They have challenges. Same-store sales are not living up to street expectations. This is not a terrible buy, but sees more growth in Starbucks. McDonald's pays a 2.6% dividend as it buys back shares with borrowed money, but interest rates will remain low.
If it holds its 200-day moving average, it's now an entry point. China is key--how will their relationship with the Chinese government shape up? Starbucks offers better growth than, say, McDonald's.
A universal bond ETF for Canada? If you want an ETF that gives you a cross-section of Canadian bonds, then buy XBB-T. If you want something more global, then Google "global bond ETF" which you can buy and hold long-term.
Long term hold? There's nothing wrong with it, but CWW doesn't excite him. You can buy it now, but he feels neutral about it. He'd rather buy SPY.
Synthetic long Microsoft Buy January (2021) 145 call at $14.50, sell Jan (2021) 145 put at -$15.40, net $0.90/share. MSFT is a great company shooting on all cylinders. It has a great shot scoring the US government contract for cloud services (Trump doesn't like competitor Amazon/Bezos).
Adding preferred shares to bonds and GICS to a portfolio? HPR or ZPR? Great idea and either of those ETFs is fine. CPD is a basket of reset-preferreds is another idea or buy the individual preferreds like BCE or the banks. Preferreds are good to buy now because rates are so low. Preferreds are now yielding 120-200% of what 1o-year bonds are paying.
Adding preferred shares to bonds and GICS to a portfolio? HPR or ZPR? Great idea and either of those ETFs is fine. CPD is a basket of reset-preferreds is another idea or buy the individual preferreds like BCE or the banks. Preferreds are good to buy now because rates are so low. Preferreds are now yielding 120-200% of what 1o-year bonds are paying.
VIG vs. VGG in a non-taxable account? And will the CAD go down? The USD won't go down, but he won't speculate on currencies' directions. It's impossible. But BIG is great. VGG is the Canadian one and you can buy it, but there's an extra cost with it. He prefers VIG, the USD one.
VIG vs. VGG in a non-taxable account? And will the CAD go down? The USD won't go down, but he won't speculate on currencies' directions. It's impossible. But BIG is great. VGG is the Canadian one and you can buy it, but there's an extra cost with it. He prefers VIG, the USD one.