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Q: hey 5i,

Your thoughts on Easy Home? Buy or Pass at these levels?
Read Answer Asked by Sasha on June 19, 2013
Q: Peter,

My question in regarding how ETFs are run. If a ETF provider, wisdomtree, schwab, BMO etc., should go bankrupt/insolvent, what happens to my money in their ETFs? Are these funds held segregated from the firms assets? if so, would it be better to hold companies directly to avoid this?
Read Answer Asked by william on June 19, 2013
Q: re Income financial INC.UN this dog has been around for over 10 years it came out at $25.00 .It was to invest in financials and write covered calls It Has Dropped from $25.00 to $9.40. They are asking shareholders to prolong the agony letting them continue for another 5 years yes you have received your original money back which means you have made less than one percent per year. if you would just have bought the banks outright your return would have been over 100%.. Yet they have the nerve to state that they made 15% last year but not on the $25.00 face but after in sank to close to $800.00 VOTE AGAINST GIVING THEM THE RIGHT TO RENEW GET YOUR MONEY BACK AS OF DEC. 31st VOTE NO george
Read Answer Asked by george on June 19, 2013
Q: Good Morning all, I have been working on building a 5i portion of my investments since December when I became a member. Each month I have been adding one or two stocks. Overall, I am deploying roughly 15% of my total investments to stocks covered by 5i. The other 85% of my portfolio is well diversified in a variety of Mutual Funds, ETF's and fixed income GIC's. The stocks I have purchased and the current weighting are as follows:
Carfinco - 4.12%
Parkland - 13.72%
Ag Growth - 6.56%
A&W - 3.6%
Brookfield Energy - 12.38%
Cineplex - 5.94%
CML - 2.99%
H&R Reit - 4.78%
K-Bro - 9.82%
Liquor Stores - 7.5%
Richards Pkging - 5.52%
Black Diamond - 5.97%
Boston Pizza - 5.5%
Goldcorp - 4.03%
Healthlease - 2.67%

I will have cash to invest in early July. My questions are:
1. Should I be picking another stock or buying more of one I already have?
2. If I should buy another name, what would you pick? If I should buy more of a current holding which would you recommend?
3. Should I sell or switch out any of the current names I hold?
Thanks again for your awesome service...best available on-line!!
Read Answer Asked by Kim on June 19, 2013
Q: Hi:
In my TFS account, I have some cash
My aim is not to risk any capital and generates returns of 4 to
5%
Would XTR be consider to be a safe vehicle for a long term hold
of 3-5 years?
I already have XDV and a dividend fund in my TFS
thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Michael on June 19, 2013
Q: Hello:
I have some cash in my portfolio
I am thinking of putting some money into the BMP ETF ZPR
which is the laddered preferred share index EFT
With the threat of looming increase of interest rate which
will decrease the value of bonds, what would happen to
the value of prefer shares ?
I am thinking of putting the money for long term to generate
a steady source of income
Thanks!
Michael
Read Answer Asked by Michael on June 19, 2013
Q: Hi Peter What is pushing Boston down .In reading their last results their payout was 108%. And showed a loss
Read Answer Asked by Stan on June 19, 2013
Q: WPK. Why is this stock sliding in a down trend?

Many thanks for this,
Elmer
Read Answer Asked by Elmer on June 19, 2013
Q: Hello,
What are your thoughts on Points International (PCOM, PTS:TO)? Seems to fit the bill of the type of company you like to follow.

Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Brad on June 19, 2013
Q: Peter,

I read your most recent article "Independant Investor" and I was interested by the ETF with ticker VIG that you discussed. I currently have all of my funds denominated in either Canadian Dollars or gold/silver bullion. I like the idea of the VIG but am a little concerned of buying a US-Dollar asset in a world where the US Dollar is being printed from thin-air. Any thoughts on risks here or if one might be better off buying some sort of CAD hedged version of that ETF?

Thanks and once again, great service. I look forward to seeing you on Market Call Tonight on Friday (already set my PVR!)
Read Answer Asked by Marc on June 19, 2013
Q: Peter , could you sujest a good gold play in all three areas , small cap , medium cap , large , cap .

Thank you Jim .
Read Answer Asked by James on June 19, 2013
Q: 1. In your Model Portfolio, several companies have a NR (no rating). I wonder if you can explain that. I imagine that there may be several reasons, some more important than others.
2. I have followed Brookfield for a long time as I used to know an executive at Brascan many years ago. I would appreciate it if you could comment on the different stocks under that name.
Gary
Read Answer Asked by Gary on June 19, 2013
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