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Q: BPF.UN I been a customer and shareholder for years. My returns have been excellent and the food is good. Recently I paid $28.00 for a four topping pizza at lunch. A menu change including prices had occurred that I didn't notice.
I mentioned the cost to the waitress and the response was " we are getting lots of comments". I'll be watching the next quarter closely.

Phil
Read Answer Asked by thomas philip on February 26, 2014
Q: Hello,
In my TFSA account, I was thinking of buying higher yielding securities and trading them within their range eg BA or CPG. However, you do not encourage active trading and prefer longer term growth strategy in a TFSA; Would you please suggest 3 or 4 lower beta names?
Thanks,
Tony
Read Answer Asked by Antoine on February 26, 2014
Q: Peter and Team,

Is it weird that, after the downgrade on CSU by RBC, RBC seems to be on the buy side of many of the transactions on CSU? I guess it would be easy for a big outfit like RBC to talk down a quality company like CSU in order to add to a position at a lower cost.

I know this sounds like conspiracy theories but, anecdotally, I noticed RBC being on the buy side of many transactions since the downgrade.

Thanks!
Read Answer Asked by Marc on February 25, 2014
Q: HNL - vs - MCR growth prospects near term(2 yrs.)
Read Answer Asked by don on February 24, 2014
Q: This am win annouced a settlement with ho hi precision. No disclosure on financial. I am under on this one from its hi. Is it time to sell. You still have a high rating. Frustrated

Read Answer Asked by Ross on February 24, 2014
Q: You gave a great answer on why winpak declared a one dollar special rather than raising the dividend, my question is why you would want to have a company like that in your model portfolio, it seems like they are just self serving. Dave
Read Answer Asked by david on February 24, 2014
Q: AHF I have owned this company for a while, bought at around $1.40 and watched it drop to almost $1.00.
Should I continue to hold it and expect that it will regain it's former price or should I sell, absorb the loss and move on.
David
Read Answer Asked by David on February 24, 2014
Q: I have held a position in Winpak (WPK) for over a year and have done very well with it. I intend to continue holding, but am a bit perplexed by their recent announcement of a special $1 per share dividend. The announcement came without any explanation. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth and think it’s great when companies give back to shareholders. My understanding however is that special dividends typically occur after an asset sale, or in response to shareholder pressure when a company is flush with cash. Winpak’s current regular dividend of only 12 cents amounts to less than 0.5% yield. The $1 special dividend could have been used to finance doubling the current regular dividend for the next 8 years! Can you explain what management is doing here with the special dividend?
Thanks
Read Answer Asked by Steven on February 23, 2014