Investment Q&A

Q: I have been watching ESL for several months and have taken a position in this company. Today it is trading near its low this year and I am thinking of buying another 200 shares at this price, Would you support this purchase? Thanks for your opinion

Q: I have 7000$ to invest in my cash account med. risk and no energy .as overweight. Sold above stock also have $5000 in rrsp to invest,, Help Please Med risk, Thanks in advance Cliff PS Wonderful service!!

Q: If you held Aya at approx $34, would you sell Aya ahead of anything happening with William Hill? What will it mean to me in an all share merger?
Thanks
Kathy

Q: Hi Peter and team,my holdings down 10~20%,should I hold or sell ?any chance of bounce back in the next 6 months ?

Q: ABT has lost 15% of its value in the last 2 months. Any reason for the drop? Would you buy more (up to your maximum allocation)?

Q: What is your take on the potential merger. Is Amaya a reasonable medium term hold. Would your target valuation on the shares improve with the merger.

Q: Hi team, Know why the halt in AYA??

Silvia

Q: I am thinking of buying a bond for the fixed income portion of my portfolio. It matures in 2027, with a yield over 3% and a high BBB rating. On the purchase page with my online broker there is a "comment" which reads "make whole @ 63.50 until 10/15/26". What in the world does this mean?
Thanks.

Q: What are the requirements for a company to notify investors of the release dates for their financial reports? My RBC account states MTY Group is to release results on October 5 but they have not released anything.

Q: Hi, I own some of Home Capital's May 2017 and Dec 2018 bonds. Would you continue to hold these or would you sell them? I want my bond portfolio to be as secure and stress free as possible.

Q: I am happy to own CSU, but feel uneasy to see the stock pass his recent maximum, and then start to go back under 600$. Is CSU safe enough, notwithstanding its marvellous journey ?

Q: Hi there, do you avo represents a good bottom fishing opportunity?
Cheers
Seamus

Q: Morning, I have held HCG for years, and XTC for about a year, have been waiting for a turn to positive on both. Is either expected to improve or are there better names in these areas? Thanks, Lavern

Q: Hello Peter and 5i Team,
Can you confirm whether Fiera Captial would have any negative exposure to the upcoming changes to mortgage rules? Thank you, as always, for an excellent service to us all.

Q: Is it too early to evaluate the potential impact of the new mortgage rules on HCG's insured mortgage business? I realize this is low margin business, but I think it is still important. Would appreciate your views.
Thanks

Q: BEP.UN seems to be struggling a bit lately. Is there an ongoing problem currently ?

Q: Sorry for bringing up yet another question on this company but you recently answered a question about State Street Capital and in that answer, you seemed to suggest that the alternative mortgage market is not an area that you suggest for investment. First, is HCG considered to be an alternative lender and second, was your answer in response to making a specific new investment in State Street or should companies in this sector be abandoned altogether?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Hi, is this press release, specifically issue of 147k stock options, of any significance ? Also, any comments about stock price stalled at $10 level, lately. Thanks

Sylogist Senior Management Change, Issues Options
17:51 EDT Monday, October 03, 2016
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 3, 2016) - Sylogist Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SYZ) ("Sylogist" or "the Company") is very pleased to confirm, following its announcement on August 12, 2016 that effective October 1, 2016, Mr. Xavier Shorter, CPA-CA (Canada) and CPA (USA), has assumed the role of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Concurrently, the directors of Sylogist have granted senior employees, other than existing officers, Mr. Shorter and an outside director an aggregate of 146,666 options to purchase common shares at the current market price in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan.

Q: I just read a globe and mail article on line about changes in short positions between the 15th and 30th of September. This article shows a short of 100,000,023 which is over 10% of the o/s shares. One, how is this possible and two, how do I find out whether any of my shares are being loaned out for this purpose?

Q: I have watched as KBL has continued to drop. Although I like the diversity KBL provides to my portfolio, I am considering selling in order to preserve my capital gain. A ale would trigger capital gains, so I would prefer not to sell. I would appreciate your opinion on KBL and the tendency for the price to continue to fall. Also, what precipitated the significant dropping the first weeks of March this year, that drop appears to have been the catalyst for the continuing poor performance. Note I tried to go back to March to read 5i comments at that time but I could only go back as far as April, even when I enter K-Bro. as a symbol.