Investment Q&A

Q: Any reason for the decline in price today,would you buy any today and in what order thanx

Q: Can you comment on Google earnings? Thank-you.

Q: what is the explanation for the unusual price swing yesterday ?

Q: Blackrock sent a tender offer today: "Option 1: Tender Consideration (USD funds) (Subject to Proration) - To receive 98% of the NAV per share of Blackrock Capital Allocation Term Trust Common Share tendered on pricing date". Or do nothing and hold.

1. The current NAV shows on a 'net search as $17.45; would you expect that to change much from now until the "pricing date"?
2. What is the date for the "pricing date"?
3. Why would Blackrock want to do this?
4. What would you do if you owned shares? Current share price is $16.36;
5. Where can I find the offering circular?

6. Also, my 2 service providers show the yield at 11.5%; the profile on the 5i Market Data shows it at 21%. What do you think it is?

Many thanks for your excellent service.

Q: I would like to replace Diageo with company that has a better growth profile. Can you provide me with a few names please; CDN or US$. Thanks as always.

Q: Hi,
what would be your top 3 dividend stock right now that's not in financial and utilities?
Also what would be your top 3 in US?
Thank You

Q: Anything to account for the nice move in SJ and would you add to it now ?

Thx

Q: What is my best option for a 1 year GIC or similar?

Q: If not yet asked your comments on CN earnings please

Q: A fairly large move by VRT after earnings. Can I have your opinion? Also does this look like a buying opportunity?

Thank-you.

Q: Why rhe big drop today and the trading halt?

Q: I wonder if HPS' compensation policy includes SBC annually. If that's the case and we look at the stock's performance over the past 3 years, the stock was $12. in 2022. If the options are vested after 3 years as is often the case or worse if vested 5 years is'nt there a danger of putting a lid on the stock price until the options are totally vested and cashed? I'm worried that the money invested in the past year will be dead money no matter what PE shows. Right or wrong?

Q: CRTC NYSE Arca/US Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF.

What's your opinion on this one buy or not?

Holdings seem similar to other ETF's I hold.

Thank you.

Q: I currently hold CALF and want to buy similar ETF in CDN dollars. Is there any ETF in CDN. If none which one would you recommend.

I am also interested in buying MID CAP ETF. Please give us your recommendations in US and CDN market ETF.

Thanks for the great advice

Q: Hello, UPS has dropped quite a bit following earnings release, do you believe it is more of a « market dislocation » or does it reflect UPS’s new value? If the former, is this a good opportunity to buy now? Thanks?

Q: Hi Peter..,may I have your thoughts FNM and their relationship with AEM? It looks like AEM is going to purchase 13% of FNM with the money going to in turn fund the purchase of some land and this year’s development work. I suppose $8 million is not a huge sum for AEM. Would you characterize FNM as your proverbial lottery ticket or is it a small step better?
Any comments you have would be appreciated. I don’t own the stock as, I suppose, I don’t have the same level of confidence that AEM appears to have.
Jim

Q: SHLD NYSE Arca/US Global X Defense Tech ETF

What's your opinion on this one, buy or not?

Has some unusual holdings.

Thank you.

Q: ENERGY SECCTOR; Some analysts are predicting $40 oil should Trump become president while others say you can’t base portfolio changes on who might become president. I am overweight energy and for the most part like things as they are …. And given the fact that a lot of what happens on the markets is based on guesses about the future with varying degrees of sophistication, I am prepared to modify my energy position.
I would appreciate 5i’s opinion on. The likelihood of $40 oil should Trump win but I believe he will strengthen the market in other ways.

So do you believe $40 oil is likely?
Would it drag down oil company share prices significantly? Could you predict some of the parameters?
Any other thoughts that might be pertinent to my thought process?

Thank you.

Q: Your comments please on their recent quarterly results and the market reaction - a 20% drawdown.

Thanks,

Q: Hi Peter: Following up with question/response re RHT earlier today. After talking to 3 different TD reps, I was told that I cannot sell RHT or RHQTF because I am Canadian and the shares that are being traded OTC are being bought & sold by Americans only. If you think this wrong, I'd like to know.

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