Q: A recent article in The Economist ("Why everybody is concerned about corporate-bond liquidity - Investors expect to find sellers at all times, but dealers lack capacity to buy") predicted that the corporate bond market may be headed for trouble and a lot of BBB rated bonds may become junk. I own VSC ETF which contains about 33% BBB.
Looking at the daily VSC quotes I notice that "bid lots" have been vastly outnumbered by "ask lots" every time I have checked for the last few weeks. Is this a sign that the prices of corporate bonds (and corporate bond ETFs) are due for a drop?
Q: Not a question but thought subscribers should know that while TD dropped their target by a buck to $74.00, both National Bank and Desjardins Securities actually upgraded their targets following these results. That may explain the nice recovery in the SP since the initial reaction yesterday morning.
Q: Good morning with this stock making a jump up today is there any news you can see that I have not been able to find? Do you think XTC could be a takeover target anytime soon? Thanks
Q: Good Morning, Would you folks have a problem with buying MFI Maple Leaf Foods now that China Sounds like it will take beef and pork from Canada again ? Any other problems with MFI that you know of ? Your opinion is much appreciated . Thanks,Larry
Q: A bit of a reversal from the usual questions after a poor quarter - why isn't TOY stock getting hammered today after its rather drab results ala BAD? Would this suggest that the stock has now bottomed in terms of valuation? Or that this company is so highly thought of that this quarter is seen as an aberration and current stockholders see very positive results ahead? Does any of this suggest then that this a good time to add?
Q: How does one invest in the Chinese stock market and high tech in particular? I am not looking for a general index fund but a fund with active management that investigates and only invests in hiqh quality growth and dividend stocks in China and with a proven track record.
Q: What can you tell me about this company? I have held it for about 10 years in a registered account. Not sure what the yield is either. Is there another similar bond fund that is better?
I am a long suffering holder of Vector Group Ltd. (VGR:US). The company seem to steadfastly pay out a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share and has done so for many years running. Despite that fact, the company's share price seems to be in an almost continual, slow decline (much like VET).
I would very much appreciate your thoughts on Vector Group's recent earnings announcement. If possible, I would also appreciate your thoughts about the likelihood of Vector Group being able to continue to pay out the $0.40 per share, per quarter, for the foreseeable future.
Q: Hello Peter,
Can I have your opinion on this ETF. I like the holdings & sector weightings.
I am considering it instead of ZLB. Yes, it is smaller & hasn't performed as well as ZLB, but it has a slightly lower MER and a higher dividend yield, which I like.
What is the max portfolio weighting you would recommend?
I am also considering bumping up the reit weighting with REIT and would appreciate your opinion on this ETF also.
Thank you,
Martin