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Q: I would like to exit my brokerage RRSP to a self directed RRSP and I am looking for 4 to 5 Canadian EFT's to provide balanced diversification across sectors, nations, Portfolio Analytics suggests 70 equities/30 fixed income. Other ideas you have to create a balanced diversified ETF RRSP would be appreciated.
Are there any strategies( eg time of year) to make the switch or just do it.
Thank you for your service.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on October 28, 2021
Q: Could you please comment on Suncor's Q3 results and increased dividend. Do you see SU as a long term hold? I have a significant SU position in 2 margin accounts and can't decided at what speed I should be moving these investment dollars to green energy stocks that I would hold forever. Thanks for valuable information!
Read Answer Asked by Grant on October 28, 2021
Q: Hello 5i Team

In a taxable non-registered account denominated in US$ I hold Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) as a proxy for the US market in which no dividends are paid.

I would like to complement 20 % of the account value in US government bonds as a hedge against market corrections.

This account has a time horizon of greater than five years before any funds are withdrawn.

Which ETF (I used iShares as the ETF provider) would be most suitable for this account:

3-7 Year Treasury Bonds (IEI) duration = 4.66 years
7-10 Year Treasury Bonds (IEF) duration = 8.01 years
10-20 Year Treasury Bonds (TLH) duration = 14.89 years
20 Year Treasury Bonds (TLT) duration = 19 years

Or should I use a general US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) with a duration of 6.79 years.

If the same question is asked and US Government TIPS are utilized in place of US Government regular bonds which of the ETF below would be suitable:

0-5 Year TIPS (STIP) duration = 2.60 years
General TIPS ETF (TIP) duration =7.68 years

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on October 28, 2021
Q: I requested some input from Enthusiast Gaming Investor Relations yesterday and here is what they provided:
Re: What is Going On With Your Stock Price?
Inbox

Investor Relations
12:49 AM (8 hours ago)
to me

Hello Chris,

Thank you for your email and valid comments. While we can't comment specifically on the stock price (that is for licensed professionals), we can tell you that the business plan is still very much on track and that over the past year we have been very focused on building a leading gaming, media and entertainment company. In that time, our key operating metrics have all improved, including improving gross margins, subscription growth and direct sales growth, In addition, the company is in a stronger financial position today than a year ago with more cash and less debt on its balance sheet. Finally, we have deployed capital on smart, accretive acquisitions that have strengthened our fan communities while supporting the operating metrics above.

We remain on track to achieve our business plans and have delivered consistent fundamental growth on all of our operating metrics.

Please feel free to reach out any time and we thank you for your ownership and support.
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on October 28, 2021
Q: With a lot of gold miners stocks trading at 2017 levels or just over when the price of gold was around $1300 are they undervalued now the gold price is around $1800?
Or is the market thinking gold is overvalued at current levels….
Read Answer Asked by Sonny on October 28, 2021
Q: I have owned Corning for about 15 years. While I am generally pleased with the company and the stock performance, the shares have had a bad few months and a very bad day today. Do you know what accounts for today's drop and how do you view the shares for a long-term hold from here? Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by James on October 28, 2021
Q: Hi, I am in need of increasing my Consumer Cyclical & Consumer Defensive exposures in my RRSP. Could you please suggest a few of your favourite companies.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on October 28, 2021
Q: I have some cash I would like to get back into the markets and would appreciate your recommendation on 3 or 4 "screaming" buys on both the CDN and US markets. Keep the good work and I would love to see you expand on Chart Attack.
Read Answer Asked by Robert on October 28, 2021
Q: Stock screeners. Could you suggest web sites with a great stock screener tool - free or paid?

Failing that could you list Canadian companies that currently pay a dividend above 2.75 % and have no debt?

Read Answer Asked by William Ross on October 28, 2021
Q: Good afternoon,

I came across this article:

https://www.rvtravel.com/expect-higher-prices-short-supply-propane-winter-1023b/

Would SPB be a good way to play this theme? Are there any US alternatives?

Thanks in advance.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on October 28, 2021
Q: Hi Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Portfolio Analytics indicates that we need to increase our Real Estate holdings, but the only place to do so would be in an unregistered account. I’m looking at GRT.UN and TCN. My thinking is that even though GRT.UN has a slightly better chart, the best option would be to go with TCN, and since it’s not a REIT, there would be some tax advantages in this situation. Is my thinking correct? I should add that our only holdings in this sector are FSV and IIP.UN, both recommendations of 5i, but held in our RRIFs. A big thank you for these past recommendations, and for your assistance with my latest query.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on October 28, 2021
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