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Q: Most of my investments are in SDRSP,RIF & TFSA accounts. I have started to build a trading account for dividend paying stocks in order to take advantage of the dividend tax credit. Currently my holdings are:
Aston Hill (AHF) 7%
BMO Eql Wgt Reit Index ETF (ZRE) 24%
Gamehost (GH) 21%
Ishares US hi Yld Bnd ETF (XHY) 26%
Valener (VNR) 20%
Cash 2%
Some of the percentages are high, but I prefer buying board lots. I have additional funds to put in which should reduce the percentages by half. I am ok with some risk. What would your suggestions be for adding to and/or changing the existing mix.
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Read Answer Asked by Alexandra on October 01, 2014
Q: Based on the recent share price downdraft,what is your opinion of Temple?
Read Answer Asked by gary on October 01, 2014
Q: Given the present volatility, the recent correction, and we know you like AW.UN, FM and WCP, which Companies from your 5i Summary would you suggest to add to a fairly diversified portfolio with cash from some recent profit taking? Tom Burri
Read Answer Asked by Tom on October 01, 2014
Q: Hello, I have read your previous post on WEQ and has there been any change to warrant the 10% drop in the past 6 weeks. Is this a sit a wait for the acquisitions and new CEO to settle in?
Thanks
Roy
Read Answer Asked by Roy on October 01, 2014
Q: Hi - what is your view of Seadrill and it's dividend?
Read Answer Asked by Kirk on October 01, 2014
Q: I've held for a few yrs now: been going up like crazy: high debt., high PE, but high ROE of 108% (have they been buying back a lot of stock?). I've held as conservative play in my USD portfolio. Has it been going up because of dividend and considered safe play? I am thinking of selling at this price and holding the cash for an opportunity in the midst of this market correction?
Read Answer Asked by James on October 01, 2014
Q: My mining sector holdings including Yamana and Teck are down but still make up 6% of my portfolio. I'm fairly diversified but very light on Healthcare. I like dividends with some growth but am not risk averse. I have about a half position of cash to invest. Should I top up the mining sector or should I spread out to healthcare? If healthcare, any suggestions would be appreciated.
Read Answer Asked by Brian on October 01, 2014
Q: Hi 5i,
Bar released drilling results this morning. Could you review this latest release and put it into common layman's terms. and also can comment on these results on how it pertains to the overall company.i know this is a speculative play but what are your likes and dislikes about this situation. thanx norm
Read Answer Asked by NORM on October 01, 2014
Q: Can you comment on the current news for IMAX? They have a new deal with Netflix and it seems to be pissing off the theatres AND the studios (which are they existing partners). What do you think of this deal and is this a negative or a positive?
Read Answer Asked by Eugene on October 01, 2014
Q: WPT dropped 25%, can you please share your thoughts on the future prospects of this company?

Stephan
Read Answer Asked by Stephan on October 01, 2014
Q: Could you explain why Fission (FCU) has dropped off so much in the last month.
Volume is up the last week? But the only news I see appears to be good news.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Doug on October 01, 2014
Q: LTS.us appears to be defying the mkt, and is steadily moving up. What is your assessment? And should I wait to buy? As a financial service company, though small in size, it may have found a niche that will propel it forward.
Read Answer Asked by Lionel on October 01, 2014
Q: I have been a VV subscriber for many years. The timing models are useful to indicate the where things are going but I do not buy or sell any more just solely on the indicators. I don't think that VV would recommend that either. The strength of VV is the Unisearch. I use it to identify when to buy stocks and it is very useful. I have built my own screening models within VV and it has helped me to find stocks that are about to turn. The most important point is that you cannot rely on only one service. I subscribe to 6 pay services including 5i as well as numerous free services. I also watch BNN and CNBC.
Read Answer Asked by Grant on October 01, 2014
Q: Iona Energy (V.INA) has taken a large hit today on some bad news on the Huntington Field. The CATS shut down had been anticipated, although now for a longer period of time, but I imagine that the market does not like the talk of the Noreco write down on Huntington. I was hanging to my shares for a possible recovery due to the positive cash flow and the change of management earlier this year. Is that still a prudent course of action or should I sell into the next bounce and put those funds to work somewhere else?
Read Answer Asked by Robert on October 01, 2014
Q: This is a follow up question on Blackstone. Is it true that some private equity clients are trying to do deals themselves, reducing the need for services provided by companies like BX. Thank you.
Read Answer Asked by Francis on October 01, 2014
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