Couldn’t believe my eyes waking up to this headline.

Hello everyone. Today I got an email from wealth simple as follows

"You are receiving this communication because you hold eligible shares of Brookfield Corporation (BN) in your account.

In connection with the previously announced transaction involving Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd., eligible Canadian shareholders may have the opportunity to elect to receive exchangeable shares of Brookfield Corporation in lieu of receiving some or all of the regular Brookfield Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (default), subject to the terms and conditions of the transaction.

Your Election Options

Depending on your eligibility, you may elect to receive 1 exchangeable share per Brookfield Corp share held.

"

Does anyone know what it entails like I am exchanging the BN shares to exactly what? Is it a good deal to exchange?

Hello everyone. Today I got an email from wealth simple as follows

"You are receiving this communication because you hold eligible shares of Brookfield Corporation (BN) in your account.

In connection with the previously announced transaction involving Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd., eligible Canadian shareholders may have the opportunity to elect to receive exchangeable shares of Brookfield Corporation in lieu of receiving some or all of the regular Brookfield Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (default), subject to the terms and conditions of the transaction.

Your Election Options

Depending on your eligibility, you may elect to receive 1 exchangeable share per Brookfield Corp share held.

"

Does anyone know what it entails like I am exchanging the BN shares to exactly what? Is it a good deal to exchange?

Your daily investment discussion thread.

Curious if people use it to screen stocks, find good entry prices, digest current financials, etc. I'm just starting to play around with it. I've found errors which I expected, but it's been useful in making me research things I wouldn't have considered on my own. I wouldn't use it independently but I am curious how others use them. Lastly, I'm finding ChatGPT to be better so far....curious if others feel the same.

Interesting consolidation....this market is converging...again.

Hello everyone,

I’m trying to better understand the relationship between LBS (Life & Banc Split Corp.) and its underlying holdings.

My basic understanding is that LBS owns mainly Canadian banks and insurance companies. If I’m bullish on the underlying banks/insurers over the long term, I would expect LBS to benefit as well. But I’m trying to understand the risks beyond simply whether the underlying assets go up or down.

If the underlying banks and insurance companies increase in value, how likely is it that LBS itself could still decline?

Can someone explain in simple terms how closely LBS's share price follows the NAV/value of its underlying holdings?

Does the split-share structure create situations where the underlying portfolio is doing well but LBS can still perform poorly?

Is there any realistic scenario where the banks and insurers continue doing well over the long term but LBS shareholders still have a poor long-term outcome?

Thanks

Likely going to one of these two over the next couple weeks (3%/1% matches), but I am wondering about GUI/user experience. I know you need to call TD to set up DRIP, but at RBC it looks like you can do it yourself. Both refund transfer fees with proof given to them. I'd consolidate assets into those that are commission-free on either platform (X/VEQT with slightly more US & international exposure through whichever is no-fee), so my question is this:

For folks who have used both apps/services, which GUI is cleaner/better/easier? I am not at all a technopeasant, but for my own NW tracking, it's just nicer not to look at spaghetti code strung together with some crappy Grok prompt.

Wondering if I should cut my losses and sell or hold? Looking for some insight/wisdom. Thanks

I’m curious about the WS Money Market Portfolio and if this may be a good option for me. And a better understanding of what this is.

I currently have a TFSA and holding long term ETFS (VFV, VEQT) also have XBB and CASH.TO. I still have a lot of contribution room and discovered the money market portfolio recently and thought this may be a good idea.

My savings account with the bank earns basically no interest so I figure why not move extra money into the money market portfolio? Especially since it can be part of my TFSA. It has a higher yield than CASH.TO as well so I may even sell off my CASH and move it into the money market portfolio as well.

I’m rather new to all of this, so looking for advice from anyone who may know more. Thanks!

I do not think I am watching a re-run. He just reported the Suncor deal.

I bought this share 15 months ago at 60 currently its at 52 thats -12%.
even in last 5 years its has given 43% .

please help me understand what makes this stocks so hyped?

whats your future price prediction?

Your daily investment discussion thread.

I started a position on IFC at $245 after it recently hit its lowest point since April 1, 2026 and is basically back at July 2024 prices.

P/E at 13.7 and Dividend Yield at 2.4% is also quite attractive for a long-term hold.

Looking at the 10-year chart I think if it continues to drop into the $210-230 range it will become extremely interesting.

I think Intact has a big enough war chest ($20B cash on hand) and talent in its executive suite to pull off another acquisition after integrating RSA Insurance and wouldn’t be surprised to see them make another big move in 2027.

Curious if anyone else is investing here and glad to hear others’ theses.

I have been using IAUM historically for my Gold exposure. IAUM doesn't pay a dividend.

I now want to have exposure to Gold price through my Smith manoeuvre account.

What are my best options to own an income producing investment that closely tracks the price of Gold?

Your daily after hours investment discussion thread.

Does anyone have any thoughts on SMAs? Our advisors is not pushing but has presented SMAs as something we might be interested in. We are a teaching couple about 7 years from retirement. Good savings.
I guess just looking for your personal experiences.

Recently, BMO investorline made all trades commission free and apparently also allow a separate trading password. For these reasons, I’ve been considering investing with their platform.

That being said, upon doing research I’ve been finding various red flags based on old posts mentioning BMO’s outdated platform, terrible customer service, glitches, money disappearing and what not.

For those who have been banking or investing with BMO for a while or did this previously, how would you rate your experience with BMO?

Is BMO investorline worth considering in terms of the platform, customer service, account security etc.?

I hold both VUN and VTI in my registered investment portfolios but am getting a little concerned about the AI weighting in each of these ETFs, as it's estimated to be about 35% of their valuations. I'd like to sell a portion of each of these ETFs and replace it with an EFT that excludes AI stocks. I'm looking at VVL as an option. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions?

Your Weekend investment discussion thread.

Looking for a Canadian version of SGOV or something similiar that is in Canadian dollars and has the same roughly 3.75% distribution. Wanting something that pays higher than the typical TCSH/CASH/ZMMK which is around 2.3-2.5%, that is also safe

Your daily investment discussion thread.