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Q: Hi Peter I have noticed companies you have recently recommended that do business or generate revenue in the US.Why do you not include RPI.Un most of their sales are in the US and one of there big input cost is petroleum and the stock has been positive all year .What am I missing I am a large holder and the stock like PBH has served me well
Kind Regards Stan

Read Answer Asked by Stan on July 22, 2015
Q: Good morning,

I have been considering adding to a holding in Exco and wonder if the dip yesterday was the result of something worrisome or just profit taking and a possible buying opportunity. Any insight?
Read Answer Asked by Tim on July 21, 2015
Q: Hi 5i team,
I've read back to the previous questions about the CSU rights and am still confused. Here are some more questions:
- when does the interest start accumulating?
- why do I get the privilege of using 10.596 rights to pay $115 for a debenture worth $100 (obviously I'm missing something)
- will the debentures be less attractive if I don't hold them until maturity?
- do the rights transfer with the stock? (ex., if I sell my CSU today, do I lose the rights? if I purchase more CSU today, do I get more rights?)
- how safe is the yield and/or principal?

I can't be the only Confused Canuck on this one!
As always, thanks for all your help.
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on July 21, 2015
Q: If the Canadian loonie were to maintain it's low level or go even lower in the future should Ms.Yellen decide to raise rates. Could you give a short list of Canadian companies that will benefit from a lower Canadian dollar that make a significant part of their earnings in US dollars ? MCB comes to mind as it does 49% of it's business in the US ?
Thanks Garth
Read Answer Asked by Garth on July 21, 2015
Q: RE- BDI, SYZ, ACQ, SLW

Hello Peter, If you were to sell, how would you rank them.

Being considerably down on these, would you suggest holding any of these or better to take a loss and move elsewhere. Looks like energy and precious metal sector has no support.
Read Answer Asked by RUPINDER on July 21, 2015
Q: I am helping my mom invest for her TFSA. Currently she holds equal weights of a perpetual Brookfield preferred, Altagas (ALA), ZEB, and WSP. She has enough cash to invest in 3-4 more positions. I want to add relatively conservative dividend stocks with some growth potential. I was thinking of CGX as one of them but am not sure if it is overvalued. what would you suggest for 3-4 stocks?
Read Answer Asked by Maria on July 21, 2015
Q: I currently COW less than 1% of total portfolio and have some extra cash and wonder if I should buy AFN or maybe more COW and AFN. What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks
Dolores
Read Answer Asked on July 21, 2015
Q: How much longer will you hold goldcorp? The stock has been a disaster.
Read Answer Asked by blake on July 20, 2015
Q: Peter : How do you view todays news--Good bad or neutral Thanx Robbie
Read Answer Asked by Robert on July 20, 2015
Q: How do you think the prospects for bci look? In your report you mentioned it operates in a fragmented industry. My only concern is its profit margins and debt.
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Marie on July 20, 2015
Q: Hi Peter and Staff
I hold a small position in MIC and have felt stock would go up when rates they charged went up. I have stayed away from fund managers fearing fee disclosure would affect them. Having said all this I assum from comments in the past and today's report on FSZ that you would endorse a switch from MICto FSZ? Am I correct ?
Thanks for all you do
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on July 20, 2015
Q: I hold XTC -- it seems to be hitting on all cylinders and has been particularly strong recently. Could a takeover be in the works? Technically it looks like it has formed a rounded bottom (late April period to now) and if that resolves to the upside, we might be looking at 19-20 bucks in short order. Thoughts?
Read Answer Asked by MARK on July 20, 2015