Q: Do the dividends of BIP.UN and BIP (US), both qualify as allowable taxable dividends in Canada? Right now I own BIP.UN in a registered CDN$ account but am thinking of switching to BIP (US) in a US$ Cash acnt. And in general is it best to keep a Canadian stock like CSU, which also pays its dividend in US$, in a US$ acnt so that the dividends don't have to get converted each time even though I will have to convert, one time, my total CSU holdings into US$ ?
Much appreciated. Great service!
Q: I looked at OSB(Norbord) and CFP(Canfor) and see that CFP is out preforming others in the field. At present I own CanWel CWX. Of the three which would be your choice? Thanks in advance.
There seems to be flood of info. on each stock and this is where I get confused.
Q: I am looking into investing in this co or something that does the same job as WDC . My time frame is 2 years . I am looking to put into my tfca acct . Is div safe? Thanks.Alnoor
Q: You discussed ETF liquidity in your September 22 reply to Brian. Are you aware of any sources of information on the liquidity of particular ETFs? If not, what general guidance can you offer? Thanks.
Q: Hello, Given that Aecon is up for sale, is this a good time to buy a half position on this company. Your thoughts on the company, its backlog and financial position is appreciated. Thanks. Shyam
My 24 year old son has a TFSA with a 3-5 year time horizon. He holds the following stocks: DSG, WCN, ATD.B, SYZ, GUD, SJ, GWO, XTC, CGI.A. Is there any stocks in this portfolio that you would exit? If so, what stocks would you replace the holding with? Thanks, Ian
Q: Do you think it wise to sell all securities until this US Korea problem gets fixed one way or the other. If hostilities do break out I imagine the world stock exchanges are going to break down.
I would like to comment your reply to Ian’s question regarding DYA.
I have been a shareholder for almost a year now, and I have to counter your inference that DYA’s future success is questionable in terms of the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles, and specifically cars, or gas fueled vehicles. I find this response a bit lacking, in that DYA’s technology targets the reduction of emissions from Diesel Engines, and by default the trucking industry which is a long way away from converting to EV technology. The recent testing was to test the HydraGEN™ HG1 unit, and what was preliminary, were the test results of emission reduction of Carbon Monoxide, Total Hydrocarbons, and Mono- Nitrogen oxides. The reductions were well over expectations, with the deadliest of the gases, specifically Mono-Nitrogen (NOx) being reduced by over 46%. The details can be viewed on DYA’s website. The next stage of testing will be to determine fuel efficiency; which could not be determined on the preliminary testing but results are due in 4 to 6 weeks. As well, there has been some speculation towards the possibility of applying the same technology towards the heavier polluters such as Ships, whose emission levels are astronomical in terms of carbon output. I felt the need to share this info as I don’t think your response accurately qualified the potential of DYA’s technology. Speculative sure, but certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Thank you,
Rick