Investment Q&A

Q: With 90% loss in a 1% position should I not hope for a miracle rather than taking a loss?

Q: Some time ago I asked about this fund TRIMARK GLOBAL ENDEAVOUR FUND. and you mentioned the MER is quite high.If I am thinking of selling this fund and would like to know what stocks or ETF would you replace this fund with?

Thanks
D

Q: Street Capital took a big hit Tue and again Wed (oct05). Can you explain why? What is the outlook over the next few months for this company? Buy /hold /sell?

FN took a big hit too.

Thank you!

Q: i hold Gs in my margin acct and have been and have been an owner for a couple of years now, what are your thoughts as to a continuing hold.

Q: Hi,
I'm loving GoPro lately. I took a position just a few months ago around $12. It's sitting at $17.45 right now. Could you offer some insight as to what's causing the run up and how far (I know it's asking for a crystal ball) you think it will go? Any other thoughts or insights you have into GoPro would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

Q: I'm working on a TFSA.Which portfolio should I be using or what type of stocks.

THANK YOU KIM

Q: I would like to make my TFSA more growthy. The candidates I have in my TFSA that I am considering replacing with more growthy names are: TD, IPL and WCP. I own these in a non-registered account as well, but since I can’t take advantage of the dividend tax credit in the TFSA I would like to replace them.

The growthy names I have in my TFSA are DHX.B, ESL, and GUD. I think I have enough of these, so I am looking for other suggestions from your growth and model portfolio. I am considering, CXI, TOY, PBH, ZCL (maybe KXS if it pulls back to the mid-50s). I already own SIS, NFI, OTC, CSU in a non-registered account and think I have enough for now.

What growthy (but not overly risky) stocks would you suggest for a TFSA today for a long term hold?

p.s. I have already maxed out my TFSA contributions. With some cash in the TFSA and the sale of shares I may not have enough $ in the TFSA to buy a full lot(s) of the replacement (e.g sell 100 shares of TD @ $58, buy 200 shares of TOY @ $31.50). I would rather not buy an odd lot (e.g 184 shares of TOY) because I don’t have enough cash in the TFSA, and I can’t add any more $ to the TFSA until next year. Should I wait until I can buy the full lot (i.e. the price falls, or I get dividends to increase cash), wait until January when I can add another $5500 to the TFSA, or find another stock where I can buy full lot(s). What is your opinion on buying odd lots, especially with low volume stocks like TOY and CXI?

Q: What are your thoughts on Journey Energy (JOY)?

Q: What is your option on urb.a?

Q: Why are the put write index etfs so far under the radar? In Canada there is only ZPW which has a market cap of 110 million, and in the U.S. there is only HVPW with a market cap of 38 million. There is also ZPW.U which accepts only U.S. funds but it's extremely small at 5 million. The dividends on these etfs are over 7% and they don't seem any more unsafe than a covered call etf, though it is clear that the share prices could deteriorate as much as any etf under certain market conditions.

Q: Will commercial lenders escape the mortgage pullback and could you recommend some that wont be as affected the governments rules separate from banks ?

Q: unusual behaviour by Chartwell today falling back by 5% after a very pleasant run. I can't find any news so would this just be profit-taking?
Kind regards
G

Q: I owned some Element Financial in my TFSA and it just went through the company split, one of the companies to emerge is ECN which I will get a few shares of automatically. I was thinking of purchasing more of them and was wondering what your thought were on this new entity.

Q: What sector would TOY fall into? If you already owned Cineplex would you recommend TOY as I am trying to buy one stock from each sector for my daughter TFSA?

Thanks
D

Q: I have a nice gain in bep.un, would now be a good time to change over to BIP.UN?
Thanks for all your valuable help.
Bob.

Q: This is a general question on IPOs: my son works for a small laser company in the USA - medical lasers used for all kinds of cosmetic procedures that people pay for directly - mostly women. He is in sales and is doing very well. They are going to market with an IPO in the near future. Any general comments on buying IPOs?

Q: CRH is up over 6% today with strong volume. Has there been any news?

Q: Why is Kelt moving up so much in the last few days. Would you sell into this rally? If so what would you buy as a replacement in this sector?

Q: Greetings: What is your opinion of Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN)? Thanks, J

Q: good day to you
if you had to pick one between TOG and WCP which would it be ? thanks