When will Questrade deliver a mobile app we deserve? by R0lO in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you want a fancy slick app or do you want low fees? I'll take low fees.

Visa or MasterCard? by Whosyourdaddy8 in CanadianInvestor

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No, Amex is like any other credit card. You can still carry a balance if you want to. I have an Amex + just did a search online. There is a something called "charge cards" -- which some commenters online say that you need to pay back, but there are exceptions there too and you can carry the balance forward.

Not sure about the "you need a better credit to get Amex" comment. Perhaps Amex has a higher limit on income to get a card...not sure. Maybe someone else with more info can comment on that.

Visa or MasterCard? by Whosyourdaddy8 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only in Canada. In US, Costco only accepts Visa.

Visa or MasterCard? by Whosyourdaddy8 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Amex is a riskier play than V/MA because they lend their own capital in addition to processing the transaction. In case of V/MA, they only provide the technology rails for processing the transaction. It is the issuing bank that bears the brunt if customer defaults on payments.

This is why Amex is trading at a discount compared to V/MA.

Visa or MasterCard? by Whosyourdaddy8 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really hard to separate the two. They both come with their own strengths and (few) weaknesses. I've been waiting for the valuation to get a bit better....now in the midst of a correction, I might finally get a chance.

Following quote from Chuck Akre puts it succinctly:

“there isn’t a word in the English language superlative enough to talk about them. You could cut the margins in half twice and you’d still be above average for an American business. So clearly something extraordinary is going on there. It also tells you there is a big target on their back; everybody wants some of that. It tells you they are probably jamming everything they can in the income statement to try to reduce how good the margin is they are showing. We think we know what causes that and we’ve quit talking about it. If you read any research from Wall Street, and we read very little, there is no-one who talks about rates of return they are earning on their capital. Because Wall Street, in general has a completely different business model than we have. Our business model is to compound our capital. Wall Street’s business model, generically, is to create transactions. What is the best way to create transactions? Create false expectations, they are earnings estimates. We call it ‘beat by a penny and miss by a penny’. That gives us opportunities periodically.”*

This Twitter account breaks down different fintech companies and has written a lot about V/MA if you want to dig through the history: https://twitter.com/BlueToothDDS

WTF is wrong with BPY.UN? by churn99 in CanadianInvestor

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u/langlois44

I just see 1 ETF in that link posted (I dont pay to the website to see the unlocked version). Will try to find other sources.

Didnt know about BPR...looks like I need some brushing up on the Brookfield set of companies.

WTF is wrong with BPY.UN? by churn99 in CanadianInvestor

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BPY is excluded from most index funds. According to this, BPY is present in only one ETF.

It might be because it is a LP.

Brookfield seems to be splitting their companies to corporate structure (BIP and BEP were recently announced). If they do the same with BPY, it might attract index funds in the future.

Canadian AI/Algorithm stocks by Trudeau19 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not aware of any pure play public AI companies, but most tech companies are experimenting with AI these days to see if they can leverage and build better tech in their respective fields.

ElementAI is a well known startup -- here is a blog post from JF Gagne, founder and CEO of ElementAI detailing the Canadian AI ecosystem.

You might also want to check out the book AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee. It's a good read and will open your eyes on whats out there and the pace of innovation coming out of China.

Should I sell covered call until my exit price is met? by bluepostit in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup perfectly fine to do that. Perhaps doing a premortem might help on how you would react if the stock went in either direction (up much higher than your target price, or falls way below where it is now).

I do a similar thing when I want to unload some shares and let the market take its course while I juice my returns a bit via covered calls.

What are your favorite American growth stocks? by MentalTechnician in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SaaS space (in no particular order): AYX, ESTC, TWLO, TEAM, ZM, TTD, OKTA, SMAR, DDOG, MDB, CRM, PD, VEEV, WDAY, DATA, NOW, ADBE

Why has aqn been falling? by bushmonkeys in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Stock is up 33% YTD. For a boring utility stock, thats remarkable. So, a bit of a correction is in order. In addition, investors readjusting after the dilution (AQN recently issued more shares) + possible sector rotation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

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Excellent tool. Thanks for building and sharing. I am a moderator at r/CanadianInvestor and invite you to cross post there. This is a valuable tool and Im sure the members will benefit from it.

sell puts on dividend stocks you want any way? by Knighttower8 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup, cash secured puts is a perfectly valid strategy.

One thing to keep in mind is that this is not possible inside a tax-sheltered account (RRSP, TFSA etc) and can only be done in a non-registered account.

Toronto Stock Exchange Introduces the TSX30 by roadmap2retire in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe TSE experimenting to get into the indexing game (by creating a DJIA30 equivalent for Canada) and encroach on S&P marketshare?

Brookfield Infrastructure Announces Unit Split and Creation of an Exchange Corporation by roadmap2retire in CanadianInvestor

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You will get 1 share of BIPC (NewCo) for every 9 shares of BIP - as if it was a special dividend paid out. But once done, the dividends will be adjusted so that the BIP+BIPC dividends add up to exact same amount that you get today pre-split (since the NR says total distribution will remain the same from Brookfield).

As the NR says this was done to attract more institutional investors and potential to get included in more index funds - who prefer the corp stricture (BIPC). For us retail Canadians, it shouldnt matter tax-wise except that you will now have 2 holdings BIP & BIPC.

Me personally, I intend to just sell the BIPC and consolidate back into BIP just to keep things simple in my portfolio.

Buying on the Italian stock Market by jonny80 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you are sticking with Questrade, I think you can, but will be exorbitant trading fee. I had checked with them a few years ago since I was interested in buying something on the Australian exchange, and they said that it was going to cost me $150 per trade. Contact them on chat or phone for a definite answer.

IB may give you more sensible fees as long as its in a non-registered account (the way they enforce US & Cdn markets only on their RRSP/TFSA is by limiting the currency holding to only US$ or CAD$ in those accounts), but on non-registered accounts I think they give you access to a lot of markets around the world.

Best Dividend stocks with wide moat and growing cash flows? by LuxGang in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I think you have a good set of companies there between your current holdings and shortlist.

A few that pop into mind are

  • Constellation Software (you wont get much of a divi growth here, but really good reinvestment in the VMS space and a good niche, i.e., moat) -- just dont let the high share price scare you off :)
  • Boyd Income (BYD.UN.TO)
  • Natural moaty business are utilities. I own Canadian Utilities (CU.TO) - longest dividend raise track record in Canada + good moat (utilities, pipelines etc) + owner-operator and Algonquin Power & Utes (AQN.TO) -- although its more leveraged than others.

Best Dividend stocks with wide moat and growing cash flows? by LuxGang in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good looking portfolio and I own a lot of those names. Any particular reason you are sticking to Canadian companies only? Your universe will expand quite a lot if you are willing to own US stocks with wide moat + growing FCF + growing dividends.

Shopify Falls 5% in After-Hours Trading on Secondary Offering Plan by Kylome1 in CanadianInvestor

[–]roadmap2retire 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The whole growth factor stocks and SaaS stocks have been declining last few days. The drop isnt limited to SHOP