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Q: Hi Peter and staff
Your service is good and very appreciated . Awhile back when asked you indicated that other than very easy questions Peter reviews each answer .

Recently a couple of times a stock was said to be in a different sector than it is

Today Stan wondered if there were problems with a negative ACB on Richards PAckaging. He specifically said in a TFSA or other registered account - the answer that CRA will treat the negative ACB as a capital gain is clearly wrong .

Dennis
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on January 16, 2020
Q: Hi gang, can you please give me 4-5 large ETF high volume and market cap in Canada.? Thanks.
Alnoor
Read Answer Asked by Alnoor on January 16, 2020
Q: Hi 5i team,

During the fall, I saw several questions on stock metrics, so I thought I would follow up before earnings season starts again, as I notice differences between business sites, depending on assumptions. I tend to defer to the Companies section as that is what you use in your answers, I believe.

In the Companies data, are the PE ratios and the various Price to Comparisons TTM or forward looking? I use Price to Sales all the time for those tech stocks that do not show any earnings. Would you view around 10X as getting expensive or under which offers relative “value”, if I can use that term for tech stocks? I notice in a recent question, you mentioned LSPD, one of your favourites, but that trades over 30 times. I really don’t use the Price to Cash Flow or Free Cash Flow ratios. They seem to be all over the map, with wide variances, so I have trouble interpreting their significance. Which one do you prefer and what would be a general threshold for getting expensive?

Thanks again for the insight.
Dave
Read Answer Asked by Dave on January 16, 2020
Q: Brookfield group tend to buy out the remaining interest in a company in which they already have a partial interest. Is it possible for you to identify those companies and list the percentage of interest owned by Brookfield?

Thanks.

Liping
Read Answer Asked by Liping on January 15, 2020
Q: My Husband and I have some funds to add to our TFSA's. We have a basket of solid dividend paying stocks between us. My husband has a small position in LAC and has been following it closely. He says they are executing their development plans in Argentina and Nevada and the stock is starting to move.. Would you agree? What's your take on LAC for a 4-5 year hold to participate in the EV boom?

Thank you for the great work. We've done well by your advice.
Read Answer Asked by Louise on January 15, 2020
Q: Hi guys
I have been a holder of rpi.un for many years once held 10000 shares .
I have trimmed every year to keep the percentage in line and am now down to 2400 shares.
With the run up now over $50 my percentage is higher than I like but I have a reluctance to trim any lower.
Your thoughts this now ten percent also what are the drivers in your opinion that is pushing this stock.
In my tsfa I am almost at zero book value what is CRA position on a negative book value in a tsfa and any other registered account
Kind regards
Stan
Read Answer Asked by Stan on January 15, 2020
Q: D you consider this a safe place for cash at this time? Would you recommend a better alternative?
Thanks.
Read Answer Asked by Lawrence on January 15, 2020
Q: I am considering adding one or two of the above stocks to my TFSA. I am looking for a growth company. If you could give me two suggestions either from my list or if you have a choice of your own that may have better potential. Of the ones that you choose could you elaborate on why they would be a good choice in the TFSA.

I really appreciate your advice in this question section. It has help me on many occasions in making a better informed decision when purchasing the stock.
Thank you again.
John
Read Answer Asked by John on January 15, 2020
Q: Hey,

I came across ISH.CN, Inner Spirit Holdings. They are a penny stock right now. They seem to want to be the Circle K (formerly Macs) of Pot.

I was thinking of adding to this and holding on for 5-years. Would be interesting to see if they can actually grow and be profitable.

Revenue seems to be growing.

What do you think?
Read Answer Asked by David M. on January 15, 2020
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