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Q: Hi Peter and Co.
I currently own MSI, PLC and TCN in a well diversified RRIF. These 3 are under-represented and I have some cash to deploy. Assuming these 3 are keepers, which would you add to?
Thanks, as always.
Joanne
Read Answer Asked by Joanne on February 25, 2019
Q: Good Day 5i Team,

I have 1500. to put into Vanguard and have allocated as follows:
30% into VCN
40% into VUS
25% into VI
5% into VEE
I am a recent retiree and have a 5-10 year horizon for this amount.
What do you think of the breakdown and the percentages, or do you have a better recommendation?

Thank you so much,
John
Read Answer Asked by John on February 25, 2019
Q: Hello, I recently read in a newspaper that Uber inc. Lyft inc. and Pinterest inc., prepare to go public. Do you know when that will be? I understand they are all US companies and not your focus of interest. Thanks, Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on February 25, 2019
Q: It looks like AQN was hit extra hard in the 08 recession falling from around $8 to $2.30ish when they cut the dividend substantially. Do you know why they had to cut their dividend and could you see this happening again whenever the next recession hits? From the chart it doesn't look like this was a very 'defensive stock' back in '08.

Thanks,
Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on February 25, 2019
Q: When the "XTR" etf is part of a non-registered account (not RRSP nor TFSA ) : 1) Are the dividends from any US ETFs included in XTR submitted to a taxation within XTR (so before any payment of dividends by XTR) ? 2) Is it the same for Canadian dividends included in ETFs within XTR? 3) In such case, for US dividends, can this be considered like a “double taxation” at the end? 4) What is the percentage of taxation of dividends from a US ETF included in XTR , if taxed before XTR distributions ? Regards Jean-Yves
Read Answer Asked by Jean-Yves on February 22, 2019