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Q: I am presently down 61% on SMCI . What do you think of this company and is it a sell or hold ? I also hold QCOM, but not under on this one. Any thoughts on this one ?
LRCX , I'm down 17%, the chart looks good on it .Sell or hold ? If I were to sell any of them, please give me 5 choices of stocks in the same categories. Thanks guys.
Read Answer Asked by Frank on September 22, 2024
Q: I have a number of Canadian Rate Reset and Perpetual Preferred Shares, which have done very well in the last number of months. These are held predominantly in a Registered LIF Account. The current yields are between 6~7%. The Rate Resets are laddered, resetting in different years. As the reset dates get closer it may impact the value, depending on BOC rate and reset rate. I was looking trimming these and allocating 20% of our Preferred shares BEPR for US exposure.


BEPR currently yields 9% which would increase our income, while providing greater diversification nIt seems to have paid a monthly since at least 2018.

What is 5’s view on BEPR and the safety of its distribution vs Canadian Preferred shares?
Read Answer Asked by Cory on September 22, 2024
Q: I’m in the process of clearing out my portfolio and have 1,000 shares of Kraken Robotics that I’ve held for a few years. These shares have appreciated by 200%. What do you think about the future prospects of this small-cap company? While the total value isn’t huge, it’s been nice to see the growth. Should I continue holding onto these shares? I’d appreciate your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
Read Answer Asked by Esther on September 21, 2024
Q: Hi Peter, my son was looking at starting a FHSA investment portfolio. I was thinking of having him start with a small position in NVDA as one of his holdings, would this be a good suggestion seeing that the shares have fallen since the split or would there be better stocks for such an account and if you could suggest some it would be appreciated. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Nick on September 20, 2024
Q: According to my Portfolio Analytics, I should raise my investment in the areas of Consumer cyclical and utilities.

Can you recommend your top 3 picks in both Cdn and US stocks for these sectors?

Thank as always.
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on September 20, 2024
Q: Hello Peter,
Given your last reply on well at 16 times forward earnings, is this stock mis priced by the market? I would think for growth company, investors would pile into the stock given the current decrease in rates which help small caps.. Any comments? Also, do you think xsu can go much higher or has it rallied already in expectation of rates going down? Lastly, i know you don't believe in market timing but when some stocks surge due to recent announcements on lower rates, is it worth selling and buying it back when markets settle.. much appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by umedali on September 20, 2024
Q: I am significantly under water in a non-registered account with a holding in NXT, which I bought some months ago. What is your current outlook for the company and the share price going forward? Time to realize the loss and move on? If so, what are some of your current favorite ideas? I have a good number of the companies mentioned by you folks in the Q &A, so 3 or 4 names to choose from would be a help.

Many thanks for your excellent service
Read Answer Asked by Leonard on September 20, 2024
Q: Your return on the balance portfolio is around 14% per year since inception. I am updating my own personal financial model, and is this a reasonable return to use? I presume this number includes yearly dividends. It does seem a little high given it is in a low interest rate period but that may be irrelevant.
Read Answer Asked by Greg on September 20, 2024
Q: Wanting to invest in a Cdn engineering company.
Could you pls rank ATRL, STN and WSP
Thnks
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on September 20, 2024
Q: Building on Jeremy's suggestion to Kim's question today on drawdown of RRSP and other retirement holdings, here are a few free calculators I have found helpful:


https://www.calculator.net/retirement-calculator.html

And,

https://www.cchwebsites.com/content/calculators/CARetirementPlan.html


The latter is more flexible. Also books by actuary Frederick Vettese are very good, and there is a free site for one to calculate CPP payouts if you are inclined to drawdown early or defer:

https://www.cppcalculator.com/

Read Answer Asked by Christopher on September 20, 2024
Q: Portfolio Cleanup Part 14:
I'm embarrassed to admit that I am down 50% or more (!) on the above.......
Are there any with good rebound potential that are worth holding on to? Can you provide a short reason why for each. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Charles on September 20, 2024
Q: Admittedly, I am not a patient investor. I am disenchanted with Boyd and have to believe that either or all of the other equities mentioned above (which I am not fully invested in) should be a better investment for the medium/long term. Could you please comment on this and suggest the equities, in order of growth expectation, I could replace Boyd with.
Thanks,
Read Answer Asked by Claus on September 20, 2024
Q: In my RRIF I hold the above 5 stocks in the "financial" sector:

1) What impact, positive or negative will interest rate reduction have on each of the stocks?
2) Would you please rate the 5 for total return possibility over the next 12-18 months, and
3) They represent about a 25% of the RRIF - would you be comfortable with this level of allocation n the current environment?

Thanks,
Terry
Read Answer Asked by Terry on September 20, 2024
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