q: Hi!
Stocks have increased a lot recently and most of the above are well off their lows with stocks like BEP and BIP almost reaching their high of the year. Would you feel comfortable entering new money into the above names for income/growth or wait for a pullback? I know timing the market is next to impossible but do you see this rising market as sustainable and if one waits will the opportunity to enter still at reasonable prices be missed? Also, what are your thoughts on RDVY. It was not listed as a choice on the drop down list.
Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Neil on November 24, 2020
Q: How do you feel about the recent run in the psychedelic therapy industry? Particularly the company Mindmed?
Read Answer Asked by Jacob on November 24, 2020
Q: Back in May I asked a question about DXCM. It was in the low $400's then and it has since fallen to the low $300's. Do you know the reason for the decline and what do you think of it now? How "expensive" is it now/would you buy? (I never ended up getting any and am thinking of stepping in now)
Read Answer Asked by Max on November 24, 2020
Q: Hello -
My goal is 10% precious metals weighting in my portfolio. I am currently 2% GDXJ and 6% CEF. If I want bullion to be 8%, is it necessary to split that up between CEF and PHYS? Or can the remaining 2% be put into the existing CEF?

Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by James on November 24, 2020
Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you give me an update on the fundamentals of Medgold including available cash and insider ownership. Could you also provide any info you can find on average daily volume - there seems to have been a spike in volume recently but I really don't have any reliable data to indicate whether this is truly a substantial increase or not. Given the price I realize this company is pretty close to being in the 'buy a lottery ticket' category but it did have some success a couple of years ago.
Thanks.
Rob
Read Answer Asked by Rob on November 24, 2020
Q: Hi Guys,

I would like to move one or two of these from a non registered account to my tfsa in the new year.
Please rank them from a growth perspective (3 to 5 years).

thanks

Jim
Read Answer Asked by jim on November 24, 2020
Q: Hello, read about something new to me. Companies that might give credit cards competition. Sezzle, Afterpay, Paybright, Klarna, Quadpay, Splitit, Affirm...any thoughts on these? Any of them Canadian? Are these in your opinion viable investment opportunities?
Read Answer Asked by David on November 24, 2020
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