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Q: Perhaps a dumb question, but who exactly is buying the GOC 5 year bond with ytm of 3.15%?
5 yr GICs are 5+%
Inflation 6+%
5 yr investment corporates are 5+%
Prime lending rate 5.95% and virtually certain to go higher
I realize that the market is betting that rates will fall in the coming years (we’ll see), but these numbers still don’t square up with the GOC 5 yr bond price imo. Is it a liquidity thing?
Read Answer Asked by john on November 28, 2022
Q: Is there a particular reason that you do not own more energy stocks in the portfolio’s and are underweight the sector? Seems somewhat surprising in light of many companies returning capital to shareholders via significant dividend increases and share buybacks this year.
Read Answer Asked by Zach on November 28, 2022
Q: HI,
I'm low in my Consumer Defensive and Industrials sectors as well as my International allocation.
What ETF's and stocks (3-5) would you recommend for a long-term hold?
Thanks,
Camille
Read Answer Asked by Camille on November 28, 2022
Q: I am just preparing for charitable giving and was wondering which stock to use. It is down to cnr and tfii. I know this is subjective but I was wondering what you thought would be a reasonable weighting on tfii for a retired investor?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by joseph on November 28, 2022
Q: If my base case was for a soft landing in the US economy, a slowing of rate increases and calmness in bond markets, what three sectors in the US would you favour?
Read Answer Asked by Doug on November 28, 2022
Q: Please rank the following companies in order of their ability to survive a recession in 2023. Please also rank them as to whether they should be considered as Buy, Sell or Hold at current prices. Thank you.
ENGH; STC; SYZ; TOI; WELL.
Read Answer Asked by Joyce on November 28, 2022
Q: Currently down on these growth portfolio companies. Which have to best prospects to continue holding versus selling for a loss?
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on November 28, 2022
Q: In most of the offerings of Bank Structured Note offerings, this line appears..

The Bank may benefit from the difference between the amount it is obligated to pay under the Notes, net of related expenses, and the returns it may generate in hedging such obligations.

I believe this implies that any options,dollar hedges,derivatives ,futures, EFT'S or derivatives thereof,long and shorts positions of any of these...that the bank would most likely be the other side of any trades within these notes.

Question...It seems that the bank can and will dictate the outcome of these risky things thru related expenses.(.ie the bank deals the cards then plays the hand) ...is the deck not stacked against the retail investor of such so called investment instruments?
Read Answer Asked by adam on November 28, 2022
Q: Hi Team,

Have you noticed all the BAIL-IN debt that's being raised right now by Canadian banks? Shouldn't we be exiting these stocks or am I misreading what is going on?

I was shopping for some short term bonds with high yields to hold to maturity and I see a number of issues where "Bail-in debt," is written in the comments on the bonds.
Read Answer Asked by Marc on November 28, 2022
Q: Hello Peter,
I own all three. After the spinoff, I will have Brookfield Corp (that will own parts of all three, BEP, BIP, and BAM) and BAM (the asset manager). In this scenario, will BAM be direct competitor to Blackstone? Also, how is the spinoff different from the Trisura one? Lastly, the performance of BEP has not been that great so should i move on or just stick with all four for long term hold? Thanks very much
Read Answer Asked by umedali on November 28, 2022
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