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Q: I need about $15,000 in cash. I hold larger amounts about equal in Coca Cola, General Electric, Microsoft and Sysco (which has dropped significantly in the last week) Which would you suggest I should cash in?
Thanks Jd
Read Answer Asked by John on October 26, 2016
Q: I invested in Posera Ltd. in the summer as a longer term turnaround play and the stock has doubled since. They are now breaking even on Adjusted EBITDA basis and the CEO just bought 787,000 shares at twice my cost base. The Company has about $18 million in annual sales with good prospects of sales growth in 2017. What are your thoughts on this speculative investment? Should I continue to hold?
Read Answer Asked by Charles on October 26, 2016
Q: Could I have your recommendations for my dividend growth portfolio. I would like to average 4. to 4.5% yield. (Is that a reasonable target? I will have about $100k to deploy in 4 -6 stocks as I bring down my banking sector exposure. I currently have Agt .8%,AD 4.5%, AQN 1.2%, ALA 4.5%, BCE 6.1%, DIV 4.2%, ENB 5.8%, IPL 6.7%, PUR 2.6%, SPB 1.8%, SYZ 2 %. I am think of adding to AQN , PUR and SYZ maybe adding BAD and Fortis. I look forward to your ideas and thoughts.

ps could please tell me what the lessons learned are from crx I am still smarting and thinking of adding stops and not sure which stocks should have stops and what percentage of the current price to employee. mike
Read Answer Asked by Mike on October 26, 2016
Q: Q: I plan to have a portfolio which is good for one year, five year and ten or more years. My objective is to have good growth, capital appreciation with moderate risk. Capital preservation over three years in spite of high short-term volatility will be fine. Please tell me what you think of a portfolio I am considering putting together consisting of V-N, UNH-N, WFC-N, NFI-T, FB-O, AMZN-O, GOOGL-O, KXS-T, ENB-T, CN-T, CJT-T, BYD.UN-T. Your thoughts on how this may compare to the BE portfolio performance, volatility, Saftey. Equal weights would be purchased. I invite you to make any changes, additions, deletions? I will appreciate if you place these stocks from high to low priority.
I apologize if I am asking too much. Thank you.

Read Answer Asked by KAM on October 26, 2016
Q: Please comment on the marijuana sector meltdown. Any idea what turned the green momentum into a bloodbath today? Is the speculative money that the fueled the rally all exiting en masse?

There was news that Lowblaws is applying for a license to dispense marijuana. Considering that the crop is almost as easy to grow as tomatoes, would some of the BC based hothouses look to apply for production licenses?
Read Answer Asked by malcolm on October 26, 2016
Q: Good morning
I have cash in my RSP that I need to set to work. What is your comments on the above for 1-3 years?
Thanks
Margita
Read Answer Asked by Margita Elisabet on October 26, 2016
Q: Regarding the question about selecting half of your balanced equity portfolio, you mention ‘confidence ‘ ‘over the long term’ for stock like TOY and CXI over much bigger BNS and T ..
I’m not certain to understand ..do you mean confidence in over-performance over a longer period..at the risk of higher volatilty/risk ? Is it much better to buy the complete portfolio ?
thanks for the good work !
Read Answer Asked by Martin on October 26, 2016
Q: Hello, This question comes from your comments to Joel regarding BDI. I am holding DCI pending the completion of the sale and wonder if BDI would be a decent choice for income and future growth. I am thinking of selling now and making the switch. I would appreciate your thoughts, pro and con as well as alternates I could consider. My portfolio is well diversified so not a consideration for this change.
Thanks for the advice and input.
Brian
Read Answer Asked by Brian on October 25, 2016
Q: I noticed that WFT reported good results today. Would this be a good time to invest in a Canadian lumber company? Which companies do you like and why?
Read Answer Asked by christianne on October 25, 2016
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