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Q: Assuming the RY.PR.H rate reset preferred resets today I have made the following new interest rate calculation;
The new interest rate is the GCAN5YR interest rate plus 2.26%. Today the GCAN5YR is 1.368% so 1.368 plus 2.26 equals 3.628%. This is below the initial 5 year interest rate of 3.9%. I calculate the actual Fixed Rate Calculation Date is August 24, 2019 minus 30 days is July 25 2019, which is only a month & a half away. At that time the GCAN5YR rate will probably be the same as today. Would you please confirm that my new interest rate calculation is correct. Today the RY.PR.H on the TSX is trading at a yield of 5.5%. If my calculations are correct, is the price falling because no one wants to own this preferred when the new lower interest rate is determined. Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks .. Cal
Read Answer Asked by cal on June 04, 2019
Q: Greetings Team,

I am headed into retirement and own both these funds in both my registered and non-registered accounts. Don't really have a need for capital appreciation - just steady income. What max % would you recommend on each of the funds. Overall which would you say has the highest risk profile of the two - MFT has the higher fixed income assets but given they use leverage to increase the return. just want to make sure i completely understand the risks in owning each.
Read Answer Asked by kelly on June 04, 2019
Q: Hello, my question is about CVD, CBO, CPD and XHY. I know you like these ETFs for income, and most of them are in the Income Portfolio. When one looks at their 5-year chart, one can see a downward trend for all of them. What will it take to change that to an upward trend? Would you invest in these ETFs today? Regarding XHY, the Fact Sheet says “Exposure to a broad range of U.S. high yield, non-investment grade corporate bonds, based on market-value weighting”, does the low quality of these bonds bother you? Thanks, Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on June 04, 2019
Q: Hi Peter and Ryan,
The US market has not done well in May and may get worse due to the trade war with China. The volatility of the market increased significantly. People also talk about a possible recession. I am a long term investor. I have some cash available now. I am a bit hesitant to invest in either US or Canadian market, as the two stock markets are somehow connected. Do you think I should wait a bit or invest in some attractive stocks after the recent market drop? What are they if you recommend the latter?
Thank you,
Yiwen
Read Answer Asked by Yiwen on June 04, 2019
Q: list your 3 best growth stocks with little debt eg KXS. and your 3 best growth stocks with high debt eg TSGI. and your 3 best growth stocks with 50 percent or more revenues derived from USA operations. thanks Richard
Read Answer Asked by richard on June 04, 2019
Q: Hi, Continuing with portfolio alterations, currently need Basic Materials, communications and utilities. As well, US and International. Any namesyou could recomend to fill these criteria? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Lavern on June 03, 2019
Q: Could you give me a list of sectors that would be stable during a recession. Could you please give three Canadian and three American stocks and each sector. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on June 03, 2019
Q: I have some extra cash to add to the balanced portfolio. Can you select 3 of these stocks that present the best purchase opportunities at the moment for a long-term hold?
Read Answer Asked by David on June 03, 2019
Q: Is Prometic Life Sciences, in your opinion, still a viable company??
I am trying to determine if the current offer of 20 shares for every share owned is worth the small investment required. The shares are currently trading at 035 cents and the offer would provide the additional shares at around a tenth of a cent (if my calculation is correct) This sounds like one of those deals that is too good to be true but I am not 100% convinced. What do you think

Thanks for your thoughts
Read Answer Asked by Bob on June 03, 2019
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