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Q: Hello

I had bought LAC as a speculative buy last year as a play on the changing dynamic in the auto/energy sector. It has a run up a lot recently hitting new highs again today I believe. Do you see anything specific driving the recent movement? I am trying to weigh Letting a winner run with the fact it looks a little overheated and wanting to be invested in this theme for the long term. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Josh on October 20, 2017
Q: I have a lot of cash in both of my RRSP's My overall portfolio is VERY diversified and I am only looking for ideas that make sense to put in my RRSP for tax reasons.

What 6 companies would you reccommend as making sense to put into an RRSP at this point in time.

I will be RRIFing in a couple of years, if that makes any difference.

Thanks

Sheldon
Read Answer Asked by Sheldon on October 20, 2017
Q: I currently own a 3.5 % position in celgene. Yesterday's accouncement of a failure to proceed to a phase 3 drug trial has led to two analyst downgrades. The stock is down 6 percent pre market. Would you be comfortable, at this moment, to top up to 5%? Or do you see more downside for the company, and would prefer to let things settle.
Thank you
Karim
Read Answer Asked by Karim on October 20, 2017
Q: Hi guys.

Just a follow up on Raymond's question regarding Algonquin Power (AQN) and Northland Power (NPI). I believed you stated that Algonquin has a better growth profile than Northland. However, CIBC's Invstor's Edge shows Northland eps going from $1.07 to $1.46 from 2017 to 2018, while Algonquin's eps going from 66 cents to 73 cents.

Are my eps numbers wrong?

Thanks.

John

Read Answer Asked by john on October 20, 2017
Q: Regarding asset allocation, I need to do some trimming and adding. I need to trim RY and use the proceeds to add to ZWE. In a perfect world, I'd like to nail both dividends, so I wanted to bounce the plan past you.

The ex-div date for RY is Oct 25 and the ex-div date for ZWE is Oct 27. So that means I would get the RY dividend if I sell on or after Oct 25. I would get the ZWE dividend if I buy on or before Oct 26. Did I get this right? Thanks, Steve
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on October 20, 2017
Q: Hi 5i:
Thank you for the continued great advice, insight, and the opportunity to renew at the existing membership rates.
I would like your opinion on an article in the Globe and Mail last week – Scotiabank’s AT1 security a hit; other banks expected to follow suit.
BNS issued 1.25B$ internationally through a sale of a new hybrid security that has many of the attributes of a preferred share, but is legally classified as debt. This note qualifies as additional tier 1 capital, pays interest at 4.65% for 5 years and floating thereafter, has no scheduled maturity and converts into equity in times of distress. The new hybrid security also gets around the 25% tax on any passive income generated by investors who are not resident of Canada.
There are more details in the article.
If other banks follow suit what do you think will be the effect on the retail rate reset preferred share market in Canada? Would there be a probability of the banks redeeming their preferred shares currently issued when the first redemption option comes due and replacing with this new hybrid instrument?
Thank you.








Read Answer Asked by Dennis on October 20, 2017
Q: My wife and I are retired and are income investors. We are considering reducing our 35% bank exposure. These investments have done very well over the years and we do not want to reduce the quality of our portfolio, but think that perhaps a little more diversification would be desirable.

We are looking for one or two non-large-cap Canadian companies with a growing dividend/distribution preferably greater than 3.5% for a very long-term if not forever hold. We want to avoid more financials, utilities, and retail, office, industrial, and apartment REITs.

Some possible purchases we have identified are: KPT, ITP, CSH, ZCL, AGU, BIP, HLF, BEP, UFS, BPF, AND NWC.

What do you think of reducing our exposure to banks and buying some non-large-cap companies?

What do you think of our list of possibilities? Do you have any other suggestions? If you have two or three good candidate suggestions that would be great.

As always, thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Doug on October 20, 2017
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