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Q: What advise can you give to a person that just changed careers and their pension had to be moved to defined contribution plan with Sunlife Financial as to the type of products, ie ETFs,mutual funds,etc. and the weightings? time frame 20 years and very little investing knowledge.


thanks and we still consider5i as one of our top investments ever
Read Answer Asked by James on September 05, 2014
Q: 9:16 AM 9/4/2014
Hello Peter....
Best withes on the ride!
I have owned a 1.4% position in Great-west Life [GWO] and a 1.7% position in Sun life [SLF] since December 2013. SLF is up 11% and GWO down 1% since I bought them. These are held primarily for income. I would appreciate your opinion on whether I should just do nothing and collect the dividends which are about the same for both companies [SLF 3.5% and GWO 3.8%] or whether I should sell the GWO with essentially no loss or gain and put the money into SLF, in the expectation of a little more growth. Is it worth the diversification to own both?
Many thanks...... Paul K
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 05, 2014
Q: We learn this morning that the ECE cut its interest rates to 0.05%. It seems a good bet to add to my european assets using the ETF XEH. What do you think? Also, would you go with ZEQ instead of XEH or are those two pretty much the same?
Read Answer Asked by Matt on September 05, 2014
Q: Question about model portfolios:

Is it possible for a subscriber to see what date each security was added or suggested? The original “acquisition” date would help a lot and I sense it’s in here somewhere.
Thank you
Adam
Read Answer Asked by Adam on September 04, 2014
Q: Hello 5i team,
My RRIF portfolio is fairly diversified. I have room to buy a position in either AVO (Technology) or BAD (Infrastructure) even though they are in different sectors. My exposure to the tech sector is 13.6% of the portfolio and comprises CSU, ESL, CGI, MDA and OTC; that of Infra. is 6.5% and comprises BIP.UN, SJ and STN.
Your opinion is, as usual, most welcome
Thanks
Tony
Read Answer Asked by Antoine on September 04, 2014
Q: Greetings
Regarding the Contrans (CSS) purchase offer. I just received instructions from TD and in bold print and underlined it clearly states 'holders who do not wish to tender their shares need not submit instructions' It provides for only one option that is to tender. Post this at your discretion.
Tim
Read Answer Asked by Tim on September 04, 2014
Q: CSU Rights are trading at ~$0.59 and for every 21.192 Rights held, the holder of such Rights will be entitled to subscribe for C$100 principal amount of Debentures, exercisable at a price of C$95.00 per C$100 principal amount of Debentures purchased. Am I correct in thinking that the effective cost of buying the debentures is then $0.59 x 21.192 = $12.50 + $95 = $107.50? Are you still a fan of these at that price?
Read Answer Asked by Adam on September 04, 2014
Q: What are your thoughts on Transatlantic Petroleum, TNP? A company I owned, Stream Oil and Gas was bought out, and I will be receiving TNP shares. Are they worth holding? Thanks for your help.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on September 04, 2014
Q: Hi:
I am trying to figure out whether I have a reasonably diversified portfolio. The process has been agonizing in deciding what sector to put my shares. For instance, the TSX lists AIM as Industrial. I had thought it would have been Consumer. Is there a relatively easy way to calculate diversity? Thanks a million for everything you do.
Read Answer Asked by Elaine or Gerry on September 04, 2014
Q: Good luck Peter ... happy cranking... Ryan I am about to add a rather substantial amount of pension $$ into my account. I am completely covered in the Model Portfolio with existing RRSP's ...should I just step into purchasing Income Portfolio at the 5% allotment giving me 39 stocks in my total portfolio. Can you give me some direction please. TY.
Read Answer Asked by Alan on September 04, 2014
Q: Hi guys,

With BKW stock continuing to climb in the last week I'm wondering what I should do with my 200 shares of THI in my TSFA? Your thoughts are appreciated.

Good luck on the ride.

Thank you,
Brent
Read Answer Asked by Brent on September 04, 2014
Q: Peter - there are 2 stocks that I have owned in the past and which are now in doghouse with investors. One is AVO and the next is ACQ. Now AVO is well documented in terms of its history and its CEO. I have read your comments in the past. But this scenario will change. will the change be sudden with news of a purchase or the next set of earnings. Have we hit bottom and will the re-evaluation be sudden.
ACQ has not made any serious mistakes as far as I can tell. They have grown dramatically and taken on debt however. The CEO appears to have a vision and is carrying it out.
In 1year is it likely that these 2 stocks will be dramatically higher than now. Is it a good idea to start to dabble
Read Answer Asked by Jim on September 04, 2014
Q: Morning 5i,

My question pertains to the Cash Distributions (CD) paid per unit on iShares ETF's. If the previous year a particular ETF was paid a high CD per unit does that mean we could expect the same this year? Or do these CD's change drastically from year to year, and if so then what drives the amount of the CD? An example would be iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund, symbol XAL. 2013 CD was $0.63777/unit paid.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 04, 2014
Q: Ryan; I assume you are minding the shop while Peter does his ride so I am addressing this to you. Peter is about $6,000. short of his goal of $75,000.00 if I read the info correctly. I am asking everyone- or just 100- subscribers to ask themselves if they have made at least $60.00 from using this site? Now if 100 of us contributed that $60.00- fully tax deductible next spring- Peter would be at his goal. That's all folks. Rod
Read Answer Asked by Rodney on September 04, 2014
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