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Q: I’m selling Appian (APPN) and Fulgent Genetics (FLGT) for a tax loss and am wondering what suitable proxies would be. Or would you recommend just selling, and buying something more promising? (I’m not limited by sector here.) I have more confidence in Appian than in Fulgent. Is that appropriate in your opinion?
Read Answer Asked by Camille on December 12, 2023
Q: It certainly feels as though we are seeing the beginning of a new bond bull after the roughest two years since the 1980s-early 1990s.
Please provide you opinion on the above, as well an any other bond etfs that you follow.
Can you please provide you opinion regarding a bull market..
Thanks in advance
Rick
Read Answer Asked by Rick on December 12, 2023
Q: I have cash to invest, mostly into ETFs and as a value investor the P/E of the S&P 500 is a stumbling block for me: 23% for IVV vs about 15% for XIU - so about 50% more. XEF has a P/E of 14.31%. The rule of 20 says P/E + inflation should be 20 or less. A hard question, but do I overlook the P/E of the S&P 500 and invest now with a long term hold or do I wait?
Thanks for your comments!
Read Answer Asked by Grant on December 12, 2023
Q: There has been so much price increase , I wonder if there is any insider buying or selling in the last 3 months ? Does the increased stake in Klaviyo poses any significance ? Thanks a lot.
Read Answer Asked by Lai Kuen on December 12, 2023
Q: KXS is down $30 over the last 3 years and I am trying to understand why. The economy seems to need the solutions the company sells yet shareholder results are lacking. Are they asking to much for the product, are they losing sales, are they paying themselves to much or does the market just not have faith in the company?

Thank you for your thoughts on KXS.
Read Answer Asked by Mike on December 12, 2023
Q: MFC: bought small position earlier this year at a good price (2500 shs) so up a fair bit. I also hold SLF (long time) which has been a stellar performer.
MFC announced a deal of some kind to-day which, quite frankly, I do not understand.
Why has this stock been such a poor performer vs SLF and is there any hope for it going forward?
Thank you ... J
Read Answer Asked by James on December 12, 2023
Q: Interested i allocating some fuds to AI. What wou;d you recommend, stocks and or EFT
Guy R
Read Answer Asked by Guy R. on December 12, 2023
Q: Further to Terry’s question today about celh, can you please comment on what makes this name a stand out? Financials seem to show “popping” earnings growth so I get that as one thing to like. Do you have any concerns that tastes for a drink can change quickly (I want to say fizzle out…I will have to try the drink. Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Jason on December 12, 2023
Q: Can you please recommend a few ETFs like ZLU that are traded in Canadian funds that exclude the magnificent seven. I will appreciate it if you can provide a list for both hedged and unhedged ETSs.
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by Terry on December 12, 2023
Q: Hi, Further to the Tax-Loss selling question on BCE, the Ex-Dividend Date is Dec 14th. While selling/booking the capital loss, would it make more sense to sell between Dec 14 to Dec 27, so not to lose 97 Cents dividend, and then buy back after 30 days ? Generally, my experience is that, on the Ex-Dividend date, the stock price drops, but recovers to previous levels, within a few days. Thank You
Read Answer Asked by rajeev on December 11, 2023
Q: I'm trying to understand why HURA has outperformed URA by almost 20% this year. Holdings like Cameco and the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund that have moved alot seem to have relatively similar weightings in both funds. NAK Kazatomprom AO - GDR hasn't had as strong returns YTD and is actually overweighted in HURA vs. URA. I don't think the USD-CAD has had any major impacts on the returns this year. What am I missing?

Also I think Cameco has had exceptional returns in 2023 far outpacing the ETF, do you think the others will catch up over time?
Read Answer Asked by Husseinali on December 11, 2023
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