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Q: Hello 5i,
This question may not be in your mandate but i thought i would run it by you to see if yoh have any comment. It is about "green bonds". They seem to help the environmsnt and they seem to have a good return. But i was wondering how safe they are? The brochuresays they are secured by revenu produced by the companies lent to. The name of the company is CoPower. ihttps://copower.me/en/products Here is a blurb from their website:
Secured by real assets

Our Green Bonds are backed by operational clean energy projects that earn steady returns from energy savings or the sale of clean energy.

Expertly Managed

Each project loan backing the Green Bonds is vetted and structured by our team of experts following a rigorous due diligence process.
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Earn up to 5% annually by investing in markets under-served by mainstream finance and earn steady income with quarterly payments.
Read Answer Asked by joseph on January 29, 2018
Q: hi folks:
what would be your choices for investments (etf or mutual funds) in the commodity space?

specifically is there one holding which covers all commodities from coffee to oils, or would a more narrow focus be better ie. xma, xba ?

because of the 'timing/rotation aspect of commodities in general I would not be adverse to a fund

thanks
Read Answer Asked by Robert on January 29, 2018
Q: Good morning Peter, Ryan, and Staff,

I notice that 5i often includes a stock in a different sector as compared to the TSX. For example, you have GSY in the Consumer Cyclical sector, but the TSX has it in the Financial sector. Could a case be made to include GSY in the Financial sector? (Has it grown a lot since 5i first started following it, and perhaps has become more "financial"?)

I am confused when looking at a stock that 5i doesn't cover. For example, several members recently have expressed interest in Pollard Banknote PBL. The TSX lists PBL as Consumer Cyclical. Would you concur? When in doubt, where can we determine the appropriate sector for a particular stock?

Thanks in advance for you insight.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on January 29, 2018
Q: I have a 20% overall weighting in above names. At 57 do you feel this weighting is excessive? Thanks!

Rob
Read Answer Asked by Rob on January 29, 2018
Q: Hi folks,please get your opinion on takeover of Nuuvera by Aphria,basically priced at $8.50 per share, a 30% premium to Nuu stock price. Would you just sell at $8.50sh??, or hold onto shares as get 0.3546 shares of Aphria when transaction closes. The combo of two companies supposedly makes Aphria, "Global leader in medical cannabis", (their words,not mine haha). Thanks for the advice and great service, jb
Read Answer Asked by John on January 29, 2018
Q: Howdy
Is there a tsx listing that would mirror Bitcoins movement if a person was inclined to throw money in the air on spec trade ???
Thanks ron
Read Answer Asked by ron on January 29, 2018
Q: I think that the capital losses of CPD in 2015 were because of the BOC reducing the bank rate and the etf owns a large % of rate reset preferreds which do much better in a rising rate environment. Please confirm and explain why CPD also experienced large capital losses in 2008. I didn't think that reset preferreds were around in 2008. Did interest rates increase in 2008 and CPD was composed of perpetual preferreds back then? Thank you 5i.
Read Answer Asked by Richard on January 29, 2018
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