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Q: Hi Peter,

In my RRSP I hold Imperial Oil (IMO) which is a good company but the problem is the low 1% yield. Considering that my portfolio is 95% Canadian, would it be a good idea to sell IMO and replace it by Exxon Mobil which is the US mother company with a yield of 2.8%? By the way, what should be the US portion (%) of a RRSP portfolio?

Thanks,

Gervais
Read Answer Asked by Gervais on September 18, 2013
Q: Peter, your opinion on Temple Hotels Inc please. Is the div. eligible for Canadian tax credit? If you were to rate it what would it be. Thanks Peter, your information is very respected. It helps us small investors a lot, Ken
Read Answer Asked by Ken on September 18, 2013
Q: Hi a little of the beaten track ,but do you guys have any investment book recommendations . Ones that are worth a read

Thanks in advance
David
Read Answer Asked by David on September 18, 2013
Q: Hi Peter any opinion on coastal contact(COA) and would you buy here?
Read Answer Asked by david on September 18, 2013
Q: would you consider increasing wi-lans, (win) rating after the recent positive announcements, thanks?
Read Answer Asked by Pat on September 18, 2013
Q: Hi Peter & Team,
thanks for your advise on the compossition of my RIF.
As a follow up question I would like your view on replacing my fixed income portion from bond ETFs to Utlity, Prefered stocks or any other similar lower risk higher dividend ETF.to enhance my potential return with a lower risks profile.
Thanks a lot for your excellent advise.
Read Answer Asked by Raoul on September 18, 2013
Q: why have so many gold stock gone up today?
Read Answer Asked by Jeremy on September 18, 2013
Q: Allow me to be the first to ask, the Fed is not tapering Bond buying, good or bad for equity? Most seemed to have $10-$15 billion 'priced in' so the obvious initial reaction is that stock will rally (they seem to be doing so as I type this question), however, the fact they are deciding to do nothing makes me wonder, just how bad IS the US economy? Should this really be considered a good thing for equities?

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Ray on September 18, 2013
Q: Hi Peter and staff, we've been with you since Jan 2013, thank you for your excellent service - my wife and I have done very well with your recommendations. We were wondering when you do updates to company reports if you can show the ratings change + or (-)? - just a thought. Many thanks.

Read Answer Asked by George on September 18, 2013
Q: Approximately 15% of my holdings are in convertible debentures (eg HR.DB.D) purchased some time ago with interest payments just under 6%. With one small exception these dropped to around their purchase point of 100 with the recent interest rate scare. These were purchased by my full service broker before we parted ways. I have now found that they are extremely illiquid and may be hard to sell at the price shown on my screen as the last sale may have been weeks ago. They form about 50% of what I consider the fixed income part of my assets but their price actually tracks the common because of the convertible nature. Am I right to consider them fixed income and do you have an opinion on the wisdom of keeping them?
Read Answer Asked by Don on September 18, 2013
Q: A question regarding portfolio management. When you talk about weightings, do you mean the original amount that was invested? I hold BYD in my TFSA along with 12 other stocks, it is now up 130% so should I be talking some profit and redistribute to adjust the weighting (a nice dilemma, thank you)!

I have the same situation with AYA which is up 90%, although it is not in my TFSA.

If I should be making some adjustments, any thoughts on which stocks to add?

Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Rose on September 18, 2013
Q: Peter,

Do you think CEN is a good buy for takeover play. Some of the recent takeovers like TOL have been pretty disappointing. How much premium is already reflected and how much more can be anticipated?
Read Answer Asked by Imtiaz on September 18, 2013
Q: Could I get your comments on AUM Golden Minerals, especially concerning the Sept 11 Shareholder Alert and what this alert is about.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Doug on September 18, 2013
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