Q: Has Shopify changed its symbol? I can find SHOP on the U.S. exchange but not SH on the TMX?
Is this just a glitch?
Is this just a glitch?
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Investment Q&A
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Q: I am looking to build a future income stream from a portfolio of 5-6 names that can be held for many years (decades) that will show sustainability and dividend growth. I am patient and would add to the names consistently for the next 20 years. If you had to pick 6 "forever" stocks that you could rely on, what would they be? (utilizing Buffett's theory of best time horizon for owning a stock is forever). I don't ever want to worry about a dividend cut and am comfortable holding through periods of extreme volatility as long as I know I am getting paid. Thanks in advance! (PS I am aware this could mean no exposure to commodity stocks)
Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Your email this morning contemplates that EFN/ECN split is reflected in the portfolio.As the portfolio is not yet posted(I am sure it will be soon), my question I have been wondering is that for those of us who got equal number of shares in both ECN and EFN on split,we now have a lot less $ tied up in ECN than EFN. Should we continue that ratio or if we are going to continue to support both companies,should we been evening up our $ invested in each?
Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Your email this morning contemplates that EFN/ECN split is reflected in the portfolio.As the portfolio is not yet posted(I am sure it will be soon), my question I have been wondering is that for those of us who got equal number of shares in both ECN and EFN on split,we now have a lot less $ tied up in ECN than EFN. Should we continue that ratio or if we are going to continue to support both companies,should we been evening up our $ invested in each?
Thanks for all you do
Dennis
Q: I think the quarterly results for DRT are released in a week. Is your timing on taking this out of the portfolio because you are expecting bad news for the quarter ?
Q: Has The Symbol changed for Enghouse Systems please?
ESL no longer works...?!?
ESL no longer works...?!?
Q: Hi Peter and Staff
Was not surprised to see you drop Dirtt based on previous comments but a bit surprised you added 2 new names not named Great Canadian Gaming after Ryan had it as a top pick on BNN last month? Are you still high on it ?
Thanks and have a great day
Dennis
Was not surprised to see you drop Dirtt based on previous comments but a bit surprised you added 2 new names not named Great Canadian Gaming after Ryan had it as a top pick on BNN last month? Are you still high on it ?
Thanks and have a great day
Dennis
Q: Hello, can you please comment on Convalo Health Int. latest quarterly release.
Q: Hi Peter and Gang,
I am currently downl by about 50% on DH and it accounts for about 1.5% of my portfolio (pre-earnings announcement), just wondering if I should add to my position, hold or liquidate. Much appreciated.
Harry
I am currently downl by about 50% on DH and it accounts for about 1.5% of my portfolio (pre-earnings announcement), just wondering if I should add to my position, hold or liquidate. Much appreciated.
Harry
Q: In your Portfolio Update this morning you said "Rationale - With a US rate increase looking likely in December and a nice run in the US dollar thus far, we think it is time to repatriate the cash and and hold a bit of extra cash to allow us to take advantage of any new opportunities that may occur with a rate increase. Now that the rate of future rate increases has slowed, we think we can move funds into an area that may pay a bit better yield while continuing to provide stability."
Does that mean bring US cash back to Canada or send CDN $ to US?
Thank You
Craig
Does that mean bring US cash back to Canada or send CDN $ to US?
Thank You
Craig
Q: I'd like to start a long term position in at least one or two healthcare stocks or ETFs, but the sector looks treacherous and I can't quite decide. I'm considering a wide range of names, including companies like JNJ, PFE, AMGN, NVO, NVS, RHHBY, MDT and ETFs like XLV, IBB and especially IHI (medical devices). I've read many of your prior comments, including one where you recommended AMGN. In light of the latest news about AMGN and its issues with Enbrel, I'm curious to know if your opinion has changed, and how you might compare it to NVS which has a competing drug. Mainly I'm wondering if any of the investments I listed sound promising, and how you might rank them. Thanks very much for your thoughts.
Q: How would you compare SPB and AQN for growth and dividend sustainable going foward ?
Q: Reading the prospectus I am interested in this debt offering by Fiera. Have you seen this and do you have an opinion? Units T began trading today.
Q: My question is sort of on CXI. I use stockwatch.com to get online quotes and noticed that there are a few different quotes for (I think) different exchanges. Usually these different exchanges only differ by a few cents, but for CXI today, the difference was quite significant. My question is what are the exchanges (TSX, Chi-X, CX2, Omega, TriAct) and why is the price so different? Is there an arbitrage opportunity?
Q: How do you think biotech will behave with the looked for Clinton win? Do you think a better buying opportunity is in the future?
TIA
TIA
Q: KXS was up over 5% on Monday. 15 minutes prior to the Monday open the stock had a bid/ask of $55. Can you shed some light on how the pre market TSX works. The stock closed on Friday around $62 and as stated dropped as low as $55 before opening around $61. Are stocks actually traded in the pre market and if not how was the bid/ask of $55 determined? Thank you.
Q: THE LAST THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR ENERCARE WITH THE STOCK ALMOST DOUBLING IN PRICE AND THE DIVIDEND GOING UP VERY NICELY AS WELL. WHAT DO YOU THINK SHAREHOLDERS CAN EXPECT OVER THE NEXT THREE AS FAR AS DIVIDEND GROWTH AND DO YOU EXPECT MORE ACQUISITIONS IN THE FUTURE? THE COMPANY HAS SURE IMPROVED SINCE ITS DAYS AS CONSUMER WATERHEATERS. THANKYOU
Q: Referencing your Aug 15 th comments on Magellon and its recent strength what are your current comments and opinions including their news items?. I was a purchaser in late July at $17.50.
Q: Could you please commit on their latest earnings and what you think of this company going forward.
Q: I've written previously about overhauling a friend's poorly diversified portfolio. I re-worked 2/3 of it in the summer and that's going well but I left most of his energy holdings in place because the sector was rallying even though I wasn't a fan of many of the stocks.
I re-assessed yesterday and we're now selling KWH.UN, the disastrous CPG, and PGF while keeping small positions in ERF and VSN.
In a 7 figure portfolio that has pipelines but no other energy producers what companies would you suggest are best primed to grow assuming oil prices gradually rise. Dividends a bonus of course. In my own portfolio I have WCP, PEY, ALA, KEY and SGY.
Thank you!
I re-assessed yesterday and we're now selling KWH.UN, the disastrous CPG, and PGF while keeping small positions in ERF and VSN.
In a 7 figure portfolio that has pipelines but no other energy producers what companies would you suggest are best primed to grow assuming oil prices gradually rise. Dividends a bonus of course. In my own portfolio I have WCP, PEY, ALA, KEY and SGY.
Thank you!
Q: It dropped quite a bit the last few days. Do you think it is a good entry point for RRSP now or is it still too expensive to get in? Thanks.