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Q: Hello 5i
Could you provide an indication as to buyhold/sell - all are current holdings but some due to declines have reduced to < 1% . I'm looking to rebalance overall and these need addressing with possibly topping up, selling or doing nothing ... ignore sector weights please. Already held for some time and any that I decide will remain will be held for the long term
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by mike on November 28, 2022
Q: I read a couple of recent posts on how bad TD brokerage was and how good National Bank was. Greg ended his post with “TD sucks”. That gave me a great chuckle. I am a TD client and am quite satisfied with their service but this is not to defend TD.

I have started a thread in the Forum under Brokerages and Research Tools on National Bank on the pros and cons of using that brokerage. I am intrigued by their zero commissions but am a bit skeptical on their overall offerings and service levels. I hope Greg and some others will post on their experiences with National.

Anyway, I do have a question for 5i. If I moved one of my accounts to National, with zero commissions, how do they make money from me? I don’t trade on margin, so no margin interest there. I don’t sell stocks short. I don’t buy or sell options. So, why would they want my business, or maybe they won’t?

Thanks
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on November 28, 2022
Q: If i bought ANGC today, would i receive the Dec 9th dividend payment?


Thanks

Stephen
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on November 28, 2022
Q: Hi 5i, it looks like Brookfield has set thier spin-off date, does that mean one has to buy BAM.A shares before and/or the record date of December 2nd to receive the BAM shares.
Thx.
Read Answer Asked by Christopher on November 28, 2022
Q: Hi Peter,
I do not have any basic materials in my portfolio and have very little knowledge in this category. Do you recommend looking into having a few EFTs to cover this or dive directly into some stocks?

With whichever suggestion you have, would you please provide me a list of your perferred EFTs or companies to invest and rank them from your very best to best in terms of security (less voltility) and returns.

Many thanks,
Roger
Read Answer Asked by Roger on November 28, 2022
Q: Rob Tattersall wrote a recent article in the G&M in which he stated that Titan Logix's MC is essentially equivalent to its cash on hand plus the value of its holdings of Bri-Chem. So in essence, if you purchase the shares, you are getting their technology for free.

I would appreciate your views.
Read Answer Asked by karl on November 28, 2022
Q: I'm looking for some of your expert advice. I am down in OTEX which I own in a taxable account. It is currently yielding a decent dividend. I am thinking of selling it after the X dividend date for the capital loss, and perhaps buying GIB.A. The latter does not pay a dividend but the stock is performing better. Do you sanction both parts of this trade? Do you think the OTEX dividend will be safe in the future?
Thanks, as always, for your advice.
Ian
Read Answer Asked by Ian on November 28, 2022
Q: There is lots of good information in the answers to questions on ECN and it appears 5I knows the company well ..... My question is on management goals ..... They grew the company and then sold off a third of it ..... They didn't keep that money to re-invest they returned it to shareholders ..... And recently they sold off another chunk for $200 million but they kept that money in the coffers ...... How does 5I view their strategy ? It looks to me like growth is not a goal with them ..... It looks like once a business reaches a certain level sell it ...... Does management have a stated strategy ? Are they planning on buying more businesses or concentrating on organic growth ? ....... I just can't get my head around what their aims are .......
Read Answer Asked by Garth on November 28, 2022
Q: Hi there!

If one does not currently own BAM.A, what is best:

1. Buy it before December 9 when the new Corp will start so you get some shares of the new Corp too
2. Wait until after 9 December and just buy shares of the new Corp? Is it expected that the BAM.A and/or new shares will see strong performance after this date?

Thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Robert on November 28, 2022
Q: Hi

Last Q on agnc was February…. Lots has changed since then including the share price

I just read an article on SeekingAlpha that suggests now is a better ( but not totally risk free) time to buy it.

BTW 5i is still my favourite source of info. Significantly so!

So I would appreciate your input on AGNC before going after that 15.7% dividend….
especially if it leads to falling off a cliff.

Or moving onto to another high yield but safer investment

Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Read Answer Asked by Donald on November 28, 2022
Q: Regarding the upcoming split of Brookfield Asset Management into two entities, I would like to know the nature of the distributions to be paid by the "new" asset management entity (which will retain the ticker "BAM"). Do we know yet whether the distributions will be fully "eligible" to the Canadian investor (similar to the distributions issued by BEPC and BIPC) or will these be more complex (from a taxation point-of-view) distributions (similar to those issued by BEP.UN and BIP.UN)? I am asking because-- for accounting simplicity-- I prefer to receive fully eligible dividends within my taxable investment accounts.

Ted
Read Answer Asked by Ted on November 28, 2022
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