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Q: Hi Guys.
I have owned High Liner for quite a while and am fine waiting through their hopefully successful turnaround. With the earnings report today I thought the stock would fall but it is up 3 % today. I saw this statement in the earnings release and it seems to suggest the dividend will be cut:

Dividend & Capital Structure

"Today, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a quarterly dividend of CAD$0.145 per share on the Company's common shares payable on March 15, 2019 to holders of record on March 1, 2019. The Board is continuing to review the Company's capital structure to determine the prudent use of capital and will provide an update when the Company reports its financial results for the first quarter of 2019 in May."

What do you think people saw positive in the earning release? Any idea of what the dividend payout ratio is, and whether it is safe?

Love your service

Stuart

Read Answer Asked by Stuart on February 28, 2019
Q: What are your thoughts on Vietnamese market in the next five years? Are you aware of any ETFs focusing on that market?

Thanks.

Liping
Read Answer Asked by Liping on February 28, 2019
Q: What do you think of JWEL's latest Fourth Quarter and full year 2018 results - would you buy at these levels. I bought it when it first went public - like the China exposure and the recent partnership with atop pharmacy chain in India - also their quality control is known for being very high as well - was thinking of adding more at these prices.
Read Answer Asked by Karen on February 28, 2019
Q: Thoughts on earnings? How would you exit this stock if you owned a 2% position? How would you exit any stock knowing after hours the stock is down 20% and is no longer something you want to be invested in? Does one wait a few days? A market sell order and hope for the best? Sell at 10:30am when there is a rebound?
I think Box has too much competition and losing ground especially compared to Microsoft and Google's products. Best case is this company is sold but I'm not one to hold onto a stock with the hopes for a buyout.
Read Answer Asked by John on February 28, 2019
Q: Would you please further explain how advisors are incented to sell products (funds)?
On April or, 2017, in a reply to Bruce, you stated: "HWF is a new closed end fund, which did its IPO in October last year and the indicated yield is 5.1%. In our opinion, this fund was designed to sell, with high commissions to advisors." Generally, what kind of fees/commissions do advisors receive that many retail investors may not be aware of? And does this also apply to pushing/selling certain stocks, like new (share) issues?
Read Answer Asked by Helen on February 28, 2019
Q: Hi 5i team,
With reference to your response on Feb 26 to my question on VGRO for TFSA, you stated “The tax efficiency referred to is usually regarding taxes on dividends received. Some Canadian ETFs are not considered as tax-efficient because they may gain international exposure through a US-listed ETF which can cause an extra layer of taxes on dividend. However, we do not see that to be an issue with VGRO, as it holds most securities directly.” I am confused. VGRO does not hold any stocks directly but indirectly through other Vanguard ETFs. Please clarify and its suitability for TFSA. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Willie on February 27, 2019
Q: Hi, your response to Stephen about TSGI "Blackstone, which owns 24M shares, has offered to sell 8.3M shares at a small discount." . Should one worry? This is 1/3 of their holdings. And does "at a discount" mean that they really wanted to get rid of the 1/3 as quickly as possible? I know you can't confirm this but can it be that they know something we don't?
Read Answer Asked by Marco on February 27, 2019
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