Investment Q&A

Q: UPS drivers in US apparently negotiated an annual salary of $170k, which is startling of course, and concerning about operational control in the shipping sector. Could you please comment on impact to major providers in the sector, including TFII?

Q: Salesforce or Google as a new buy today. What's your recommendation.

Q: I would like to know how all in one ETFs, that include bonds and stocks, are taxed in a registered account. Is there an advantage to these ETFs versus holding bonds separately which are taxed at a higher rate than stocks?

Q: I just saw a notice of AGM and Special Meeting in mail and there is one resolution:
to Authorize the company to issue up to a maximum of 101,899,808 exchangeable shares where by holders of BN:TSE class A shares could be exchangeable to BNRE:TSE in the ratio of one for one. Is this a kind of financial engineering? Is there any chances that CRA or related GOVT. authority can come after the company and shareholders pay the price when the stock price fall in future? Your views.
Thanks
Piyush

Q: TCN ( down 40%) , SGR.U ( down 17% ) IIP.UN (down 25% )
Looking at possibly selling these losers . Your opinion sell or hold ? If I do sell, what safe dividend paying stock would you suggest for a hold

Q: I have all these names in different on my accounts. I am looking for the best total return (capital gain and dividend).
I think BN represents the best total return opportunity in the next five year.
Is it wise to consolidate into BN now.
Your opinon please
Raouf

Q: Hi, these are my stocks that are currently down, and would like to do some weeding,and tax loss planning.
I would like to sell one outright, sell three to half position, and maybe keep the remaining position.
The idea is to acquire cash to slowly add to my more stable holdings like ( BN:SLF: CSU etc.).
Thanks, and appreciate your feedback and opinions.

Q: The Labour Contracts being signed today at 30 % and 40 % increases Airline Pilots, UPS, Port Workers in BC and more to come by Auto Makers and Hollywood means more inflation down the road and higher rates by Powell. This could go on for years. Causing defaults on Mortgages ,personal bankrupcy , credit card defaults. It does not look good.



Then there is China and unemployment of 25 and under at 26 % . No Jobs. China is fully built. Apartments Condos High Speed Trains, Highways etc. Nothing else to build. This will cause unrest with the young. What can XI do.. Not more military. They have the largest in the world

Then there is the expansion of BRIC by adding 6 new Members like Saudi, and Iran. plus 4 more.

And what about stealing of goods from all retailers and nothing being done to stop this stealing. Even people walk in to LCBO and help themselves and staff is told not to interfere. Why because every bad guy probably has a gun,




Question Why Own Stocks Why not Just a laddered Bond Portfolio of 1 to 7 year bonds with a yield of 7 % plus for the next few years.


Sorry for such a negative outlook . Look forward to your comments.


RAK

Q: What are your top 4-5 picks (stocks or ETFs) for an RRSP with a 15-20 year horizon?

Thanks,

Q: Do you see CURO as a competitor to GSY? How do you like CURO as a risk/reward opportunity? Is there profitably on the horizon? Ty, Chris.

Q: It appears from the news release that the rights dividend allows a holder to purchase a debenture. There is no indication of allowing and existing debenture holder to switch issues to a non redemptive issue.
This is exactly the way csu sold its original tranche of debentures.
It also states that this issues is an additional to the previously issued debs,ie no series 1 and 2
Am I missing something

Under the rights offering, the company will issue the rights in satisfaction of the rights dividend that will entitle the shareholders to buy up to $700 million of unsecured subordinated floating rate debentures, Series 1 of the company.
The Series 1 debentures will be issued as an additional tranche of, and will form a single series with, the outstanding $282.2 million of unsecured subordinated floating rate debentures, Series 1 of the company. There is no minimum principal amount of debentures that must be issuable upon the exercise of rights.
The company plans to use the net proceeds of the rights offering to pay down debt under its existing credit facility and use any remaining proceeds for future acquisitions.
The rights will be issued in satisfaction of the rights dividend in the amount of one right per common share.
The rights will be exercisable until 4:30 pm Toronto time on Sept. 29 at $133 per $100 principal amount of Series 1 debentures purchased, plus accrued interest in the amount of $0.217 per $100 principal amount of Series 1 debentures purchased on account of interest accrued on the Series 1 debentures from, and including, Sept. 30 to, but excluding the issue date.

Q: Any good news for the big surge today ( Friday ) ? Thanks a lot.

Q: Somewhat similar etf's with significantly different yields.

umax at 13.7% and zmu at 8.1%

would umax not be the obvious choice for an income investor?

thankyou

Q: Could you please elaborate on your response to Tim today where you stated “ the odds of a recession we think are actually diminishing now.”
I have concerns on China’s messy economic future as a headwind. Thanks for your thoughts.

Q: what are your observations on NFI refinance actions?

Q: I'm looking to park some cash and let it earn some interest. My bank doesn't offer any meaningful savings interest rate and I'm not interested in a GIC. Can you please recommend a couple of money market funds or ETFs I could buy through my non-registered iTrade account.

Q: Thoughts on Dominion Lending Centres and Q2 results? Is the dividend safe and is it investable at these price levels?

Q: Hi could you give the latest short positions on the US and Canadian sides
Thanks

Q: I have owned this fund for a number of years for the dividend - now over 13% paid monthly. But I am down over 40% on it. Not good math! It is in a registered account so no benefit of tax loss selling. Do you have a sense of whether it will recover as interest rates stabilize? Is there a risk of a dividend cut? I am not familiar with the companies in it. Now regret buying something I don't understand but it was a recommend on BNN.

Q: Hi 5i, how would you rank these preferred shares for safety and would you consider them all buyable?