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Q: I am considering selling TD Bank and buying either Bank of Nova Scotia or Capital Power CPX. TD has had a good run and I think BNS may provide more upside over the next 2 to 3 years. I also like Capital Power for it's 4.8% dividend and it's growth prospects over the next few years. For capital growth potential and dividend growth which would you prefer between BNS and CPX?

Thanks for your help,

Duncan
Read Answer Asked by Duncan on June 16, 2014
Q: hello 5i:
KBL appears to have negative free cash flows for 2013, and for ytd 2014. Is this company still a buy, and how does free cash flow figure into your valuations?
thanks
Paul
Read Answer Asked by Paul on June 16, 2014
Q: ACQ
ACQ seem to be getting very expensive, though the recent inroads into Quebec and franchise with BMW and Mini are very promising. The purchase of Hyatt in Alberta is also good. They are included into TSX composite too.
Do you think they need to raise equity to fund the continuous acquisitions?
Do you think the acticle in http://seekingalpha.com/article/2267263-autocanada-an-easy-short has merits or just too worry about nothing?
Read Answer Asked by Kevin on June 16, 2014
Q: great great stuff on Amaya, great article by ryan modesto. I had 15000 shares at 5.25 and rode it to 10. sold half when stocked dropped to 6.00, and bought it all back plus another 5000 at 9.00 when stock started moving quickly again, no complaints from me. last year paladin made my year and this year Amaya made my year all due to 5i research, unbelievable.only one caveat is for those of us who follow stocks hourly like me Amaya was a give away, news was leaked etc.etc., I wonder if the authorities will get on this one. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on June 15, 2014
Q: The 5i team: First of all Peter many thanks for the AYA suggestion a long time ago. I would like to follow-up on your statement “We think the stock goes much higher from here”. Would you please elaborate on that. Thanks.

If a similar question is asked, please don't publish and clog up the Question and Answer section as it is a valuable investment tool.

As always, thanks to everyone at 5i for your valuable service.

Doug
Read Answer Asked by Doug on June 14, 2014
Q: Thank you for the update on AYA. Very good news!
I went back to the charts for the last year and noticed that AYA was trading even below $7 for the month of April and even hit it's one year low. However, from then on it started to climb to it's incredible high right now. Can you comment on what may have contributed to this pattern? I'm thinking that people with insider knowledge (friends/family/etc) are passing on "tips".
Thanks for the wonderful service you provide!!!
Read Answer Asked by Brenda on June 13, 2014
Q: Dear Peter, First of all, thank you for your stock analysis on Amaya, and thank you also for your patience in answering my (our) questions. I am learning, but slowly, I know.
Question: you have said in a couple of places that Amaya is going much higher, but I can't tell if you said that after the roughly $14 closing price yesterday, or after the roughly $20 opening price this morning. (I now see--even more clearly--why you don't like price targets.) But i don't know what the shares in the bought deal being priced at $20 means, if anything, for the future. I have seen stock prices sink below the bought deal price with several companies. Thanks again, and cheers.
Read Answer Asked by Gordon on June 13, 2014
Q: Hello Peter & Co,
Would appreciate your opinion on the make up and segmentation of my RRIF portfolio.
Consumer discretionary 5.7% LNR MG
Energy 12.0% BTE CPG KEY TOU VET
Financials 10.2% BNS EFN HCG TD ZUB
Health 7.5% CXR GUD VRX XHC ZUH
Industrial/Transport 6.0% CHE.UN CCL CNR
Infrastructure 10.2% BAD BIP.UN SJ STN WTE
Materials 3.0% IFP
Pipelines 8.1% ENB IPL PPL
Retail 3.7% ATD DOL
Services 7.2% BYD.UN CGX THI
Technology 15.2% AVO CSU DSG ESL CGI MDA OTC
Utilities/Telecom/RE 8.5% ALA BCE BEP.UN TCN
Cash 2.8%
I hope I'm not asking too much of you guys and I know that I could do with less holdings.
Thanks,
Tony
Read Answer Asked by Antoine on June 13, 2014
Q: Good Morning Peter and Team,
Regarding Fiera Capital (FSZ- TSX): When I look at the Ink Insider Report I see that there is a large amount of insider ownership. Such as:
- National Bank
- Goodman and Co.
- JC Clark
- Special and common shares owned by Fiera Capital insiders

It would appear that the vast majority of the outstanding shares are held by "strong hands" so the public float would be fairly small. This would explain to some extent the lack of analyst coverage and low trading volume. Paladin Labs was tightly held as well and we all know how that eventually turned out. Would you agree that there is hidden value within FSZ and that one should behave like the insiders and wait patiently for the value to surface ??? Thank you. DL
Read Answer Asked by Dennis on June 12, 2014
Q: Hi Peter, I've held CVL since 2009 & have done ok but I'm looking for a small/mid cap industrial with a little more growth potential. I also own SJ BAD LNR & STN. Any ideas??
Read Answer Asked by David on June 12, 2014