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Q: I am retired and have some cash sitting in a bank savings account earning very little. I am thinking about taking a portion of that cash and buying a short duration Corporate Bond etf such as RBO,RQI or RQE. What are your thoughts on these funds/etfs and do you have any other suggestions.

Thanks Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on December 29, 2015
Q: RBC has Corporate Laddered Bond ETF'S ( Ex. RQE ,RQF etc )They mature in Nov of ea. year, interest paid monthly.Do you consider these a good option over other laddered products like CBO for ex.? Any disadvantages ? Other better suggestions?
Read Answer Asked by Gerald on December 29, 2015
Q: Can not find much info about them, please update on the overall picture of 2015 and direction, thanks.
Read Answer Asked by MG on December 29, 2015
Q: Hi, I just noticed that Pembroke Management Ltd, started a new position in Sylogist with 2,459,800 shares as at Nov/30/2015, per Morningstar. Is it possible to verify this information and who did they acquire this large block from/price and when? This will place them as the 2nd largest institutional owner (9.84%) of the company after CI Group and Mawer being 3rd. I find this really interesting as , after a steep decline, from a high of $12 and a financing at $11, last year, the stock appears to be showing some traction lately and company is has been buying back its stock aggressively. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on December 29, 2015
Q: We would like to start dipping into energies and are considering WCP,NBZ and TOG.Could you comment please ?
Read Answer Asked by terrance on December 29, 2015
Q: Happy Holidays. CBM which I hold is one of a few US stocks that I have on my 5i list of US stocks that you endorse. Three weeks ago it hit $55.00 and has been down daily over the last ten days to $48.00. I am at a break even point now. Obviously there must be something causing this steady selling of the stock and hopefully you can enlighten me about what it is. If there is any negativity in the company. Thanks Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on December 29, 2015
Q: I have a portfolio of about $1 m spread across 37 stocks? Is this too many holdings.
Read Answer Asked by Mark on December 29, 2015
Q: I am down 22% on MRT.UN versus up 26% on CSH.UN with investments made at about the same time. I wanted to diversify a bit.

I like the almost 7% dividend that MRT.UN is paying but would like to see the share price come back up. How are they doing with leasing the retail spaces that became vacant or non paying when Target moved out?

Is it a buy, sell or hold. I might be happy to put more money in (RRIF) as long as there is not too much risk of downside.

Thanks your input.
Read Answer Asked by John on December 29, 2015
Q: i think the worlds coal use for power is going to decline as time marches on.Coal has other uses ,would this be enough to keep wte . viable. thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Cliff on December 29, 2015
Q: Hi Peter can you tell me if it is legal for a public company to withhold information on a arrangement with another public company .iam referring to the Wi-lan net flicks deal
Kind regards
Stan
Read Answer Asked by Stan on December 29, 2015
Q: Now that tax loss selling is over, and you can see which stocks actually were sold off, which stocks in your Balanced and Growth portfolios do you consider most likely to bounce back?
Read Answer Asked by Alan on December 29, 2015
Q: Good morning Peter and Team. Hope you all had great holidays.

Where would one find a history of a companies outstanding share count over time? Is there a convenient place to see the history of a company's share buy backs or new issues? Thanks,

Wes
Read Answer Asked by Wes on December 29, 2015
Q: Seasons Greetings! Exchanging US dollars to Can. dollars: I had several US stocks in my non-registered account thanks to my former advisor. I have now liquidated them, and have about $100K US that I need to exchange to Can. dollars. What is the most beneficial way to do this? Is Norbert's Gambit still recommended?
Read Answer Asked by Helen on December 29, 2015
Q: goodmorning, Anything new about this company? its been awhile since we had a update. Thanks, CR
Read Answer Asked by cliff on December 29, 2015
Q: Could you comment on yieldcos vs parent companies from the point of view of the individual investor. I understand that a yieldco should provide higher yield and more predictable dividend growth. But is there a tradeoff in terms of expected growth in the share price? Also, is one - ie, the yieldco vs the parent - more attractive than the other in registered accounts? I am particularly interested in ENB vs ENF.
Read Answer Asked by John on December 29, 2015
Q: Could you please provide your comments on this company. Is it good time to buy?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by satish on December 29, 2015
Q: In TFSA I have 250 shares of XIC, I'm thinking trading XIC for MAW150 or MAW105. In RRSP I have MAW104 should I trade for MAW150 or have both. Would you consider fees to be too high. MAW150 fee in USF or Canadian?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Helen on December 29, 2015
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