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Q: Team,
Watching the continuing volatility and issues with long term safety of capital,can you please list in order your top 5 stocks for income and growth, combined,that in old parlance should be owned by widows and orphans.
Cheers
Read Answer Asked by Peter on March 05, 2018
Q: Hi 5i, 2018 is off to a intereting start!
Thanks for your great service and guidence in these uncharterted times, it is much appreciated!
I have 100,000. to invest in my RRSP acct looking for 7 etf' or stocks, am intereted in CSU however with the high $ run do you think it is still a buy.
Thanks PS
Read Answer Asked by Paulette on March 05, 2018
Q: If the Cdn dollar continues it's downward trend, is it better to own VEF [hedged] or VEE [non-hedged]?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by steve on March 05, 2018
Q: Hello: I currently own BMO, CM and BNS. I’m thinking of switching BMO for TD as BMO did not increase its dividend as TD did. Also I believe TD has more US exposure which should show better growth. Your opinion please.
Read Answer Asked by Valdis on March 05, 2018
Q: Re: Brenda's inquiry about an online brokerage, I cannot say enough about Q-trade in Vancouver. They come by their #1 ranking in the annual Globe poll honestly. Superb in every way. I have trading authority over several friends' accounts housed at the major banks and none of them, with all their resources, can match Q-Trade. It's a sweet Canadian success story, in my view.

Kim
Read Answer Asked by Kim on March 05, 2018
Q: I think the combined Canadian and US short interest is still about 20%. Could you confirm most recent figures? Based on average daily volume, it would take nearly sixty days to cover. Given that the share price is close to a 52-week low, do you expect that the short positions will be covered soon and if this might spur a recovery in the share price if not an outright short squeeze? I'm just 5% down on a half position and planning to hold. Would you add a bit if it drops further?
Read Answer Asked by David on March 05, 2018
Q: There is always the debate about investment in real estate versus the market. I lean towards the market. If one is to buy a rental property you get better leverage with a mortgage. Your income is from rental from which taxes and maintenance must be deducted. Liquidity is not as good as in the stock market. On the other hand you could buy a good REIT if you wish to stay with property and let someone else do the work and rely on capital gain and dividends and have liquidity. Can you suggest some REITs in which to invest.

The classic example of the thirty year track record Royal Bank where the price went from $3 to near $100 and a dividend of $3 so the stock appreciated by 33 times and the dividend is 100%. You can't touch that with real estate.

Your comment.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on March 05, 2018
Q: Hello,
I have no Utilities in my registered portfolio and I am going to add one at a full position. I am likely holding it for 5 years, and my overall investment window or horizon is long-term at 20+ years. The dividend yield on all three of these stocks is over 4% which I like. None are currently 'oversold' on the RSI chart.
Three questions:
Is AQN still a reasonable buy even with a P/E of 26x?
Do you expect H to stay range-bound with a price in the low $20's because of their future planned share issues?
If you could recommend only one, for a younger person, which one do you like? (feel free to deduct 3 credits). Thx, Rob

Read Answer Asked by Robert on March 05, 2018
Q: Can you recommend a US Industrial REIT
Thank You
Craig
Read Answer Asked by Craig on March 05, 2018
Q: in doing taxes for cap gains and losses in $USF and conversions, can one use the average exchange rate for the year(2017... 1.2986) or does one have to convert individually for each trade?
at the then exch rate?
Read Answer Asked by george on March 05, 2018
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