Investment Q&A

Q: I just received a letter from lonestar about a special meeting to vote on changing the year end Which is okay. l noticed they are also proposing a stock option plan up to 10% of the floats. I like the idea of employees owning shares but is 10% a reasonable percentage. I would have thought 5% would be more reasonable. What is normal, reasonable while balancing incentives for employees while not watering down the # of shares.
I want to echo another reader concern. I write in very in frequently but may have multiple questions at that time.
Mike

Q: Peter; When I go to Investment and Company Questions I only see one (1) Question on DHX? Is this right? I can't believe you have had only one question today. Thanks.Rod

Q: I keep getting the message " there are no questions in this category" when trying to view investment and company questions. Is there something I am doing wrong?
Thank you

Q: I am interested in the question from Gary and your answer re: ENB and ENF. According to the Globe website, ENB has a beta of -0.037 and ENF 0.513. This would suggest ENB has far less volatility than ENB. But first, what does the negative number on ENB mean and, are we comparing apples to apples?

Q: As a new member I would like to know more about the rating system.(B+,B,C+). Are differences significant and predictive of future corporate growth/stock price?

Q: Peter, some of the equities rated highly by you have very high price/earnings ratios. Is this not an indication that a stock may be overpriced?

Q: I see that you’re interested in receiving comments, tips and suggestions regarding your Q&A section. I’m wondering if it might be easier for your subscribers (and staff) to divide up the questions into sections. One section for questions pertaining to 5i Report Companies, another section for General Questions and one for answers to BUY/SELL/HOLD (Fear/Greed) Questions. Or whatever works. These sections would make it easier to browse any answers related to the area of interest. I note that the View By Category section is good, however it does not include all 5i Report questions (those that you have issued reports on). Excellent service.

Q: If I hold an ETF on U.S. stocks that's hedged to the C$,e.g.ZUB ,in a non-registered account in your opinion would the dividends be subject to U.S.withholding tax? Thank you.

Q: I prospered when you answered my multi stock / multi point questions, you gave instant clarity which I ran with, additionally I breeze over every question, reading answers when I want, its been an amazing education, Thank You. I agree with Orion "find the balance you need to continue to offer this great service, but **please** don't choke this great learning resource down anymore than you really need :-)",

Q: Morning to all.. my question involves dividend payouts. SYZ is paying out quarterly and this is due Dec 15th. After that date would it not be advantageous to buy into a monthly payer like IPL for two months taking advantage of their payout and then buy back into SYZ? Cycling for payouts ... could it work? TY.

Q: Hi, after firing my wife's financial advisor, I transferred all of her securities to a brokerage account (BMO). I have trimmed the weeds (there were a lot) and am left with one flower - PMT.DB.D which was bought at $72 and now fluctuates around $96. I'm not familiar with this security and am attempted to sell it and reinvest in a growth stock in her TFSA. Can you share your thoughts on this security, whether to hold or sell, and what I could replace it with in her TFSA?
Thank you.

Q: I think one question, one topic is a reasonable suggestion. We do not want this site to become a free for all forum, else Peter & crew would have no time to search and create report on new names. I believe we all signed up to find a new multi bagger. So please allow these folks to do their thing.
PS: I plead guilty for taking advantage of numerous questions in the past.

Q: Hello 5i and Members:
wading into the "questions" comments: one question per person should be enough, imho. But members, c'mon, please use the feature to search by symbol: if the company you're asking about has been asked about 3 times yesterday (this has happened), then surely you shouldn't have to ask again. Go back over all the questions and you should get a precise position of 5i's views. Peter, possibly when this type of thing occurs, you could direct the person more often than you do. Being a nice guy has to stop somewhere (parents will understand this!).
Great service, great price and some very good (great) questions. There are also the other kind lol.

Q: Why do existing shareholders never get a chance to participate in new IPO's? It seems to me, as a common curtesy, existing shareholders should get first chance. I am thinking of the recent issue by AVO.
Looking forward to your comments.
Ernie

Q: I could not resist commenting... I thank-you for your UNIQUE service Peter and Team, and trust you will align the service to match YOUR values and those of the bulk of your members. I have learned much and yet still have much to learn. Based on my ROI of your services over the past few months alone I would subscribe to a lifetime membership at an instant. - Cheers.

Q: TCF
CBM Asia Development Corp

I would very much appreciate if you could share your knowledge and experiences as to what a "memorandum of understanding" is. Particularly internationally among different countries, ie Indonesia.
Is it generally a binding contract, or more often than not do we see MOU's fizzle and disappear?

As an aside. Thanks for your service. You guys have helped me learn a lot about companies I initially wouldn't have looked at.
High risk High reward penny stocks aren't the only thing out there!!! But honestly, they're kind of addictive. Stupid or not, it's kind of seductive for a young guy (I'm not leaving them quite yet because I need another fix/hit). Actually that might make for an interesting article.

Q: Peter $ Team .... my *2* cents. I love hearing your feedback on a variety of stocks here. To be completely frank, once one has absorbed the details of your model portfolio, the ongoing Q&A on a variety of market and stock topics here are what makes the subscription very worth renewing. *IF* you need to restrain questions here somewhat in order to continue to function well, my suggestion would be to find the balance you need to continue to offer this great service, but **please** don't choke this great learning resource down anymore than you really need :-) Thanks.

Q: Hi Team,
I totally agree with other members' suggestion to limit one stock per customer. (BNN's Market Calls have been enforcing this rule for a long time.)
I would further suggest one question per member per week.
Thank you so much for your great work.
Henry from B.C.

Q: PETER,My two bits worth on asking questions. I have been a member since day one. I will renew for two years.For me I may not ask a question for months, then something comes due and I need to invest in MORE than one security. For diversification I may need 5 or6.I have taken my lumps on Yellow pages and Atlantic power and a few more. I am a senior and am looking for yield and security of div. Very, Very hard to find these days. Your advice is not something nice to have , it is a necesity or you may walk into a mine field. Perhaps many of your members have not been down that mine field road. You and I were together on it in ATP. I would rather error on the cautious side, Ken

Q: Is buying the DLR etf, calling your broker once it settles to convert it to DLR.U, and then selling the DLR.U in your US account the most economical way you know of for an average person to convert Canadian to US dollars? (Not for investment purposes, but if you need US$ for other reasons).