Brookfield Office Properties Inc T.BPO.PR.A

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[SONOFFERGUS]

Hi Pierre. I like your play on the Ts -- the high current dividend lowers duration (if we can use that term for prefs) and payback period in a very pleasing way. However, the Ts (and the As, with

[pierrelebel]

BPO.PR.A  14,807   1,618  BPO.PR.C  18,670  -5,595  BPO.PR.I  220,364  -8,985

[pierrelebel]

I am glad someone is thinking about taxes. It is a bit of an obsession of mine, back to the days when I actually worked for the tax department in the 60's. "Taxes" is a subject ignored

[SONOFFERGUS]

I am interested to see if any "real" buyers come in to clean out the 19,200 offer on the Es. I would do more but am way too long already lol.

[SONOFFERGUS]

Pierre may have hit on this before, but I note with interest that changes to alternative minimum tax are effective this year. AMT minimum moves way, way up from $40k to $173k.  This creates more

[Jonathon Brown]

The past week on the TSX has been one for the books, with significant gains driven largely by advancements in the technology sector. read article.

[wynner]

The uranium stock ETFs are far worse btw. Even though I believe in nuclear power and the need for domestic supply. The stocks are un-investable for me because of the volatility. Mostly held by the

[Carena]

Hi Wynner, Firstly, what you have laid out here is funny but also a very interesting observation.   I am sure institutional traders have all kinds of ways to stalk the market (you give the

[wynner]

Wall Street? All the trading on the T is by Anon-y-mouse. TD and anon seem to have a cosy relationship. Like ussr and nk? Thin trading today because New Jersey has a day off? Boiler rooms too hot

[Carena]

Hi Pierre, I agree, easy come...easy go. I am very comfortable in my BPO positions and have been sitting tight for awhile now.   I do think the market does seem jittery but things have

[Carena]

Hi Sonoffergus, I can't disagree with anything you said and it will be interesting post June 25.  You make a good point on the BAM ACB. It is probably just me, but I never believe the Bids

[pierrelebel]

Interesting day. Until the close it appeared BPO.PR.T would recover most of the losses experienced in the last three days.  Closed at 4:00pm at $14.88 Then, at 4:10pm, RBC sold 149 shares at

[SONOFFERGUS]

Hi Carena. Indeed, maybe rate relief will be cause for caution, not optimism.  Sigh. I would take the other side -- there are all sorts of taxable investors with massive gains on something

[Carena]

Hi Sonoffergus, You may well be spot on.  However, I just don't think there are that many substantial gains in the TSX to get ahead of the incoming rules.  I can see Canadian residents

[SONOFFERGUS]

Hi Carena. Malaise indeed.  I continue to think that the impending cap gains tax increase is overhanging Canadian equities as a whole and it has not been fully appreciated. It's a great

[Carena]

Hi there, General malaise in the Cdn pref share market...steep declines in BPO today are not too surprising given the pull back in the Pref ETFs lately.  Does not seem BPO/BPY specific. I think