Investment Q&A

Q: bot this dog...down 30%...sector is out of favor...no one investing in Canada energy in fact most getting out....is there a short play coming ? any reason to hold ?

Q: Comment from Tony Marino president and CEO at VET at RBC global energy conference this week:
Under the current pricing environment, the company believes its dividend and capital program to be over-funded.
Vermilion expects to cover its dividend plus sustaining capital spend at a US$40/bbl WTI price, with growth capital covered
at US$50/bbl.
The company observed its elevated dividend yield but affirmed commitment to its current levels.
Reassuring for those worried!

Q: How can Just Energy continue to pay their same divy even after a money losing quarter.?! Stock was up 5% today to $4.74!

Q: How significant is the US antitrust issue for Google and Amazon?

Q: Does 5I have a favorite Cannabis stock? Thanks, Bill

Q: What would you consider a fair share price for NTR?
Thanks: Jerry

Q: does a person sell buy more or stay pat with the big downward movement lately

Q: The price is at 52 weeks low. Is it over-sold ? Please commend. Thanks a lot.

Q: Can you tell me what the expected growth rate is for BAD for the next year?

Q: Hello, Within a long term hold rsp account, would there be a benefit to adding FTS to a portfolio with ENB and AQN already owned? Thanks

Q: Thinking of 3-4 year play in some combination of this group. Risk is not the primary concern. Is this a viable strategy for a small portfolio segregated from other assets? What combination, if any, would you recommend? AYX momentum seems to be slowing. Is that a concern from your perspective?

Q: over 12% drop today. are you aware of any info that caused this fall in value?
Ed in Montreal

Q: Hi there,

Now that the pricing of the shares has been announced, would you take this opportunity to start a position in the name? What percentage of a portfolio would be best suited for DSG?

Thanks!

Q: Good morning:
Getting hammered on this one, down 26 percent, should I continue to hold for the long haul.
Thx
Mark

Q: Regarding the share issue, where is this announced?
I can not find it on the web site, it seems to be a very unfriendly investor move that is not very public. I like the company alot but this is very annoying. I am still not clear about what will happen tomorrow, How many shares will be issued and how much dilution will occur.
Thanks, Peter

Q: Is there a price attached to Descartes share offering?

Q: I am interested in buying Americas Silver Corp. Do you think this is a good investment? I have no precious metal or mining investments in my portfolio.

Appreciate your advice.
Susan

Q: Could yo comment on Descartes share offering announcement and why they would go public without pricing the offering before hand. Seems like a counter productive move in view of the current price drop.
Mark

Q: Descartes has dropped about 10% in 5 days, I thought the last quarter was good. Is there something that is not obvious going on? thanks, Peter

Q: In reading Jason Heath's article in the Moneysaver he comments that there is no US withholding tax on US ETF's held in an RRSP, but there is withholding tax on the Canadian equivalent. I am in the process of rearranging our RRIFS and have been switching to more ETFs, including US based ones. Many ETFs have both a Canadian dollar and a US dollar version of the same fund. For convenience, to avoid opening a US dollar RRIF component, I elected to go with the Canadian equivalent.

Does the withholding tax also apply to RRIFs as well as RRSPs. If so it follows that perhaps I should convert a portion of our RRIF to US dollars and then purchase the US based ETFs in that account. It is not difficult to do, just a bit inconvenient.
Your thoughts please.
Russell