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Q: The question of what to do when one is worried about the possibility of a sharp market correction often arises. In the past you have proposed increasing the portfolio allocation to cash. As a complement to that strategy, what about tilting the portfolio more toward low beta (less than 0.5, say) stocks? I’m thinking of stocks like L, ECI, CSH.UN, KBL, SJ, SLF. How much protection - qualitatively speaking -do you think that would provide against the possibility of a sharp correction of, say, 10-15%?
Read Answer Asked by Philip on October 11, 2017
Q: What are your thoughts on Outlook for Savaria, Grande West and Andrew Peller.
I see a Report from last year on Andrew Peller. Where do you see this Company going in the Long Run.
And How would you rate this Companies on Growth Potential.
Read Answer Asked by Barry on October 11, 2017
Q: Tourmaline has been in a bit of a freefall lately. Should i consider tax loss selling the stock? What companies should i consider in the switch? I have a very low % of oil and gas stocks in my portfolio no counting enbridge and transcanada.

Also a firm expressed that DAP-U is good value selling at a reasonable price; do you agree?
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on October 11, 2017
Q: Hello Team,

I have a regular CDN TFSA, with $43,000 invested, and i have a portion of cash allotted to a USD TFSA with $15000 invested. Between the two i need to generate safely with minimal risk $300 dollars per month? Can you suggest some income producing strategies that could help me obtain my goal? please include some equities.

Are the US and the CDN TFSA'S treated the same for tax purposes, when withdrawing investment income? charge me as a two part question!

Thanks,
Stephen

Read Answer Asked by Stephen on October 11, 2017
Q: With some Canadian clothing companies such as Lululemon and Arc'Teryx growing within North America and globally, RYU has popped up in Vancouver and I wanted to get your thoughts on how they run as a business and if this may be an early buy with gains in the far future?

Ryu Apparel Inc, also known as RYU (Respect Your Universe), is a tailored urban athletic apparel brand that engages in the development, marketing and distribution of apparel, bags and accessories. The Company's products are engineered for the fitness, training and performance of the multi-discipline athlete. The Company's products are designed, developed and tested at its corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and its Beta 37.5 design lab in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. The production process takes place in factories located in North America and Asia.
Read Answer Asked by Andrew on October 11, 2017
Q: Hi,
For some reason on the 5i site and on Globe Investor, I can't find the ISHARES MSCI EAFE VAL IND ETF (EFV). It trades on the US BATS exchange. I hold it in my TD Waterhouse account and I can find it on Google Finance. Is there something unusual about a BATS listing, as in, not all companies carry BATS holdings? Should I be selling EFV and replacing it with something more mainstream?
Many thanks, Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on October 11, 2017
Q: Good Afternoon,
Peyto is looking pretty good today for income with a yield of 7% and only a 41% payout ratio. However, its my understanding that many of their hedges which are protecting this dividend will roll off over the next two years so it will be difficult to hedge going forward in this low gas environment. Have they ever cut their dividend before? What are your thoughts about the sustainability of their dividend going forward with hedges rolling off? Obviously they can still hedge but at much lower prices which may not protect their cash flow sufficient enough to cover the dividend?
Thank-you
Read Answer Asked by Chris on October 11, 2017
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