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Q: FTB has a dividend yield of 3.56%, actual mgt fee of .50% and an MER of 1.09%. Could the difference be imbedded fees paid to the financial planner recommending the fund and biasing his judgement. How do imbedded fees impact the recommendation of the financial planner. Is he looking out for your best interests or his? He gets a 1%management fee regardless of performance, although he says if I do better he does better. Perhaps they should be paid on performance

By comparison CLF has a yield of 2.66% and an MER of .17, XSB has a yield of 2.38 and an MER of .17 and HFY has a yield of 4.98% and an MER of 1.03. Funds with a higher MER seems to have a larger yield. Is the yield stated after the MER?

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Read Answer Asked by Donald on January 24, 2019
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Q: I’m not sure if this is in your mandate, but here goes : If a Canadian retail investor ( accredited) is looking to invest in some ‘ alternative strategies’ , where would you point them? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Frank on January 24, 2019
Q: Would you consider each of these companies as a Buy, Hold, or Sell and your reason[s] for your decision on each company.
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Bob
Read Answer Asked by Bob on January 24, 2019
Q: Please analyze Lam's earnings...Given that they are Photon Control's largest customer, this should give PHO a lift...Do you see anything in their commentary about the semi conductor industry firming up? How was their guidance?
Read Answer Asked by Cory on January 24, 2019
Q: This stock is currently trading in the low 2 dollar range, it just sold it's 11 properties in Quebec for an estimated net proceeds of 65 million (after paying off remaining mortgages). It is expected that this cash (not full amount as they are still operating the remaining properties) along with the additional 8.4 million they netted from the sale of a Cornwall property will be returned to share holders shortly in the form of a special dividend.

I would expect this dividend to be in the low one dollar range based on previous 0.87 special dividend declared after the sale of their Western Canadian assets for a net proceeds of 50 million (This is just a guess using basic math skills).

My question is this, do you believe that the remaining 11 Ontario and Manitoba properties plus the current cash balance make this a buying opportunity (i.e is it likely that there will be more than 2 dollars of cash to be distributed before the REIT winds up)? The management did admit in a news release that the value of the remaining properties was lower than their previous estimates based on current market for these assets.



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