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Q: Hi Peter,

Congratulations on the money you raised this summer with your ride! I've been watching the pipelines correct over the last 3 weeks. I sold my pipeline holdings on the way since I thought they became quite expensive. I'm now looking at getting back into ALA, IPL, PPL AND KEY, but the P/E multiples are still around 30x forward earnings. How do we know what earnings multiple to attach to a particular sector of the market and is this a good time to re-enter the pipelines?

Thanks,
Jason
Read Answer Asked by Jason on October 08, 2014
Q: Team,

E or MCR, which falling knife do you prefer standing behind? I own small positions in both as part of a basket of small caps, but they are both back under my 1% threshold where I either have to add to the position, or cut it loose. I'm thinking of selling one, and topping up on the other. thoughts?

As always, thank you!
Read Answer Asked by Ray on October 07, 2014
Q: this is a bit of an unusual question and I am putting you on the spot but the markets have been crushed the last few weeks, so peter is you went on bnn market call today what would be your top 3 picks.i keep looking at avo but cannot pull the trigger something going on there we do not know, but you must have 3 others you like, a surge or something. dave
Read Answer Asked by david on October 07, 2014
Q: Of the stocks you guys follow, which would be your top four or five value buys, thanks?
Read Answer Asked by Pat on October 07, 2014
Q: Hello 5i. There was an interesting article in Monday's Globe & Mail about retirement investing strategies. Intent is to help retirees protect their capital, given that their ability to recover from a major market crash could be more difficult due to more limited time horizons.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/retirement-rrsps/two-ways-to-game-plan-for-retirement/article20937727/#dashboard/follows/

Would appreciate your thoughts on the article, and the two ways to approach stock market investing it describes.

As always, thanks for your advice.
Read Answer Asked by Thomas on October 07, 2014
Q: Hi Team,
I am getting very tempted to buy some stocks that have sold off(pembina, td bank etc...). I keep telling myself to be patient and wait for some evidence of buying however, there seems to be some good opportunities to at least start a position or add to an existing one.

Seeing this great clip from Warren Buffett is also influencing my decision (clip #4) http://thereformedbroker.com/2014/10/02/warren-buffetts-tv-appearance-october-2nd-2014/.
I am normally against averaging down, but I have noted that it can work well with GOOD QUALITY companies in case the correction still has legs. Anyways, could you and the team recommend how you handle the correction and give 2 names from each sector that look attractive for a long term investor.
Thanks again guys
Read Answer Asked by Marie on October 06, 2014
Q: I was considering investing in Cogeco for the telecom side, what is opinion on that? I already have some Telus which are not doing great but not too badly thanks to dividents. But cogeco I was thinking of as a growth stock also Cogeco has CGO or CCA does it matter which one? I was thinking of CGO because I understand they are thinking of entering the wireless sector.
Read Answer Asked by Shyam on October 06, 2014
Q: My cousin has never invested in the stock market. She has 100k and is thinking to invest in a portfolio of 20-30 different stocks now. Her time frame is 15-20 years. Understanding you don't have a crystal ball, what do you think of the timing?
Read Answer Asked by Gregory on October 03, 2014
Q: Please provide your comments on this stock. Yield of 11.% seems high. Is it worth taking a small position ?? Thanks
Read Answer Asked by David on October 02, 2014
Q: a bit more about WEQ please.
The bought deal at $8 by brokers means that the brokers got a discount on this.Is there a way to know what the discount was?
Does this also means that WEQ got this discounted price in extra capital per share,so the $8 means nothing?
Also how long will this share dumping last by the brokers in this deal?it might take a long time for this huge amount.
All sounds the small investor is getting stung again.
Read Answer Asked by Josh on October 02, 2014
Q: Best wishes to all, your family and friends. What does goodwill really mean on a balance sheet? Can any value be ascribed to it, and if so, how is it calculated?
Thank you,
Bill
Read Answer Asked by william on October 02, 2014
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