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Q: On June 27, in response to Kolbi's question on the marijuana industry, 5i said, "If you are not smoking now you are not likely to become a pothead in October."

Respectfully, I wish to offer an alternative view. I'm 69, and haven't smoked pot since the 70s as I don't want to deal with people in drug culture. However I'm looking forward to buying some pot among the scores of varieties that will be available. I think it will enhance other enjoyments. I was talking to my girlfriend about smoking dope and I felt like I was 20 again. If this is how I'm thinking, I'm willing to bet that many of my generation, as well as those younger and older, will also take advantage of a marijuana industry that is legal, open, and staffed by knowledgeable people.

So yeah, I'm totally looking forward to becoming a pothead in October.
Read Answer Asked by Jerry on July 06, 2018
Q: I'm thinking the sell off of these two stocks is overdone due primarily to all the uncertainty around trade and tariffs.
For a longer term hold (3-5 years) would consider this to be a good time to step in (perhaps a half position) or should I wait for these matters to be clarified/resolved?
Thanks, Rick
Read Answer Asked by Richard on July 06, 2018
Q: I notice that DBX is declining today while most tech companies are doing well. I’m wondering what the reason is for the relative weakness and if that’s a bad sign. What’s the valuation like after the drop?

Also, in a recent answer you referred to BOX and DBX as the two best in their sector. Did you mean “cloud computing” as a sector? Perhaps you could name a few of their rivals to give me a better idea of what you meant. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on July 06, 2018
Q: Healthcare is approximately 10% of our portfolio. Medical Facilities is the largest investment which we have held for a long time. JNJ and HCP we have added more recently. NVS and AZN we inherited. We want to simplify our portfolio and plan to sell NVS and AZN and add to JNJ. Wonder what your opinion is of DR and HCP specifically and also AZN which I didn't see mentioned in your question section.
Thank you, Marie
Read Answer Asked by J on July 06, 2018
Q: I am currently light in Healthcare & Materials. Companies that I currently hold are COV, CSH.UN, GUD, CCL.B, MX & WEF. Can you suggest three stocks in each sector that I could add?

Thanks, Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on July 06, 2018
Q: I realize you have better prospects than these but I am wondering if you can make a buy case for longer term holds. Could you also provide some of your current small cap favorites . Thanx Robbie
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 06, 2018
Q: The GUD investing thesis is largely based on management including past success with Paladin. Paladin was certainly a well run company and created lots of value for shareholders so credit to management is not misplaced. But, do you think that the ultimate success with Paladin was more a function of incredibly lucky timing to have been taken out during a really crazy pharma cycle? In other words, how much credit goes to management and how much goes to a once in a generation crazy pharma cycle?
Read Answer Asked by Joel on July 06, 2018
Q: Morning,
I need some help to understand an "outperform" rating recently issued by RBC on CAR,un.
When the report was issued a day or two ago CAR was trading at $42.63 and only had a yield of 3.1%. RBC has given a $40 price target in 12 months.
Why would there be an outperform rating on a stock that may have a negative return in the next year?
I feel CAR is extremely overvalued at this time and have reduced my holdings by 25%. What is your opinion?
Thanks for the help.
John
Read Answer Asked by John on July 06, 2018
Q: About a month ago I purchased vxus & already it is down 7%. I believe I'm caught in a perfect storm of a rising US dollar & trade war rumblings of Donald Trump. EM countries often owe debt in US dollars which hurts them & causes further drops in stock prices.Your comments on this thesis & suggestions would be appreciated.On the positive side Bloomberg News feels China has hit a bottom.
Read Answer Asked by Dave on July 06, 2018
Q: Payout ratios

I am confused about payout ratios. I have read here several times that you prefer to stick with dividend income stocks that have payout ratios below 50%. You have also suggested recently that the following were good solid choices for dividend income stocks. Your website does not include payout ratios, but I suspect your calculation is different from those I have found elsewhere. Below are the payout ratios I found in other places. As you can see, they are mostly above 50%, and some are above 100%!

Could you please comment on your calculation of payout ratios, that have these below 50%, or why the high ratio is acceptable presently?

Thanks again.

PWF 72%
BCE 97%
CU 116%
TRP 78%
ENB 182%
TRI 169%
QSR 79%
AQN 130%
T 82%
Read Answer Asked by Federico on July 06, 2018
Q: I have followed 5i research since 2013 and used the model portfolios to tremendous advantage resulting in more that doubling the capital in my portfolio. I have been all Canadian from the beginning having fear of the US stocks. (and still do) However I am wondering if its time to dip into the US and International markets. Do you think it is appropriate at this time and how would you approach this. I could just transfer some stocks to a US account. I am a retired growth/income investor. By the way I followed many talking heads on BNN before 2013 and none impressed me more than Peter. That is why I took the plunge into the 5i Research philosophy. Many thanks Peter.
Read Answer Asked by Martin on July 06, 2018
Q: Hi ? I have done well with RBF1030 (RBC Life Science & Technology).
Do you see a net advantage to replace it with one or two ETFs ? If so, which ones ?
Thank you so much for your clear and concise reply to my recent question on US tech stocks. Most helpfull. Just what I needed.
JD
Read Answer Asked by Jacques on July 06, 2018
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