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Q: We keep hearing chip shortages lately, and will imagine that "AMD', TSM', NVDA'....chip names will do well as a result of strong demand and price power etc. But most of these chip names are all well below their February highs. Could you help us understanding the share price and demand divergence observed? If we buy any of these names, will we be rewarded? If yes, which one or ones you like? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Lin on May 03, 2021
Q: Wondering what the following means for an investor?
Is it a good thing? Will it dilute the common shares ? Its not going to happen I understand until February 2022. Will it have an impact on the share price?

Threshold for Mandatory Conversion of Preferred Shares and Preference Units Reached GlobeNewswire

TORONTO, April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Topicus.com Inc. (the "Company") (TSXV: TOI) announced today that the threshold for the mandatory conversion of all preferred shares of the Company, and all preference units of its subsidiary Topicus.com Coöperatief U.A. (the “Coop”), has now been reached.
Read Answer Asked by JEFF on May 03, 2021
Q: In the U.S. part of my non registered Account I have a small gain on LSCC and am thinking of selling and purchasing one of the other 5 U.S. stocks. Could you rate the 5 options I have listed with your opinion of each (best first). Would you agree with my selling of LSCC and purchasing the best of the 5 options I have listed or should I continue to hang on to LSCC.
Thanks John
Read Answer Asked by John on May 03, 2021
Q: What are the forward P/Es for Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook? How much cash per share does each company have?
Read Answer Asked by Jeffrey on May 03, 2021
Q: I am just entering retirement and my financial advisor wants to increase my fixed income weighting to 55% of my portfolio, in order to reduce risk. My feeling is that this would be dead money (at best!) for some time to come because interest rates are likely to rise.. Can you get out your crystal ball and estimate the probability of each of the following annualized total return outcomes for a bond portfolio over the next 5 years. The portfolio would be geographically diversified, 70/30 investment grade vs, high yield and average duration of 5 years.
> +5% -
+2.5% to +5% -
0 to +2.5% -
0 to -2.5% -
-2.5% to -5% -
worse than -5% -
Thanks.

Read Answer Asked by ROB on May 03, 2021
Q: What do you think about their announced NCIB? Since they are a growth by acquisition growth company, they have a tendency to issue shares and they need their available cash. Why would they start buying back shares in this case? Are they just trying to ‘stick it’ to the short sellers? Seems like a weird capital allocation strategy to me.
Read Answer Asked by Leo on May 03, 2021
Q: If ones owns shares in company ‘x’ in their TFSA, and one wants to buy more shares but they have no more cash in their TFSA, what is left is buying more shares in a cash account. In the cash account, is the cost base determined only on the shares in the cash account, or are the shares inside the TFSA used in the cost base determination?
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Leo on May 03, 2021
Q: Re my Q on Ap 30,allow me to clarify that a group of Bank increased the credit of CRH by $100m to $300m after Well had completed acquisation.How come? Txs for u usual great services & views. Article by P Hodson in Financial Post on May 1 re short sellers is very educational, It appears to me that it is an opportunity to buy Well.
Read Answer Asked by Peter on May 03, 2021
Q: When I first contracted for the portfolio analytics product I had an investment in MFS International Eq Segregated Fund A and you were kind enough to tell me the name I should use to input that investment in my portfolio. I transferred the full amount of that seg fund into another SLF seg fund entitled "Leith Wheeler International seg Fund" today and I need to know what name/title I should use in my analytics portfolio. Could you provide me with a name please. Thanks you Mike
Read Answer Asked by Michael on April 30, 2021
Q: I am hoping you can help with some suggestions for review for a RRIF portfolio. The plan is for one third to be invested in a 5 year laddered bond portfolio. Is it best to buy bonds or an ETF ? Please suggest a couple of bond ETF's for review.

The remainder would be invested in equity ETF's. Half would go to 3 or 4 ETF's which would pay dividends and would have some growth potential. The remaining third would be invested in 3 or 4 ETF's focused on growth.

Obviously the dividend tax credit is of no benefit in the RRIF but currency fluctuations would be a consideration.

Any assistance you can provide would be appreciated.

Mike
Read Answer Asked by michael on April 30, 2021
Q: Clean energy ETFs. Of these three do you favour one over the other 2? Why? Or is there a better one?
Read Answer Asked by William Ross on April 30, 2021
Q: Hi Guys
Just curious why last March during the big sell off, XLB traded down so far. I would have though during times of crises, people would run into buying Govt Treasuries for Safety.
Also, at what yield would people consider buying back into XLB, i think the current yield is around 3.3 % My current Portfolio weighting is 2.06% and I'm down 11% you think its a good idea to increase my position to around 4% at this time. I'm also about 40% in GICs , which should perform inversely .
thanks
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on April 30, 2021
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