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Q: Hello Peter,
I have done well on bombardier and was thinking of selling my position and adding to alimentation couche tard to bring to 5% weight given the current debate on the control structure. The stock is down on the news and was wondering if the switch would make sense given Bombardier is more speculative, but 5% weighting of couche tard makes me a bit nervous. Please advise.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on April 22, 2016
Q: I have IKM in my TFSA, down 46%. Everything else in that account is doing well but I also have $13K in cash. What is the outlook for IKM and what suggestions can you give me for the cash. I currently have TPK, EQB, and PHO. Overall, I tend to be a value investor, like dividends and am somewhat aggressive.
Read Answer Asked by Earl on April 22, 2016
Q: I am concerned about the risk associated with investing in large non Canadian bank stocks. Using Barclays as an example The shareholders’ equity in Barclays is $84bn, sitting on top of $2 trillion of assets. Putting that into perspective, the equity is 4.3pc of the total assets. It doesn’t take much of a movement in the value of those mortgages and loans written all over the world to cause serious problems for those holding the shares. Since the shareholders equity is the difference between two very large numbers the shareholders can easily be wiped out by small movements in asset values. In the case of banks like HSBC (HSBC.US) the exposure to places such as China makes the value of these assets questionable.

Do you agree with the analysis here and does any of this reasoning apply to Canadian or US banks? If so which banks are risky?
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on April 22, 2016
Q: I'm keen to watch top managed companies in totally out of favor sectors, to buy when business conditions improve. I'm not looking for a relief rally on overlevered stocks for a short-term profit, but rather for stocks I can hold for a signifiant time as business conditions improve. BDI is one of the companies I'm interested in.
What would be the signs that BDI is a good "risk-return" story? What do I look for?
Read Answer Asked by John on April 22, 2016
Q: Of the two ETf's as listed above would you comment on the timing and prospects for these ETF's in the current economic environment with both the US and Canadian governments emphasis on infrastructure spending. With thanks, Bill
XMA and VAW
Read Answer Asked by William J on April 22, 2016
Q: I have managed my own registered portfolio for the past few years(with valuable input from 5i). I have sold my GTA house and will have this house money during a 2 year relocation period and then will likely be buying real estate again. Any advice for managing registered vs. non-registered investments during that time. Also, any allocation ideas related to type of stocks, fixed income or other investments keeping in mind the two-three year time frame with the new money. I currently have a registered portfolio with a number of dividend payers. Am i better to switch the registered funds too a more growth oriented approach and buy some utilities/banks/telcos in the non-registered.
Also, are Canadian based ETF's that hold non-Canadian stocks eligible for the dividend tax credit?
Thanks team
Read Answer Asked by Robert on April 22, 2016
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