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Q: Any ETF i could park money (us dollar in rrsp account) with no or minimal risk of capital loss. I have some cash waiting for a pull back and would like a minimal return.
I’m worried that a short term bonds etf would suffer if market down/crash ?
Read Answer Asked by Olivier on September 20, 2018
Q: This company ,NORTH BUD FARMS, is going public on the CSE tomorrow. Can you tell me the proposed issue price?
Read Answer Asked by Cory on September 19, 2018
Q: Further to the ECI takeover, I have a general question as to how these things get handled, having never been involved in one before. Should I expect my broker (Questrade in this case) to provide me with all the details and provide me with instructions or does the acquiree mail me directly? There have been comments on TDs handling of this but I have received nothing from Questrade to date which didn't surprise me as I was expecting Brookfield to contact me.

Appreciate your help.

Paul F.
Read Answer Asked by Paul on September 19, 2018
Q: Stumbled across this stock which seems to be going crazy on the market today. Do you know anything about it? My online trading account doesn't recognize it.
Read Answer Asked by Sandy on September 19, 2018
Q: There seems to be some confusion regarding the Brookfield offer to Enercare. Here’s is my experience. The vote for the offer is due September 20th before the meeting four days later.
On the other hand, the instruction for choosing the option 1 (having BIP.UN shares for ECI) or option 2 (the default, receiving cash) had to be given to TD Waterhouse before September 14th at 11h59am. Like some customers I received the notice dated on September 6th just this Monday. According to Kingsdale Advisors all instructions should have been registered by them this Monday September 17th at 5pm.
So according to my experience, TD Waterhouse did a lousy job of making sure their customers receive the timely information. Moreover, on Monday morning, I had to wait two hours on the phone before talking to a TD agent regarding this transaction.
I hope this helps clarifying some of the confusion. May be someone should open a forum for discussing possible recourses against brokers in those cases because this it is a recurring theme, in my experience.
Read Answer Asked by Jean on September 19, 2018
Q: This was supposed to be a no lose scenario: buy ALA.r get the dividend and if the deal goes through the receipts convert to regular stock, which was supposed to rally because the transaction closed, if not get your the money back and keep the divident

Since then, it's on a free fall, the deal closed but shares continues to drop daily. Can it maintain 10% yield?
Read Answer Asked by Marios on September 19, 2018
Q: hi folks

have we reached capitulation yet?

given the company moves in the past year (ie. ALA.R; WGL purchace; selling of cdn assets) are we now to beleive they have 'figured out the right balance'?

or is this classic case of mgmt being way over thier collective heads?

buy initial position; average down or sell?

thanks kindly

Read Answer Asked by Robert on September 19, 2018
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