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Q: In general, do you think it is a good time to convert REITS & Energy mid-stream players to something like XTR or perhaps CPD? I hold HR.UN, AX.UN, RUF.UN, GEI, CHE.UN and KEY as candidates for the switch. I consider these as all fixed income proxy plays and am down in all instances roughly 15-20%. My bigger question would be: Do I have a better chance of capital recovery just holding them or making the switch knowing that XTR or CPD are certainly not big cap growth opportunities. Thanks in advance for your response.
Read Answer Asked by Carl on February 15, 2018
Q: I plan on buying a half position in each of the companies in question (WSP, OTEX, SLF, CCL.B & SJ) Could you tell if they should be in my taxable account or TFSA?
Thank You, Jim
Read Answer Asked by William on February 15, 2018
Q: Hi 5iResearch Team,
I currently hold positions in 3 of Canada's 5 big banks as above and they represent about 9% of my total portfolio. Giving pending interest rate increases in both the States and Canada, I am thinking of increasing my holdings in Canadian banking sector to about 12/13 percentage of total portfolio and would like your thoughts on this.
Cheers,
Read Answer Asked by Harry on February 15, 2018
Q: Hi guys, I just opened an RESP for my 4 month old and have $5k to invest for his future education. Obviously I have a long term outlook. I'm contemplating buying a single ETF, for example VXC, or a solid dividend paying company, like BNS or ENB. The latter is pretty beaten up so there could be some growth there as well. I hold all 3 mentioned funds/stocks in my RRSP/TFSA mix. Which way would you lean and/or is there a better place to invest right now?
thanks for the great resource guys!
cheers,
Mark
Read Answer Asked by Mark on February 15, 2018
Q: Hello Peter
There is good news today with Hydropothecary and other cannibis stocks having inked a deal with quebec. However the stocks barely moved from their lows a week ago. Does this mean investors think there is not much left on the upside for these stocks and are moving into other sectors or could it just be a matter of digesting the news.? Any comments
Read Answer Asked by umedali on February 15, 2018
Q: Is the recent pull back in Biosyent a good buying opportunity? What do you think of the company? I have been interested in RX due to their very consistent track record, good balance sheet, and free cash flow generation but the stock was always a bit "pricey". Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Scott on February 15, 2018
Q: emera, fortis, enbridge (insert many others)

arguably solid businesses with good assets

have been sitting on my hands for weeks, not buying (and making money by not buying)

is this just an overblown worry about rates increasing or potentially the market telling us that rates are going up far far more than expected?

dust off the crystal ball..............
thanks
Read Answer Asked by Robert on February 15, 2018
Q: What is the problem with the Brookfield family?Bam.a in particular has been very weak
Read Answer Asked by Kim on February 15, 2018
Q: What are your thoughts on Tucows? I listened to the conference call and the CEO mentioned this year as being a transition year to 2019. Is the volatility in the name an opportunity for long term holders? Is the business stable enough to hold and "do nothing" being a short attack or earnings report? If this was in the growth portfolio what weighting would you perhaps give it?
Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by John on February 15, 2018
Q: Good evening
In the last two weeks at least three experts recommended either to sell or not to buy TRI. One company that recommended shorting the TRI stock provided the following reason: "Uncertainty surrounding the plan to return $9,000,000,000 to TRI shareholders through a substantial issuer bid.
I own this stock for ten years.
Can you please advise me as to what is a substantial issuer bid and how this affects negatively the common shareholders.
Do you recommend that I sell TRI or should I continue to hold it?
As always I appreciate your insight.
Read Answer Asked by Terry on February 15, 2018
Q: There seems to be a pattern of TC failing to meet earnings estimate (or at least I assume that this is what is causing the drop today). I have nice gains on it to date, but wondering whether or not it is worth continuing to hold. Would appreciate your thoughts
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Bryan on February 14, 2018
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