Investment Q&A

Q: Peter, just a comment
My very first question/comment 3 years ago (!)was about the treatment of Canadian companies in the USA and the multitude of pains they were going through to get permits. Would you believe that Romarco took 7 years to obtain all permits to end up being immediately challenged by the Sierra Club (last month). South Carolina is desperate to get jobs and the community is all behind Romarco. It will probably be another 6 months to get some resolution for a project that was costing gold extraction at $500 and is now still very much profitable, but at around $800 this time around.I own and like romarco a lot.
I have watched and invested often in other companies facing the same challenges... Augusta, Peeble creel.. and Invernia which went through hell for many years on all sorts of injunctions, it was incredible to follow what they went through. I understand their pain, and the need to sell ( i made my last purchase at .035 cents and sold at .7 ). I wish Australia and the USA would treat us the same way we seem to treat them.
Publish if you deem it interesting for the community. It is only a comment no more.

Q: You have not been asked about IVW for some time. It has done nothing for years and now at $0.05 it seems to be at a multi-year low. Provided it can survive until economies around the world begin to pick up, it may be a good "bottom fishing" opportunity. Do you have a current view on this Company?

Don

Q: The gold sector is rallying hard for the last couple of days. Can you offer any comment why, and also AR seems to be outperforming the rest of the gold sector, any idea why?

Happy New Year
Darcy

Q: I know 5i isn't about the charts or predicting price movements, but the chart of Silver Wheaton SLW from April 2013 to today is shockingly symmetrical. I'm no expert on charts but one would think there's something meaningful in the pattern. The question is, "What happens to the pattern from here?" If the symmetry continues, and looking at a two year chart, the stock is setting up for huge burst to the upside. Any thoughts?

Q: Yesterday there was an article in the National Post authored by Peter entitled Five New Things an Investor should try. In the article owning gold bullion was discussed as a hedge. I have several questions:
-Could silver bullion be substituted even though it is somewhat more volatile? If so could you also use a royalty streamer such as SLW be utilized?
-Instead of hedging with gold bullion could one use a streamer such as Franco Nevada?
- Finally do you believe gold has established bottom or do you believe that there is still sufficient risk to wait until a recovery is more certain? I've been waiting to buy for a number of months now as the price fluctuates between $1150 and $1240/oz.
Thanks
Mike
Thanks.
Mike

Q: Hi folks. What are your thoughts on the risk reward of nevsun? Is this a buy at these prices or can it be bought at lower prices later next year? Do you think they can switch from mainly copper to zinc in the short term to increase their profits?
Ken

Q: It's been about a year since your previous comment on this junior uranium stock. I bought when it was north of $12 so I've taken quite a hit. Would you recommend I continue to hold? Thank you

Q: Good Morning and Happy New Year: I'm wondering if you could give an update of your opinion on Pan American Silver? I own a small position and am thinking of adding. It pays a very decent dividend and I am also wondering if you think the current cash flows are sufficient to cover the dividend? Many thanks.

Q:
Can you give me your opinion on this stock and is there any explanation for the recent run up ? Thanks Clare.

Q: Hi Peter,
Recently you had a link to Jim Richards spiel "The Death of Money", what is your take of what he said?

Q: I'm short some LT CLF.US puts, which means it'll cost me to close the position...

To me the crucial question is whether CLF is a low or high cost producer.. Oligopoly is inherently unstable.. Not unlike the current oil situation, some of the low cost producers may be trying to force out the high.. Given the recent drop in pellet prices is CLF a survivor??

Q: Hi Peter,
Can you please give me your opinion on endeavour silver. Besides SLW which silver stocks do you like? thanks Clare

Q: What do you think of GPR? Do you know how much it costs them to produce 1oz of silver? Do you think its a good buy? I'm looking for silver companies that have cash, no debt and are producing at a low cost. GPR seems like a good candidate. Do you have any other recommendations better than GPR? Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Q: I am thinking of spending about one third of my port folio on 1OO ounces gold coins thanks team 5i

Q: Hi, thanks for great advice
i am about to sell Yamana for tax loss selling but would like to retain some gold or gold stock, hope fully the best alternative to YRI and the best company and with best possibilities in this sector to weather any downturn and make best comeback whenever that happens,
Could you please advise what should be the safest, yet the best to buy in this sector
Thanks again

Q: I have held a small position in this for the gold play which has not played out in 2014. Can I have your opinion as to whether I should sell for tax loss or hold
Thanks and look forward to your reply.

Q: I am thinking of buying either bto.to or tmm.to. Which one would you prefer? What are their debt level?
Thank you, and the best in this holiday season,
Jose

Q: 9:38 AM 12/22/2014
Good morning Peter

I have 9140 Sandstorm Warrants [SSL] listed as :

"WTS-SANDSTORM GOLD 4DEC16" with TDWaterhouse, and as
"WTS SANDSTORM GOLD LTD EXP 12/04/2016 S040240" by Scotia McLeod.

When I look at the Sandstorm website they only list SSL.WT.A Oct 19, 2015, and SSL.WT.B Sept 07, 2017, and "Non-public warrants" with no expiry dates.

My warrants are shown at zero value by both my brokers and Scotia McLeod affirms that they have no value. I find this really strange. Can you explain this, and is this in fact the case and can I do anything with them at all?

Also I would value your current opinion on Sandstorm Gold. Whatever happened to their unfortunate investment in Colossus Gold?

Many thanks...... Paul K

Q: Good afternoon. The first and last question with respect to VMS was on Jan. 2014. Since then, I believe the mine they are partners in (with HudBay) is in production, and VMS is receiving cash flow from said mine. I have previous (unsuccessful) experience with Junior miners, and am unsure what expectations to have with VMS now that they are producing. My broker advises to hold, but I'm not so sure. Other than VMS and a small position in Goldcorp, I have negligeable exposure to mining.

What sort of upside does VMS have, assuming copper prices remain steady?

Thanks,

Cam

Q: Thank you for answering my question on Lakeshore gold and the 47 Million shares that went across at the last second of trading of Friday. Just so I am clear about what you are saying is that Portfolio managers decide to adjust and re-balance so they either sell or buy and in this case they sold. In this case (if I understand correctly) it was decided to sell off 47 Million shares and that happened at the last minute. In effect it didn't drive the stock down more than 5%. Obviously. Also there were enough buyers to absorb 47 Million shares. Is this correct and if so does it not speak to the strength of this stock. One would think that this off loading of 47 Million share would cause the price to plunge by a lot more than 5%. This was 30 times more than the daily average. Thanks You.