You Ask, David Peltier Answers

Throughout the trading week on Stockpickr Answers, investing professionals answer questions posed by members of the Stockpickr community (which anyone can join for free).

TheStreet.com's David Peltier, manager of the Dividend Stock Advisor and Value Investor portfolios, answered questions on Stockpickr Answers recently.

On TheStreet.com, Peltier has been discussing which companies are slashing their dividends and how U.S.-China relations could affect ADRs.

Here are some questions and comments from the Stockpickr community that Peltier's been responding to. You might have to scroll through to find his answers.

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I own BP(BP Quote) at $37. Do you think it's going over $50, or should I take some off the table?
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Could you explain the relevance of short interest?
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What are your thoughts on USEC(USU Quote)? Was the miss the other day a buying opportunity or a sign to stay out?
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What are you thoughts on TBS International(TBSI Quote)?
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What do think of some of these oil trusts, such as Pengrowth(PGH Quote) and Permian Basin Royalty(PBT Quote)? Are they are a good investment with their high dividends?
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Do you think Hewlett-Packard(HPQ Quote) is a buy?
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I bought Goldman Sachs(GS Quote) way down and probably won't be able to buy at that price anytime soon.
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I recently started following Brunswick(BC Quote). What is the join venture between Brunswick and GE(GE Quote)?
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Why do we have pre-market and after-market trading? Was it put in because of time zone differences, or did the powers that be just decide it would be a cool way to make more money off a few suckers?
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I'm starting to get a little bi-polar on the banks. Oversold? Overbought? Just right?
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