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Q: What's wrong with Canadian tech these days? ZQQ is up 12.61% this month, as tech stocks soar. But in Canada, you would have been much better off owning a plodding insurance company like Sun Life or a bank than Kinaxis, Constellation Software, Open Text, Enghouse, CGI, Shopify or Sylogist.
Read Answer Asked by John on September 02, 2020
Q: Over the years Apple has been pursuing an aggressive buyback program and now with the split it has increased the share count. Does the split undue the benefits of the buy back and if so why do the split outside of getting more retail investor to buy into the name?

Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Sal on September 02, 2020
Q: Good day team,

I'd like for you guys to put on your Nostradamus hats and describe to me what you feel/predict will be the major investment trends over the next 10 years. Do you foresee any major paradigm shifts taking place that folks can really capitalize on? This is all assuming you have a crystal ball ;)
Read Answer Asked by Seamus on September 02, 2020
Q: Curious to get your take on what other companies (can and us listed) may benefit from people embracing the winter and outdoors this year. LL Bean just announced a spike in purchases of sleds, snow shoes etc in advance of the winter. Assume DOO will benefit, what about GOOS or maybe COLM. Any others I should look at?
Read Answer Asked by Gregory on September 02, 2020
Q: What probability would you place on Canada's 5 major banks suspending or cutting dividends in the next 12 months? Is this a good time to buy those 5 stocks? Thank you
Read Answer Asked by R. Martin on September 02, 2020
Q: Thoughts on the market that seems to defy gravity? I have to admit I’ve been tempted to sell many times since the rally started and I would have been wrong every time. Would you suggest keep holding?
Read Answer Asked by Mike on September 02, 2020
Q: I have parked cash on PSA, I was wondering, if a better choice is to place it in one of IWO , VYMI, XBAL; the goal is to leave it there for a few years, and to help growth the account.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Fernando on September 02, 2020
Q: What would be your top picks today as a growth 3-5 plus years.
I have done well and held back 30% in cash after adding In a fair bit with the top picks you mentioned in the March /April special report (thank you )and I feel comfortable to add another 15 % To 20 % in.
Thanks for your great advice/ideas.
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 02, 2020
Q: Retired dividend-income investor. I hold CDZ for the long term and currently have a 75% position, topping up regularly to achieve a full position by year end. When originally purchased the yield was in the range of 5.4%, now it is 3.7% due to some of the constituent dividends being suspended. I believe CDZ is reconstituted annually. When this happens, what will happen with the dividend? With the potential changes to the underlying securities, will the CDZ methodology cause the dividend to increase somewhat?

I am "ok" with the current dividend. I am just wondering if I will get a bit of a bonus when the ETF is reconstituted?

Thanks for your help...Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on September 02, 2020
Q: What do you think if this company. If memory serves me well you had mentioned it as potential high flyer, notwithstanding it’s high risk profile.
Would you add new funds to it today?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Karim on September 02, 2020
Q: Good morning, I understand that GRN.warrants allow one to buy 1 share of GRN until June 2021 at the discounted price of 26 cents, GRN is currently trading at around 40cents . Can you explain how this works, is there a minimum holding period, it seems like such a no brainer if there are no restrictions. I must be missing something. Many thanks
Read Answer Asked by george on September 02, 2020
Q: Hi,
Thank you for your straight forward answer to Paul's question to-day. (September 01) I presume that even though you mentioned XBAL as your pick, you wouldn't mind including VBAL/ZBAL in that space. Very similar aren't they?
IF one wants to augment this, to get steady stream of dividend income, should one add higher dividend paying ETFs like DGRC or VDY or XDV etc., More to keen to know your thoughts about enhanced indexing. How should one go about it?
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Savalai on September 02, 2020
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