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Q: Own STC(1.5% position) & XBC(1%) Should I add to these 2 or start a position in Well?Please list in order of preference,or your ideas.They are your past picks. Txs for u usual great services & views
Read Answer Asked by Peter on August 27, 2020
Q: Hi,

Head scratcher.

Gatekeeper is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement of up to $5 million (the "Financing") through the issuance of up to 5,000,000 units (each, a "Unit") at a price of $1.00 per Unit. The stock price ended the day at 0.63.
What do you make f it? Do you think the investor or investors know something that has not yet been made public?
Read Answer Asked by Gilles on August 27, 2020
Q: Pason's current price and cash might look appealing to someone who doesn't have any exposure to oil in their portfolio. What are your thoughts on Pason at this time? Would you prefer a producer like Suncor or something midstream like Enbridge?
Read Answer Asked by Bashir on August 27, 2020
Q: What are your thoughts on the company ‘Afterpay’? Could they acquire or be acquired by goeasy, or even Shopify?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Rick on August 27, 2020
Q: Can you help us understand the value of holding an ETF such as VEE for foreign exposure and why it is highly recommended to own this ETF? Returns are low with high volatility. The ETF remains below 2018 levels when BABA and Tencent were ~30% less and they make up 12% of the portfolio. Maybe we are nuts but something seems amiss. Why not just buy BABA and Tencent instead? Are there other recommendations for capitalizing on Asian growth outside of China as we do not believe VEE is going to deliver returns for the expected growth in those regions.

Thank you for the great Service
Debbie and Jerry
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on August 26, 2020
Q: Hi,
In a previous question you responded:
" We would rank the banks: TD, RY, BNS"
Should I sell my BNS and swap for TD or RY? I've held it for years and basically just received the dividends.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Marco on August 26, 2020
Q: Hi gang...All the headers with the stock name and symbol are missing from your Q and A's. They just disappeared. Is it just my computer? Or is there a problem.
thank you
Read Answer Asked by El-ann on August 26, 2020
Q: The question and answer section today do not show the company name pertaining to the question, This is very confusing and make me loose interest in continuing reading this section.
I hope this could be corrected very soon
Raouf
Read Answer Asked by Raoul on August 26, 2020
Q: Why doesn't the company suspend the dividend and divert the money to debt. It can be reinstated later when it is more viable. Most investors would not miss it. If you own ten thousand shares you only get one hundred dollars a month dividend. I would gladly give it up if it went directly to debt. It seems pragmatic.
Read Answer Asked by Steve on August 26, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team
As a long-time BNS shareholder, I am disappointed to learn of the US$127 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding manipulation in metal markets. As part of this, the bank admitted they (this surely involved senior management) made false statements (nice way of saying 'lied') to U.S. authorities in 2018 as part of a small settlement on the same matter. The bank stated "At Scotiabank, we understand that in order to maintain the trust of our stakeholders, we must adhere to trading-related regulatory requirements and compliance policies. We are committed to adhering to these standards."
How wonderful of BNS to say this (please forgive the sarcasm).
My questions are: What actions do you know of that BNS took to fire the people involved for cause, with no severance, AND to cancel stock options the perpetrators would have enjoyed, to send a crystal clear signal to every BNS employee that these sorts of actions will not in future be tolerated?
And finally, what is your view of BNS shares today?
Thank you.
Edward
Read Answer Asked by Edward on August 26, 2020
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