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Q: Dear 5i,
I would like to spice-up my portfolios with small allocations to some small/mid-cap/thematic/sector ETFs. The Active ETF's can be sold on a US or CDN exchange and the holdings can be in any country. Can you suggest as many as you can so I can do some further research. (ie ARK products look interesting to me)

thanks for your suggestions
Read Answer Asked by Ian on July 31, 2020
Q: Hello 5i,

Lots of volatility before and after the split. Obviously people are trying to mimic BIPC game plan and it is not playing out the same way. What do you think the current fair price for BEPC and BEP.UN should be and what do you see the price being 12 months from now?
Read Answer Asked by James on July 31, 2020
Q: what happens when USD/CAD etc is devalued "over night" as it happened many decades ago when the Israeli Pound was replaced by the Shekkel. People holding cash lost a fortune but those that had not sold their homes, (my wife's relative) were sighing in relief.
QUESTION: If the USD were devalued over night what happens to share prices quoted on the NYSE in USD.?? The value of the company who had issued the stock may not have changed much in terms of profit potential as an economic entity??? unless it held a huge amount in cash then it would suffer the same as the common folks.
Art
Read Answer Asked by Arthur on July 31, 2020
Q: I listened to a commentary where the analyst was suggesting one have a bond fund, in this case US, which receives income in a foreign [non-US] currency and then the fund converts that to USD. As the USD depreciates from QE relative to other currencies [if this happens in reality] the inflow to the bond fund will be worth more in USD. Is that a logical approach and would Vanguard’s BNDX be an appropriate? Even if the above is a stretch would holding some of one’s bond allocation in BNDX be prudent?

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ronald on July 31, 2020
Q: I was puzzled ( STARTLED, actually) in June this year to see that AAII added MDU to its “ Stock Superstars” model portfolio. MDU struck me as a rather sick company operating in an environment that appears to be adverse ---if not downright hostile--- to its business. However when I checked some analysts’ reports I saw several (including CFRA) have a BUY rating on this company notwithstanding its depressing descent down in share price. MDU appears to be a value , even deep value, company, a group that often has hidden dangers. MDU’s s PEG is sky high at 2.53, but ROE and ROCI are not shabby for its industry.

Is this a company you could--- in a sober moment -- buy if you wanted a boring bond proxy to reduce overall portfolio risk? MDU seems to me more suitable for contrarian value investors. It is not uncommon for me to miss something , but is AAII mistaken in calling this business a ‘stock superstar’?
Read Answer Asked by Adam on July 31, 2020
Q: What are your thoughts on the retail sector's long term outlook? For ex: does a company like JWN have enough upside to make it worth a long term bet, given that it has a growing ecommerce channel and was better positioned financially than some of its competitors? If and when the dividend would be reinstated, it looks to be an intriguing yield buying in at the current prices, albeit with considerable risk of continued short term volatility.
Read Answer Asked by TRINA on July 31, 2020
Q: Can you please add some colour to the recent activities at ER
- is the sale to AUG a done deal?
- if the deal values ER at .42, why is it trading at .28
- the deal appears very complicated with spin outs and share swaps etc...can you explain what exactly is happening and what ER shareholders will end up with at the end when the dust settles
- is this a good deal for ER shareholders?
- what would you do as a shareholder, sell now, wait for deal to close then sell or happily take the new shares with the expectation that the new entity has good growth potential?
Many thanks

Scott
Read Answer Asked by Scott on July 31, 2020
Q: is this the 'greenlight' that legitimzies Bitcoin?
It seems the days of independent crypto currency brokerages are limited if the banks get in on the action for themselves and clients.
- could the US governement see the writing on the wall and figure best to legitimize crypto to get a lead on other large economies that are trying to marginalize it?


https://www.americanbanker.com/news/occ-allows-banks-to-hold-cryptocurrency-assets-for-safekeeping

OCC allows banks to hold cryptocurrency assets for safekeeping
By Brendan Pedersen
July 22, 2020, 3:44 p.m. EDT
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. regulator of national banks issued an interpretative letter giving banks the all-clear to hold cryptocurrency assets on behalf of their customers.

The letter, dated Wednesday, clarifies the stance by the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency that bank custody services, which have long been understood to include holding digital assets, can extend to cryptographic keys and other crypto-related assets.
Read Answer Asked by Neelesh on July 31, 2020
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