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Q: Can you please explain the press releases by $oscr $cnc and others related to Medicare and the weak skate prices for these Healthcare companies? Is this weakness likely to last with the Trump policy changes? It's there value here or a longer lasting fundamental change to the revenue potential?
Read Answer Asked by Kel on August 08, 2025
Q: I feel compelled to chime in on the RRSP discussion, with my personal scenario.

- 25 years still to work
- marginal tax rate 43.4%
- highest tax bracket 50.4%
- Assumed yearly return of 10%


Option 1: Utilize the RRSP for 10k/year:

Balance after 25 years = 1.08 million. Worst case scenario (unlikely) I pay 50.4% tax on the entire balance = 536k remaining.

Option 2: Pay tax on the 10k at 43.4% and have 5,660 left to invest in a cash account.

Balance after 25 years = 612k. Pay capital gain tax of **118k = 493k remaining.

**Capital gain = 612k less cost base of 141k (5,660 X 25 years) = 470k. X 50.4% X 0.5 = 118k.



I am still better off in option 1 with 536k rather than the 493k in option 2. Note that it is also very unlikely I pay the highest tax rate on the entire balance. In reality I will likely to much better than the tax rate used in option 1.


Open to hear if you think I'm missing anything?
Read Answer Asked by Joel on August 08, 2025
Q: TTD Your thoughts on the quarter and outlook from here please. Hold or change over to something else? Thx
Read Answer Asked by Michael on August 08, 2025
Q: A colleague of mine, who is both a student of history and risk adverse, has suggested there are significant parallels between what is occuring in the market today and market conditions leading up to the 1929 great depression. In particular, he points to what he believes to be grossly inflated p/e values across all sectors of the North American market. I do not share his views and would be interested in your thoughts - backed up with a few pertinent statistics - regarding both my colleague's historical comparison to the late 1920s and current p/e values. (I am well aware books could be written on this subject, so looking for just your top-line opinion.) Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Maureen on August 07, 2025
Q: I know there is no news on CSU which reports tomorrow. It is sitting on its 200 day moving average and is the third time this year it has had a sell off to this level (actually Liberation Day (April) it fell through the 200 day), only previously to make a strong comeback. Are you concerned CSU is missing the AI craze with its long time tested acquisition strategy? Is it the Adobe of the TSX (ie. great business but not sufficiently relevant in AI)? Thanks so much.
Read Answer Asked by Keith on August 07, 2025
Q: TMX Group has been consistently producing great results, for several quarters, coupled with dividend increases. But, its share price does not seem to be able to rise past $57-$58 level, even with most analysts revising their estimates and price targets, higher.

Is this price action consistent with its historical pattern, or we are missing something ?

Do you continue to like to own the stock for Income and Growth, over next several years ?

Thank You
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on August 07, 2025
Q: I believe cash flow is a better measure of profitability for E & P companies. Would that also apply to software companies? Or would EV/EBITDA be an even better measure for software companies?

Thank you,

Read Answer Asked by John on August 07, 2025
Q: With Go Easy showing a lower PE and better momentum than Propel after earnings, which of these two do you think looks better going forward? If an investor owned only PRL, would it make sense to switch to GSY?
Read Answer Asked by Martin on August 07, 2025
Q: Dear Peter:

This is primarily a BIG THANK YOU note! But for your repeated vote of confidence I wouldn't have taken a position in NBIS. What a POP today, eh?! More than paid for my next year's 5i Subscription!!

Secondarily a quick question. Now that it has gone up (and I sold part of my position today to lock in my profits), should one be tempted to rite Cash secured Sell Puts?
If so, what would be your strike price and exp date?

Many thanks again for your insight and most importantly your "courage of conviction"!.
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on August 07, 2025
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