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Markets. What is the risk that investors take profits before year end? He thinks we do not have to worry about pull backs until January. There was very aggressive selling in TSX and S&P before the close on Friday but this happens about this time of the year. Excitement about Christmas sales occurs this time of year but over the weekend, reports were mediocre on retail sales. XRT is an equal weighted ETF on US retailing. He feels it is fairly fully priced at this point. XWB gets you into banks before earnings are released.

Risk. You have to know your sleep at night point. If the market only pulls back 5% if you are going in slowly, you get some at 3% down, some at 4, 5% and so on. The Fed tapering could occur in January and that will be an opportunity. But we may make gains before then.

Has not hit highs in the last 6 months. A sideways grind for 6 months. Thinks we may go marginally higher but he would tend to lighten up.

Suspects it will be a little higher between now and January. He likes to cut his position when it is getting like this.

US equities in TFSA? If you get dividends, there are foreign withholding taxes. You would not pay them with Canadian stocks.

Largest International Banks. ZUB gives equal exposure to US banks. EUFN is international banks outside of North America. He doesn’t think the crisis is over and EU could break up within 5 years.

ETF for American Banks in general. ZUB is currency hedged 100 equally weighted banks in the US. 1.5% dividend so it is about capital gains.

Tracks volatility in the market. Don’t hold for than a week because you are trading futures contracts. It is leveraged and so has to rebalance daily.

Educational Segment. Sleep at night portfolio is targeting 4% yield, and diversification. ZWA gives Dow with a covered call overlay so it gets the exposure but gets the yield up. It is a fund of ETFs. He is 44% US $ exposed. SDIV is a global dividend mutual fund that he is buying. About 7% yield. It’s beta to the world is about 1.

Markets. Believes we are in a place where we will have a global synchronous expansion. This should be good for Canada. Expects long term increase rates to increase. You want to be in plays with more growth. Consumer discretionary is a good place to be. Near term, the unemployment numbers are improving in the US. With Taper talk going from talk to action, she thinks it will actually occur in March at the earliest. Thinks this has already been factored into the markets. Crude oil she thinks will hit $90 and be an intermediate bottom.

The dividend should stay stable but may not increase. In 2020 the contract is over. She doesn’t own it because of this cliff risk.

One of the newer dividend paying stocks. Expects they can increase production. Payout ratio is just under 100%. Valuation is at the lower end of the dividend paying range. This could be a very good entry point. 4.7% dividend paid monthly.

Things got definitively over hyped. The new CEO has definitely turned things around. It is a very cheap stock. Have been free cash flow positive for the last 3 quarters.

Liability with the spill in Alberta is not yet known. Nickel prices are affecting the stock right now. Madagascar ramp up is not going as expected and that is what people are concentrating on. Dead money but with the 5% dividend.

Good dividend paying stock. Over hang is a contract with Suncor that ends at the end of this year and will result in quite a bit of drop in revenue. People will realize when they report the first quarter. You want to buy after this.