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Q: Why did the price of gold rise so dramatically from Feb 2024 until the present? Where is the price of gold going next?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on May 22, 2024
Q: 3i Group PLC: ticker TGOPY ADR, pink sheets.
Not sure if you wish to provide any high level comments on this foreign company.
Long term price performance looks very good and it seem like a good valuation to me. Do you seen any red flags? Any comments would be appreciated because it seems like a good 2% position to have in a TFSA. Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Ian on May 22, 2024
Q: Hello,

What are your recommendations for Canadian banks for a TFSA with a 15+ year horizon?
Read Answer Asked by Luc on May 22, 2024
Q: I read a more detailed US legal article on the TD money laundering scandal in NY/NJ and was quite disturbed. It has been a core holding of mine for a full decade. Thinking of taking it down from a full to a half position while the DOJ probe and further sanctions play out. Would you caution against this at this time (with damage already done to stock) or do you think its a prudent move?
Read Answer Asked by Patrick on May 22, 2024
Q: Could you share your thoughts on this ETF, how does it work? Do you think if it is a good long term investment? Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by David on May 22, 2024
Q: Please recommend the name of 5 TSX stocks, for starting a $100k retirement fund, earning 10% on dividends + appreciation, relatively low risk. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Ron on May 22, 2024
Q: Hi,
I'm just reading about Gates joining Buffett in selling what seems to me to be a large amount of the above noted stocks, and I'm wondering if you've any thoughts on it. Is this typical for these two powerhouse guys to do this every once in a while, or might this time be different? Given the political situation in the US and other, global issues, I have to wonder if they are in a better position than most to have insight on something. I realize this is a speculative question, but would still value your opinion - many thanks!
Dawn

Read Answer Asked by Dawn on May 22, 2024
Q: Why did the price of oil increase dramatically between Dec 2023 and April 2024? Where is the price of oil going next?
Read Answer Asked by Ron on May 22, 2024
Q: Given the chance of a second Trump Presidency and the likelihood of tariffs, loss of democracy and full on graft and favouritism what Canadian companies are likely to thrive or at a minimum survive? Is there a defensive strategy that would work for either result in the election or is it one direction with Trump and another with Biden?
Read Answer Asked by Stephen on May 22, 2024
Q: XSP is the CDN hedged version of the S&P 500 which should match the performance of SPY (the S&P 500 in US dollars) over the same time period. However XSP has significantly underperformed SPY eg the compounded annual performance of XSP for the period ending April 30/24 for 3 years, 5 years and 10 years is 6.71%. 11.45% and 10.98% respectively. The corresponding nos for SPY are 7.94%, 13.09% and 12.30% ie XSP has underpermed by 1.23%/year for 3ys, 1.64%/year for 5 years and 1.32% for 10 years. Both ETFS have the same MER of 0.09%- Blackrock indicates that the cost of hedging is included in their MER but this cannot be the case. Is the real cost of hedging with XSP as high as 1.23-1.64%/year? There should a small tracking error but these differnces in performance are siginficant and consistently in favour of SPY
Read Answer Asked by Lakis on May 22, 2024
Q: Asking your views for CompoSecure and SurgePays please thanks.
Read Answer Asked by MG on May 22, 2024
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